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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-953FF4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Incomplete, distorted and abraded Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch, the pin, the spring, the catchplate amd most of both wings missing. The bow is D-sectioned in the upper part and ends in a spike. Very approximate length 40mm. c.20 - c.70 AD.
Class: Colchester (one-piece)
Subsequent actions
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: Circa AD 20
Date to: Circa AD 70
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th February 2014 - Monday 17th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60595
Other reference: JG122014
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Quidenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0390
Four figure Latitude: 52.47017595
Four figure longitude: 0.98724624
1:25K map: TM0390
1:10K map: TM09SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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