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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-2BC5CC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating from AD 75 - 175. The bow of the brooch is triangular in section and the shoulder is decorated with an acanthus button moulding consisting of a central prominent, transverse ridge flanked by a row of three petals above and below. There is a double collar above and below the button. The moulding is on the front of the bow only apart from the central ridge. The head is oval, with a stepped flange on the outer edge, in the centre of which is a small projection. The back of the head carries an integral loop holding an axis bar (obscured by corrosion) and a spring pin. Two turns of the spiring survive. The upper bow is decorated with a central incised line along its length and the lower bow has oblique incised lines on one face only. The catch plate is bent and broken. The brooch has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 36mm long, 15.9mm wide and 18.5mm thick. 7.73g.
Class: Trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 15.9 mm
Thickness: 18.5 mm
Weight: 7.73 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th July 2014 - Monday 13th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2387
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Kirk Deighton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3849
Four figure Latitude: 53.93573145
Four figure longitude: -1.42267814
1:25K map: SE3849
1:10K map: SE34NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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