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BROOCH
Unique ID: WILT-DBABF3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Developed T-shaped brooch dating to the period AD 70-150. The head, winds and upper bow survive, the lower bow, foot and pin are missing.
The brooch measures 21.23mm in length, 22.57mm in wingspan, 2.82mm in thick and weighs 3.69g.
The head is composed by two tubular wings divided by a central pin slot. Both the pin and the axis bar are still in place but the first one is old broken just under the head. From the upper part of the wings extends the bow, creating a 90 degrees angle with the head. On the top of the bow was a single loop, now broken. The external surface of the bow is decorated with a rectangular shape recess on the centre of which are smaller lozenge shape shollow compartmens originally filled with enamel. Just under the decorative element the bow is old broken and incomplete.
A similar brooch is illustrated by Hattatt R. (2007), p. 303, no.387.
Class:
Developed T-shaped
Sub class: Colchester derivative hinged (Mackreth 2011, Group 2a, pl. 68
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 70
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.23 mm
Weight: 3.69 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 5112
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: Bishopstone (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0827
Four figure Latitude: 51.04230023
Four figure longitude: -1.88726572
1:25K map: SU0827
1:10K map: SU02NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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