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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-503303
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of a very simple lead-ally crossbow brooch, probably dating from the Roman period, that is c. AD175-250. Only part of the bow and the head survive. There is no spring or a pin. The bow was roughly triangular in corss-section and it has the typical onion-shaped knops/terminals at the head and on either side of the arms of the cross bar.
This is a very unusual find and if dating from the Roman period it could be interpreted as a pattern for making moulds for casting simple crossbow brooches.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class: Crossbow
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 175
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Height: 22 mm
Width: 41 mm
Weight: 44.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 9th March 2007
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: South Lakeland (District)
To be known as: Aldingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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