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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-319EF1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, a Colchester one piece type, dating the object to the 1st century AD. The pin of the brooch is missing, as is the spring and a fragment of the forward chord hook. The wings are short, coming to a point at either end. The bow is uniform in size, with a circular cross-section except for the bottom where it tapers to a point. Down the centre of the bow are two rows of thin incised lines and on the interior of the catchplate, there are two rows of punched small lines, one along the line of the bow and one along the top of the catchplate. The brooch is in fair condition, with a green patina covering the surface, some small spots of chalky green deterioration and some red/brown patina, particularly on the catchplate. The bow measures 13.88mm in length, 15.29mm in width, 3.57mm thick and weighs 4.05 grams. See find number BH-098643 for an example.
Class: Colchester one piece
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 60
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.88 mm
Width: 15.29 mm
Thickness: 3.57 mm
Weight: 4.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2009 - Thursday 31st December 2009
Rally details.
This object was found at Trimms Green, Much Hadham - 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Form Number 1841
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: High Wych (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4616
Four figure Latitude: 51.823552
Four figure longitude: 0.117041
1:25K map: TL4616
1:10K map: TL41NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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