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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-FB5F0A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper-alloy Roman brooch, possibly 1st century AD decorated with incised or indented geometric designs. The catchplate, pin and the hinge are now missing. It is similar in style to the 'dolphin' class but has a flattened end, as opposed to the smooth curve more typical of the type. This flattened area is decorated with a raised triangle that is met on its right side by an arrow shaped indentation. The spine of the stem is decorated with two indented linear areas, each of which contains a geometric zigzag that meet slightly below the head and continue as one down the stem. There is no surviving evidence of any enamelling.
Notes:
This object is from the collection of the late Dr. Campbell, brought in for recording by the original finder with the permission of Mrs. Campbell.
Class:
Colchester derivative, Polden Hill
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) CD PH 4.a Plate 46
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Height: 15 mm
Width: 20 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 11.7 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Huntington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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