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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-8C2C9D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy zoomorphic plate horse brooch (AD 100-200).
The nose and the tail end of the brooch are missing. The pin is also missing.
This brooch is flat at the front and rear. It is roughly 'L'-shaped in plan with curving sides. The shape probably represents a form of a stylised with head, neck, body and front leg. At the front, three cells contain the remains of red enamel. A cell at the head is lozenge-shaped. The body has a crescent-shaped cell and at the tail end of the body is a circular cell. The rear face has a pair of 'D'-shaped parallel pieced pin-lugs. The lugs contain an iron axis bar around which is a copper-alloy pin loop. The 'D'-shaped catch-plate is incomplete as the curled-over part that secured the pin-tip is missing.
This brooch has a green patina and the breaks are abraded.
Length: 24.4mm; width: 17.0mm; thickness: 2.2mm; thickness including pin-lugs: 7.7mm. Weight: 2.47g.
Class:
zoomorphic (horse)
Sub class: Horse
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 100
Date to: Exactly AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.4 mm
Width: 17 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm
Weight: 2.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd May 2016 - Sunday 22nd May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-147
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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