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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: JP7383

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper alloy brooch fragment, Colchester derivative, probably double lug type. Lower bow and catchplate only. The bow has centre rib and fluted sides. The large catchplate has two almost triangular holes and a pin groove. Surviving length 34mm. Hull type 92, Colchester B, large version as Crummy 1983 no.48

Class: Colchester derivative (double lug)

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 70

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Weight: 3.78 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st November 2001

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK WENHASTON WITH MELLS HAMLET

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Crummy, N. 1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9 Colchester Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd p.12 no.48

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Audit data

Recording Institution: JP
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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