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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-878A84

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative type with double pierced lug spring attachment and broad concave mouldings along the bow. Missing spring, pin; bent. No decoration on the wings, traces of incised rocker line on the bow centre rib. The catchplate has a pin lug. Width 17mm, length 41mm. As Colchester (Crummy 1983) no.52.

Class: Colchester derivative (double lug); Colchester B

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 80

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41 mm
Width: 17 mm
Weight: 4.28 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Parham, Suffolk

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Crummy, N.	1983	Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester, 1971-9	Colchester	Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd		52

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Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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