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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-5A4C1F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type.
The stem swells from an egg shaped knop at the distal end to a classic dolphin-back, marked at its zenith with a small convex oval stud. Four converging tracks of sunken beading, two of which circle the inside of the bar, proceed from the zenith down to curl around and under. the right side of the bars now broken.
iron oxide staining inside the hinge point may indicate the remains of the bar are still present within the hinge.
width across head excluding bar:- 12mm
thinnest width of stem:- 4 mm
Class:
Colchester derivative, Polden Hill
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) CD PH 4.d Plate 47
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 24.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th September 2018 - Sunday 19th August 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: High Legh
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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