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BROOCH

Unique ID: LANCUM-56C705

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Complete cast cu-alloy Roman head stud brooch dating to the late first, but mainly to the second century AD. it is a heavy well made brooch which probably had a swivelling wire chain loop which has now become undone.

The brooch was not seen by FLO; the image was kindly supplied by the finder.

Class: Head Stud

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 43
Date to: Ante AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Pendle (District)
To be known as: Barnoldswick

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
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

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1982	Ancient and Romano-British brooches	Sherborne	Dorset Publishing	74-75; no. 32; Fig. 26

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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