Rights Holder: St. Albans District Council
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Unique ID: BH-671A34
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a copper-alloy bow brooch, possibly of Colchester derivative form (see Hattatt 2000: fig. 156, no. 874).
The piece represents the lower part of the bow, the foot and the catchplate. The bow is of semicircular section, tapering towards the foot. A vertical groove has been incised into the upper third of the surface and this line ends above a band of three transverse grooves. The catchplate is of openwork form, divided into two irregular perforations, and has a rolled outer side. At the base of the brooch is a moulded foot knob. The artefact measures 38mm long, 22.3mm deep and up to 3.8mm wide. The weight is 4.47g.
Class: Colchester derivative (possibly)
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 3.8 mm
Weight: 4.47 g
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th November 2011
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Other reference: Ver 12/11 - 4
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books |