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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: KENT56

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

'Colchester B' type bow brooch, spring and pin are missing, part of the spring wind is intact, plain decoration and cavetto mouldings

Notes:

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Class: Colchester B

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 70

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 58 mm
Width: 17 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 1998

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
To be known as: KENT MAIDSTONE

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Crummy, N. 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd Type 92

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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