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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-563CFE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from about AD 75 - 175. It has a small trumpet shaped head hiding a looped pin lug to hold the spring and pin which are now missing. There is a small projection from the top of the head. The acanthus button is very worn and is on the front of the bow only. It has a two tiers of three petals and a collar above and below. The lower bow is faceted and there is a discoidal foot. The catchplate is almost complete. Traces of red coloured enamel survive on the foot, the lower bow, the upper bow and the head, and there is also a lozenge shaped cell of blue enamel on the head. The brooch is 34.9mm long, 7.6mm wide and 15.3mm thick. 9.67g.
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: 34.9 mm
Width: 7.6 mm
Thickness: 15.3 mm
Weight: 9.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Wednesday 31st January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3105
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Eggborough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5722
Four figure Latitude: 53.69134606
Four figure longitude: -1.13829416
1:25K map: SE5722
1:10K map: SE52SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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