GLO-92A841: GLO-92A841 Roman Polden Hill brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: GLO-92A841

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4.e, flat wing ends type, West Midlands). Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings that would have held the pin axis bar, there is a loop on the top of the head for the external cord. Beaded borders decorate the ends of the wings and a crest with horizontal striations decorate the front to the head. The lower part of the bow is missing resulting in the loss of the catch plate. Date 80-120AD

Class: Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4.e, flat wing ends type, West Midlands)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 7.69 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2001 - Sunday 1st July 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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