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BROOCH
Unique ID: GLO-6123D0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Cast copper alloy bow brooch fragment, length 35mm, width 8mm, thickness 5mm, weight 4.79g. This is the centre of the brooch, the head and foot have been truncated. There is the remains of a V-shaped engraved line at the top, otherwise the bow is plain. This artefact is tinned. Date 1st-2nd century
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: 35 mm
Width: 8 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 4.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2011 - Wednesday 1st June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 5336
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wraxall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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