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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-B9A364
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 25mm long, 22mm wide and 14mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 7.79grams. It consists of semi-circular sectioned wings missing their spring and a plain sub circular sectioned bow, missing its catchplate.
Class:
Bow Brooch
Sub class: Dolphin
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 65
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 7.79 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: North East Derbyshire (District)
Parish or ward: Clay Cross (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK3963
Four figure Latitude: 53.162701
Four figure longitude: -1.418142
1:25K map: SK3963
1:10K map: SK36SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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