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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-984770
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Iron Age La Tène III brooch, most of spring and pin missing. The bow, widening before narrowing to the foot, is decorated with longitudinal grooves, the central one wider than the others. The junction of bow and foot is marked by a pair of transverse ribs. Length 44mm. Maximum width of bow 7.5mm. 1st century BC - 1st century AD.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44 mm
Width: 7.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st April 2006 - Tuesday 25th April 2006
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 2635
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
References cited
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