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BROOCH

Unique ID: DENO-74A1D6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch, 1st to 2nd century AD. Single centrally placed short projection at the top of the trumpet head (not a loop). The hinged pin is missing; the axis bar would have been held within two cylindrical mouldings a the back of the head. There is a groove running down the bow from either side of the head to a central plain barrel moulding (flat on the reverse) with groove above and below. The remainder of the bow is undecorated and terminates in a drum-shaped foot-knob which has a central projection with groove around on its base. The catchplate is intact. Dark green patina. Traces of tinning/silvering on obverse and reverse of bow. Length: 46.68mm, thickness: 27.68mm, width: head 16.53mm, mid-bow knob 10.32mm, weight: 21.13g.

Class: Trumpet
Sub class: hinge mechanism

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 50
Date to: AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46.68 mm
Width: 27.68 mm
Thickness: 16.53 mm
Weight: 21.13 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby Museum entry no. 5385

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: White metal
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Mansfield (District)
To be known as: Mansfield

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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