WMID855: Two views of an Early Medieval brooch.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: WMID855

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete Late Iron Age to early Roman Nauheim derivative brooch dating to the 1st century AD. The one-piece copper-alloy brooch has a sub-rectangular bow which tapers at each end. The bow is decorated with a series of punch marks in two lines close to the edges. The integral wire which formed the spring extends from the tapered edge and is now opened out and slightly flattened. The wire is coiled and then forms the pin, which is bent. The catchplate is formed from the end of the tapered point at the foot and becomes wider and is twisted to secure the pin.

Class: Nauheim derivative

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 64.01 mm
Width: 7.74 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration method: Stamped

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
To be known as: WARWICKSHIRE BURMINGTON

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

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

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