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BROOCH

Unique ID: SWYOR-202F21

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the trumpet type, dating from AD 75 - 175. The remaining portion consists of the head and most of the bow. The foot is missing. There is an acanthus moulding encircling the shoulder of the bow with a slightly raised collar above and below. The front of the head retains part of a loop to hold the pin mechanism. The brooch has a dark green patina; the break in the bow is also patinated. The brooch is 33.5mm long, 12.7mm wide and 16.5mm thick. It weighs 7.83g.

Compare Hattatt, 2000, Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, page 326, number 963. See also, Mackreth, 2011, Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, plate 78, number 11828.

Class: Trumpet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.5 mm
Width: 12.7 mm
Thickness: 16.5 mm
Weight: 7.83 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th February 2015 - Sunday 15th February 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2520

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Stockton-on-the-Forest (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE6555
Four figure Latitude: 53.9869702
Four figure longitude: -1.01019653
1:25K map: SE6555
1:10K map: SE65NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	2000	A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches	Oxford	Oxbow Books	326	963
Mackreth, D.F.	2011	Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain	Oxford	Oxbow Books	78	11828

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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