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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-8E6C20

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy brooch fragment, Colchester derivative with variant Polden Hill spring attachment. Wings and top of bow only, missing spring, pin (but axis bar survives); very corroded. The axis bar is enclosed by 7mm wide flaps at the wing ends; a rear hook would have held the spring chord. The wings have a single groove midway (the terminals are corroded). The stub of the bow is rounded in section and very corroded. Width 31mm, surviving length 11mm. Type as West Stow no.160.

Class: Colchester derivative / Polden Hill variant

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11 mm
Width: 31 mm
Weight: 4.85 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Akenham, Suffolk

Spatial coordinates

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Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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