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BROOCH
Unique ID: HESH-07E50D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill type Roman brooch dating to c. AD 43 - 100. The brooch is T-shaped in plan and D-shaped in profile. The head and wings have been formed by the metal being rolled back upon itself, holding in place the axis bar; it is unclear whether the axis bar still remains due to corrosion. A small protrusion on the underside of the head is all that remains of the hinged pin. The bow tapers to a broken foot; the catchplate has also been lost. Four raised collars on the back of the bow expand wider than the brooch; this is the only visible decoration on the front of the brooch and there is no visible decoration on the reverse. The brooch is dark brown in colour with a dark green surface patina on the reverse.
A similar example has not been found on this database but can be found in Hattatt (2000; p. 321; 63) and Mackreth (2011; p. 100; 9448).
The brooch measures 23.62mm in length, 15.05mm in width at the wings, 1.26mm thick just below the head and weighs 2.67grams.
Class: Hod Hill
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.62 mm
Width: 15.05 mm
Thickness: 1.26 mm
Weight: 2.67 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hereford Museum Object Entry: HFDMG 3291
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Ancaster
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | p. 321 | 63 | |
| Mackreth, D.F. | 2011 | Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain | Oxford | Oxbow Books | pl. 98 | 9448 |
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