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PLATE BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-C21D74
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Roman copper alloy enamelled plate brooch of Mackreth 2011, British type 2.b, parts of the edge, most of the catchplate and all of the spring and pin missing. The central concave-sided hexagonal cell is inlaid with yellow enamel and the outer cell with red. The pin lug is single. Diameter 21mm. Second half 2nd century.
Class: Mackreth 2011, British type 2.b
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 16th October 2014 - Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AHS112014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
Parish or ward: Darsham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM4269
Four figure Latitude: 52.26587064
Four figure longitude: 1.54518762
1:25K map: TM4269
1:10K map: TM46NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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