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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-EC9E41
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper alloy worn trumpet brooch from the Roman period, dating to c.1st to 2nd centuries AD. The trumpet brooch has a typical oval head shape and is a hinged example. The hinge and pin are missing. The bow arches out from the head and tapers towards the foot which is incomplete. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section. The bow is decorated with an oval waist moulding with a horizontal groove above and below.
A slight rise is all that remains of the catchplate. There is no visible decoration and the object is pitted in places with a light green patina. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 326-328. It can be dated from AD75-175.
Dimensions: 37.48mm in length, 10.30mm in width, 7.34mm thick, 5.1g.
Class: Trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.48 mm
Width: 10.3 mm
Thickness: 7.34 mm
Weight: 5.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st June 2015 - Friday 12th June 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Huntington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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