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BROOCH
Unique ID: YORYM-60AC6E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy enamelled disc brooch dating to the Roman period (c.AD 80 - AD 250). The brooch is circular in plan. It has a central, concave cell surrounded by a silvered border. The thinner, exterior, circumferential border is also silvered. The area between the borders is decorated with six evenly spaced silvered pellets set in a field of green enamel. The central cell would have contained enamel. The reverse is flat and undecorated, with the pin mounting block and catchplate evident. The pin and part of the edge of the annular plate are missing.
The metal is worn and has a mid green patina. The brooch is 22.2 mm in diameter, the plate alone is 2.0 mm thick or 7.3mm thick with the mounting block included. It weighs 4.2g.
Similar examples can be found in Hattatt (1982, p. 137ff, fig. 58), and on the PAS database such as YORYM-0D2B15 and HAMP-74A674.
Class: disc
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 4.2 g
Diameter: 22 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E06220
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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Carnaby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA1465
Four figure Latitude: 54.06833161
Four figure longitude: -0.25946448
1:25K map: TA1465
1:10K map: TA16NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1982 | Ancient and Romano-British brooches | Sherborne | Dorset Publishing | 137ff |
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