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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-135359
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, damaged and misshapen Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch (AD 25-65).
The catch-plate is missing.
This brooch has small wings and the bow tapers in width from the top to the bottom. The bow is rectangular in cross-section, 5.6mm in width at the head and 2.1mm thick. It has a lateral spring of six coils and the external chord is secured by a forward facing integral hook.
The brooch is corroded and reddish brown with bright green corrosion products. The spring is has a break close to the chord.
Height of bow: 39.7mm; overall height: 47.4mm; width of wings: 10.8mm. Weight: 5.71g.
This brooch is very similar to one recorded from Thetford, Norfolk (Hattatt 1985: 27, fig. 11, ref: 249).
Hattatt, R. 1985. Iron Age and Roman Brooches. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Class: Colchester one-piece
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 25
Date to: Exactly AD 65
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 47.4 mm
Weight: 5.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-447
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1985 | Iron Age and Roman Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 27, fig. 11 | 249 |
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