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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-73E9A6

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead alloy possible brooch. Cast oval object with a thickened rim or border on its putative display face and an off-centre hollow of diameter 9mm on the back. The field on the display face is now apparently plain. Lightly patinated and folded. Suggested date: Unknown, Early Medieval to Medieval, 850-1500.

Length (as found): 21.1mm, Height: 26.2mm, Thickness: 2.4mm, Weight: 14.63gms.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 850
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.1 mm
Height: 26.2 mm
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 14.63 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th December 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM27889

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Northorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8997
Four figure Latitude: 53.46223621
Four figure longitude: -0.66093748
1:25K map: SK8997
1:10K map: SK89NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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