Record ID: SWYOR-BD81A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating from 75 - 200 AD. Only the head and upper bow survives. The brooch has rectangular wings with the remains of a loop on the back which would have held the now missing pin mechanism. The front of the wings are decorated with vertical bands of ridges, red enamel and zigzag lines. There is a badly corroded integral headstud on the upper bow. It was probably a pointed oval shape. The surviving part of the bow is corroded, and the break is patinated.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-BEE563
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly part of a copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. Only the button and the lower bow survives. The upper bow is circular in section and curves backwards before the worn and patinated break. The acanthus button is just a plain projecting disc which extends right round the bow. Below it is a bulbous moulding on the front of the bow. The lower bow is D shaped in section and tapers to a point where the foot is missing. It is quite corroded, but there is no evidence of a catchplate, casting doubt on the identification as a brooch.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-E64DF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cruciform brooch dating from the 6th century. The headplate is missing and the break is well patinated. The bow has faceted corners and is decorated by a central vertical row of short transverse punched lines within a slight recess. There are similar lines on the facets too. The area beneath the bow is divided into two by a transverse row of punched vertical lines. The upper area is rectangular and the lower is sub-rectangular, tapering towards the foot. Both area have triangular punches along the sides. The lappets are semi-circular; each is decorated …
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-A79C35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch (dating from 75-175 AD) which is in excellent condition. A loop in the centre of the back of the trumpet shaped head holds the spring of 6 turns (all surviving) and internal chord, but the pin is missing. A wire head loop passes through the centre of the spring and is bridged by a smooth collar of copper-alloy. The collar has an extended rectangular front panel which is decorated with six triangular cells of red enamel flanking copper alloy lozenges in relief. The back of the collar is rectangular tabs which are folded round th…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0FBF61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Headstud brooch dating from AD 75- AD 200. Only the upper half of the bow survives. The wings are short with only two steps of moulding from the ends to the bow. There is tubular housing for the axis bar behind the wings but it is incomplete. Most of the axis bar and the pin are missing. The upper bow is rectangular in section above the headstud, but deeply concave on the reverse. The remains of a headloop are on the top of the bow. The stud is integral and circular. Fragments of red enamel surviving on the stud and on the bow beneath the stud. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E80AD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a silvered Hod Hill brooch dating from the mid first century AD. The headplate is rolled forward to form a tube which would have held the axis bar for a hinged pin. Both the bar and the pin are missing. The bow is slightly arched and widens towards the centre. Across the top is a channel on a wider area. There is also a vertical channel down the centre. A side knop is located on either side at the base of the bow. The lower part of the brooch is a flat triangular plate with a horizontal channel across the top of it. The foot is missing. The catchplate surv…
Created on: Saturday 12th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F6B831
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The brooch has a plain trumpet head with a thickened moulded rim and a short stub of metal projecting from the top of the trumpet. The acanthus button is very crisp; it has three petals above and three below a central flange, with a triple collar flanking above and below. It does not continue round the bow. The lower bow is faceted with an incised vertical line on each side.The foot projects forwards and has a single collar. Some of the catchplate survives. A tubular moulding behind the head holds the copper alloy axis bar w…
Created on: Sunday 13th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7514A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, a Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD with distinctive notches across the upper bow. The wings are tubular to hold the axis bar for the hinge pin which is missing apart from the very top. The humped bow is oval in section. It is decorated with a groove along each side, and tapers to a point at the foot. The upper bow has three wide notches across the bow. It has been suggested by a local finder that these notches are a characteristic of dolphin brooches from North Lincolnshire. Other examples include NLM-11DA12, NLM-7AAD80, NLM-E59C77, NLM-06BB85 and…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F35167
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The head of the brooch and the pin are missing. The bow is narrow and D shaped to triangular in section. There is a central acanthus button which decorates the front of the bow only. Above and below this the bow tapers away towards the head and foot. The lower bow terminates in a large globular foot. There are traces of a catchplate running up the reverse of the lower bow from the foot to the double collar beneath the acanthus button. The foot has been bent sideways. the brooch has a light green patina with areas o…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F39F06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman plate brooch of skeuomorphic design in the shape of a shoe, slipper, boot or sandal. The brooch is flat and in plan is pointed at one end, has a narrow waist in the middle and is rounded at the other end. There is a broken loop at the rounded end. On the reverse of the brooch is a double pin lug at the rounded end, with