NCL-E6E6F7: Roman brooch, probably of the headstud variety

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NCL-E6E6F7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper-alloy brooch fragment, probably a headstud brooch of the early Roman period, late 1st-late2nd century. Only the head remains, and this is very corroded. The arms are rectangular in plan with worn vertical grooves. Only the base of the bow remains, with a very abraded break. It may have been decorated, but corrosion obscures interpretation. The base of a headloop is visible, though the loop has been lost. The reverse has tubular casing to take a hinge-pin.

Class: Headstud

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11.69 mm
Width: 19.22 mm
Thickness: 5.87 mm
Weight: 3.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st August 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
District: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hawthorn (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ4346
Four figure Latitude: 54.807032
Four figure longitude: -1.332541
1:25K map: NZ4346
1:10K map: NZ44NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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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