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BROOCH
Unique ID: WMID-1F001D
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, double-lugged, Harlow brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-100). The head consists of two C-sectioned wings, with a double lug on the reverse. The lower lug retains the remains of the spring, while the upper lug retains the chord. The rest of the spring and the pin are now missing. The bow is semi-circular in cross section and it bears, on its front, three longitudinal grooves. The bow tapers towards a worn break. The brooch has a dark green patina.
See Mackreth (2011: 42, no. 901) for a similar example. PAS records NLM-03FFA9 and HAMP-55AB01 also show comparable styles.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 22.44mm in length, 16.62mm in width, 8.26mm in thickness and 3.15g in weight.
Class: Colchester derivative, double-lugged, Harlow
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: 22.44 mm
Width: 16.62 mm
Thickness: 8.26 mm
Weight: 3.15 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.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackreth, D.F. | 2011 | Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain | Oxford | Oxbow Books | p. 42, plate 39 | no. 901 |
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