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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-788663
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative double pierced lug bow brooch. It is missing most of its pin due to old breaks but is otherwise complete but worn. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form, undecorated and separated at their centre by a rear facing double pieced lug. This holds in place a separately cast axis bar, spring chord and spring of six surviving coils, the pin now incomplete due to old breaks. The lug extends forwards onto the head of the brooch where it develops into a vertical mid rib running the length of the bow. The bow itself is triangular in section with flat back face. It has double fluting either side of the head of the brooch, one flute on each side running the length of the bow. At its foot the bow tapers to a rounded point, on the back face of which is an integrally cast catchplate that is triangular in form with folded outer edge. The entire object measures 40.40mm in length, 19.20mm in width at wings, 8.97mm in width at bow, 3.06mm in thickness and bow, and 5.61g in weight.
This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative double pierced lug bow brooch. It is of 1st century AD date, c.43-100 AD.
Class: Colchester derivative double pierced lug
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: 40.4 mm
Width: 19.2 mm
Thickness: 3.06 mm
Weight: 5.61 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Wickham Skeith
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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