Record ID: WILT-847B26
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Early Early-Medieval (500-600) small square-headed brooch, consisting of the footplate (with worn catchplate to the reverse) and part of the bow. It measures 26.27x21.50x10.18mm and weighs 4.8g. All breaks are ancient. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the reverse, with a rib running along the centre of the curved face. The terminal, which is flat and now very worn, would have originally been trefoil. All arms are now worn stubs. At the centre of the terminal is decoration in the form of a central pellet around which are thin, worn ribs in the form of…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vernhams Dean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-8232E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of silver medieval annular brooch: less than half of D-sectioned hoop with very worn curved oblique ribs alternating with lines of pellets imitating twisted mouldings, broken at the end of the snout of a worn animal head at both ends. Weighs 0.38g. 13th century.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 21st April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walsoken', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-81DB06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age - early Roman copper-alloy Langton Down' brooch. The wings are cylindrical and contain a spring. The pin is missing. The bow is flat with two faint grooves running down the flanks. The catchplate is openwork and incomplete.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th August 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-81C131
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon brooch of Small-Long Type, c. 6th century AD. The fragment consists of a rounded portion of the square brooch head-plate, broken on all perimeter edges and decorated with a ring-and-dot incised design to either side. The gently arched neck is complete and D-shaped in cross-section; it is possible that the neck was originally triangular-shaped in section, similar to other examples, but the surface has been severely abraded. A portion of the brooch body remains, without what was presumably a circular foot. The remains of th…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-81A856
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy disc brooch of Roman (c.3rd - 4th century AD) date. The remaining plate is sub-circular in plan, projecting to a point at the top and bottom ends. On the upper surface a moulded ring surrounds a concentric setting, which in turn surrounds an umbonate centre. Traces of gilding remain on the raised outer ring of the design and it is possible that trace amounts of enamel exist in the recessed in between the outer ring and the raised centre. The brooch is potentially missing a central glass decorative inlay. Almost all of the circumference of the brooch plate…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-819823
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Roman early type plate brooch, dating from the mid-late 1st century AD. The brooch is circular in plan with eight small protruding knops evenly spaced around its circumference. Within the circular plate, there is a smaller central circle which is recessed, with a further circular hole at the centre of the entire plate. No further decoration is visible. The reverse bears a complete simple hinge mechanism with two semi-circular lugs and a very small rivet holding the pin in place. The catchplate is directly opposite the hinge mechanism on the reverse su…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2012
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Record ID: DUR-806ED3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy brooch dating to the Roman period, most likely the 1st-2nd centuries AD. It is T-shaped in plan, but has been broken at the end of either arm. It is also missing the pin and has been broken before the foot. At the head of the brooch is an integral loop, flanked by the arms, which are decorated on the front face with incised vertical lines. The bow is curved and decorated by similar incised vertical lines down its length. It has been damaged halfway down and some of the metal is missing. The object is green in colour, with areas of brown discolouration. It weighs 4.…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: HAMP-8001F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded and bent, incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Hod Hill type, Hattatt's Class B (with side knobs/lugs). The sub-rectangular head terminates in a cylinder formed by rolling the terminal back round on itself (W.: 12.7mm). This retains the remnant of the iron axis bar in both halves either side of the central pin slot; the composition is suggested by iron corrosion at the abraded tips. Below the cylinder the head narrows slightly to a waist 9.8mm wide above a transverse ridge. Below this is a second waisted groove, then the bow. The central section is rectangular w…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st February 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-7FAB24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy gilded Early Medieval brooch, of Anglo-Saxon Small Square-headed Brooch type, c. 475-575 AD. The remains of the brooch comprise of the upper portion of the catchplate, which is sub-rectangular in plan, with abbreviated lateral lobes and cusped projections above, ultimately tapering below towards the terminal, now missing. The decorative scheme on this fragment would have been continuous from the segments above and below. It consists of a raised cruciform pattern positioned centrally in the segment, which terminates in old breaks at the top and bott…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-7F5613
