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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-A27C34
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Bow fragment of copper alloy early Saxon small-long or cruciform brooch. Broken at both ends the slightly wider end would have attached to the brooch headplate. Shallow C-shaped cross-section. Curved front face and hollow back, with shallow relief moulded collar at wider end and medial line running down the length. Circa AD 470-530. Extant length 25.4mm, width 20.8mm. weight 6.85g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 470
Date to: Circa AD 530
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.4 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Weight: 6.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd September 2017 - Sunday 3rd September 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 25965
Other reference: GC
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: East Tuddenham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0612
Four figure Latitude: 52.66655114
Four figure longitude: 1.0450064
1:25K map: TG0612
1:10K map: TG01SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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