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BROOCH
Unique ID: HAMP-93EE09
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman zoomorphic plate brooch, dating to the period AD 100-250. It depicts the front portion of a hare or possibly a dog advancing right. The measurements are 27.43mm in length, 18.79mm in width and 10.68mm in thickness. It weighs 1.85g in total. The hind legs and rump are missing, and the ear and snout have signs of damage. There are traces of enamel, off white and dark blue, in the cells within the body. All breaks are old.
Closely comparable with Hattatt (2000), fig.221, no. 1189-1190.
Class: zoomorphic (?hare)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.43 mm
Width: 18.79 mm
Thickness: 10.68 mm
Weight: 1.85 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Entry Form WINCM 274
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: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
To be known as: East Challow
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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