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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-04CBB2
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy bow brooch, probably a Hod Hill type (AD 43-75).
The head plate is incomplete and the pin is missing.
At the top there is a transverse ridge and below this the bow expands towards the centre of the bow before tapering towards the foot. The curled-over part of the catch-plate that secured the tip of the pin is missing.
This brooch is reddish brown with patches of a light green patina at the front. The breaks are abraded.
Length: 34.4mm; width: 7.9mm; overall thickness: 3.0mm; length of catch-plate: 8.7mm. Weight: 1.47g.
Compare with: HAMP-A55D23
Class: Hod Hill
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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: Exactly AD 43
Date to: Exactly AD 75
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34.4 mm
Width: 7.9 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 21st October 2018 - Sunday 21st October 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2018-2-126
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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