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BROOCH

Unique ID: YORYM-FF1726

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. All that remains of the brooch is the trumpet shaped head, circular sectioned bow and crude acanthus decoration. The brooch is undecorated and is extremely worn.
The metal has a mid brownish-green patina. The brooch is 37.8 mm long, 16.5mm wide, 10.3mm thick and weighs 14.1g.

Class: Trumpet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37.8 mm
Width: 16.5 mm
Thickness: 10.3 mm
Weight: 14.1 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Newbald

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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