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NLM830: bow brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM830

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Highly arched openwork bow of a plate brooch. Hinged, but pin missing, also catchplate. Top end terminal like animals head, central panel with incised decoration and red enamel. Roman military.

Notes:

Checked by MF following Sophie Catley. Sub-classification added: 'P-Shaped';dating completed [unamended]; Drawing ref. added.

Class: Bow brooch
Sub class: P-Shaped

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 100
Date to: AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.7 mm
Width: 20.2 mm
Weight: 3.93 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 4th June 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM982

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Incised
Decoration style: Openwork

Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

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.199,no.1670, not identical.

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Audit data

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

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