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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-02AB73
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester-derivative rear hook type. Only the wings, rear hook and part of the bow survive, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn.
The wings are semi-cylindrical in form. Their front face is decorated with a series of transverse grooves. Above the wings is a rear hook. This extends onto top of the bow where it develops into a central longitudinal groove before terminating in old breaks. The bow is D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face.
This bow brooch measures 23.87mm in length, 26.62mm in width at the wings, 9.47mm in width at the bow, 5.29mm in thickness, 9.91g in weight.
There is a similar example recorded by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, pp. 298, no. 884).
Class: Colchester-derivative (rear hook)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 70
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.87 mm
Width: 26.62 mm
Thickness: 5.29 mm
Weight: 9.91 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Yaxley
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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