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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-154DB7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper alloy birdlip-type brooch dating to the late Iron Age to Roman period (c. 50 BC to AD 50). The brooch has part of a loop extending back from the head and tapering into what would have been the spring but now terminates in a worn break. From the head, the brooch curves at a near right angle down towards the foot, where it starts to curve back outwards again slightly. The tight curve of the bow is decorated with a semicircular collar. The rest of the bow is bevelled towards the foot. Just above the foot is a small triangle-shaped projection. The catchplate, pin and spring are all missing. It a reddish brown colour with a patchy green patina.
Dimensions: Length - 31mm Width - 7.5mm Thickness - 6.5 Weight - 4.24g
Class: Birdlip
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 50
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 31 mm
Width: 7.5 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 4.24 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: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Reepham area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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