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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-F3BE7E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Roman possible bow-and-fantail brooch dating to the first or second century AD. The brooch has short undecorated wings and a small head loop. The pin axis bar is encased within the wings and the single hinged-pin extends down the bow's length where it terminates with an ancient break. The bow of the brooch is arched with two shallow vertical grooves. The object terminates with a break which is just below the top of the catchplate to the rear. The object has a light green corroded patina and is worn.
A similar example can be found in Hattatt, (2003), p313, no.816. A more complete example which can be found on the database is Byard, A (2014) BERK-CC2D00 A ROMAN BROOCH Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/603212.
Class: Bow-and-fantail
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.67 mm
Width: 13.51 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm
Weight: 4.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Buslingthorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
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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