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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-8E7A77

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

a fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch. It is the upper part of a crescent type Aesica brooch, with incomplete wings. The fragment measures 21.8mm in length and is 17.35mm wide, weighing 4.8g. There is a loop on the front face, forming an oval void, 16mm in length, 7.65mm wide at the top and flaring to 11.35mm wide at its base. It rejoins the body of the brooch as a narrow strip 4mm wide. The crescent and lower part of the brooch are missing, and the fragment has much corrosion.

Class: Aesica
Sub class: crescent t ype

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 80

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.8 mm
Width: 17.35 mm
Weight: 4.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Kenton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	2000	A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches	Oxford	Oxbow Books	311, fig.170,nos.289, 798

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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