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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-2465D7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, cast copper alloy, Roman brooch of the Dragonesque type dating from AD75-175. It has an openwork body of a scrolled S shape and one solid S shaped terminal, the other terminal, having broken off in antiquity, is now missing. The remaining terminal is decorated with two rings and is connected to the outer curve of the main body. In the centre of the body is an openwork circle that was once divided into two, but a section of the central divider is also missing, as is the pin. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 45.4mm long, 25.2mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 12.23gm. It is similar to DUR-1CF3D2.
Class: Dragonesque
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45.4 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 12.23 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 28th March 2011 - Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1818
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Near Horncastle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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