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BROOCH
Unique ID: DENO-87B03D
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Roman probable plate brooch, made from copper alloy. Overall, the fragment is roughly lozenge-shaped, consisting of a central oval plate with a broken projection at each end. Overall, the fragment measures 25.5mm long, 10.2mm wide and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 1.45g. It is decorated on only one side, with geometric shapes, including a triangular cell and a partial rectangualr cell inlaid with blue enamel. The fragment is flat with worn edges.
Class: Plate brooch
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.5 mm
Width: 10.2 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.45 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 1990 - Friday 31st December 1999
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8508
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Rushcliffe (District)
Parish or ward: Orston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK7741
Four figure Latitude: 52.96085102
Four figure longitude: -0.85513339
1:25K map: SK7741
1:10K map: SK74SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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