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BROOCH
Unique ID: DEV-85E102
Object type certainty: Certain
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Romano-British copper alloy brooch, Wirral type dating to the 2nd century AD.
The brooch is hinged with an arched upper bow.The pin is missing, as is the foot. The brooch would have had an integrally cast headloop which has broken off, leaving just the base of the loop. Below the loop the head is stepped, this type usually has 2 or 3 steps, which can be decorated, it is unclear whether this example is decorated due to wear/dirt.
The upper bow has a rectangular panel which is split into three vertical panels, which would have been filled with enamel in squares of alternating colour. Again it is not clear whether any enamel remains. Below the panel, the knee of the brooch may have a small knob. The bow then tapers towards the foot which is plain.
Wirral brooches, as the name suggests, are clustered around the Wirral peninsula in the North West of England. They are mainly rural finds and have an unusual pattern of enamel and colours used. Frances McIntosh (NE FLO) has been studying this type, and this example is well out of the expected area.
Notes:
Unfortunately a findspot was not noted at the time of recording and, nine years later, the finder is unable to remember beyond that it came form a rally in Somerset.
Class: WIrral
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 30th July 2010
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
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