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BROOCH
Unique ID: GLO-9A144D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy sprung dolphin brooch that has the remains of a rearwards facing hook at the top of the head that would have held the spring. Although heavily corroded the brooch does not appear to be decorated. The lower part of the bow is truncated resulting in the loss of the catch plate. Date 43-65AD
Class: Dolphin
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 65
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35 mm
Width: 19 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight: 7.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2018 - Saturday 22nd September 2018
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Garway (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO4522
Four figure Latitude: 51.89382257
Four figure longitude: -2.80065858
1:25K map: SO4522
1:10K map: SO42SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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