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BROOCH

Unique ID: LON-D01D73

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy enamelled disc brooch, dating to the roman period. The flat brooch has a green and red emameled background, with a central 6-pointed star. sunburst pattern variant, with a centre dot. The internal star of six points has red enamel. At the star points which are squared there are six lugs on the perimeter. The outer field has a bright green enamel. An integral hinge, some of the pin and catchplate survive on the back of the brooch.

Notes:

Comparision see Hattatt, R. 1985: pg 142-144, figure 526.

Class: Disc

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Ante AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
To be known as: Boxley

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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