SUSS-4CD031: An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age or early Roman period one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tene III type dating to the 1st century. (AD,43-100).

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SUSS-4CD031

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age or early Roman period one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tene III type dating to the 1st century. (AD,43-100). The head of the brooch is a bilateral spring in a spring coil which would have formed the pin. Part of the coil and pin are missing. Two of the spring coils are intact, curving backwards onto the front of the brooch body. From the spring the body extends in a sub-triangular form in plan, narrowing in the direction of the foot leading to the remains of a sub-triangular catchplate. The body is flat in section with nearly 90-degree curvature in profile and the catchplate has been bent to one side to catch the missing pin. There is no decoration. The brooch has an overall dark green patina. The brooch measures 32.2mm long, 6.9mm wide (spring), 3.1mm wide at body) 1.8mm thick (at body) and weighs 1.58 grams. Cf. Hattatt (2000: 290, fig.149, ref 12).

Class: Bow Brooch
Sub class: Nauheim Derivative La Tene III

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 32.2 mm
Width: 6.9 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 1.58 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2016 - Wednesday 31st August 2016

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU1841
Four figure Latitude: 51.16796372
Four figure longitude: -1.7439355
1:25K map: SU1841
1:10K map: SU14SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Dates is month found
General landuse: Cultivated land

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

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