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NLM486: Bow brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM486

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Head of a dolphin brooch, very corroded, but traces of tinning/silvering. Also remains of punched decorative lines. Sprung.

Notes:

Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Sub-classification added from this record: 'Dolphin'; dating completed [unamended]; drawing ref. added.

Class: Bow brooch
Sub class: Dolphin

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.1 mm
Width: 18.9 mm
Weight: 9.22 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th January 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLPS0536 nlm00536

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Impressed
Decoration style: Geometric

Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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