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BROOCH
Unique ID: WMID-B7AE01
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48. Remains of silver plating on the surface (length: 47.2mm; width at wings: 14.5mm; thickness at wings: 17mm; weight: 8.30g). The brooch has small wings, each measuring approximately 4mm either side of the head. At either end of the semicylindrical wings, an axis bar, possibly iron, is held passing through the flat rounded lugs. Part of the spring mechanism remains with four turns visible. The pin has disappeared. There are slight appendages either side of the head with a pronounced ridge running down the top of the bow by 15mm. The slim bow becomes more narrow as it reaches the foot at the bottom. Part of the catch plate is still present. Overall, the brooch is in a poor condition with small patches of silvering occuring down the bow. There is also a large amount of corrosion behind the head, underneath the spring. The brooch has a pitted, light green patina.
Class:
Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends)
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48
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: 47.2 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 8.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th July 2004
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Wall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK1006
Four figure Latitude: 52.651641
Four figure longitude: -1.853618
1:25K map: SK1006
1:10K map: SK10NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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