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BROOCH
Unique ID: SF1084
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Copper alloy 'Aesica crescent' type brooch. Missing spring, pin, crescent; damaged catchplate. Decorative detail very similar to Hattatt no. 287 (Farley Heath, Surrey). Central rivet hole for crescent. Width 18mm, length 29.5mm. Also similarities to example from Brandon (BRD 081) - but both comparisons differ in the upper profile having a central rib linking to the rear hook.
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.5 mm
Width: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st November 1999
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Materials and construction
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1985 | Iron Age and Roman Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | no.287 |
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