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KENT-3361E5: KENT-3361E5. Crossbow brooch.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: KENT-3361E5

Object type certainty: Certain
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Head and part of bow of a Roman crossbow brooch. The brooch has three large, six-sided knobs, and a triangular-sectioned, hollow-backed bow. There is a worn break just below the junction of the bow and arms. The hinge and part of the pin survive. The large size and form of this brooch suggest a late example of the Crossbow type, probably dating to the 2nd half of the 4th century AD.

Class: Crossbow

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 350
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.8 mm
Width: 63.81 mm
Thickness: 24.72 mm
Weight: 54.76 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st March 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: ASH

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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