NCL-65D125: An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy cross bow brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NCL-65D125

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Cross bow brooch dating to the late 3rd – 4th century. The upper part of the bow is all that remains of this example, also missing are its pin and a knop from one the end of its crossbar. The upper bow has an onion-shaped knop with moulded base disk which is cast integral. The brooches arms are rectangular in section, with the sides stepping up to the bow, one arm terminates with an onion-shaped knop with moulded base disk, and this is attached separately. The arms have vertical incised grooves beginning from the moulded base disk and terminating at the bow. The bow is trapezoidal in section with a collar round its base. On the reverse of the base of the bow is a concaved depression which is likely to be the remains of the brooches lower section. In profile the bow of the brooch is D-shaped. This crossbow brooch is of Swift type 3/4 it can not be further defined due to the lack of the lower section. c. 325-410 AD

Class: Crossbow

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 325
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.03 mm
Width: 32.86 mm
Thickness: 19.74 mm
Weight: 23 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Claxby with Moorby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF3064
Four figure Latitude: 53.157269
Four figure longitude: -0.057229
1:25K map: TF3064
1:10K map: TF36SW
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

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Recording Institution: NCL
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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