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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-FA646F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy hinged Colchester Derivative (dolphin) brooch. Circular-sectioned wings open at either end with traces of iron corrosion from the axis bar, stub of broken pin protrudes from the slot, incomplete sub-rectangular sectioned bow, the foot missing. The brooch is worn and corroded with no trace of any decoration except for a curved groove on the upper face separating the start of the bow from the wings. Width 45mm. Surviving length 38mm. Circa 55 - 80 AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 55
Date to: Circa AD 80
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 45 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd July 2014 - Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60206
Other reference: DDMD092014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Edgefield (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0833
Four figure Latitude: 52.85429515
Four figure longitude: 1.08785236
1:25K map: TG0833
1:10K map: TG03SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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