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SUSS-C2EF01: Roman brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: SUSS-C2EF01

Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete Roman Colchester derivative brooch, from the 1st century AD. The brooch has been cast in copper alloy. The remaining part of the brooch consists of an almost complete bow (with the foot and catchplate missing), complete wings and part of the external chord from the spring mechanism. The bow is short and tapering, with a raised ridge running down its spine. The ridge is made up of a wide flat ridge with a taller strip down the middle; raised borders also flank the edges of the bow. The wings survive in full but are worn. The spring mechanism does not survive. The surviving fragment of wire sits parallel to the wings, and rests inside the loop on top of the wings. The pin is also obviously missing. It is impossible to say how long the bow would have originally been. The metal is very worn and very corroded. The surface is pitted. The metal has a light greyish-green colour. This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, pp297, Fig. 156.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.16 mm
Width: 27.55 mm
Weight: 7.72 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th May 2005

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Firle

Spatial coordinates


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

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Hattatt, R. 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches Oxford Oxbow Books 297 156

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Audit data

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

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