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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-BACDB6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy plate brooch dating to the Roman period, (AD 43-410). The object is lozenge shaped in plan and is a trapezoid in cross-section. The central lozenge comprises of a cell which may have contained enamel surrounded by a border decorated with worn flattened pellets. This is surrounded by a very narrow cell and another border with similar decoration. The object then steps down and flattening towards the edge. The rear of the object is flat and file marks are visible. The hinge and catchplate have broken away and only a small scar remains. The object has a dark green patina and is in fair condition.
A similar example can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p349, no. 567. The object can be dated to the 2nd century.
Class:
Continental Plate
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) PL CONT 8.c Plate 116
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.13 mm
Width: 19.82 mm
Thickness: 3.23 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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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: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Selby area.
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |
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