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BROOCH

Unique ID: DEV-E1A6A8

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy brooch. The brooch is of the developed crossbow type and dates to the fourth or fifth century AD. The upper section of the bow is highly arched, the lower section is now missing. The brooch is hinged, the pin now missing. An ‘onion shaped’ knop remains on the left of the brooch. A similar knop is intact on the upper bow. There are two holes at the top of the crossbar, which are positioned at either side of the knop on the upper bow. A similar brooch, with two holes in the crossbar is illustrated in Bayley & Butcher 2004; catalogue number 322. Bayley and Butcher (2004) suggest that the holes on the crossbow may have held a decorative casting.

Class: Crossbow
Sub class: Developed Crossbow

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 300
Date to: AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.5 mm
Width: 29.5 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 15.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: South Hams (District)
To be known as: South Brent

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Whilst metal detecting

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bayley, J. and Butcher, S.	2004	Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection	London	The Society of Antiquaries	118 & 119	cat no. 325

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

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