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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-2D1115
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch (c. AD 75 - 175). The brooch has a flared head reminiscent of a trumpet mouth. Behind the head is a tubular case for a hinge; the copper-alloy axis bar encased within this is visible at either end of the case, although the pin is missing. A D-sectioned bow curves down from the bottom of the head, punctuated approximately halfway down the front face by a transverse ridge, which is flanked by rows of raised squares - a motif typically thought to represent acanthus leaves. The bow terminates in a worn break, with a pointed ridge on the back face forming a catchplate. The object has a green patina. It is 28.77mm in length, 12.04mm in width and 4.21mm in thickness. It weighs 2.18g.
See Hattatt, Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, pp. 104 - 108 for a discussion of this brooch type.
Class: Trumpet
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 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 28.77 mm
Width: 12.04 mm
Thickness: 4.21 mm
Weight: 2.18 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th April 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: N5513
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Lancaster (District)
Parish or ward: Over Kellet (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD5169
Four figure Latitude: 54.11452486
Four figure longitude: -2.75106409
1:25K map: SD5169
1:10K map: SD56NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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