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of the Wirral type. It is a hinged example of which a small amount of the iron hinge remains. The head is stepped as is typical of this type. The headloop is missing. The stepped head is decorated with a series of vertical grooves on two of the steps. The upper bow is decorated with three raised vertical panels. The two outer panels contain eight cells four of which contain a bright blue enamel. These alternate with four cells which contain the remains of a greenish white enamel. The central panel contains eight cells four of which contain a greenish whit…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bunbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7F48D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval disc brooch; attributed to early Anglo-Saxon usage, c. 5th-6th centuries AD. The brooch is a large, flat-sectioned circular disc measuring 33.6 mm in diameter, with decoration consisting of a centre point around which a scriber has been rotated around to create a circle (11 mm diameter) and a larger circle closely following the perimeter of the disc (30.3 mm diameter). No further decoration is visible, except for sparse indications of surface tinning. On the reverse surface, two sub-rectangular lugs are attached to the perimeter edge of t…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: LVPL-7E2744
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cruciform brooch dating to the Early Medieval period. The object has a flat trapezoid head-plate with square wings. The object has integral top and side-knobs which are damaged. The bow arches out from the head before tapering towards the foot. The foot is incomplete. The head-plate is decorated with a punched ring-and-dot which is slightly off-centre. At the base of the bow are two transverse ridge and grooves. Just above the foot are three more transverse grooves. On the rear of the object the pin is missing and a lump of iron corrosion remains behind the head. The…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7DDFD1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dolphin brooch dating from 55-100AD. The bow rises from the top of the wings sweeping in an arc towards the foot which is missing. It is gently curved in profile. The wings are tubular with each end terminating in a break. The object is decorated with a central rib running the length of the bow. The wings are decorated with diagonal grooves. The object is a hinged example; the pin and catchplate are missing. The object has a dark brown patina.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7DD775
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Polden Hill type variant brooch of Mackreth 2011, 5.c. Plate 50; Hull's Type 103. It is missing [part of one wing, the pin and the lower bow and catchplate. The brooch measures 30.93mm in incomplete length and weighs 8.1g. The incomplete wingspan is 20.59mm (originally would have been c.24mm) and the wings are semi-circular in section, with a circular lug at the surviving end, pierced at the centre to hold the axis bar. Just over half of the spring apparently survives and is much obscured by iron corrosion, of which it is presumably made. Iron staining…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heytesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: CPAT-7D17B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman disc brooch with impressed and rope-pattern decoration and pierced holes. The pin is broken and the central glass boss missing.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-7CD975
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, a trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. A loop in the centre of the back of the trumpet shaped head holds the spring of 6 turns (five surviving) but the pin and loop are missing and the breaks are not patinated. There is a double collar above and below the acanthus button which continues right round the bow. The lower bow is faceted. The foot and part of the catchplate are missing and the break is not patinated. The rest of the brooch is very corroded and worn, with a mid green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: WMID-7CA1B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Romano-British brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), dating from the late first to second century AD. The wings are broken at both ends but they appear to have been semi-cylindrical and open at the back for the sprung pin mechanism (now missing), with a rearward projecting lug at the top of the head for securing the pin cord. The brooch lacks the moulded side plates on the head which are usually a characteristic feature of Polden Hill brooches, making identification of the type slightly tentative, although the semi-c…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2016
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Record ID: WILT-7C9217
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Iron Age/ Early Roman (AD 20-80) copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch with tinned decoration and repaired spring and pin, measuring 39.40mm in length and weighing 5.3g. The wings, which are flat and rectangular in shape, span 11.61mm. Behind, the spring is 13.17mm wide. The spring consists of eight coils, six of which appear to be a repair and are of a different copper alloy to the rest of the brooch (and coils). These extend into the cord on one side, which is held by the forward facing hook, and extends into the intact (and very worn) pin on the other. The bow…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quarley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-7C8963
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch. Cast fantail foot of an Aesica brooch. There is a knop at each corner of the fan, and one between them at the end of a longitudinal pair of convergent ribs; the stub of an unpierced catch-plate remains on the back. The upper part of brooch is lost. Suggested date: Early Roman, 100-200. Length: 28.5mm, Width: 42.1mm, Thickness (clear of catch plate): 3.3mm, Weight: 13.46gms.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-7C3E74
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with a double pierced lug spring attachment, incomplete in so far as it is missing its spring mechanism and pin, dating to the 1st century AD. The double pierced lug is situated behind the head as is characteristic of this type, with a cusping at the front between the perforations. The axis bar and sprung pin are missing, including the chord and coils. The wings are intact, short, and curved in cross-section. They are decorated with a transverse groove which creates a ridge at the tip. The head is narrowed as it meets the …
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2015
Spatial data recorded.