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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-F12483
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Roman brooch, C-sectioned wings. Broken rear-facing hook, D-sectioned bow which continues as a tapering median rib on the flat, triangular foot-plate. Incomplete catch-plate on the reverse broken at the fold. Spring and pin missing. Wingspan 15mm. Length 35mm. Similar to an example in Hattatt (2002), 312, fig.171, no.1482. c.40- 55 AD.
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: 35 mm
Width: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th September 2012 - Thursday 13th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 56908
Other reference: IND13092012ED
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Cranworth (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF9703
Four figure Latitude: 52.58909
Four figure longitude: 0.906738
1:25K map: TF9703
1:10K map: TF90SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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 | 312, fig.171, no.1482 |
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