WAW-EB341D: Roman brooch: Polden Hill type (plan and reverse).

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BROOCH

Unique ID: WAW-EB341D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch (AD c. 80-120): The copper alloy brooch is fragmentary. The wings are fragmentary and missing their terminals, but were probably semi-cylindrical. The axis bar, pin and spring are missing. The bowhead is an undecorated hump. The bow is oval in section and is broken below the wings. The surface of the brooch is abraded and an incomplete dark green patina.

The brooch measures 13.36mm long, 12.08mm wide across the wings and weighs 2.74g.

The brooch is possibly a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD80 to 120. Probably Mackreth Group 4.

Bayley, J. and Butcher, S., 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection London: Society of Antiquaries

Class: Colchester derivative; Polden Hill (Mackreth, 2011, Group 4)

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 120

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.36 mm
Width: 12.08 mm
Weight: 2.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016 - Monday 31st October 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Leigh (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO7752
Four figure Latitude: 52.16578324
Four figure longitude: -2.33768099
1:25K map: SO7752
1:10K map: SO75SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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