NMS-714554: Iron Age incomplete Colchester one-piece brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-714554

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman Colchester type one-piece brooch, with forward-facing hook and fragment of missing springs from beneath head, short broken wings, tapering D-sectioned bow with remains of broken openwork catch-plate on reverse, 12 x 50mm. c.20-60 AD.

Class: Colchester one-piece

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 20
Date to: AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 50 mm
Width: 12 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Hindringham

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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