Record ID: DOR-787755
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch dating to the 1st to 2nd century AD. The lower part of the bow only. It is flat and rectangular in shape, slightly curving. It is decorated with an incised groove positioned centrally along its length, either side, along the margins of the bow are a series of incised semi-circular grooves. Date: late Iron Age or early Roman period  Length: 25.40 mm Width: 9.10 mm Thickness: 0.67 mm Weight: 0.78 g  
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-783CF6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III/Nauheim derivative type bow brooch dating to the 1st century AD. Complete with part of the spring, but missing its pin and catch plate. The bow has a rectangular cross section and tapers to the foot. It is decorated with two rows of incised diagonal lines positioned centrally along its length, one side is very worn. The diagonal pattern terminates with two horizontally incised lines from where the bow is plain and appears to flatten and slightly expand, there is a possibility this is part of the flattened cu…
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-8DB5B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy  'La Tene I' style brooch. A sprung bow brooch with four coils and a chord running underneath. The bow and pin are made in one piece. The pin is incomplete.  The bow is arched forward and downwards from the coils. The upper part of the bow is triangular with a C-shaped cross section. It tapers to a pointed break. The foot and catchplate are missing. It is decorated on the front with a central, longitudinal groove containing a low ridge with incised transverse grooves across it.  Date: Middle Iron Age c…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st December 2023
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Record ID: DOR-355A46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy one piece bow brooch. A La Tène III type dating to the late Iron Age to early Roman periods.The pin is missing and the catch plate is incomplete. There is a remnant of the integral spring at the head. The head of the bow is a sub-circular plate, convex at the front and concave at rthe rear. The bow is narrowed from the plate, oval in cross section and tapering further to a pointed foot. Projecting back from the foot is a hooked catchplate. The plate at the head is decortaed with incised lines forming two concentric bands at the edge, infilled…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: DOR-F1A6A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy 'La Tene I' style brooch.  Part of the pin is missing.  The bow and pin are made in one piece. At the head are four coils, two each side, joined at the top by an arched chord. Through the centre of the spring is an iron axis bar. The shaft of the pin tapers to a bent point and it is now too short to reach the catchplate at the foot. The bow of the brooch extends downwards from the coils and is deeply arched into a flat sub-oval shape. It is rectangular in cross section and decorated on the front with a central, longitudinal lo…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: WILT-900B63
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tene III type of the Late Iron Age or Early Roman period (c. AD 10-c. AD 100). Some of the spring, the pin and catch-plate are missing. The brooch has a head with an internal chord. It has an incomplete bilateral four-coil spring which extended to form the pin, now missing. The upper part of the bow is triangular in plan, C shape in section, and tapers to the point where the catchplate would flare out but this is entirely missing except for a small flat section. The lower part of the bow is oval in section. …
Created on: Monday 26th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
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Record ID: DOR-0B1982
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch, possibly part of a T-shaped type. All that remains is a short section of bow, broken at either end. One end is V-shaped in cross section, the other is D-shaped. There is an expanded, triangular knop in the middle which has a recess for enamel (also triangular). There is an incised line frame around the empty recess. Date: Roman - c.60 - 160 AD Dimensions: 17.96 mm x 8.83 mm x 3.02 mm Weight: 1.37 g This is probably part of a brooch similar to DOR-C26A4B. Similar brooches are recorded in Hattatt, R, 2000 A Visual Catalogue…
Created on: Sunday 25th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2022
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Record ID: DOR-F6A53E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy 'La Tene I' style brooch dating to the early Iron Age, c. 400 - 200 BC.  One coil and the shaft of the pin are missing. The bow and pin are made in one piece. At the head are three coils and chord of the sprung pin mechanism, two at one side and one on the other, joined at the top by an arched chord. The bow of the brooch extends downwards from the coils and is deeply arched into a flat D-shape. It is thickly D-shaped in cross section and decorated on the front with a central, longitudinal line of stamped annulets flanked by longitudi…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2022
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Record ID: DOR-DB0216
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch. A late la Tène type. At the head is an integral four coiled spring with an external chord running underneath it. The spring is filled with iron corrosion product, probably from an iron axis bar. The pin is missing. The bow is a simple extension of the wire of the spring being not much thicker at the head and having an oval cross section. The bow tapers to a sharp, finely pointed foot. At the rear of the foot is the remnant of a hooked catchplate. Reference: Similar to Hattatt, R 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, p …
