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BROOCH
Unique ID: BUC-DF3E06
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester type, dating from the 1st century AD. The bow is curved, and is oval in cross section. the inside of the bow is bevelled on either side. At the foot of the bow a small part of the catch plate remains, this is worn and broken, and projects from almost half way up the bow. At the head of the brooch the bow curves round at ninety degrees before projecting out either side for the wings, which are worn and broken. The spring would have originally sat underneath the wings. Above this is an attachment loop created by a thin piece of copper alloy which curves back to meet the bow. This would have held the spring in place. It is sub oval in cross section. The pin of the brooch is now missing.
The brooch has a red brown patina, and measures 69.8mm in length, 9.7mm in width, 3.7mm in thickness and weighs 7.88g.
The brooch is similar to Hattatt 2000, page 297, number 1455.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69.8 mm
Width: 9.7 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 7.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 31st March 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4842
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Studham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL0014
Four figure Latitude: 51.81569364
Four figure longitude: -0.55070744
1:25K map: TL0014
1:10K map: TL01SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | page 297, | number 1455. |
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