KENT-2F0976: KENT-2F0976. Late Iron age Dolphin brooch, front.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: KENT-2F0976

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy Dolphin brooch fragment. Two wings at head of fragmentary bow, which has two incised grooves either side of central ridge. Fragmentary spring on reverse.

Class: Colchester Two-Piece Derivative
Sub class: Dolphin

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23 mm
Width: 26 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight: 6.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2004

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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)
Parish or ward: Goodnestone (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR2653
Four figure Latitude: 51.231411
Four figure longitude: 1.235789
1:25K map: TR2653
1:10K map: TR25SE
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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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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