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Brooch
Unique ID: NMGW-DEC317
Object type certainty: Certain
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment, probably of 1st or 2nd century AD date, and possibly of Trumpet or T-shaped type. The bow is represented by the lower bow, foot and catch-plate only. The bow has broken at the top of the button, which is of acanthus form and is dished on the reverse. The lower bow is of triangular section, with the catch plate arcing from the base of the button. The foot is moulded.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Length: 41.8 mm
Width: 8.4 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: Llancarfan
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: ST0271
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003 - Sunday 1st February 2004
Personal details
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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.36.3
References cited
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Audit data
Created:
Tuesday 9th March 2004
Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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