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BROOCH
Unique ID: WAW-640632
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.d Plate 47. The head, wings and the upper section of the bow survive, the foot, catchplate and pin are missing. The pin is missing. In plan, the brooch is T-shaped, and semi-circular in cross section. The bow head is humped and angular in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top which projects from the head at a ninety degree angle before running down to the break. There are two parallel grooves ridges which join above two raised transverse oval leaf-shaped projections. Below this the remainder of the bow is undecorated. The wings of the brooch has raised circular band with similar horizontal incisions where the head expands and adjacent to the end caps. A complete hook pointing forward on the head holds part of the spring. the spring is complete but the pin is missing. The reverse is flat and undecorated apart from the raised catch plate which is partly visible before the old break.
The brooch is 43.4mm in length, 20.15mm wide, 19.0mm thick and weighs 13.8
Class:
Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands)
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 4.d Plate 47
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.4 mm
Width: 20.15 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight: 13.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th May 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4298
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Brailes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP2941
Four figure Latitude: 52.066618
Four figure longitude: -1.578367
1:25K map: SP2941
1:10K map: SP24SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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