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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-FC9EB5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age brooch dating to the period c. 400-50 BC. The brooch comprises an arched bow, which is semicircular in cross section with a slight point to the apex. Each terminal exhibits a knop projecting upwards. The knops are circular in cross section and expand out towards their terminals. Each has a round recess at its centre, which may have held enamel. The remains of an iron pin are presnet at one terminal, and the remnants of the catchplate are present at the other. The reverse is undecorated. A green patina is on the surface.
The brooch measures 38.65mm in length, 8.84mm at its widest, 3.72mm in thickness and weighs 6.98g.
The knopped decoration is similar to that found on brooches of type 2K, although this type have a crossbar. Cf. Adams (2013) p.69.
Reference:
Adams, S. A. 2013.The First Brooches in Britain: from Manufacture to Deposition in the Early and Middle Iron Age. Unpublished PhD Thesis: University of Leicester. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/28593
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 400 BC
Date to: Circa 50 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38.65 mm
Width: 8.84 mm
Thickness: 3.72 mm
Weight: 6.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th August 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05530
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Millington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8152
Four figure Latitude: 53.95775699
Four figure longitude: -0.76703821
1:25K map: SE8152
1:10K map: SE85SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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