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BROOCH

Unique ID: WAW-9C65C5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4, Plate 46-47, AD c. 50-400). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with incomplete perforated wing caps. Each wing, on the outer face, has a circular perforation, although one is incomplete. The wings are also decorated with a double-stranded vertical groove towards the bow head. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is an incomplete integral hook. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a moulding either side, and is undecorated. The bow tapers and is oval in section and tapers to a broken edge above the mid-point.

The surface of the brooch has a matte mid green patina.

It measures 19.87mm in length, 32.96mm in width, and weighs 8.89g.

The brooch is a Polden Hill type, Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands. Mackreth classifies this type as Group 4 dating to mid 1st to 4th century.

Bayley, J. and Butcher, S., 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection London: Society of Antiquaries

Mackreth, D. F. 2011 Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain Volume 1 Oxford: Oxbow Books

Class: Polden Hill
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4c, Plate 46

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.87 mm
Width: 32.96 mm
Weight: 8.89 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th March 2018 - Sunday 11th March 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO5902
Four figure Latitude: 51.71522111
Four figure longitude: -2.59485409
1:25K map: SO5902
1:10K map: SO50SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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