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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-40F928
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy penannular brooch of Roman or early Anglo-Saxon date. The brooch is formed from a circular-sectioned rod which has been flattened at the terminals, which have then been bent back over themselves. The terminals have moulded decoration consisting of ribbing either side of an indent or recess in the bar. The appearance is vaguely zoomorphic. No pin survives; the pin may have been very long in comparison to the size of the brooch. The brooch is similar to form to Fowler's Type D, which is broadly dated to the late Roman period (c. AD 300-500). However comparison to other objects from the area, and the patina, suggests a Late Iron Age / early Roman date.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 300
Date to: Circa AD 500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.8 mm
Weight: 5.7 g
Diameter: 29.56 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2017.087
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU3995
Four figure Latitude: 51.65244492
Four figure longitude: -1.43767284
1:25K map: SU3995
1:10K map: SU39NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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