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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-21DEB4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type with double pierced lug spring attachment. Upper half only, missing pin and half spring; some corrosion especially spring. No decoration on the wings. The bow tapers very slightly and is flat backed with a rounded front and no decoration. Width 18mm, surviving length 18mm.

Class: Colchester derivative (double lug)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 18 mm
Weight: 3.39 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Wenhaston, Suffolk

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

No references cited so far.

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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