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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-129C42
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman penannular brooch frame dating from c. AD43-410. The pin is missing, but the brooch frame is complete and survives in an excellent condition, with a high shine patina which has worn under the pin loop, giving it a brassy appearance. Both terminals survive, both culminates in round knops, decorated with incised lines, arranged in a spiral formation. The brooch itself is a light mid brownish-green in colour and has a smooth, shiny patina. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt, p.339, fig.1278.
Class: Penannular
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Post AD 43
Date to: Ante AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.06 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
Parish or ward: Arnside (Civil Parish)
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