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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-1778D7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete, copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200 in two parts. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings the reverse of which acts as a double lug hinge mechanism. The terminal fragment of the hinged pin remains attached to the axis bar and is D-shaped in plan and with approximately two-thirds of the shaft surviving beyond. The wings are undecorated but divided from the bow by a raised lateral rib. An integral, globular headstud with a raised central boss is evident at the base of the bow, it retains a small area of blue enamel. The bow is D-shaped in section and extends behind the head to the foot. A catchplate remains in situ and most of the upturned edge is still present. The brooch is broken cleanly along the bow.
The copper alloy has a pale green patina throughout. The brooch is c.45.0mm long, 14.5 mm wide at the wings, 5.5mm thick at the head and weighs 8.6g.
Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.333, fig.192 and are dated to the 2nd Century AD.
Class: headstud
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Width: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 8.6 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : 06056
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
Parish or ward: Reighton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1474
Four figure Latitude: 54.14918158
Four figure longitude: -0.25607448
1:25K map: TA1474
1:10K map: TA17SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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