Rights Holder: Somerset County Council
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Unique ID: DOR-BB36E5
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch. A section of the curved and tapering bow only remaining. The wings and foot are missing. The bow is D shaped in cross section. The top of the bow is decorated with three transverse narrow ribs alternating with two wider ribs. Below the last narrow rib the bow is decorated to the break with a pair of central longitudinal incised lines with a series of short diagonal notches projection from each.
Date: Roman - c 1st to second century
Dimensions: 46.35 mm x 8.26 mm x 2.95 mm
Weight: 5.46 g
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 150
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.35 mm
Width: 8.26 mm
Thickness: 2.95 mm
Weight: 5.46 g
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Other reference: SCMS 016810
4 Figure: ST8811
Four figure Latitude: 50.89835072
Four figure longitude: -2.17200732
1:25K map: ST8811
1:10K map: ST81SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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