PUBLIC-370CFB: PUBLIC-370CFB-copper alloy la Tene brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: PUBLIC-370CFB

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age or Roman La Tene III type brooch dating to the period c. AD 20 - 100. The spring consists of two loops and terminates in an old break at the point at which the third coil would have projected into the pin. The bow tapers along its length from the head to the foot and is lozenge form in section. The top to the middle of the bow is decorated in short horizontal incised lines, the foot is undecorated. The remains of the catch plate extends from the reverse of the foot.

Weight: 4.33gms Length: 55.4mm Width: 5.2mm Thickness: 3.9mm

Class: Nauheim derivative La Tene III

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 20
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 55.4 mm
Width: 5.2 mm
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 4.33 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th September 2018

Rally details.

This object was found at Detectival 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: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Leafield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP3115
Four figure Latitude: 51.83275768
Four figure longitude: -1.55152865
1:25K map: SP3115
1:10K map: SP31NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: metal detecting Find
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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

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