LIN-8B4623: Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-8B4623

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch. The bow is comma shaped in profile and D-shaped in cross-section, tapering to the foot. The wings are cylindrical in cross-section and contain an axis bar for a hinged pin. The pin is missing.

Class: T-shaped

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 25 mm
Thickness: 10 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Ropsley and Humby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0032
Four figure Latitude: 52.876185
Four figure longitude: -0.515607
1:25K map: TF0032
1:10K map: TF03SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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