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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-29B7BD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch dating to the Roman period. The brooch has short wings which are decorated with three vertical ridges. At the top of the head is an incomplete attachment loop. Towards the front of the head is an oval moulding which is worn. The bow of the brooch curves outwards and down from the head, tapering in width to where it terminates in an ancient and worn break. The foot, catchplate and pin are missing. The brooch is a hinged example and the top of the pin remains.
The object has a mid-green patina and can be dated to the 2nd Century AD. A more complete example of a headstud brooch which can be seen on the database is LVPL-6A07C0
Dimensions: 21mm in length, 15mm in with, 5.95g
Class:
Headstud
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) Headstud 10.a-10.c Plate 73-4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21 mm
Width: 15 mm
Weight: 5.95 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Sunday 30th December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Buttercrambe with Bossall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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