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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMGW-4FED00

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy penannular brooch of 1st century BC date to 4th century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by approximately half of the ring. The ring has a diameter of 32.6mm and now weighs 1.3g. The ring is of flat section with a thickness of 1.53mm and a width of 3.05mm. The front of the ring is decorated with central and edge ribs, formed by faceting either side of the centre. The terminal is coiled (with a depth of 3.94mm), defining the brooch as a Fowler Type C (1960, p 152) . The brooch has a dark green patina with moderate surface preservation. Penannulr brooches can date from the pre-conquest period, although many excavated example tend to be recovered from 3rd and 4th century contexts. Crummy (1983, p 19) has suggested that there may have been a resurgence of interest in the form during the late Roman period.

Class: Penannular
Sub class: Fowler type C

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 3.05 mm
Thickness: 1.53 mm
Weight: 1.3 g
Diameter: 32.6 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA 2006.163.1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

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: Llancarfan (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST0770
Four figure Latitude: 51.421355
Four figure longitude: -3.338888
1:25K map: ST0770
1:10K map: ST07SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Fowler, E.	1960	The origins and development of the penannular brooch in Europe	London	The Prehistoric Society

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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