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BROOCH
Unique ID: NMS-90E601
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Incomplete Roman Colchester Derivative hinged brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 200. C.f. Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 4, CD H 5.f . The cylindrical wings are heavily damaged, the tip and front of each wing is missing. A central slot divides the wings and would have allowed the missing pin to swivel on the axis bar. The bow arches back from the head and tapers to an old break. It exhibits a central longitudinal groove flanked by a pair of ridges on either side. The lower bow, foot and catchplate are missing.
Class:
Colchester derivative, hinged
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 4, CD H 5.f
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 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.5 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Weight: 3.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th November 2017 - Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 15467
Other reference: IND09082018JS
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Smallburgh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG3324
Four figure Latitude: 52.76331068
Four figure longitude: 1.45205531
1:25K map: TG3324
1:10K map: TG32SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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