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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-3713E2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A copper alloy Late Iron Age to Roman Strip Bow Brooch (AD 25 - 100) which is incomplete. It is missing the head, pin and most of the catchplate. Broken at top of bow, which measures 9.71mm narrowing to 0.82mm. Top of catchplate extends to the rear but is broken. The upper half of the bow is decorated with a double incised rib at centre and horizontal ribs between and at outside edge; bound by a double rib at base.
Class: Strip
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 50.28 mm
Width: 9.71 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at West Hanney 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Y333
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: West Hanney (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4192
Four figure Latitude: 51.625331
Four figure longitude: -1.409116
1:25K map: SU4192
1:10K map: SU49SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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