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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-1758F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman gilded disc, oval plate brooch with dark red glass inset, dating to 200-350 AD. The brooch is oval in plan with a large cone-shaped blue glass inset in the centre, although this has suffered damage to approximately 25% of the glass. Around the central setting is a recessed field decorated with wavy linears around the circumference and gilded. The outer rim is slightly raised. On the reverse the pin lug and catchplate are retained. A direct comparison can be seen in Hattatt (2007:364) no. 1210.
Class: Gilded disc (oval)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.25 mm
Height: 8.5 mm
Width: 20.44 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st July 2014 - Sunday 19th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.558
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Glass
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Drayton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4695
Four figure Latitude: 51.65191714
Four figure longitude: -1.33649821
1:25K map: SU4695
1:10K map: SU49NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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