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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-855EC2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy possible 'T' shaped hinged Dolphin or Colchester derivative brooch of first to second century AD date. The remaining part of the brooch consists of the wings and part of the bow as well as part of the pin and its hinge which are still in place though much damaged. The surface shows much corrosion and there does not appear to have been any enamelled or moulded decoration on the bow or wings, except for a single vertical line or groove around the wings which runs parallel to the bow. The bow has a circular cross section, while the wings have a D-shaped section and the reverse which houses the spring mechanis is slightly concave.
Class:
Colchester derivative
Sub class: Dolphin
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 22 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 2nd January 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Milnthorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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