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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-7347DC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy one piece brooch, possibly of Nauheim derivative type, dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period. The spring mechanism and pin are missing, as is most of the catchplate with an old break near the join between the catchplate and bow. There is no discernible decoration on the bow (possibly worn off), although it has a slightly concaved exterior with a rectangular section, tapering to a spherical foot. There is a slight outward curve of the bow at the foot of the brooch, and it appears to have been bent to one side after manufacture. The surface is worn with a dark green patina. The brooch is 51.58mm in length and the bow is 5.31mm wide, its weight is 5.29g
The head of the brooch is similar to the example SUSS-908DB1, and the bow profile similar to SF-A3173D. The catchplate of this brooch extends halfway up the bow in contrast to the parallel example provided here.
Similar brooches have are described by Hattatt (1982, 59). Further parallels can be found within Mackreth (2011) volumes I and II with images in volume II (9).
Class: Nauheim derivative
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 25
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 51.58 mm
Width: 5.31 mm
Weight: 5.29 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04470
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Nafferton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0161
Four figure Latitude: 54.03510359
Four figure longitude: -0.45936248
1:25K map: TA0161
1:10K map: TA06SW
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. | 1982 | Ancient and Romano-British brooches | Sherborne | Dorset Publishing | 59 | ||
| Mackreth, D.F. | 2011 | Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain | Oxford | Oxbow Books | vol II, 9 |
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