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BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM-593445
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy brooch. Headstud brooch. Cast fragment comprising tubular wings enclosing an axis bar; there is a slot for a hinged pin (lost). A small round stud is set on the crest of a bow of sub-rectangular section; below the stud there is a sunken rectilinear panel along the ridge of the bow; though perhaps intended to retain enamel no trace of colorant remains. Suggested date: Early Roman, 75-150.
Length: 24.8mm, Width: 21.4mm, Thickness (crest of bow): 5.2mm, Weight: 9.32gms
Class: Headstud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.8 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 9.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 19th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM18985a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Fridaythorpe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8759
Four figure Latitude: 54.019681
Four figure longitude: -0.673627
1:25K map: SE8759
1:10K map: SE85NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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