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BROOCH
Unique ID: LEIC-5FAD34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably a simple T-shape brooch of the first or second century. It has a short bow and cylindrical wings either side of the head, with no decoration visible. At the back of the head is the slot where a hinged pin would have fitted. The end of one wing is slightly lumpy from corrosion. The bow has a dark brown patina.
The object is 24mm long, 28mm wide and weighs 5.03g.
Class:
Bow Brooch
Sub class: T-Shape
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Width: 28 mm
Weight: 5.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th January 2012
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
Parish or ward: Rempstone (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5925
Four figure Latitude: 52.81931665
Four figure longitude: -1.12596029
1:25K map: SK5925
1:10K map: SK52NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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