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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-6A914E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch with almost all of the spring, the pin and most of the catchplate missing. The wings and the bow are plain. The latter is of sub-rectangular cross-section and ends in a spike. The central coil of the spring is blocked by remains of the iron axis bar. Wingspan 10.9mm. Length 43.4mm. c.20 - c.60 AD.
Class: Colchester
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 20
Date to: Circa AD 60
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 43.4 mm
Width: 10.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 15th December 2015 - Monday 12th December 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 31626
Other reference: SB022017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Gayton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF7318
Four figure Latitude: 52.73196272
Four figure longitude: 0.56071756
1:25K map: TF7318
1:10K map: TF71NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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