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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF4703

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper-alloy pin from a bow brooch, with half or less (three coils) of its spring. They are made from circular-section wire (2 mm diameter) and the spring is apparently coiled around a corroded iron axis bar. Quite large (length 46 mm, diameter of spring 8-9 mm) which perhaps argues for a date early in the range.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 9 mm
Weight: 3.65 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st December 2000

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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: NORFOLK MERTON

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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Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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