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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMGW3386

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Fragment of a flat, equal-ended type of plate brooch consisting of a symmetrically arranged, lozenge-shaped plate and one moulded terminal of 'acorn' form. The lozenge-shaped plate is divided into five separate panels; that is a wide central rib, flanked on either side by a narrow strip, which is in turn flanked by a triangular panel. Presumably these five panels originally contained enamel, none of which now survives. Part of a small catch-plate remains on the reverse of the terminal. Surviving length 25.5mm, width of lozenge-shaped plate 22mm, weight 3.0grams. Probably second century AD. For a discussion of the equal-ended type of plate brooch cf. Hattatt 1987, 202-210, figs.64-65; Hattatt 1989, 138-147, figs. 65-68A.

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Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 100
Date to: Ante AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25.5 mm
Width: 22 mm
Weight: 3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1996

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA: 2001.82.35

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Donats (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SS9169
Four figure Latitude: 51.409513
Four figure longitude: -3.568602
1:25K map: SS9169
1:10K map: SS96NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1987	Brooches of Antiquity: a third selection of brooches from the author's collection	Oxford	Oxbow Books
Hattatt, R.	1989	Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A fourth selection of brooches together with some other antiquities from the author	Oxford	Oxbow Books

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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