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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-82F885
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably a variant of a hinged T-shaped brooch dating from the first to second century AD. The brooch retains the wings, which partially encase the pin axis bar, and about three-quarters of the bow. The bow is decorated with moulded patterns comprising a raised central mid-rib on the crest of the bow, with horizontal banding with grooves either side; below this are two or three moulded saltires above horizontal ribbed mouldings. The foot of the brooch and reverse catchplate are missing. The pin is a simple hinged pin secured in place by the horizontal pin bar in the wings.
Class: T-shaped
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: 28.27 mm
Width: 23.8 mm
Weight: 7.3 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.592
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Minster Lovell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3210
Four figure Latitude: 51.78774803
Four figure longitude: -1.53747714
1:25K map: SP3210
1:10K map: SP31SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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