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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-C9BD1A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy headstud brooch dating to the Roman period. The head is comprised of short tubular wings from the centre of which the bow projects up before tapering downwards terminating with a recent break.
At the top of the bow is a slight raised circular headstud which is decorated with a punched circular depression. The depression is empty but may have once contained enamel. The bow is decorated with three wide horizontal grooves. Red enamel remains visible in the upper groove. The lower bow and foot are missing.
At the rear of the object the hinge, pin and catchplate are missing. The object has a brownish green patina and is in fair condition. Similar examples can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p333 and have been dated to the 2nd Century AD.
Class:
Headstud
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) Headstud R1 Plate 75
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: 21.58 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Thickness: 10.79 mm
Weight: 4.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kirton in Lindsey
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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