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BROOCH
Unique ID: SUR-763715
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A very worn fragment of a Roman bow brooch of Hod Hill type. Most of the bow survives but the pin is missing.
Class: Hod Hill
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 75
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.33 mm
Weight: 1.91 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 11-1571
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Epsom and Ewell (District)
Parish or ward: Ewell (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ2361
Four figure Latitude: 51.334797
Four figure longitude: -0.235744
1:25K map: TQ2361
1:10K map: TQ26SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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