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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-1B078D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch (c. AD 43-150).
This brooch currently has incomplete semi-cylindrical wings that enclose an incomplete and corroded iron axis bar. The wings may have originally been closed. The bow is convex at the front and flat at the rear. Viewed from the front, the bow tapers in width from the wings towards a break at the bottom.
This brooch is green and corroded.
Overall length: 22.2mm; length of bow: 18.0mm; width: 19.1mm; overall thickness: 11.9mm. Weight: 3.14g.
Class: Colchester derivative
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.2 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 11.9 mm
Weight: 3.14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th January 2017 - Thursday 19th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-3-13
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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