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BROOCH

Unique ID: WMID1341

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The wings are semi-cylindrical which have terminal caps. The spring, axis bar and pin are missing. The bow head is hump-like with a small hook at the rear. The bow is sub-triangular in section and is incomplete, only a small portion remains.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

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 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.86 mm
Width: 21.36 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 1999

Personal details

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
To be known as: HEREFORD AND WORCESTER LONGDON

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Hattatt, R. 1982 Ancient and Romano-British brooches Sherborne Dorset Publishing p. 69 ff.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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