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LANCUM-372472: Cumbria, Irthington: Brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: LANCUM-372472

Object type certainty: Certain
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Roman copper-alloy brooch of Hod Hill Type, Class B. The brooch is very small, with only the foot, head and bow remaining. The spring and pin are missing. It is also decorated with verious mouldings on the bow and three deep grooves on each arm of the head. The foot is fan-shaped. Traces of white metal survive on parts of the brooch.

Notes:

Recorded at Irthington MD Rally, 03.04.05

Class: Hod Hill

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 70

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 28 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Surface Treatment: White metal coated

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Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
Parish or ward: Irthington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NY4760
Four figure Latitude: 54.931848
Four figure longitude: -2.828646
1:25K map: NY4760
1:10K map: NY46SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

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