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BROOCH
Unique ID: SF-533913
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative double-lug brooch. The head is semi-cylindrical in shape with an open reverse and rounded outer ends. A slight crest runs along the centre of the upper end of the bow, developing into a double pierced lug across the centre of the reverse of the head. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and tapers to a blunt, worn break at its lower end. The lower bow and catch-plate are missing. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded.
Colchester derivative brooches with this style of pin fitting were in use from around the time of the Conquest until the end of the 1st century AD.
Length: 28.42mm, width of head: 23.73mm, thickness: 4.20mm, width of bow: 9.72mm, thickness of bow: 4.61mm, weight: 6.50g
Notes:
This find is from a larger research project please contact Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service for more information.
Class:
Colchester derivative
Sub class: Double lug
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: 28.42 mm
Width: 23.73 mm
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 6.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 16th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: RLM 044
Other reference: NH16-242
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Near Woodbridge
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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