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Brooch | YORYM-F83BA6 |
Roman | Northamptonshire |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy Aesica brooch of Roman date. The brooch consists of semi-circular wings which are concave on the reverse to accommodate the pin mechanism which no longer remains. The bow extends from the centre of the front of the wings and is trapezoidal in plan with a raised pro... | |||||
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Brooch | WILT-E37762 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| An incomplete copper alloy Roman (150-300 AD) enamelled oval plate brooch, missing its pin. It measures 27.10x22.08 and weighs 5.38 grams. The central setting is missing. Around this central area is a copper alloy band. A similar band flanks the outside edge, though is worn and broken away in pl... | |||||
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Brooch | WILT-E35488 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| An incomplete Roman (AD 150-250) tinned copper-alloy knee brooch. Only a fragment of the bow survives. It measures 26.22mm in length, 11.75mm wide and weighs 5.7 grams. The bow extends in an accentuated curve. It is rectangular in section and measures 26.22x11.76x8.77mm. The top of the survivng s... | |||||
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Brooch | GLO-BA24B3 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch length 46mm, width 20mm, thickness 16mm, weight 13.06g. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings hold the spring support bar, the spring is made from nine curls, the pin is missing. There is a loop at the top of the head which holds the external co... | |||||
| Brooch | LIN-B5A453 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| An incomplete and bent copper-alloy sprung dolphin brooch dating to the early Roman period. The wings are semi-cylindrical in cross-section; the spring and pin are missing. The bow is triangular in cross-section, comma-shaped in profile and tapers to the foot. The foot is bent to a right angle. | |||||
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Brooch | GLO-79FFE4 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy Hod Hill brooch length 49mm, width 18mm, thickness 10mm, weight 5.78g. Rolled tubular wings would have held the spring support bar, this is now missing. A double set of transverse bands decorated the head and a triple set decorate the mid point, otherwise the bow is plain. Circular k... | |||||
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Brooch | GLO-79D7C7 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch length 19mm, width 19mm thickness 11mm, weight 6.06g. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings hold the spring support bar, the spring partly remains with only five curls. An engraved triangular panel with horizontal striations runs from the top of... | |||||
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Brooch | GLO-79AC67 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Cast copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch length 18mm, width 16mm thickness 12mm, weight 4.07g. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings would have held the spring support bar. A rearward facing hook on the top of the head would have held the external cord of the spring. A recessed line r... | |||||
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Brooch | WILT-6A6C32 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| A near complete copper-alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (43-120AD). In plan, the brooch is T-shaped, and semi-circular in cross section. The bow head is humped and angular in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. The bow projects out... | |||||
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Brooch | YORYM-520FF2 |
Roman | North Yorkshire |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. The reverse of the head is flat to accommodate the spring mechanism which is comprised of two wide lugs with a central axis bar and pin loop. The pin no longer remains. The head itself is trumpet shaped and tapers to form the upper bow... | |||||
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Brooch | YORYM-506705 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. The reverse of the head is concave to accommodate the spring mechanism which is comprised of an internal chord with seven turns of the spring. The pin no longer remains. The head itself is trumpet shaped and tapers to form the upper bo... | |||||
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Brooch | LEIC-506558 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| A Roman Period, copper alloy axe plate brooch 19.97mm long, 12.2mm wide, and 1.98mm thick. The brooch weighs 0.99g and is decorated with 3 cells. The object is sub rectangular in shape and illustrates the head of an axe. Three cells decorate the object, the first is green in colour and runs along... | |||||
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Brooch | YORYM-4F5241 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet derivative brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is semi-circular with short, worn knops projecting from each corner. A third knop at the top of the curved edge marks the remains of the attachment loop which no longer survives. A D-shaped sectioned b... | |||||
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Brooch | LEIC-4F4BA1 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| A Roman period copper alloy probably of a Hippocampus facing right; 20.61mm long, 1370.mm wide, and 4.12mm thick. The brooch weighs 1.21g and is similar to that of no.1417 in Hatatt's Visual Cataloue figure 222. The brooch is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section. The overall shape i... | |||||
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Brooch | LEIC-4F2046 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| A Roman period copper alloy 'raptor' plate brooch, 10.32mm long, 26.02mm wide, and 5.15mm thick. The brooch weighs 1.80g and is decorated with 6 cells all of which contain enamel. The brooch is similar to that of no.1155 in Hatatt's Visual Catalgue figure 220. The brooch is sub rectangular in for... | |||||
