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BROOCH
Unique ID: WAW-A4C62E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Roman Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type) brooch (AD c. 80-120): The brooch is copper alloy and is incomplete. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with perforated wing caps. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is an integral perforated lug which holds the copper alloy chord. The spring is coiled around the axis bar nine times. The pin is missing. The bowhead is only slightly hump-like in profile and is decorated with a deep 'Y' groove which continues down the bow, two lenticular bosses , blunt foot. On the reverse of the bow the catchplate starts at the mid point of the bow and is complete with a triangular openwork as decoration. The surface of the brooch has a matte light green patina. It measures 66.64mm long, 22.24mm wide across the wings and weighs 12.67g.
The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD 80 to 120. Hattat (1985) illustrates a very similar brooch, No. 376 and describes it as a Polden Hill variant.
Bayley, J. and Butcher, S., 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection London: Society of Antiquaries
Hattat, R 1985 Iron Age and Roman Brooches Oxford: Oxbow
Class:
Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type)
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 4.g. Plate 47
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 66.64 mm
Width: 22.24 mm
Weight: 12.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Saturday 28th February 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
To be known as: Near Evesham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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