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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-1184B3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch probably of Colchester derivative with double pierced lug. Only the foot of the bow and part of the catch plate survive, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn.
The bow is D-shaped in section with a plain front face. At the base of the bow is an integrally cast catch plate that is triangular in form with triangular and circular openwork decoration and a rectangular pin groove.
This brooch measures 28.06mm in length, 3.11mm in width, 1.80mm in thickness, 1.71g in weight.
There is similar example from Hacheston (Blagg et al, 2004, pp. 96, no. 91).
Class: Colchester-derivative (double-pierced lug)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.06 mm
Width: 3.11 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 1.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: BRA 005
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Braiseworth
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