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BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM-C20CC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy brooch. Cast trumpet brooch, Mackreth type TR x2.b. A plain head masks a tubular case for an axis bar which retains a hinged pin. The upper bow is plain. Mid-bow decoration does not pass all around the bow, and comprises a moulding and three claws or petals above and below a central disc. The lower bow also appears plain, and is tapered, with the stub of a catch plate behind it. A brooch of this type was dated to 140-160 at Rudston, East Yorkshire. Suggested date: Early Roman, 140-160
Length: 40.0mm, Width: 13.4mm, Thickness (crest of bow): 3mm, Weight: 4.39gms
Class:
Trumpet
Sub class: Mackreth type TR x2.b
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 140
Date to: Circa AD 160
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Width: 13.4 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 4.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM43196
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Wetwang
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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