Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BROOCH
Unique ID: LIN-DEED42
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy thistle brooch dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period. All that remains is the bow of the brooch which is D shaped in section, it is badly worn and so any decorative marks are no longer visible. The base of the bow is joined to a separate, sub-circular plate. The reverse is broken in places and badly worn but is flat and appears undecorated. The foot of the brooch is missing as is the pin and wings although there are two small horizontal ridges at the top of the bow where the wings would have attached.
Class: Thistle
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 60
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 2.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th April 2015
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Apley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: WILT-D76892
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Incomplete copper alloy Roman Langton Down type brooch, missing its foot and most of its openwork catchplate. The pin is intact, though bent.
…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-886EE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: ROMAN
Incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative hinged brooch of Mackreth’s (2011) Type CD H 7.b3, with a fantail foot. Similar to i…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: SF-522708
Object type: BROOCH
Broadperiod: ROMAN
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow and fantail brooch that is missing its pin due to old breaks. The brooch has undecorated semi-cylindrical…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618