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Unique ID: LEIC-93DF85
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Wes Midlands) brooch dating to the late first or early second centuries AD. At the head, the brooch possesses cylindrical wings, each decorated where they terminate with a prominent rib of decoration. The wings have perforated circular end plates to accomodate the axis bar. The remains of an overhead hook to secure the external chord are visible and although the coiled spring is still in place, the external chord itself is missing. Only a small part of the bow remains and none of the catchplate. The bow is plain, humped and D-shaped in section. It is possible from the clean break to the bow that the brooch has been deliberately cut, either as part of a ritual act or in anticipation of melting down as scrap metal. The object is in fair condition, is 23mm long, 19mm wide, 13mm thick and weighs 11.40g.
Class:
Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Wes Midlands)
Evidence of reuse: This brooch may have been deliberately cut half way down the bow
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120
Period of reuse: ROMAN
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 11.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 26th August 2011
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Other reference: 2295
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
4 Figure: SK6916
Four figure Latitude: 52.73723907
Four figure longitude: -0.97949092
1:25K map: SK6916
1:10K map: SK61NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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