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BROOCH

Unique ID: SUR-193366

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

The upper part of a bow brooch of Hod Hill type. There are traces of a white metal coating. Part of the hinge and pin, which were probably of iron, survive in the hinge case; below are two horizontal mouldings. The upper bow carries five vertical fluted mouldings and probably originally had side lugs.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 50
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 16 mm
Weight: 2.93 g

Discovery dates

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

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: East Clandon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ0652
Four figure Latitude: 51.25732
Four figure longitude: -0.482346
1:25K map: TQ0652
1:10K map: TQ05SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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