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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-EC23FB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete cast copper alloy annular brooch dating from the medieval period, that is the 13th-15th century AD. The brooch is complete with annular frame and pin, but the frame is bent slightly out of shape and seemed flattened in place. Both pin and frame are undecorated.
Class: Annular
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 17 mm
Weight: 8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 24th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 0740
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
To be known as: Ripon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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