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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-DB8369
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, cast copper alloy, Roman brooch. This is a Dolphin type brooch with hinge mechansim.The fragment consists of the bow and the head. The brooch is hevaily corroded but there are faint remains of decorative ribs around the head, either side of the bow. The head is cylindrical with a central recess where the pin was attached to the axle bar, which is still present in the central peircing.
The brooch has a mid green patina. At the end of each arm is a red brown deposit from the axle bar.
The remains weigh 12.7g. the head is 41mm wide, but given the uneven length of both sides the brooch was probably wider origianlly. The remains are approxaimetaely 31mm long. The base of the bow is 10.7mm wide where it meats the head. The head is 7.0mm in diameter where it meets the bow, and tapers slightly towards the ends.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: with finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 41 mm
Weight: 12.7 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brampton Abbotts
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | page 299 | Fig 158 |
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