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BROOCH
Unique ID: WMID-1D5394
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged (dolphin type) brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-100). The brooch consists of the head with complete wings and the remains of a hinge in the centre at the reverse of the head. The bow arches from the head and tapers to a worn break roughly half way down the bow. The entire brooch is decorated with a series of ridges: five each on either wing with the inner most ridge bearing incised horizontal line in a rope-like motif. The bow bears a narrow and shallow central ridge with two deeper ridges in a stepped design flanking either side. The pin, foot and catchplate are all missing. The brooch has a dark green patina.
Similar examples of this astyle of brooch have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WILT-B07790; BM-3A17B2; and LEIC-825AA4.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 37.73mm in length, 46.2mm in width, 16.03mm in thickness and 26.82g in weight.
Class: Colchester derivative, hinged, dolphin
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 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.73 mm
Width: 46.2 mm
Thickness: 16.03 mm
Weight: 26.82 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Linear
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: North Warwickshire (District)
To be known as: Grendon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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