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LIN-4C6FA9: Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LIN-4C6FA9

Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy Colchester brooch. Only the catchplate and part of the bow survive. The bow is triangular in section and has a raised central rib decorated with diagonal grooves. The catchplate is openwork and turned over at the edge.

Class: Colchester

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: 30 mm
Width: 5 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight: 2.5 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: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: Rauceby area

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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