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BROOCH
Unique ID: GLO-F749A5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.a2, flat wing ends type, Western Group)flat wing ends type of Western Group. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings hold the pin support bar, the spring is made from eleven curls, the pin is complete. There is a loop at the top of the head that holds the external cord. A crest runs from the loop, down the length of the brooch, the shoulders are expanded. The lower part of the bow and catch plate are missing. It has length 35mm, width 23mm, thickness 14mm, weight 9.72g. Date 80-120AD
Class:
Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.a2, flat wing ends type, Western Group)
Sub class: Western Group
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Exactly AD 120
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight: 9.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd November 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 5783
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
District: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: South Gloucestershire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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