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LVPL161: Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LVPL161

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

Characteristic waist knob. Catchplate and pin missing. Three petal-shaped blue enamel cells decorate the trumpet head.

Notes:

Recorded 14.4.98 by Stephen Penney

Class: Trumpet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 10 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 1998

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: CHESHIRE MIDDLEWICH

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Built over

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

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 25 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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