File:A cast copper alloy Roman brooch (FindID 477449).jpg

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A cast copper alloy Roman brooch
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Kent County Council, Karen Dunford, 2011-12-13 11:41:48
Title
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch
Description
English: An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Colchester one piece brooch, dating to the first century AD. The bow is triangular in plan, tapering to at sharp point at the foot, and D shape in section. The head angles down sharply, where it joins with the wings. The wings are concave to house the spring, now missing; one of the wings is broken. The catchplate, is triangular in plan, with openwork; this consists of four holes, with the two bottom ones arranged vertically, and the top two set at either side of the middle hole. It is in good condition, with old breaks; it is dark green in colour. It measures 35.61 mm L x 15.90 mm W x 13.66 mm TH and weighs 5.53 g. Similar to Hattatt 251.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 43 and 100
Accession number
FindID: 477449
Old ref: KENT-7365A6
Filename: KENT-7365A6.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/360364
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/360364/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/477449
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Object location51° 14′ 46.32″ N, 1° 14′ 25.01″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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