NHER 22089 (Find Spot record) - Roman brooch

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Summary

A Roman copper alloy plate brooch, with a rectangular panel inscribed in abbreviated Latin 'love me'. The exact nature and location of this discovery are unclear.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG10NW
Civil Parish	NORFOLK NO PROVENANCE, -, NORFOLK

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Date and circumstances of discovery unknown.
In 1984 it was purchased from a dealer by owner who supplied details to (S1).
A hinged bronze plate brooch, 35mm across. Perforated, the area between the perforations decorated with blue and geen enamel. Across the centre of the brooch is a rectangular panel inscribed in raised letters surrounded by green enamel ?a ma me (love me).
See details in file.
A. Gregory (NAU), 6 January 1986.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF2831 Article in Serial: 1985. [unknown]. Britannia. Vol XVI, p 329.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (1)

BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2018 11:40AM