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BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM813
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Upper half only, simple. No pin, part of catchplate.
Notes:
Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Sub-classification added: 'Dolphin' following source record; 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: 36.8 mm
Width: 19.2 mm
Weight: 7.21 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th May 1998
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM956
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: WEST LINDSEY
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1982 | Ancient and Romano-British brooches | Sherborne | Dorset Publishing | p.298,no.883. |
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