Record ID: SWYOR-52D8A6 - ROMAN brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-52D8A6

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Roman Thealby Mine brooch

A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, a Headstud variant - Thealby type dating from 100 - 200 AD. The fragment consists of the head, the wings, and the tubular hinge mechanism. The upper bow has a concave surface with raised edges which continue to the top of the brooch. The wings have four vertical ridges on either side. On the reverse of the wings, the tubular hinge mechanism survives, but the axis bar and pin are missing. The reverse of the upper bow is concave at the very top and flattens out rather quickly. The surface is mid greyish-green. This brooch dates to the 2nd Century AD. See: Hattatt, p333 and compare YORYM-5FD193. NLM-D54953 is another example and the record cites the fact that "Over 80% of Thealby brooches known to Hattatt (1987, page 122, fig. 41 no. 945) are from north of the Humber, with the greatest concentration in Yorkshire and Humberside." This type of brooch is named for the 'type site' of Thealby Mine, (now) in North Lincolnshire.

Class: Thealby

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Length: 14.25 mm
Width: 22.66 mm
Thickness: 13.37 mm
Weight: 4.75 g
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: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
Parish: Plompton

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE3654
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 10 metre square.

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

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Amy Downes - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Amy Downes - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1683

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