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Brooch | BH-4E1F48 |
Roman | Hertfordshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch. The head and upper part of the bow are missing, having been lost in antiquity. The remaining part of the bow consists of a short, parallel-sided curve. A transverse ridge at it base marks the transition between the bow and a sub-triangular footplate, which... | |||||
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Brooch | BH-4D0AB3 |
Roman | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy penannular brooch of Roman date. The frame is sub-oval in plan, the end with the terminals being almost straight. It is of circular section, gradually widening at the two opposing terminals, each of which is deeply grooved, creating three joined discs, the inner two of which have t... | |||||
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Brooch | LEIC-4D0995 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| A Roman period copper alloy horse and rider brooch facing right and measuring 27.81mm long, 19.92mm wide, and 6.4mm thick. The brooch weighs 2.9g and is decorated with 4 cells, two of which contain enamel. The brooch is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section; with three protrusions wh... | |||||
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Brooch | YORYM-4CFBF7 |
Roman | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy plate brooch of Roman date. The brooch is ovate in plan with a raised central oval setting for paste or a glass gem which no longer remain. The rim around the central oval is decorated with a series of sinuate line and gilding. The pin lug with roughly half of the ... | |||||
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Brooch | SF-3C0125 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| A cast copper-alloy Roman disc brooch. It is missing part of its outer edges, pin, outer edge of the catchplate and some of the enamelling due to old breaks. The brooch is flat, circular in form with enamelled decoration on the front face of the plate. This comprises a central circular field cont... | |||||
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Brooch | SUR-3B02D1 |
Roman | Surrey |
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| A cast copper alloy fragment from a large Roman bow brooch of two part Colchester type. The side wings have a series of shallow roll mouldings. The lower part of the bow is missing but the chord and spring survive. | |||||
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Brooch | BH-3A4F44 |
Roman | Buckinghamshire |
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| A Roman copper-alloy plate brooch. The plate is crescentic, its upper surface decorated with three bands of sub-triangular cells, a few of which retain traces of dark blue insets. The convex upper side is scalloped and there is an incomplete chain-loop at the apex. On the reverse, the positions o... | |||||
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Brooch | LEIC-38F7F4 |
Roman | Leicestershire |
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| A Roman period, copper alloy Disc Brooch 17.7mm long, 15.84mm wide, and 5.1mm thick. The brooch weighs 2.08g and is decorated with 3 enamel cells. This incomplete Disc brooch is sub circular in shape and contains a raised circular area in the centre of the brooch from which 3 sub rectangular cell... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-37EB46 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| An unusual copper alloy Roman brooch. It is a bow brooch, but very short, and has mouldings which are suggestive of both fly brooches and phallic symbols. It may be a trumpet headed variety, but the head is very thick and rounded, and is not a clear trumpet mouth. The head is decorated with an ar... | |||||
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Brooch | GLO-3752E6 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy brooch, length 71mm, width 39mm, thickness 18mm, weight 22.5g. This is made form a thick (2mm thick) rectangular strip of copper alloy that has been cut into shape. To form the mount for the spring a slot has been cut down the middle of the top edge (head) of the strip by approxima... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-2465D7 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| An incomplete, cast copper alloy, Roman brooch of the Dragonesque type dating from AD75-175. It has an openwork body of a scrolled S shape and one solid S shaped terminal, the other terminal, having broken off in antiquity, is now missing. The remaining terminal is decorated with two rings and is... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-240523 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A complete, cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD. The bow is undecorated and is separated from the small, semi-circular foot by a single transverse groove. The tubular wings are also undecorated except for a single, transverse groove at the outer end of each... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-23D8B3 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD. The bow is undecorated and tapers to a point; there is no separate foot. The wings are also undecorated. These are semicircular in section, and hollow behind to accommodate a sprung pin mechanism; both spring and pin ar... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-238062 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD. The humped bow is undecorated and tapers to a point; there is no separate foot. There are two short wings, also undecorated. These are semicircular in section and hollow behind to accommodate a sprung pin mechanism; bot... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-233563 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably of the Thealby type, dating from the second century. The bow is narrow, with a groove along each edge and a raised, central section. This central section has a further raised section in the form of a narrow, elongated triangle, beginning at the shoulder ... | |||||
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