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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-8A543A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Fragment of a Roman copper-alloy Trumpet brooch, dating to the period c. 75 - 175 AD. The fragment consists of the lower half of the brooch: at the top is an acanthus knob that would have originally marked the mid-point of the bow. This is formed of three registers: the upper and lower registers take the form of three sub-rectangular leaves arranged in a transverse line. The middle register is a flat ridge. The knob is broadly D-shaped, protruding from the front of the bow while remaining flat at the back. Below the acanthus knob is a narrowed collar, terminated by two parallel ridges that run around the bow. A triangular catchplate extends from this point from the back of the bow; the point of the triangle bends round to one side. A small ridge runs from the bottom of the catchplate to the foot of the brooch. The bow is triangular in section, with a flat back face and a faceted front face. At the foot, the bow is angled forwards. The rough end of the foot suggests that a foot knob has broken off. The brooch fragment has a dark brown and green patina. It is 39.76mm in length, 11.91mm at maximum width and 10.08mm at maximum thickness and weighs 8.19g.
Class: Trumpet
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: 39.76 mm
Width: 11.91 mm
Thickness: 10.08 mm
Weight: 8.19 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: E05583
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Ebberston and Yedingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8883
Four figure Latitude: 54.23515127
Four figure longitude: -0.6513839
1:25K map: SE8883
1:10K map: SE88SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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