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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-E1B482

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy brooch, Colchester type.Missing spring, pin, catchplate; bow bent; very corroded surfaces. No surviving decoration on the small flat wings, nor on the circular section bow which tapers to a point. Width 10.5mm, surviving length 48mm.

Class: Colchester

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 25
Date to: AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Weight: 4.93 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Banham, Norfolk

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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