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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-7CA735
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Developed T-shaped brooch, from the middle of the 1st century to the middle of the 2nd century. The brooch is almost complete missing only the hinged pin. It has solid cast wings, each with two parallel and transverse incised lines, and the chain loop perforation is not drilled. The bow is solid and the head is sub rectangular being divided into two and framed by a raised rib. The two rectangles would have held enamelling, and the right hand rectangle still retains some of the original blue enamel. The centre of the bow has an acanthus moulding and is flanked to the top and bottom by a raised transverse rib.The lower half of the bow is triangular in section and finishes with a flat and rounded foot knob. To the rear a complete catchplate is connected from the acanthus moulding to the foot. The brooch has a rich rust brown patina.
Weight: 11.73gms Length: 55.1mm width of head: 21.2mm thickness of head and bow 9.8mm
Class: Developed T shaped brooch
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55.1 mm
Width: 21.2 mm
Thickness: 9.8 mm
Weight: 11.73 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd December 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
Parish or ward: Merton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP5718
Four figure Latitude: 51.85768493
Four figure longitude: -1.17375277
1:25K map: SP5718
1:10K map: SP51NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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