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BROOCH

Unique ID: FAKL-4A3F35

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published

Roman brooch of 'Trumpet' type, cast copper alloy, corroded with loss of its original surface. Cylindrical boss on its foot, marked by a circumferential groove. The lower part of the bow has a trianguar section, the top of the bow bears an expanded moulding bearing two rings of projects around its circumference. This moulding is flanked by two smaller mouldings made up of two circumferential bands each bearing a central groove The bow expands into the eponymous 'trumpet' marking the head. On the underside of this is an intregrally cast ring by which the pin was secured. The head is now bent out of line. Length 33.5mm, Width 10.4mm, Height 18.4mm, Mass 4.57g.

Class: Trumpet

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Barnsley Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to a museum

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.5 mm
Height: 18.4 mm
Width: 10.4 mm
Weight: 4.57 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SWY 780

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Barnsley (Metropolitan District)
District: Barnsley (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Darfield (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4105
Four figure Latitude: 53.54005238
Four figure longitude: -1.38280407
1:25K map: SE4105
1:10K map: SE40NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting
Current location: Barnsley Museum

References cited

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

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