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BROOCH

Unique ID: HAMP-4F5899

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete copper-alloy Nauheim derivative brooch of Lowbury type, dating from 43-250 AD. It is 43.4mm in length. The bow is flat and lozenge shaped, tapering sharply to the foot. It is decorated with an incised zig-zag line running along the plate, between converging linear borders and with transverse double lines across the lower end. The spring and pin have broken away.

Class: Nauheim derivative, Lowbury type
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, Chapter 2, Part 1, ND 3.a1. Plate 8

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 43.3 mm
Width: 7.7 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 1.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2022

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
Parish or ward: Droxford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU5819
Four figure Latitude: 50.96750782
Four figure longitude: -1.17539934
1:25K map: SU5819
1:10K map: SU51NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: About one year ago
Updated: About one year ago

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