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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-BE0AE5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast, copper alloy Roman bow brooch of the Hod Hill type dating from c. 43 - 75 AD. The bow of the brooch is decorated with a central collar flanked by a raised transverse ridge above and below. The collar is beaded and the moulding is only on the front of the bow. There is a similar moulding at the head of the brooch and at the foot. The lower bow is lozenge shaped. The upper bow is rectangular and decorated with two double incised vertical lines. The wings, if there were any, are missing. The top of the bow forms a tubular housing for the axis bar with a slot for the copper alloy pin. The catch plate remains complete, as does a short section of the pin bar and a short section of pin. The upper side of the brooch has been silvered, of which significant traces remain. The uncoated surfaces of the brooch have a dark green patina. The brooch is 35.6mm long, 8.7mm wide and 14.8mm thick. It weighs 3.91gm. Reference: Hattat, Visual Catalogue, Fig. 179, No. 1503.

Class: Hod Hill

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.6 mm
Width: 8.7 mm
Thickness: 14.8 mm
Weight: 3.91 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th February 2009 - Wednesday 17th February 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1050

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Owmby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9687
Four figure Latitude: 53.371152
Four figure longitude: -0.55858
1:25K map: SK9687
1:10K map: SK98NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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.	2000	A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches	Oxford	Oxbow Books	figure 179	1503

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Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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