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BROOCH
Unique ID: WILT-B44221
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy rosette brooch of the keyhole type dating to the 1st century AD (late Iron Age to early Roman). The brooch has a roughly circular top with a central perforation around which is a cross design within a raised circle. Beneath is part of a triangular base terminating in a knop on the right side. There are two decorative lines in the shape of an inverted triangle and it seems that the third line follows the break where the left side of the triangle is now missing. On the reverse the integral catchplate is present, but the pin is missing. The brooch is 33.72mm in length, maximum width is 20.11mm, and it weighs 7.37grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.72 mm
Width: 20.11 mm
Thickness: 7.79 mm
Weight: 7.37 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 4380
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: West Lavington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0052
Four figure Latitude: 51.26715426
Four figure longitude: -2.00138367
1:25K map: SU0052
1:10K map: SU05SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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