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BROOCH
Unique ID: SF6185
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative double lug (or Harlow) type with fluted sides on bow. Missing pin and part spring; bent; corrosion on bow. Plain arms, no visible decoration on the centre rib of the bow. Solid catchplate with pin groove. Length 39mm, width 20mm. Crummy 1983 type 92, Colchester B.
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Class: Colchester derivative, Harlow, double lug type
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 70
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 39 mm
Width: 20 mm
Weight: 6.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2001
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK HENLEY
Spatial coordinates
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 | p.12 |
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