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BROOCH
Unique ID: WMID-F829B9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet style brooch, of the Roman period, dating from c. AD 75 - c. AD 175.
The head and upper part of the bow are intact. The pin, spring, foot and catchplate are missing. The fragment is an inverted 'L' shape in profile.
The head of the brooch is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is bulbous. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section with a convex front and flat reverse. Halfway down the length of the bow there is decoration in the form of a horizontal rib in light relief. The central rib is flanked by a horizontal incision. The reverse is undecorated.
The brooch has a mid-green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
The brooch measures 24.2 mm in length, 9.5 mm in width across the head, 6.7 mm thick at the centre of the bow and weighs 4.9 grams.
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: 24.2 mm
Width: 9.5 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm
Weight: 4.9 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Stoulton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9250
Four figure Latitude: 52.14822675
Four figure longitude: -2.11833136
1:25K map: SO9250
1:10K map: SO95SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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