DENO-6BBDD5: Roman dolphin brooch fragment.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: DENO-6BBDD5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman cast copper alloy dolphin type brooch fragment, wings and upper part of bow only. The hinged pin is broken off. Each wing is decorated with a narrow diagonal groove. The top of the bow is decorated with a central longitudinal raised line, then five transverse grooves; the rest of the bow is broken off. Brown-green patina with some small areas of light green corrosion. Length 22.00mm, width (across wings) 26.94mm, width (top of bow) 8.18mm, thickness 9.92mm, weight 6.21g.

Class: dolphin type
Sub class: hinge mechanism

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 60
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 26.94 mm
Thickness: 9.92 mm
Weight: 6.21 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2005

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby Museum entry no. 4798

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Kirkby la Thorpe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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