SF-6B1617: Iron Age to Roman Colchester brooch

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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-6B1617

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Incomplete copper alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester type brooch. Missing the spring, pin and catchplate, it is extremely corroded and most of the surface is missing. Small flat wings. The bow back is slightly convex, the front rounded and tapering to a point, with no surviving decoration. Surviving length 47mm, surviving width 13.5mm.

Class: Colchester

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 25
Date to: AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47 mm
Width: 13.5 mm
Weight: 5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd March 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Sutton, Suffolk

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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