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BROOCH
Unique ID: WILT-95C16E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman T shaped brooch with headloop, dating to AD 50-150. The brooch is incomplete insofar as the majority of the cast head loop is missing, and the foot is missing. The brooch has tubular wings containing the pin, and decoration on the front of the wings, which consists of a deep central groove flanked by a narrow groove on each side on each wing.
The bow is decorated with five vertical riased ridges and four vertical grooves running along its length. The edges of the brooch are raised at the break which does not appear to be due to damage.
In total, brooch measures 30.02 mm in length, 17.63 mm at the wingspan and weighs 5.39g.
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: 30.02 mm
Width: 17.63 mm
Weight: 5.39 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: WSHC 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Colerne (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: ST8371
Four figure Latitude: 51.43773785
Four figure longitude: -2.24596149
1:25K map: ST8371
1:10K map: ST87SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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