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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-F47548
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman T shaped Brooch with a hinged pin, dating from 43-200 AD. The bow is plain, except for a raised, central ridge flanked by two shallow grooves. The wings are also plain and tubular. The pin axis bar and a fragment of a copper alloy hinged pin remain in place, but the catch plate is missing. The brooch has a dark brown patina and is corroded. It is 28.3mm long, 19.2mm wide and 14.1mm thick It weighs 3.52gm. Compare Hattatt's Visual Catalogue, page 302 number 917.
Class: T shaped
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 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.3 mm
Width: 19.2 mm
Thickness: 14.1 mm
Weight: 3.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st July 2009 - Tuesday 21st July 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Doncaster Museum Enquiry Form 927
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: Owersby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0494
Four figure Latitude: 53.432536
Four figure longitude: -0.436082
1:25K map: TF0494
1:10K map: TF09SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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 | 302 | 917 |
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