Celtic Cosmetic and Roman Brooch.

[oldsoapy]

Went out in the freezing temperatures on a different field as the frost made it detectable, didn't find too much because l only did a couple of hours. But the 1st find of note was part of a cosmetic grinder from (l think)Celtic times, The second find of note being a Roman Plate Brooch of a type l have not seen before,

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Nice Finds!!!

 

[sizematters]

great stuff...ya getting pretty cold out there plus snow

how deep were they?

 

[granthansen]

Great finds, congrats!

 

[garryson]

Thanks for sharing your finds with great photos.

 

[CAESAR]

interesting finds, photo #3-4 I think it comes to decoration with fibula, duck-shaped similar to the picture that I posted

 

[oldsoapy]

interesting finds, photo #3-4 I think it comes to decoration with fibula, duck-shaped similar to the picture that I posted
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Your pictures certainly are some sort of duck, and look remarkable finds, what exactly are they and how were they found??
But my pics 3 and 4 are of apart of a grinder :: see link here. grinder

 

[oldsoapy]

great stuff...ya getting pretty cold out there plus snow

how deep were they?

Hi, Thanks , yes it's pretty cold here at the moment. Most of my finds on this field were all found in the top 6 inches.
in fact l very rarely find things deeper than that. l reckon that 90% of finds are only that deep. Hutch.

 

[CRUSADER]

Shame the Celtic Woad Grinder is bust, but it's still a rare find.

The Roman Brooch might actually be rarer, I have never seen that type & checked my books.

It's not in Hattatts or the most recent publication - Mackreth 2011.

I have a feeling you have an unpublished type. I have not done a search on UKDFD or PAS as that would take a couple of hours of browsing, however, I bet it's not on either.

BIG CONGRATS.

 

[Southern_Digger]

Amazing finds as always. Congratulations.
Regarding that brooch... I would have thought it was a roman door knocker..... LOL

 

[oldsoapy]

Shame the Celtic Woad Grinder is bust, but it's still a rare find.

The Roman Brooch might actually be rarer, I have never seen that type & checked my books.

It's not in Hattatts or the most recent publication - Mackreth 2011.

I have a feeling you have an unpublished type. I have not done a search on UKDFD or PAS as that would take a couple of hours of browsing, however, I bet it's not on either.

BIG CONGRATS.

Yes , l have never seen that type of Brooch before and lv'e looked in both my books and also on UK finds Database. so it's quite rare. But new types turn up every year. Hutch.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes , l have never seen that type of Brooch before and lv'e looked in both my books and also on UK finds Database. so it's quite rare. But new types turn up every year. Hutch.

THey kind of do, but like I siad the latest 2011 definitive guide/study does not have one.