the hinge part of a copper alloy pin surviving between them, held by a copper alloy axis bar; and a damaged catchplate at the pointed end. The reverse of the brooch has a rich green patina with some pitting. The front is decorated with a field of d…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-07B9D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy early Roman brooch of the Dolphin type, dating from about AD 43- 65. Both bow and wings are plain except for a narrow transverse groove at the end of each wing and two further narrow grooves which create a raised rib which runs down the centre of the bow; the bow tapers to a foot and the catch plate has survived. The wings are cylindrical, with a seam running along the back. A copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina. A similar brooch may be found in H…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1C7BB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman hinged Dolphin brooch dating from about AD 55 - 100. Both bow and wings are plain; the bow tapers to a point and both the foot and catch plate are missing. The wings are cylindrical; the copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin; the back of the bow has a deep slot where the catch plate was attached. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina and there is mild orange corrosion on the end of the wings. A similar brooch may be found in Hattatt (2000). A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-EA5444
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy Roman brooch of the Dolphin type, dating from AD43-65. Both bow and wings are plain except for a narrow transverse groove at the end of each wing and a further narrow groove down each side of the bow. The wings are cylindrical, with a seam running along the back. A copper alloy axis bar is held in the wings, and there is a slot for the hinged pin, which is missing. There is no foot, the bow just tapering to a point. The catch plate survives. The brooch has a dark green patina. It is 34.5mm long, 21.4mm wide and 14.5mm thick. It weighs 5.87gm. A similar brooch…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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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: SWYOR-24BAF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stylised Roman dragonesque brooch dating from about 75-175 AD. The brooch is reverse S-shaped in plan and D-shaped in section with an expanded waist. Both animal heads remain and each is pointed oval in plan with a scroll-shaped nose. The heads have a circular aperture through them and one is attached to the body by a bridge of copper alloy, leaving another circular hole between the head and the body. This is where the pin would have attached, but it is now missing. The body of the brooch and the ears are decorated with incised lines. The back of the br…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-257095
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet derivative type with a fantail dating from about 75 - 175 AD. The head is trumpet shaped and has an incomplete integral loop behind to hold the pin mechanism. This and the pin are missing. The head is corroded, but there are cells for enamel including circular cells like eyes. The arched bow has an acanthus button which is more prominent on the front of the bow and is flanked by a corroded double collar. The lower bow expands into a fantail which is flat. The front is decorated with crescent-shaped cells above circular concentric…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-27F441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from about 150-250 AD. The brooch has a flat half-rounded headplate with a sharply angled and bulbous bow which is convex in cross-section and concave on the back. Two lugs on the reverse of the headplate hold a copper alloy axis bar, on which is a copper-alloy spring of six turns; the foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The brooch has a light-medium green patina. See Hattatt's (2000) Visual Catalogue, page 334, figure 193. Please compare to PAS record ID: LIN-71CDA2. Length: 24.6mm; Width: 15.7mm; Thickness: 10.7mm; Weig…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9CE4F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably an Aucissa variant type, dating from AD25 - 75. It has a thick discoidal foot and a flat bow which is rectangular in section, and decorated with two narrow grooves down the centre. At the upper end of the bow, it widens and is rolled underneath to form two short, undecorated wings which hold a copper alloy pin bar. A slot in the top of the bow accommodates the copper alloy hinged pin which is incomplete. Part of the catch plate remains. The brooch has a smooth dark green patina. The brooch is similar to the strip bow brooches on page 319…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9D1573
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably an Aucissa variant type, dating from AD25 - 75. It has a discoidal foot and a flat bow which is U shaped in section with a hollow back, and is decorated with two rows of beading along the bow, each flanked by a narrow groove on each side. At the upper end of the bow, it widens and is rolled underneath to form two short, undecorated wings which hold a copper alloy pin bar. This extends at the sides to form a wire head loop, but most of this is missing. A slot in the top of the bow accommodates the copper alloy hinged pin which is complete. Par…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9ED180
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch (dating from 75-175 AD) which is in excellent condition. On the back of the trumpet shaped head is a tube of copper alloy which holds the copper alloy axis bar which extends into a wire head loop. The head loop crimped against a rod projecting from the top of the trumpet head, and held there by a collar of copper-alloy. The collar is made from a strip of ribbed copper alloy folded round the rod and head loop. A slot in the tube on the back of the brooch head houses the copper alloy hinged pin which is complete. On the bow, there i…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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