LEIC-B5C961: A1662
La Tene style iron age brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LEIC-B5C961

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published

Iron age le tene II type brooch? measures 46mm long, 6mm wide, 2mm thick . The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 1.3 grams. The object consists of a wire which is folded over its self to form a circular loop, this is then attached to itself half way down its length just above a small bulge. The object is very similar to a Le tene type II, except that all publsihed examples have a catchplate where this example has a sub circular loop?

Class: Le Tene II

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: 200 BC
Date to: AD 1

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th January 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 1662

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Melton (District)
Parish or ward: Frisby on the Wreake (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK7016
Four figure Latitude: 52.73711076
Four figure longitude: -0.9646827
1:25K map: SK7016
1:10K map: SK71NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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