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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-864490
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of Roman copper alloy Knee brooch, foot and catchplate missing. The head has closed ends (one missing) and an open back. Axis bar retains a ten-looped spring, pin missing. Estimated wingspan 21mm. Extant length 23mm. 2nd century.
Class: knee brooch
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: 23 mm
Width: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st October 2014 - Monday 17th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 36280
Other reference: NMD112014
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Fincham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF6806
Four figure Latitude: 52.62576322
Four figure longitude: 0.4806277
1:25K map: TF6806
1:10K map: TF60NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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