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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-14F225
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy Trumpet headed brooch of Roman date. The head is comprised of wide circular wings with a circular attachment loop projecting centrally from its top edge. The reverse of the head holds the lugs with axis bar around which the pin is fitted. From the head the bow tapers slightly to a raised collar below which is a circular knop with ring and dot design the central pellet of which shows traces of red enamel. Below the knop is a second collar from which a triangular bow extends. The bow is decorated with three large lozenge shaped cells each with traces of blue enamel. A rectangular area around these cells is also recessed but appears empty.
The catchplate extends from the reverse of the lower bow and is worn but complete.
The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is in good condition. The brooch is 47.4mm long, 17.3mm wide, 8.9mm thick and weighs 7.4g.
A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattatt, p.329, fig.188, no.449 and are dated to the 2nd AD.
Class: Trumpet Headed
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.4 mm
Width: 17.3 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm
Weight: 7.4 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
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: North Cave
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | p.329 | fig.188, no.449 |
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