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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-2DE7FA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Fragment of copper alloy Iron Age / Roman Langton Down brooch. Broken cylindrical wings enclose the remains of the copper alloy spring with seven extant loops, pin missing. The upper end of the bow at the junction with the wings is convex. Bow decorated with multiple longitudinal grooves and ribs. Lower half of bow and catch-plate missing. Extant width 20mm. Extant length 19mm. c. AD 20-65.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 20
Date to: Circa AD 65

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19 mm
Width: 20 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 20th September 2018 - Wednesday 17th October 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: AHS102018

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
Parish or ward: Fressingfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM2678
Four figure Latitude: 52.35344942
Four figure longitude: 1.31717974
1:25K map: TM2678
1:10K map: TM27NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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

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