NLM-2176E6: Roman Polden Hill Type Brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-2176E6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Probably an incomplete cast copper alloy roman Polden hill type brooch. The short rectangular wings are misshaped underneath and the left wing is incompletely mangled. Behind the wings is hollow, but none of the pin mechanism survives. The thick tapering bow is circular in section and is twisted at the pointed foot terminal. Only a fragment of the catchplate survives. The length is 62.9mm, the width is 21.0mm, the thickness at the top of the bow is 9.7mm and the weight is 22.29g.

Class: Polden Hill

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 62.9 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm
Weight: 22.29 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM12360

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Crowle

Spatial coordinates

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

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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