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BOW BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-47AE8A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy fragment originating from a probable Colchester Derivative type bow brooch dating to the Roman period, c. 43-100 AD. Only the mid/lower bow and catchplate survive, with the rest of the object broken away in old damage. The surviving portion of the bow is broadly 'D' shaped in section, demonstrating an incised central ridge which runs from its truncated upper edge to its midpoint, where there is a double transverse incised groove. The catchplate itself projects from the rear part of the brooch, being broadly triangular in plan with a rolled back edge and its centre with a large triangular cut out. Preserved in fair condition with an even greenish patina, it survives to a length of 43.12mm, 2.08mm thick at its truncated end, and 13.76mm thick where the catchplate extends from the rear face of the brooch. It weighs 3.82g.
A brooch demonstrating a similar triangular cut out to its catchplate is recorded on the PAS datbase as LEIC-A0FA73.
Class: Colchester derivative
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: 43.12 mm
Thickness: 2.08 mm
Weight: 3.82 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 16th October 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Elveden
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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