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BROOCH
Unique ID: KENT-A9EEF6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age La Tene III type brooch dating to the first centuries BC-AD. It has four circular coils at the top, one of which is bent at a 90 degree angle to the coils; the end coil is bent underneath the others. The bow is flat in section, and an elongated triangle, tapering towards the bottom. The catchplate is missing. It is in good condition, covered in a light green patina. It measures 37.6 mm L x 14.6 mm W and weighs 9.7g
See Hattatt 740
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.6 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Weight: 9.7 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Denton with Wootton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2347
Four figure Latitude: 51.178722
Four figure longitude: 1.189164
1:25K map: TR2347
1:10K map: TR24NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 743 |
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