LIN-8338E9: Roman copper alloy Knee brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-8338E9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Roman copper alloy knee brooch. The head plate is rectangular in plan, semi-cylindrical, and contains a copper alloy spring. The wing terminals are covered. A suspension loop extends from the top. An arched, tapering bow extends from the base of the headplate. The bow is decorated with two vertical rows of four recessed cells.

A parallel is noted in Mackreth 2011, Vol 1, p189, no. 14241; Vol 2, plate 130, no. 14241.

Class: Knee
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, Chapter 8, KNEE Br

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 130
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 10 mm
Weight: 2.6 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Asgarby and Howell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF1346
Four figure Latitude: 52.99941051
Four figure longitude: -0.31766179
1:25K map: TF1346
1:10K map: TF14NW
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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