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BROOCH

Unique ID: LEIC-0B0B5E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman silver gilt Polden hill bow brooch, 31mm long (high) 32mm wide and 7mm thick (at the top of the bow) with a weight of 17.03grams. The brooch consists of circular cross sectioned openwork wings which contain a spring of 14 coils. The upper surface of each wing is decorated with a mirrored raised motif. Each one consists of Each one consists of two back to back motifs consisting of an inner semi-circular edge, with a central circular depression surrounded by a raised border with a further circular depression outside this. The depression sits in the centre of a V shaped outer edge which terminates in rounded points. The bow sits on a rounded swelling and has a circular cross section that begins with a broken suspension loop. Below this is a raised trefoil motif of three oval sections with two centrally placed circular depressions. The rest of the bow is plain, except for a slight ridge, running down each side and the scar of a catchplate running down the reverse. The base of the bow is missing and it has been slightly twisted. The whole of the brooches surface has been gilded.

Class: Polden Hill

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2016T835

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 32 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 17.03 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th October 2016

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2016T835

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3502
Four figure Latitude: 51.7156432
Four figure longitude: -1.49478858
1:25K map: SP3502
1:10K map: SP30SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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