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PLATE BROOCH
Unique ID: LIN-26F12E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy continental plate brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 80-250). The brooch is lozenge shaped, with a circular knop extending from each corner. Each knop has a ring and dot motif in the centre. Within the centre of the main lozenge shape are five slightly raised annulets arranged with one in each corner and one in the centre. These annulets and the space around them appear to have been filled with blue enamel. On the reverse of the brooch is a double lug pin fitting, which still holds the remains of the pin, and at the other end is the remains of a small semi-circular catch plate. A similar example can be seen on the database: SF-52323C.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 34.43mm in length, 32.09mm in width, 10.79mm in thickness and 5.97g in weight.
Class: continental, lozege-shaped
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.43 mm
Width: 32.09 mm
Thickness: 10.79 mm
Weight: 5.97 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Riseholme (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9876
Four figure Latitude: 53.27194228
Four figure longitude: -0.5319266
1:25K map: SK9876
1:10K map: SK97NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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