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Unique ID: NMS-3E9666
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of copper alloy Roman developed crossbow brooch. One arm of crossbar only with large, integral onion-shaped terminal knop, collared before oval-sectioned stepped bar with two blind holes on upper face. A fragment of the broken copper alloy axis bar protrudes from the break.
Surviving dimensions. Length 27mm. Depth 12mm. Diameter of knop 11mm.
See a similar example from Richborough (Bayley and Butcher, 2004, fig.91, no.323).
340 - 460 AD ( Bayley and Butcher, 2004, 185).
Class:
crossbow
Sub class: T192
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 340
Date to: Circa AD 460
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Diameter: 11 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th September 2012 - Tuesday 18th September 2012
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SMR reference number: 58319
Other reference: IND18092012ED
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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