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BROOCH
Unique ID: SUR-F6A687
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of a cast copper alloy later Iron Age or early Roman bow brooch of Birdlip type. What survives is the upper part and a fragment of the bow. The fragment includes the prominent 'beak' as well as the dished housing for the spring. Behind the housing is a prominent collar and a wide rounded groove. A series of notches decorates a semi-circular 'plate' above the beak.
Notes:
Dating to between c. 30 BC and 60 AD, the Birdlip, or 'beaked bow' brooch is thought to be a British variant on the continental Flugelfibeln brooch.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class: Birdlip
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 30 BC
Date to: Circa AD 60
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.16 mm
Width: 11.35 mm
Weight: 11.53 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012 - Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 12-85
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Elmbridge (District)
Parish or ward: Cobham and Downside (District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ1059
Four figure Latitude: 51.319482
Four figure longitude: -0.422893
1:25K map: TQ1059
1:10K map: TQ15NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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