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BROOCH

Unique ID: BERK-5692F2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derived Polden Hill of Mackreth (2011), CD PH 4.a-b. brooch dating to the period c.AD 90-130.Corroded but still with spring in situ. The foot of the brooch with the catchplate is damaged and fragile

Notes:

Oxfordshire & West Berkshire PAS Record Sheet No W166

Class: Colchester derivative, Polden Hill
Sub class: Mackreth (2011), CD PH 4.a-b.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 90
Date to: Circa AD 130

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29.18 mm
Width: 16.93 mm
Weight: 5.71 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 15th September 2017

Rally details.

This object was found at Detectival 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Leafield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3014
Four figure Latitude: 51.82382138
Four figure longitude: -1.56612665
1:25K map: SP3014
1:10K map: SP31SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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