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Unique ID: NLM-358BFD
Object type certainty: Possibly
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Copper alloy possible plate brooch. A small cast two-dimensional hen or cockerel with comb and tail feathers, striding leftwards, cf. Mackreth type OBJECT 4.b3. Traces of incised lines representing the feathers of the wing appear on the display face, and dark material adheres where this detail is discernible. A tiny [diameter 1.5mm] ring also appears on the breast and towards the end of the tail feathers. On the back, larger round hollows of diameter 2.5mm appear behind the head, breast and tail. There is no further evidence for pin gear, and the hollows on the back might alternatively have retained a fixative. The cockerel was an attribute of the god Mercury, but hens are actually a more common subject for plate brooches, albeit most are of three-dimensional forms. The posture of this example is atypically lively. Suggested date: Roman, 150-300
Height: 18.0mm, Length: 22.1mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 2.30gms
Class: cf. Mackreth type OBJECT 4.b3
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 300
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.1 mm
Height: 18 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Other reference: NLM42742
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Incomplete
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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