CORN-F24553: Roman T-shaped brooch foot (plan)

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BROOCH

Unique ID: CORN-F24553

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch or fibula in the form of the end of the bow and the remains of the catchplate. The bow retains the remains of two rows of circular recesses along its vertical borders which would have presumably been originally enamelled. The curvature of the bow and its terminal suggest that it probably came from a T-shaped brooch. Hattatt (2000) illustrates a similar example on page 304, Fig.163, No.411 which is dated from the 1st to the 2nd century AD.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.5 mm
Width: 8.6 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 4.68 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th June 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ludgvan (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW5032
Four figure Latitude: 50.13527
Four figure longitude: -5.499807
1:25K map: SW5032
1:10K map: SW52NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	304, Fig.163,	No.411

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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