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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-217E11
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Very worn Roman brooch fragment, probably dating from the early Roman period, that is the 1st-2nd century AD. Only part of the bow and the head survive. The brooch probably had a hinged mechanism, but the hinge itself and the pin are now missing. The surface of the brooch is very worn and no decoration is apparent: it may have had a head-stud, but that is not certain.
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 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.9 mm
Width: 17.3 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 6.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Holme St Cuthbert
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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