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BROOCH
Unique ID: WREX-317988
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Fragment of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch, of Mackreth 2011, 1.2by. Plate 81, dating 100-240 AD. The fragment consists of the flared 'trumpet' head of the brooch and part of the bow. The hinge mechanism, pin and catchplate are missing. The head is decorated with scrollwork and is separated from the bow by an oval waist moulding above and below which is a horizontal groove. The bow is broken and the foot is missing.The brooch has a dark brown patina but this, and the decoration, has been obscured by the application of a wax coating.
Length: 30mm; width of head: 15.4mm; thickness of bow: 4.32mm; weight: 8.5g
Class:
Trumpet
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, 1.2by. Plate 81
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 240
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 15.4 mm
Thickness: 4.32 mm
Weight: 8.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th June 2018 - Wednesday 5th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NWales PAS 50918/5
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Oswestry
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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