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BROOCH

Unique ID: WMID1578

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Only the bow and a portion of the catchplate remains of this fibula. The bow has an expanded horizontal ridge as decoration, otherwise the bow tapers to a blunt point. The catchplate is solid, but the curved edge does not remain. Traces of tinning.

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.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46.67 mm
Width: 7.03 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
To be known as: STAFFORDSHIRE PENKRIDGE

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Audit data

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

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