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BROOCH
Unique ID: WMID-F9256A
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A possible copper alloy Roman brooch fragment dating to circa AD 43-200. The fragment consists of part of the bow. The wings, spring mechanism, pin, foot and catchplate are all missing. The bow is convex on the front and flat on the reverse. The object has some moulding detail at the upper edge.Just below are two horizontal ribs in light relief. These are visible at the front only and do not extend to the reverse. The object has a mid-green coloured abraded patina.
The fragment measures 20.4 mm in length, 9.1 mm in width, 3.7 mm in thickness and it weighs 2.8 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.4 mm
Width: 9.1 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 2.8 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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