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NLM815: bow brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM815

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Headstud variant. No stud, vertical grooves along bow, moulded wings. Hinged, part of chain-loop present, also catchplate.

Notes:

Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Sub-classification added: 'Headstud or Thealby' following source record; dating completed [unamended]. drawing ref. added.

Class: Bow brooch
Sub class: Headstud or Thealby

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 150
Date to: AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41.5 mm
Width: 19 mm
Weight: 9.92 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th May 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM958

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

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.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Hattatt, R. 1982 Ancient and Romano-British brooches Sherborne Dorset Publishing p.333.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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