SUR-8606F3: Roman Colchester brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SUR-8606F3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation

The upper part of a Roman brooch of two-piece Colchester type, with much iron corrosion. Of the spring only the chord survives. There are mouldings on the side wings.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 24 mm
Weight: 6.24 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Surrey (County)
District: Guildford (District)
Parish or ward: West Clandon (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ0351
Four figure Latitude: 51.24888
Four figure longitude: -0.52561
1:25K map: TQ0351
1:10K map: TQ05SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

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

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