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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-95FEFD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy dragonesque brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 175. The brooch is curvilinear in form resulting in a roughly S-shaped piece, one terminal of which has been lost to an old worn break. The surviving terminal is in the form of an ovate "dragon head" with a central ring and dot style decoration representing an eye. The upper and lower elements of the terminal, likely to represent ears and snout respectively, are lost to worn breaks. The body of the brooch is decorated with a single large central recessed annulet which retains traces of red enamel. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The brooch is 30mm long, 18.7mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 4.2g.
Similar examples can be seen in Hattatt, p.351, fig.210 and are dated to the 2nd century AD.
Class: Dragonesque
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 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 18.7 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 4.2 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05243
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Market Weighton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8638
Four figure Latitude: 53.83115455
Four figure longitude: -0.69478449
1:25K map: SE8638
1:10K map: SE83NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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