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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-908162
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of Roman brooch of Colchester two-piece derivative type, c. 1st century AD. All that remains are the cross-bar and top half of the bow. The top of the bow has a remaining central ridge, the top of which would have been a spring hook. The remains of the cross-bar is C-shaped in cross-section. The lower half of the brooch, including the foot and catchplate is missing, as is the spring and pin. The remains have an even green patina, with a large degree of copper alloy colouration showing underneath. The fragment weighs 5.0g and measures 16.9 mm long, 22.9 mm wide (at cross-bar), 9.2 mm maximum thickness. Cf. Hattatt 2007, Fig. 156.
Class: Colchester
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 99
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.9 mm
Width: 22.9 mm
Thickness: 9.2 mm
Weight: 5 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: MD 27
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Alfoldean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1982 | Ancient and Romano-British brooches | Sherborne | Dorset Publishing |
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