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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-DE2265

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of Romano-British plate brooch, possibly unfinished, damaged rectangular plate only with central perforation for setting, collared lug at each angle, twin perforated lugs on reverse containing corrosion and iron staining, spike-like casting jet at springing of all three surviving lugs. 2nd century AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 100
Date to: AD 199

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Flixton

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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