SUR-35CFD7: Dolphin-type brooch, fragment

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SUR-35CFD7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Incomplete, copper-alloy Roman Dolphin-type brooch. Only the wings and upper bow survive. The pin and spring are missing but corrosion suggests that the axis bar was made of iron. On each wing is a pair of diagonal incised lines. The surface of the bow is worn away.

Class: Dolphin

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Width: 33 mm
Weight: 8.01 g

Discovery dates

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

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU9962
Four figure Latitude: 51.34846712
Four figure longitude: -0.57985449
1:25K map: SU9962
1:10K map: SU96SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

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