NLM-43479E: Roman Trumpet Brooch fragment

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-43479E

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy ?and iron brooch fragment. Cast head and upper bow of a tiny hinged trumpet brooch, Mackreth type TR4; the middle and lower bow are lost. A plain trumpet head conceals a cylindrical case retaining an axis bar, possibly of iron, for a hinged pin [lost]. Abraded. Suggested date: Early Roman, 75-150.

Length: 15.7mm, Width: 11.2mm, Thickness (crest of bow): 4.1mm, Weight: 2.26gms

Class: Trumpet
Sub class: Mackreth type TR4

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 15.7 mm
Width: 11.2 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 2.26 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th August 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM39988

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winteringham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9421
Four figure Latitude: 53.67702195
Four figure longitude: -0.57843757
1:25K map: SE9421
1:10K map: SE92SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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