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BROOCH
Unique ID: FAKL-9C4D31
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper alloy Roman brooch of Polden Hill type, first century AD, bow decorated with four longitudinal ribs, each marked with finely incised, oblique lines.These are flanked by narrow webs which run down each side of the brooch. The underside of the wings on the brooch's head is hollow to accomodate the coiled spring, now missing. At each end of the wings is a circular plate with a central hole to accomodate the axial pin that secured the sping. The edges of these plates extend beyond the ends of the wings and are decorated with transverse incised lines. On the end of the head of the brooch is a hook with would have stablised the spring. The pin and catch plate are missing. Length 46.8mm, Width 25.3mm, Height 20.1mm, Mass 11.76g.
Class: Polden Hill
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 50
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46.8 mm
Height: 20.1 mm
Width: 25.3 mm
Weight: 11.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Birm 601
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Bromsgrove (District)
Parish or ward: Stoke (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9667
Four figure Latitude: 52.30110689
Four figure longitude: -2.06008056
1:25K map: SO9667
1:10K map: SO96NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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