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BROOCH

Unique ID: GLO-6D2FF9

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy Roman T-shaped brooch. Tubular wings hold the pin axis bar; there is a slot in the centre of the wings at the rear for the pin, only the loop of the pin remains. Flanking the head of the brooch on each side is an oval dome that is bisected by a transverse ridge. There is a moulded knee at the bows apex, and a narrow leg below, the catch plate on the reverse is truncated.

Class: T-shape

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47 mm
Width: 37 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 14.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2018 - Tuesday 1st May 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
District: Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Publow (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST6265
Four figure Latitude: 51.38276696
Four figure longitude: -2.54742378
1:25K map: ST6265
1:10K map: ST66NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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