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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-3804E6

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy possible brooch, as kindly suggested by the finder. The curved and tapered solid cast bow of an indeterminate Early Roman brooch type, fiercely abraded and probably partly melted before that. Suggested date. Early Roman, 60-120.

Length: 29mm, Width: 9.6mm, Thickness: 7mm, Weight: 7.22gms.

Class: Bow

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 60
Date to: Circa AD 120

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 9.6 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 7.22 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th October 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM30304

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Haxey

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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