IOW-2CB493: Late Iron Age to Early Roman Langton Down Brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: IOW-2CB493

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to Early Roman bow brooch of Langton Down Type (AD 25-60). The lower part of the bow (including the catch-plate), the pin and spring mechanism and part of the wings are missing. The head of the bow projects forwards and then turns 90° to become almost vertical. The wings (or cover) are semi-cylindrical and would have been formed from a flat sheet and pressed together to form an abutting seam at the rear. At the front of the more intact wing there is a pair of decorative lateral grooves. This cover contained a separate copper-alloy spring, a fragment of which can be seen at each open end. The front of the bow is slightly convex and the rear is flat and plain. At the top, the width of the bow is 10.9mm. It tapers evenly to a width of 6.3mm at the old transverse break. The thickness of the bow, at the break, is 1.3mm. At the front, the bow has moulded decoration consisting of a central longitudinal rib flanked on either side by triple reeding. This brooch has a dark green patina with small patches of corrosion. 18.7 x 17.7mm. Weight: 2.90g.

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Class: Langton Down

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 25
Date to: AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.7 mm
Width: 17.7 mm
Weight: 2.9 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2010-2-99

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

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: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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

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