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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-617443
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A damaged copper-alloy Roman gilded disc brooch. The decoration consists of a central deep cell surrounded by two ring cells within a raised border. This in turn is surrounded by an outer ring which has traces of gilding surviving, also within a raised border. There are small diagonal dashed lines in the gilded area, like ropework. The edges of the brooch are damaged and the pin is missing. The catchplate and pin mechanism are also damaged, just surviving as two raised lugs. It is 25.6mm in length, 23.9mm wide, and 4.1mm thick. It weighs 4.88gm. The brooch has a dark green and black patina. Brooches of this type usually date from 200 - 350 AD (Worrall 2007, Roman Brooch Timeline). A similar example is number 1214 on page 364 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Class: Gilded disc
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.6 mm
Width: 23.9 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 4.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd January 2009 - Thursday 22nd January 2009
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8801
Four figure Latitude: 53.498348
Four figure longitude: -0.674876
1:25K map: SE8801
1:10K map: SE80SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books |
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