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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-E95B48

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Copper alloy brooch. Cast dragonesque brooch, Mackreth 2011, type DRAG 3.a4. A concavo-convex lentoid 'body' has a narrow coiled protrusion of loops at one end, perhaps representing a beast snout and ear. Though the opposite end of the brooch appears unbroken, illustrated parallels may suggest it has lost another snout-and-ear from an originally symmetrical arrangement. Cells on the convex side of the body include two pairs of rectangular cells with a pair of pointed triangular cells at either end of the central block. The central cells retain yellow enamel and white material, while the triangular cells have opposed infills of greyish tint and white. The stub of a cast and beaten pin is wrapped around the constricted neck between body and head. Examples of this type are known from nearby Old Winteringham, presumably found there in a military context. Suggested date: Early Roman, 70-100

Length: 33.3mm, Width: 17.3mm, Thickness/Height [i.e. protrusion]: 4.3mm, Weight: 5.29gms

Class: Dragonesque
Sub class: Mackreth 2011, type DRAG 3.a4

Subsequent actions

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: Circa AD 70
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.3 mm
Height: 4.3 mm
Width: 17.3 mm
Weight: 5.29 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th October 2018

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM40851

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9115
Four figure Latitude: 53.62363868
Four figure longitude: -0.62559342
1:25K map: SE9115
1:10K map: SE91NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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