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BROOCH

Unique ID: WMID1630

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

The wings are semi-circular with wing caps. The wing caps support the axis bar. The wing caps are slightly expanded. The axis bar appears to be iron. The spring is complete, however the pin is missing. The bow head is hump-like with a small hook at the tip. The decoration on the bow head and bow consists of a single vertical narrow groove in the centre of the bow. The groove appears to be filled with a dark matt substance, possibly niello. Either side of the ridge there is a crescent stamped either side of the groove. The foot is moulded and ribbed horizontally. The catchplate is solid. There are 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.

Class: Polden Hill Type

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52.96 mm
Width: 20.42 mm

Discovery dates

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

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Stamped
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Multiple

Spatial metadata

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

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: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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

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Audit data

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

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