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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-B69D36
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy one piece La Tène III type brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date. The object consists of a single strip of copper alloy forming the bow, spring, pin and catchplate.
The brooch tapers in width towards the spring which consists of one and a half coils of the object before tapering to form the pin. The pin is complete and is decorated on the outer face wish a series of shallow transverse scratches.
The bow is lentoid in plan and is flat. The outer face of the bow is decorated where it expands with two diagonal bands formed of a series of ridges and grooves. The upper band crosses over the lower forming a saltire cross shape. Above and below the cross is a circular raised pellet or stud with a corresponding circular depression at the rear of the bow. The pellet has a diameter of 1.62mm. Each edge of the bow is decorated with a series of small notches where the bow expands outwards. The upper and lower bow is undecorated.
The lower bow of the object the bow tapers and curves down and round to form the catchplate which is distorted but complete. File marks are visible on the upper bow and the rear of the object. It has a smooth dark green patina and is in very good condition. Similar examples can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p291, no.743.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class: La Tène III
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 20 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 56.45 mm
Width: 8.82 mm
Thickness: 5.67 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Glentham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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