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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-B50013

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The pin and most of the catch plate are missing. There is a loop behind the head to hold the missing pin mechanism. The acanthus button continues right round the bow and has a double collar above and below. There is a thick discoidal foot which does not have a collar. The brooch has a brown patina missing in places revealing bright green corrosion. It is 37.3mm long, 12.3mm wide and 19.6mm thick. It weighs 6.7gm. For reference see Hattatt 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches p. 326 no: 1529.

Class: trumpet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.3 mm
Width: 12.3 mm
Thickness: 19.6 mm
Weight: 6.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th February 2009 - Wednesday 24th February 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1059

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Healaugh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE5047
Four figure Latitude: 53.91674
Four figure longitude: -1.240238
1:25K map: SE5047
1:10K map: SE54NW
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	326

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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