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BROOCH
Unique ID: SOM-D95F41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch. The pin, part of the head, the foot and catch plate are missing. The majority of the head is missing, part of attachment which would hold the wing survives. The head continues seamlessly into the bow. The brooch thickens abruptly leave a distinct step between the bow and the head which has evidence of red enamel. The brooch widens about half way down the bow before tapering slightly towards the break before the foot. The brooch has a vertical convex ridge running along the centre of the brooch which thickens as it runs down the bow. At the point where it widens there are two sub-triangular wings which have been decorated with vertical incisions and have evidence of a red enamel. At the bottom of the bow the central ridge tapers towards the break before the foot. The reverse is flat and undecorated, it has a mid green patina with patches of the brown metal showing through.
Length : 30.5mm, width: 16.65mm, 2.3mm thick, Weight: 2.75g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 40
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30.5 mm
Width: 16.65 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 2.75 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC 020623
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Sedgemoor (District)
To be known as: Near Cheddar
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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