NARC-AF2271: Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy one piece bow brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NARC-AF2271

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a late Iron Age to early Romano-British one piece brooch of uncertain type, but possibly a Nauheim derivative. Only the bow and two coils of the spring remain. The bow is curved and no catchplate remains. It measures 40.3 mm in length, 3.6 mm thick and is 5.6 mm wide at what remains of the coiled spring. It probably dates from the early to mid first century AD.

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date to: Circa AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 40.3 mm
Width: 5.6 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 2.4 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
Completeness: Incomplete

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

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

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