NARC-DA9053: NARC-DA9053 : Brooch : Roman

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NARC-DA9053

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy Brooch of Roman date (AD 25-60). The object is a Colchester type two-piece brooch. The brooch is composed of a head with short rectangular wings, to the reverse of the wings are two central projecting spurs, which would have formed a loop and secured the spring and pin, now missing. The bow is rectangular in plan and D shaped in section and extends down into a tapered foot. There is a short projection at the back of the foot which would have formed the catchplate, the majority of which is missing.

Length: 52.21mm, Width (wings): 11.92mm, Thickness (bow): 2.65mm, Weight: 3.2g

The metal is light green/brown in colour with a pitted patina.

Hattatt, P 296, No 249.

Class: Colchester type two-piece

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.21 mm
Width: 11.92 mm
Thickness: 2.65 mm
Weight: 3.2 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Pattishall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6855
Four figure Latitude: 52.18906001
Four figure longitude: -1.00671483
1:25K map: SP6855
1:10K map: SP65NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	2000	A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches	Oxford	Oxbow Books	296	249

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 9 months ago

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