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BROOCH
Unique ID: BH-CAC2F8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Almost complete Iron Age copper-alloy brooch. Two-piece "Glastonbury Type" brooch (see Hattat 1987, p.19) of probable -1st C date. Consists of a deep bow, which roughly describes a semi-circle measuring 11.4mm deep (internal). The bow is 4.1mm thick, with a circular cross section. There are traces of two worn transverse ribs towards the bottom of the bow. The bow is perforated at the top in order to take the axis bar. This measures 23.5mm long, by 2.7mm thick. The intact pin is situated to the right of the bow (as the brooch would have been viewed when in use) and is held in place by one remaining spring coil. To the left of the bow are four spring coils, covering the entire left side of the axis bar. The catch-plate is open, with a thinner wire-like back, extending from the lower side of the bow. The brooch measures 44.8mm high, by 19.3mm wide. Weight = 7.67g.
Class:
Glastonbury Type
Sub class: Hull
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.8 mm
Width: 19.3 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 7.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 30th January 2004
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Other reference numbers
Museum accession number: 04/23-2
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Dagnall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1987 | Brooches of Antiquity: a third selection of brooches from the author's collection | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 19 |
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