NARC-AD3623: Roman copper-alloy bow brooch foot and catchplate fragment

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NARC-AD3623

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy foot and catchplate from a Roman bow brooch of uncertain type. The rest of the brooch is missing. The catchplate is sub-triangular in shape with an apostrophe shaped perforation. Probably first-second century in date.

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22.23 mm
Width: 8.33 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 1.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th September 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: Daventry (District)
Parish or ward: Lilbourne (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP5576
Four figure Latitude: 52.379284
Four figure longitude: -1.193436
1:25K map: SP5576
1:10K map: SP57NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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