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BROOCH
Unique ID: SUR-46AF4F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman brooch of a form unusual for Roman Britain.
Notes:
Brooches of this form appear to derive from the Balkans which puts this find in doubt. A very similar brooch was recorded from nearby (BERK-64C028) and this has been shown to have been sold at an auction about a year before it was 'found'. This brooch is regarded as being a recent 'plant'.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.11 mm
Width: 17.14 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 15-688
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Asthall (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3010
Four figure Latitude: 51.78785844
Four figure longitude: -1.56647156
1:25K map: SP3010
1:10K map: SP31SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 763 |
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