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BROOCH
Unique ID: GLO-009432
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy sprung dolphin brooch that has the remains of a rearwards facing hook at the top of the head that would have held the spring. Semi-circular wings project either side of the head. The bow is undecorated, the lower part of the leg is truncated resulting in the loss of the catch plate. Date 43-65AD
Class: Dolphin
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 65
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 27 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 7.49 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2006 - Sunday 1st July 2012
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
To be known as: Cotswolds
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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