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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-735895
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper-alloy Roman Headstud brooch, missing only its foot (c. 75 - 175 AD). This is a hinged example, with two solid tubular wings at the head with a slot for the pin. Longitudinal ridges adorn the front faces of the tubular wings and there is a transverse groove running across the top. The pin is still extant and bent out of shape; it is circular in section with a sub-rectangular lug at the end with a perforation for attachment. The length of the pin is 18.23mm. The bow curves forwards and down from this, tapering towards the foot but broken off before the end. There is a small longitudinal ridge on the front face just below the hinge mechanism. Below this is a circular 'stud' moulded and protruding from the bow with concentric indented circles that retain red and yellow enamel. The back face of the brooch below the stud is indented. Thereafter the bow is square in section. The surface of the brooch is worn and mottled; it is dark brown in colour with patches of green copper-corrosion. The length of the brooch is 29.97mm, it is 20.50mm in width and 6.66mm at maximum thickness. The weight of the brooch is 8.50g.
Hattatt considers the hinged variants of this brooch type to be a later development (1982, 74-9)
There are many similar examples on the database, including: LVPL-2B564C, SWYOR-54A986 and YORYM-B45C18.
Class: Headstud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.97 mm
Width: 20.5 mm
Thickness: 6.66 mm
Weight: 8.3 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E04442
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
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: Fangfoss (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7551
Four figure Latitude: 53.94967433
Four figure longitude: -0.8587035
1:25K map: SE7551
1:10K map: SE75SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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