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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-125214
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a T shaped brooch dating from 43 - 200 AD, of which only the upper bow survives. The wings are long and tubular. They are decorated with two incised bands at each end. They hold a copper alloy axis bar and a slot is provided for the copper alloy pin of which only a fragment of the head survives. The bow is very thin, but wide at the top. It steps inwards half way along the surviving length, and tapers further. It is decorated with vertical moulded ridges and grooves. The reverse is concave. The breaks are patinated and the brooch has a dark green patina except on one wing where the inside is revealed and appears to be full of bright cream and red streaked clay or other concretion. Compare examples on page 302 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Class: T shaped
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 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.44 mm
Width: 31.86 mm
Thickness: 8.19 mm
Weight: 4.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012 - Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1819
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Calbourne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SZ4387
Four figure Latitude: 50.681076
Four figure longitude: -1.392741
1:25K map: SZ4387
1:10K map: SZ47SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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