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BROOCH

Unique ID: YORYM-FE4889

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of Roman date, c.AD 50 - 150. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular tubular wings, from which projects an attachment for a now missing headloop. The reverse of the wings form an integral double lung hinge mechanism. The enclosed axis bar and pin no longer survive.

A D-sectioned bow attaches centrally to the wings and tapers to a worn break. The bow arches steeply forming a C-shaped profile. The underside of the bow has a deep triangular recess beginning where the bow joins the head and narrowing to a point approximately halfway along the length of the bow. No trace of a catchplate remains.

Traces of niello decoration remain on the upper side of the head and bow of the broch.

The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 28.4mm long, 16.1mm wide at the head, 6.4mm wide at the bow, 7.6mm thick and weighs 4.4g.

Similar objects have been recorded on the database as LIN-1AD13B, OXON-B2BB15, and SOM-441425.

Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.302, fig.161 and date to the mid-1st to mid-2nd century AD. A particularly similar example is number 927.

Ref: Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxford: Oxbow Books.

Class: T-Shape

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 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.4 mm
Width: 16.1 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm
Weight: 4.4 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: YMT : E05763

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hemsworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4414
Four figure Latitude: 53.62069944
Four figure longitude: -1.33627362
1:25K map: SE4414
1:10K map: SE41SW
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
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	2000	A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches	Oxford	Oxbow Books	p.302, fig.161	927.

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

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