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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-745A43
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch of Bow-and-fantail type and of 1st to 2nd century AD date. Only a fragment of the bow and the leg is of characteristic triangular 'fantail' form survive. The surviving length is 26.59mm. The bow curves to one side, accentuated by the fact that one side has been damaged and is missing. Within the leg is a triangular panel containing a broken back scroll motif at the base with a chevron cell at its apex. These would have been infilled with enamel which is now missing.
At the rear of the brooch the catchplate has been folded over and a fragment of pin remains within the catchplate. The catchplate measures 12.56mm in length. The object has a dark green patina with adhering traces of black in places.
The brooch can be closely paralleled with an example recorded by Hattatt (1985, no. 461, p. 117-8)[1] from Owmby, Lincolnshire with the same motif but in red enamel. Hattatt states the brooch is of Hull's type 36 and parallels it to a further example in the British Museum. A similar example which can be found on the database is Domscheit, W (2014) NMGW-C9D4E0: A ROMAN BOW BROOCH Web page available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/652736.
[1] Hattatt, R.; 1985, Iron Age and Roman Brooches
Dimensions: 26.59mm in length, 15.23mm in width, 5.22mm thick, 2.6g.
Class:
Colchester derivative, Hinged
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) CD H 7.b3 Plate 59
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 120
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.59 mm
Width: 15.23 mm
Thickness: 5.22 mm
Weight: 2.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2015 - Sunday 1st February 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Sturton by Stow
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackreth, D.F. | 2011 | Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain | Oxford | Oxbow Books |
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