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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-9E1A03
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy dragonesque brooch dating to the Roman period, (43-410AD). The object consists of an S-shaped plate with moulded relief decoration. In the centre of the object is a circular moulded decoration. At each end of the plate are stylised zoomorphic terminals. These are pointed oval in plan with large circular pellets at their centre representing the creature's eye. The base of the object is flat, and the pin and catchplate have broken away. Similar examples in terms of form but with enamelled decoration are noted in Hattatt (1989: nos. 155, 1026). Bayley and Butcher (2004: pp. 171-172) discuss the development of the type, noting a marked concentration of finds in Northern Britain in both military and 'native' sites, suggesting a date range during the Early Roman period of the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. The object is worn and has a dark green patina.
Class:
Dragonesque
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) DRAG 3.bx Plate 129
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: 30.92 mm
Width: 13.34 mm
Thickness: 3.04 mm
Weight: 3.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Malton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. | 2004 | Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection | London | The Society of Antiquaries |
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