A CRUCIFORM BROOCH OF ABERG'S GROUP I, FOUND IN 1977 FROM A WELL-AUTHENTICATED ROMAN SITE AT THE EASTERN END OF GLENTHAM PARISH (SEE PRN 50573). TYPOLOGICALLY ONE OF THE EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF THIS BROOCH TYPE IN ENGLAND AND THE FIRST OF THIS GROUP TO BE RECORDED IN LINCOLNSHIRE. THE BROOCH IS BRONZE AND COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR ITS IRON PIN; THIS SURVIVES ONLY AS A CORRODED LUMP WHERE IT HOOKS INTO THE BACK OF THE HEAD PLATE. IT HAS A SINGLE FULLY-ROUNDED KNOB ATTACHED TO A TINY HEAD-PLATE, WHICH IS NO WIDER THAN THE BOW. THE BOW ITSELF IS HIGH ARCHED IN A COMPLETE SEMI-CIRCLE: THE FOOT IS A MERE 4MM WIDE AT MAXIMUM, AND DECORATED WITH THREE NEAT GROOVED TRANSVERSE RIBS AND A STREAMLINED ANIMAL HEAD. THE PIN-CATCH IS OF THE LONG, ALMOST CYLINDRICAL FORM WHICH TENDS TO BE FOUND ON EARLY EXAMPLES. THE OVERALL LENGTH IS 68MM. THE GLENTHAM BROOCH EXHIBITS EARLY FEATURES IN RESPECT OF ITS OVERALL SIZE, SMALL HEAD-PLATE, HIGH BOW AND UNDEVELOPED ANIMAL HEAD. LATE C4/EARLY C5. LENGTH 68MM. {1}{2}{3}