Find Spot record BTM 078 - Roman plate brooch, Memorial Meadows

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Summary

Oval plate brooch, missing pin, fairly corroded.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 71 74 (1000m by 1000m)
Map sheet TL77SW
Civil Parish BARTON MILLS, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Oval plate brooch, missing pin, fairly corroded. Double lugged pin fixing, 2.5 mm. apart, unusual(?) for this type. Central setting missing, white-ish paste remains. Traces of gilding on upper surface. Very unclear punched decoration of ?reversed swags. Type as Hattatt no. 1210. Metal detected circa May 1990. (S1) (S2)
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Formerly recorded as BTM MISC

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): BSEMH, (Mycock C), entry 631, May 1990, ill..
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1) (S2).
  • <S2> Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. SAU, Plouviez J, finds report, BTM Misc, May 1990..

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 21 2020 8:35AM

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