SUSS-D3E8F2: Roman Brooch of Hod Hill Type

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SUSS-D3E8F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Hod Hill type, dating to the first century AD. The fragment consists of a portion of the central rectangular plate and most of the lower brooch body, without its foot; the reverse retains a small portion of the vertical catchplate. The rest of the brooch includng the head, hinge mechanism, pin, protruding side-arms, foot and most of the catchplate is missing due to old damage. Traces of raised decoration in the form of four raised vertical ridges on the brooch body and six raised horizontal ridges on the tapering lower body remain, along with traces of tinning on the surface. The fragment measures 27.06 mm long, 12.76 mm maximum width, 1.31 mm thick (at centre) and weighs 1.85 grams.

Class: Hod Hill

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 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.06 mm
Width: 12.76 mm
Thickness: 1.31 mm
Weight: 1.85 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 13th October 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Wealden (District)
Parish or ward: Long Man (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ5603
Four figure Latitude: 50.80555913
Four figure longitude: 0.21262249
1:25K map: TQ5603
1:10K map: TQ50SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Date listed is date submitted for recording.

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Recording Institution: SUSS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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