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BROOCH
Unique ID: WAW-B422B8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Remains of a Roman brooch of probable Polden Hill type, first century AD, bow decorated with longitudinal mouldings, the outer ones bearing incised, angled, lines. . The ends of the wings appear to have borne circumferential bands of similar incised lines. Their underside in hollowed to accommodate the coiled spring although any plates at the ends of the wings have not survived. Length 19.8mm, Width 17.7mm Height 7.1mm, Mass 2.80g.
Class: Polden Hill
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.8 mm
Height: 7.1 mm
Width: 17.7 mm
Weight: 2.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th August 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Birm 784
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Wychavon (District)
Parish or ward: Stoulton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO9250
Four figure Latitude: 52.14822675
Four figure longitude: -2.11833136
1:25K map: SO9250
1:10K map: SO95SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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