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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-4A9BFE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An almost complete copper alloy Thealby type brooch dating to the Roman period (AD 100 - AD 200). The head comprises wide tubular wings, each with a deep central groove creating a pair of thin reels at the inner and outer edges. The axis bar remains in situ and a complete pin remains attached in situ. The pin is worn at the tip but remains mobile on the axis bar. The chain loop is cast and integral, rising from a sub-rectangular block at the head to a sub-oval frame. The bow extends centrally from between the wings and tapers in width at the the foot. A transverse collar or rib is evident immediately before the flared foot. The catch plate is near-complete, missing only the terminal corner and most of the folding which housed the pin.
The metal is worn and has a dark green patina at the surface, paler green where the surface is abraded, particularly along the bow. It measures 48.0mm in length, 15.3mm in width, 4.7mm in thickness, and weighs 7.9g.
Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.333, fig.192 and are dated to the 2nd Century AD. Similar examples from the East Riding of Yorkshire recorded by the PAS include: YORYM-BBFE46 and YORYM-852630
Ref: Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Class: Thealby
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48 mm
Width: 15.3 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 7.9 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05764
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Near Bridlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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