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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-E688B2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. All that remains of the brooch is the semi-circular acanthus moulding flanked by two double banded collars and the D-shaped sectioned lower bow. The bow terminates in a triple banded foot knop and the misshapen catchplate extends from the reverse.
The metal has a light brownish-green colour and is worn. The brooch is 41.6mm long, 9.8mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 7.6g.
Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.326, fig.185 and date to circa AD 75 - 175.
Class: Trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.6 mm
Width: 9.8 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 7.6 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kilham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | p.326 | fig.185 |
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