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BROOCH
Unique ID: WAW-0E85F2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
The copper alloy brooch is a Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.g, flat wing ends type). It is incomplete, in poor condition. The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical, however, both wings are abraded and do not have their original terminals. Only a fragment of one wing remains, whereas the other is incomplete. It is uncertain whether the incomplete wing is decorated. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The bow head is hump-like and is sub-oval in section. The junction between the bow head and wings has a 'u' shaped groove which probably originally formed an integral loop to support the spring. The bow head is decorated with two parallel vertical grooves. The bow is broken possibly at its approximate mid point as the catchplate is not visible. This break is not recent. The bow is semi-circular in section. The surface of the brooch has traces of a dark brown patina, otherwise the surface is heavily abraded. The brooch measures 20mm long from the bow head to the bow break, and 12.75mm wide across the wings. It weighs 3.4g. The brooch dates to the 1st or 2nd century AD.
Class: Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.g, flat wing ends type)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 12.75 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th September 2005
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3040
Four figure Latitude: 52.057575
Four figure longitude: -1.563867
1:25K map: SP3040
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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