LEIC-9DEA44: Roman copper alloy bow brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LEIC-9DEA44

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy Colchester type bow brooch, 47mm long, 16mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs4.58grams. It is mostly complete, missing the pin and part of the spring and catch plate. It consists of short open wings, with half a spring present, which sit above a long curved semi-circular sectioned bow. The catch plate is sub-triangular and missing its outer edge and is pierced with a now incomplete circular hole.

Class: Colchester

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 4.58 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Farnsfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6356
Four figure Latitude: 53.097494
Four figure longitude: -1.060596
1:25K map: SK6356
1:10K map: SK65NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: found many years ago.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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