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BROOCH
Unique ID: BH-098643
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Colchester (one-piece) brooch of AD c. 25-c. 60 (cf Hattatt 2000: fig. 155, no. 1456).
The head of the brooch is only slightly wider than the bow. The wings have a flat underside, at the centre of which is a projecting remnant of the integrally-cast spring. Above this, bent backwards, is a rearward lug, the base of which does not touch the top of the bow. The bow is wide at the top, the sides converging to a pointed foot, where there is the remnant of a catchplate. The convex upper surface of the bow bears a central column of three parallel grooves with separating ridges.
The brooch has been heavily cleaned. It measures 69.4mm long, 17.6mm wide (head) and weighs 9.29g.
Class: Colchester (one piece)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 60
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69.4 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Weight: 9.29 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th October 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/121
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
To be known as: Sandridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
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 | fig. 155, no. 1456 |
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