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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-7CEFB8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman, copper alloy zoomorphic (horse) brooch, facing right. The object is sub-rectangular in plan with a sub rectangular protrusion which forms the head of the horse and four lower, small protrusions which represent limbs. The head of the horse is finely molded with an ear, eye and muzzle. The body of the horse is decorated with12 circular depressions on the surface which would once have contained enamel settings. The reverse of the brooch has a copper alloy catch plate and sub-rectangular spring located just above the beginning of the forelimb and the hind quarters respectively. The brooch dates from the 2nd or 3rd centuries, similar examples can be seen in Hattat (1989) page 359.
The brooch is 41.5mm long, 24.2mm wide, 4.1mm thick and weighs 13.6 grams.
Notes:
A brooch decorated in a similar style has also been found in Kent: PUBLIC-579897
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class: Zoomorphic (horse)
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Exactly AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.5 mm
Width: 24.2 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 13.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th August 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Medway (Unitary Authority)
District: Medway (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Strood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 359 |
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