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BROOCH
Unique ID: WILT-613B22
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c., flat wing ends type, Western Group) from 70-110 AD. Much of the iron pin is missing, only the end protected by the head of the bow survives and this is heavily corroded. Otherwise the brooch is well preserved. It weighs 15.85g and measures 59mm in length and 40mm along the wings. The ends of the wings are decorated with 2 grooves and one line of small indentations. These decorations are only present on the front of the brooch. The upper part of the bow is broadend to form a wide section of the bow, which is otherwise narrow and diminishes to a point. Decoration of the bow consists of 9 ribs. Alternate ribs have transverse grooves and the ribs either either side of the crest rib join to form a V, approximately half way along the bow. This type of V-formation molding is common on this type of brooch.
Similar examples are 382, 383 (both Polden Hill brooches from Wiltshire) and particularly 384 (a T-shaped brooch from from Somerset) in Hattatt (1985). The catchend has a circular perforation with a diameter of 3mm.
Class:
Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group)
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 5.c. Plate 50; Hull T103
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 70
Date to: Circa AD 110
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 59 mm
Weight: 15.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2006
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Salisbury
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1985 | Iron Age and Roman Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 382-384 |
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