LIN-073B71: Dolphin brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-073B71

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Cast copper alloy Polden Hill brooch. The axis bar is fixed in the returned ends of the wings on reverse. Each wing has two grooved ribs, and the bow has a highly raised central rib. Catchplate missing. Pin missing.

Class: Polden Hill

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 38 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Lissington

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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