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BROOCH

Unique ID: YORYM144

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Highly denuded, corroded fragment of bow brooch catchplate. Unstable, appears to have been heat-damaged by stubble burning.

Notes:

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Class: Fragment of bow brooch

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.8 mm
Width: 9.3 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 3.55 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 3rd September 1998

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YORYM:E01516

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE YORK

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Disturbed

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Hattatt, R. 1982 Ancient and Romano-British brooches Sherborne Dorset Publishing

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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