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BROOCH

Unique ID: WILT-3B08BD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch dating to AD 43 - 75. The brooch has a green-brown patination, the head, bow, middle side lug and the foot survive

The head of the brooch is fully intact, the head has been curled upwards to form the axis bar. In the centre of the head is a recess to hold the missing pin.

The bow is sub triangular in shape. The bow is decorated with four vertical ridges (all different widths, and also travels across the only present side lug), and there is a horizantal ridge, acting like a divider between the bow and the foot of the brooch. There is slight damage to the body of brooch. The left projection survives, the right projection is missing.

The foot of the brooch is missing, a fragment of the catchplate survives.

Class: Hod Hill (side projections)

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 43
Date to: Circa AD 75

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 33.6 mm
Width: 11.57 mm
Weight: 2.74 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SSW4948

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bishopstone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU0724
Four figure Latitude: 51.01533654
Four figure longitude: -1.90158643
1:25K map: SU0724
1:10K map: SU02SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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