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BROOCH
Unique ID: NCL-DB2DC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy trumpet brooch of the early Roman period, c. AD 75-200.
Only the head of the brooch remains with a cast integral lug and missing headloop, for which the base is still visible. The lug retains the spring of the pin, consisting of eight coils around a central axel. The head has broken from the bow as it emerges from the head. The object has an even patina, but is notable for its size, being at the larger end of the spectrum for this type of brooch.
Class: Trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 21.83 mm
Width: 27.73 mm
Thickness: 20.64 mm
Weight: 13.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th August 2012 - Wednesday 29th August 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gateshead (Metropolitan District)
District: Gateshead (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Ryton, Crookhill and Stella (Metropolitan District Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ1364
Four figure Latitude: 54.97045256
Four figure longitude: -1.7984618
1:25K map: NZ1364
1:10K map: NZ16SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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