Created on: Friday 25th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: DOR-0CA441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch. The bow only of a La Tène I type. The bow and pin were wrought in one piece, the missing coils of the pin being drawn from the head of the brooch. The chord and pin are missing. The bow is thick and deeply arched with a sub-rectangular cross section. The rear of the bow has several ashallow, transverse grooves. At its base the bow narrows to the break and is decorated with a shallow transverse groove. Date: Iron Age - c. 400 - 200 BC Dimensions: 42.33 mm x 8.59 mm x 13.97 mm Weight: 5.71 g Reference: Hattatt, R, Visual Catalogue, p 288…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
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Record ID: DOR-004762
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III Nauheim derivative brooch. The pin and part of the coiled spring mechanism are missing. A one-piece brooch which consists of a circular cross sectioned wire forming a spring of whic two coils remain. The inner left coil extends into into a sub-rectangular cross sectioned curved bow which tapers to a thin, pointed foot and flat catchplate behind. There is no decoration visible on the bow. Date: Late Iron Age - c. AD 30 - 70 Dimensions: 58.34 mm x 8.56 mm x 19.19 mm Weight: 4.24 g Similar to SOM-6F3182 and DOR-A34393
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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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: DOR-5880D9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bow brooch. A Colchester one-piece type. The bow, wings and one coil of the integral pin only remaining. At the head are two small, flat wings. Drawn from the rear of the head is the coil of the integral sprung pin mechanism. Also extending from the rear of the centre of the head is a tapered forward hook which probably housed the missing chord of the pin mechanism. The bow is arched from the head and has a rounded rectangular cross section. It tapers to a sharply pointed foot. There is a stub of a catchplate behind the lower part of the bow. No decoration r…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: DOR-37D4F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bow brooch. A Nauheim derivative. The brooch is a single piece type, the stub of the integral pin and coils remaining at the head. The bow expands from the rectangular sectioned head into a wide tapering leaf-shaped plate. This is decorated with two central longitudinal incised lines forming a ridge.. On the narrowed leg of the bow are two transverse incised lines.The foot is pointed with a curving hooked catchplate behind. The foot and catchplate have been bent into a right angle to the right. The catchplate is not pierced. Date: Late Iron Age -Early Roman - c. AD 10…
Created on: Friday 12th June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Record ID: DOR-7216A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bow brooch. A Nauheim derivative. The brooch is a single piece type, the stub of the integral pin and coils remaining at the head. The bow expands from the rectangular sectioned head into a wide tapering leaf shaped plate. This is decorated with a central longitudinal incised line and incised lines around the outer edges. On the narrowed leg of the bow are two transverse incised lines.The foot is pointed with a curving hooked catchplate behind. The foot and catchplate have been bent into a right angle to the right. The catchplate is not pierced. Date: Late Iron Age -E…
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddlehinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-84E861
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy hinged strip bow brooch, probably dating to AD 25-70. The brooch survives largely complete, with damage to the head and the axis bar and pin lost. The bow is bent at a 90 degree angle at roughly the mid-point, with the foot pointing forwards. The head of the brooch consists of a rectangular sheet of copper alloy with a central rectangular slot to accommodate a hinged pin, now lost. The rear of the head is rolled backwards to hold the axis bar, which is also lost. The right half of the reverse of the head is lost. The bow tapers into a l…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2020
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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-1B7219
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Iron Age copper-alloy La Tène III Nauheim-derivative brooch, dating to 75 BC- AD 43. Originally a one-piece brooch. most of the bow and part of the catch plate remain but much of the head, integral pin and foot of the brooch are missing. The remnant of the head of the bow is torn and distorted. It is of this sheet metal. The front is decorated with two parallel longitudinal lines of stamped dots flanked by a single incised diagonal line running upwards from the centre to the edge. At the base the head of the bow constricts slightly before expanding into the large…
Created on: Friday 17th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2020
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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.

Record ID: WILT-843DC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Fragment of a probable Iron Age to Early Roman brooch, probably a Nauheim derivative La tene III brooch, dating to c. AD 20-60. The fragment has been heavily distorted, but comprises of a probable bow, with a high-shouldered sub-lozengiform plate, tapering into a wire at the head of the brooch, but which is truncated. The bow tapers into the foot, but this is truncated prior to the catchplate and terminal. The bow is decorated with an incised central longitudinal band with oblique notches creating a corded effect. Either edge of the the bow has a deeply engraved border. The juncture…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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