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BROOCH
Unique ID: HAMP-9392C6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a copper alloy La Tène III type, Nauheim derivative brooch dating from the 1st century BC to 1st century AD. The fragment consists of the upper part of the bow and part of the spring. The bow is sub rectangular in shape, thin and slightly convex. The bow narrows slightly towards the lower half and ends in an old break. The front of the bow is decorated with an incised line running along each edge, part of which is missing near the spring. The bow narrows at the top into a strip which curves round into the spring. The spring consists of two and a half loops, including the chord which runs underneath them. There is no decoration on the reverse of the bow. The fragment measures 22.4mm in length, 8.4mm in width at the bow, and 1.3mm thick. The spring measures 10.43mm by 9.9mm, and is 1.9mm thick. The fragment weighs 2.18g.
The fragment is similar to a brooch illustrated in Hattatt 2000, p. 290, fig. 149, no. 11.
Class: La Tène III
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 100 BC
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.4 mm
Width: 8.4 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2.18 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 15th March 2015 - Sunday 15th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 163
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Ropley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU6332
Four figure Latitude: 51.0838679
Four figure longitude: -1.10194857
1:25K map: SU6332
1:10K map: SU63SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | p. 290, Fig. 149 | no. 11 |
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