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BROOCH

Unique ID: GLO-F6072D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy roman bow brooch fragment consisting of the lower third of the brooch. This portion of the bow is flat and undecorated except for a recessed lines running down either side of the face, The catch plate on the reverse is truncated.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 37 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 4.11 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Thursday 1st March 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
Parish or ward: English Bicknor (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO5915
Four figure Latitude: 51.83209833
Four figure longitude: -2.59639339
1:25K map: SO5915
1:10K map: SO51NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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