BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-81DB06

Object type certainty: Certain

A Roman copper-alloy strip bow brooch or 'Langton Down' type. The wings are cylindrical and contain a spring. The pin is missing. The bow is flat with two feint grooves running down the flanks. The catchplate is openwork and incomplete.

Class: Strip bow

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 20
Date to: Circa AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Length: 30 mm
Width: 14 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: Lincolnshire
District: South Kesteven
Parish: Folkingham

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF0733
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st February 2011

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Tuesday 31st January 2012
    Updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012

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