ESS-C57345: ESS-C57345 Roman colchester derivative brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: ESS-C57345

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete Roman (AD75-200) cast copper alloy brooch, probably a plate-headed trumpet derivative brooch. The wings are rectangular, extending out from a rounded, almost trumpet headed bow. The wings are rectangular in plan with a 'C' shaped cross section, to encase the spring mechanism. There is a double lug on the reverse of the wings, which secure the axis bar and chord of the spring; the partial corroded remains of the spring adheres to the reverse of the wings. The front of the wings are decorated with a cross-hatch design. The incomplete bow initially curves with a pronounced angle. There is an incomplete, narrow projection along the centre of the bow. The fragment is 16.98mm long, 12.88mm wide across the wings, 5.13mm wide across the bow and weighs 4.82 grams. The brooch has an even olive green patina, with some patches of lighter green corrosion. No exact parallel could be found for this brooch, however it is broadly similar ro Hattatt p137 no 964, although this example has a sprung pin, rather than a hinged pin.

Class: trumpet derivative
Sub class: plate-headed

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 75
Date to: AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.98 mm
Width: 12.88 mm
Weight: 4.82 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th March 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OEF 5562

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
Parish or ward: Langenhoe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0017
Four figure Latitude: 51.815831
Four figure longitude: 0.900216
1:25K map: TM0017
1:10K map: TM01NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1987	Brooches of Antiquity: a third selection of brooches from the author's collection	Oxford	Oxbow Books	137	964

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Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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