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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-CA6D91
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 25mm long, 27mm wide and a weight of 9.55grams. The brooch is in a fair condition with a brown patina and patches of green corrosion. The brooch has half of its spring intact which has 6 coils. The spring mechanism is unusual as it sits proud of the slightly curved wings and is attached by being thread through a small hole in a solid, rectangular sectioned, semi-circular shaped, protrusion which emerges from the bow. This protrusion becomes the 'spine' running down the bow and is decorated with indented rectangles. The sides of the bow, which has a circular section, are decorated with diagonal incised lines running its length. The open wings have a slight curved depression near their ends, but have no other obvious decoration. The pin, base of the bow and the catchplate are missing.
Class: bow
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 1
Date to: AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 9.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 31st October 2005
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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: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
To be known as: Thrussington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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