NMS-A63C64: Roman brooch

Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
CC License: All Rights Reserved


Rights Holder: Norfolk County Council
CC License: All Rights Reserved

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-A63C64

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

A fragment of a late Iron Age-early Roman copper alloy Rosette or Langton Down brooch. Only part of the foot survives. It is slightly splayed and has five vertical grooves and a scar of the catch-plate on the reverse.

Class: Rosette or Langton Down

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: 15 BC
Date to: AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13 mm
Width: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Narford

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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