ESS-F474F6: Roman brooch, circa 2nd century AD

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BROOCH

Unique ID: ESS-F474F6

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman copper alloy brooch. A composite plate brooch with a lozenge-shaped central panel. Either end of the central panel is a cross bar. One terminal is a crescent with dark coloured enamelling. The other terminal is a zoomorphic head. The central lozenge contains white enamelling (mostly lost). The brooch dates to circa 2nd century AD. It is 49mm long.

No exact parallels can be found in Hattatt. The closest type is no. 1125 on Fig. 66 of Hattatt, 1987 'Brooches of Antiquity'.

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Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st January 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Finder's ref: 021-A0006

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Good Easter (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6212
Four figure Latitude: 51.783213
Four figure longitude: 0.347132
1:25K map: TL6212
1:10K map: TL61SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1987	Brooches of Antiquity: a third selection of brooches from the author's collection	Oxford	Oxbow Books	Fig. 66	1125

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Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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