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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-FE3AB3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman bow brooch probably dating from dating from the first or second century. Only the head of the brooch survives. It is 14.2mm long, 18.6mm wide and 9.5mm thick. It has short tubular wings which are decorated with two circumferential raised bands on each wing. A small circular headloop projects upwards. The bow is circular in section and the break is patinated. There is a slot in the tubular wings for the hinged pin which is missing. The exact type of brooch is not certain. It has a patchy green patina.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.2 mm
Width: 18.6 mm
Thickness: 9.5 mm
Weight: 3.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd January 2008 - Wednesday 23rd January 2008
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Marton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8382
Four figure Latitude: 53.328418
Four figure longitude: -0.755225
1:25K map: SK8382
1:10K map: SK88SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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