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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-BC31F5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester derivative double pierced lug bow brooch. It is missing the pin, spring, most of the axis bar and the lower half of the bow/foot due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form, undecorated and separated at their centre by a rear facing double pierced lug. This retains a short length of the separately cast copper-alloy axis bar, most of which is missing due to old breaks. The bow is triangular in section with flat back face and moulded front face. This comprises a prominent mid rib with fluting to either side. The entire object measures 19.76mm in length, 17.46mm in width at wings, 7.14mm in width at bow, 2.70mm in thickness at bow, and 2.44g in weight.
This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative double pierced lug bow brooch. It is of 1st century AD date, c.43-100 AD.
Class: Colchester derivative double pierced lug
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.76 mm
Width: 17.46 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 2.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Poslingford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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