Record ID: DENO-7D4B58 - ROMAN brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: DENO-7D4B58

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Roman Brooch: Dolphin (sprung)

Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. Only the wings and upper part of the bow survive. The brooch is of sprung Dolphin type although the spring, pin and associated fittings on the wings for taking the spring are now missing. The wings are near semi-circular in profile and rectangular in plan. The wings carry simple decoration consisting of a single incised diagonal groove to either side of the head of the brooch which run from the bottom outer corner of the wing to the top of the head. Where the bow meets the wings there is a slight depression on the inside of the wings, to allow the pin to rotate more easily. The bow is rounded and swollen at the top, where it meets the wings, starting as oval in section and becoming more circular in section as it narrows towards the missing foot.

Dolphin Brooches (sprung) are dated AD c.43-65.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 65

Dimensions and weight

Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 26.8 mm
Thickness: 5.4 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Nottinghamshire
District: Ashfield
To be known as: Hucknall Area

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011 - Monday 5th September 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Charlotte Burrill - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Charlotte Burrill - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E7460

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