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brooch
(modern fake ?)
Object Type
brooch
(modern fake ?)
Museum number
1865,0711.4
Description
Copper alloy Polden Hill brooch; perhaps a modern fake.
Cultures/periods
Romano-British
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Cricklade
Materials
copper alloy
Type series
Polden Hill
Hull G7
Dimensions
Height:
22 millimetres
Length:
73 millimetres
Width:
37 millimetres
(max)
Bibliographic references
Bayley & Butcher 2004 / Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection
(pp230-240)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Earl of St Germains
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1865,0711.4