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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-8D000E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester-derivative Polden Hill brooch,spring with twelve loops, the pin and the foot are missing. The wings are plain apart from a vertical groove next to the flat, pierced ends. The tapering oval-sectioned bow is undecorated. Wingspan 31mm. Extant length 21mm. c.75 - c.175.

Class: Colchester derivative, Polden Hill

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: 21 mm
Width: 31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 22nd February 2018 - Wednesday 18th April 2018

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 62699
Other reference: AHS042018

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Aslacton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM1689
Four figure Latitude: 52.4562161
Four figure longitude: 1.17768205
1:25K map: TM1689
1:10K map: TM18NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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