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BROOCH
Unique ID: BERK-3FDBE7
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete copper alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch dating from c. AD 43-75. The brooch has an arched rectangular central plate with 2 horizontal projecting circular 'lugs'. The main bow plate has 3 pronounced vertical ribs, surmounted with a pair of horizontal ridges, with a single horizontal rib beneath. The pin lugs, pin and much of the foot are missing, a small section of the catch plate remains. Similar examples are illustrated in Mackreth (2011, Vol 2, page 97, plate 94).
The surface has a dark green patina with some ferrous staining.
Class: Hod Hill
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 75
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.65 mm
Width: 28.9 mm
Weight: 6.3 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Harwell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU4888
Four figure Latitude: 51.58881598
Four figure longitude: -1.30854856
1:25K map: SU4888
1:10K map: SU48NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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