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BROOCH
Unique ID: OXON-9961C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy flat disc brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 100-200). The brooch is circular in plan and flat in cross-section. The face of the brooch is decorated with a raised circle in the centre and six raised dots encircling. The reverse of the brooch retains the partial lug for the spring and partial catch plate. The edge of the brooch is slightly chipped and there is a trace of blue enamel between two of the raised dots. The object has a dark green patina.
The brooch is 22.9mm in long, 21.4mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 4.3 grams..
Comparable examples can be seen in Hattatt (2000: 344 fig. 203), particularly nos 1029-1030. See also Mackreth vol. 2 (2011: 109) no.12602.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.9 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 4.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 3rd March 2021 - Sunday 8th August 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: OMS receipt 2738
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: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Goring (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6079
Four figure Latitude: 51.50675504
Four figure longitude: -1.13688793
1:25K map: SU6079
1:10K map: SU67NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | |||
| Mackreth, D.F. | 2011 | Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain | Oxford | Oxbow Books |
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