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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-722B32
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Roman date. It is a Colchester derivative and all that remains is the foot of the bow and the catchplate, the rest is missing due to old breaks. The bow is d-shaped in section and appears to be decorated with two longitudinal lines which terminate just below the break leaving most of the foot undecorated. The catchplate is triangular in shape with a triangular hole. It measures 40.76mm in length, 15.64mm in width, 2.61mm in thickness and weighs 3.82g.
Class: Colchester derivative
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 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40.76 mm
Width: 15.64 mm
Thickness: 2.61 mm
Weight: 3.82 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th August 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Lakenheath
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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