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LVPL1445: Zoomorphic brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LVPL1445

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Hollow body; pin and catch missing; hinge present; plain head with trace of comb; body decorated with cells containing blue and red enamel.

Notes:

This record was created before the Portable Antiquities Scheme began using the Central Database. We are aware that this record may fall below our usual standards of recording, and we are working to rectify this.

Class: Zoomorphic (bird)
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) OBJECT 4.b1 Plate 126

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 250
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 27 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2000

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: HUMBERSIDE BARMBY MOOR

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 23 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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