BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-051068
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of curved copper alloy that may be part of the bow from a flattened Roman brooch, although the anterior and posterior ends appear to be smoothly cut or finished rather than broken. One end is plain and flared; the other is rounded and decorated with two horizontal grooves. The object is in poor condition, is 20mm long, 13mm wide, 5mm thick and weighs 4.52g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Length: 20 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 4.52 g
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Personal details
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Recorded by: Dr Phil
Harding
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Identified by: Dr Phil
Harding - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2329
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands
County: Leicestershire
District: Melton
Parish: Frisby And Kirby
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7017
Four figure Latitude: 52.746099 Four figure longitude: -0.96447
1:25K map: SK7017
1:10K map: SK71NW
WOEID: 26348592
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Discovery metadata
Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m[scope notes]
Adjacent Domesday Book places
Domesday data within 2 km of discovery point is surfaced via the excellent Open Domesday website.
References cited
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Created:
Tuesday 1st November 2011
Updated: Tuesday 1st November 2011
