NCL-770145: NCL-770145: A copper-alloy headstud brooch with enamel from the early Roman period.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NCL-770145

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy headstud brooch of the early Roman period. The arms are semi-cylindrical, with enamelling on the lower face of the arm and side faces of the bow. The enamelling is in red and blue and is late Iron Age British in style. The bow is not very bowed or long in comparison to the arms. Atop the bow is an enamelled stud integral with the brooch. Most of the enamelling from the stud has been lost, but small traces if blue and red remain. The catchplate under the bow has broken off. The pin or spring/hinge was made of iron, which can be seen in the pin-swivel. The brooch is triangular rather than T-shaped like most headstud brooches. The object seems to be a British craftsman's interpretation and production a Roman type of object.

Class: Headstud

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 23 mm
Weight: 9.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th March 2006

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Shipton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5559
Four figure Latitude: 54.024076
Four figure longitude: -1.161962
1:25K map: SE5559
1:10K map: SE55NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1982	Ancient and Romano-British brooches	Sherborne	Dorset Publishing	74-82

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

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