Record ID: DOR-A335C3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene I brooch. A one-piece brooch. The bow of the brooch and part of the foot and catchplate survive but the spring and pin are missing. The arched bow is D-shaped in cross section. Date: Iron Age - c. 400 - 200 BC Dimensions: 32.68 mm x 12.38 mm x 2.74 mm Weight: 1.44 g Similar to Hattatt (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Fig. 147, No. 723.
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 5th May 2021
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Record ID: WILT-6615AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age brooch of La Tene I type dating to 4th - 3rd c BC. It is missing some of the pin but is otherwise complete. The head, which is a a simple cylindrical piece at right angles to the bow has six coils wrapped around it. On one side, two coils are extensions of the bow and thus hold the bow to the head. On the other, the fourth coil extends downwards as the pin, about half of the pin missing. The coils and the pin are sub rectangular in section. The bow is trapezoid in section with rounded corners. It bellies out from the top, tapering again towards…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: WILT-4C42EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester one-piece brooch dating to the period AD 25-60. The brooch is missing the spring mechanism, the ends of the wings, the pin and most of the catchplate. The head of the brooch consists of two wings, both of which are damaged. From the centre of the wings a folded element curves backwards to create a loop above the head which would have held the spring, now missing. There is a further broken curved projection from the centre of the wings beneath the head. The bow is D-shape in cross-section and tapers slightly towards the foot.Th…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
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Record ID: WILT-544598
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete bent copper alloy strip bow brooch of Late Iron Age to Roman date (c. AD 25 - 75). The pin and one of the wings is missing. The brooch has been bent, its maximum length is 28.95mm in length, 12.6mm wide, and weighs 2.26 grams. The head is divided into two rolled wings divided by a central pin slot. The wings are rolled forwards to accomodate the missing axis bar. The bow tapers along its length to the foot and is decorated with a single central vertical groove running along its length. The catchplate extends from the reverse of the foot and terminates in a rolled …
Created on: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Frampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-BFBFB9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch. A Colchester one-piece type. The bow, wings and stub of the integral pin only remaining. At the head are two small, flat wings. The head extends back into the stub of the pin with a remnant of a forward hook above. The bow is arched from the head and has a rounded rectangular cross section. It tapers to a pointed foot. There is a stub of a catchplate behind the lower part of the bow. No decoration remains. Date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman - c. A 25 - 60 Dimensions: 46.32 mm x 8.06 mm x 2.90 mm Weight: 3.15 g
Created on: Saturday 13th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford Peverell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-51B466
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy late Iron Age or early Roman applied hook brooch dating to the period c. AD 25 - 100. The brooch can be classified as a Hull Group 7 T-shape brooch, type T112 or T113. The wings are C-shaped in cross-section with a perforated end cap, one of which is missing. The incomplete wing has a circular perforation adjacent to the break. A rectangular slot is located in the reverse of the wing and would have probably housed a Polden Hill type spring and pin mechanism, now missing. The wings are decorated by a series of longitudinal grooves, with alternating sections of undecorate…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage All Saints', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-65A526
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age penannular brooch dating to the period c. 100BC - AD 43. The brooch features two terminals, one conical and the other rounded due to old damage. Both are decorated by a circumferential ridge running aorund the widest point. The body is decorated by a zigzag ridge which runs the length of the band with a groove and a linear ridge on either side. The decoration is unclear in places due to corrosion. The pin loops around the band and tapers to a point. The brooch has an uneven brown-red patina. The brooch measures 45.78mm in diameter, with an internal diameter …
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Sunday 29th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-EA6F89
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age La Tene I type brooch dating to the period c. 400 - 200BC. The brooch features slight damage to the tip of the foot but is otherwise intact. The head of the pin consists of the typical four loops around a bar, creating the spring which continues into the pin. The body curves up at a steep angle from the spring and both widens and thickens along its length before narrowing and tapering as it curves back downwards towards the foot. The body is decorated with an incised design of a voided cross wtih rounded terminals surrounded by punched dots. The arms of the cro…
Created on: Friday 3rd October 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B10837
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch of early Roman date. The surviving part of the brooch measures 33.4mm by 11.4mm by 13.3mm and weighs 2.6g. It comprises the crossbar (one side of which is damaged), the rearward hook which kept the incomplete chord in place, the curving bow and about half of the spring. The bow is plain and tapers to a point. Very little of the catchplate survives.
Created on: Friday 2nd May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Portesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CCC612
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Langton Down brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 40mm in length and weighs 5.5g. The measurement across the incomplete cylindrical wings is 16.6mm. They conceal the remains of the spring for the missing pin. The bow has a thin rectangular cross section which is consistent throughout its length. On the front is engraved decoration comprising a vertical dotted double linear border beside each edge with a wavy line and spirals within. On the back are the remains of the perforated catchplate. The brooch is similar to an unprovanced example in Hattatt's 'Visu…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Perrott', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR1095
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch. Fragment of Nauheim derivative. Bow only of a single piece brooch. Leaf shaped, flat bow tapering to a narrow foot. At the head is the stub of the integral pin.
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET WEST STAFFORD', grid reference and parish protected.