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BROOCH
Unique ID: WILT-03AAA2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
An incomplete cast, copper alloy disc brooch of Roman date (AD 80 - 250AD). The catch plate and lug for a spring pin are present on the reverse but the pin itself is missing. The brooch measures 19.96mm in diameter, and weighs 3.27 grams.
The brooch is flat (1.08mm thick) and is decorated with a central raised circle surrounded by a triskele design (three curved arms) with circular protrusions at each point. No traces of enamel remain.
This brooch has been recorded in Read (2001) Fig. 65, No. 741.
Class: Flat, enamelled disc (triskele)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.27 g
Diameter: 19.96 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4221
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: The Deverills
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 741 |
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