WAW-CEBF68: Roman brooch: Polden Hill type.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: WAW-CEBF68

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.i. Plate 47 . The wings are semi-cylindrical, terminating with incomplete perforated wing caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. In the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is an integral hook which would have supported the spring chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is sub semi-circular in section. The bow head is decorated with a central deep groove which continues down the bow. Either side of this groove there are obliquely angled notches which start at the bow head and continue down the bow. The lower portion of the bow is missing, the break is possibly recent. On the reverse ofthe bow a small portion of the catchplate remains before the bow is broken. The surface of the brooch has a light green/grey patina. It measures 29.42mm long, 13.99mm wide across the wings and weighs 2.5g.

The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries p. 160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands.

Class: Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands)
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 4.i. Plate 47

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.42 mm
Width: 13.99 mm
Weight: 2.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st October 2009 - Monday 1st February 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Warmington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4147
Four figure Latitude: 52.119803
Four figure longitude: -1.402602
1:25K map: SP4147
1:10K map: SP44NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	p. 160

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Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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