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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-BCFA61
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. It is missing the spring, pin, outer edges of the wings and the foot/catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form, missing their outer edges due to old breaks and possibly decorated on the front face with moulded vertical grooves, although this is uncertain due to post-depositional damage. The wings are separated at their centre by an integrally cast rear facing hook. The bow is oval shaped in section with moulded decoration on the front face. This comprises a central vertical rib extending from the rear hook, with grooves or fluting to either side, its precise form obscrued due to post-depositional damage and wear. Traces of a dark brown patina are visible, but the object has suffered from extensive damage and corrosion. It measures 26.98mm in length, 31.89mm in width at wings, 9.56mm in width at bow, 5.32mm in thickness at bow, and 10.20g in weight.
This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. It is of 1st century AD date, c.43-70 AD.
Class: Colchester derivative rear hook
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 70
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.98 mm
Width: 31.89 mm
Thickness: 5.32 mm
Weight: 10.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Poslingford
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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