Record ID: KENT-CD8FC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy La Tène III type brooch dating from the 1st Century BC- 1st century AD (Hattatt 1987, 22). The brooch consists of a thin bow roughly ovoid in section which turns a near righ end down toward the spring. The spring/pin, which would orignally have been an integral continutation of the bow coiled around on itself has been broken off halfway through the second coil. At the foot end a simple catchplate remains, although it has been flatted out from its orignal shape. The brooch is a deep turquoise in colour as a result of copper-alloy patination. The brooch was produced f…
Created on: Friday 6th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2015
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Record ID: KENT-FC8BD1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age copper-alloy La Tene I, box type brooch, (c. 400 BC-c. 200 BC). The spring, pin, catchplate and part of the foot are missing. The bow is convex at the front and rear. Both the front and rear of the bow have three longitudinal facets running its overall length. From the stub at the top, the sides of the bow flares in width to the centre and then taper inwards to the catch-plate In side profile the bow is strongly arched. This brooch has an even bluish green patina with some minor pitting. Measurements: 31.55mm long, 16.21mm high, 5.84mm thick and 5.59g i…
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-4ED10C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy La Tene 1 type bow brooch dating to the 4th-3rd centuries BC. Description: The brooch remains only as the bow, which is convex at the front and flat at the rear, meaning it is D-Shaped in cross section. The front face of the bow has shallow cast integral cells decorating it, rectangular in shape and set out in pairs longintudually along the bow from end to end. Although similar later chempleve cellwork it is unlikely that enamel was being used at this early date. From the stub at the top, the sides of the bow flares in width to the centre and then tape…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-811278
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and warped cast copper-alloy Colchester one piece bow brooch of late Iron Age or Early Roman date likely c.15 BC - AD 63. Description: A pair of short roughly rectangular wings flanking a central loop for a copper-alloy spring and iron axis bar remaining only on the left side, with a further forward-pointing loop immediately above the head. A very narrow near circular section bow tapers towards very thin, long and plain foot. Scars and a small rectangular nub probably mark the position of a perforated catch-plate appears behind the lower bow. The bow foot still projec…
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2017
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Record ID: KENT-10DAD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, worn and undecorated Early-Roman Langton Down bow brooch, c. AD25-60. Description:It has a cylindrical-section head, formed by wide encompassing wing within in which the copper-alloy spring mechanism is preserved. The bow is distorted but broadly sub-rectangular in form and tapers slightly towards the foot. The scar of a catchplate is visible on the underside of the bow. The bow is flat and undecorated. The pin is missing. The brooch is a dark green colour with the exception of the lighter orangey brown spring. Measurements:38.52mm long, 18.2mm wide, 11.81mm thick a…
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2017
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Record ID: KENT-2630BE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cast Colchester type brooch dating to the late Iron Age to early Roman period (AD 25 - AD 60). Description: The head of the brooch is comprised of short rectangular wings with incised vertical lines for decoration. To the reverse of the wings, an integral lug projects centrally and would have curved around an axis bar. The pin and axis bar are now both missing. Only left side of spring has survived. The bow extends centrally from the head and tapers in size until a worn point, the bow is D-shaped in cross-section. The catchplate remains almost entirely in…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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Record ID: KENT-125A68
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn fragment of a cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age Langton Down, Nertomarus brooch dating to the first century AD, c.AD 10-20 Description: The fragment represents the centre of the head of the brooch and part of the bow. The head flares out slightly and the worn nubs of spring lug remains barely visible in its base, the wings and spring are entirely missing. The bow is high and angularly arched at almost a right angle and ovoid in cross-section. There is a longitudinal incised line running the length of the bow with continuous additional incised lines emanating perpendicularly from …
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2017
Last updated: Saturday 16th July 2022
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Record ID: KENT-9E82BC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age Nauheim derivative (La Tene III) brooch dating to AD 25-100. Discussion: The brooch is incomplete as the catch plate and the pin are missing with the bow also being bent. At the head end there is a spring made up of three coils but is incomplete and may have had as many as five coils, due to the incomplete nature of the spring the pin is missing as is a possible internal coil. The bow is flat and an inverse pear shape and very thin in cross section, the wider end abuts the spring. The incomplete catch-plate appears to have possessed openwork…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
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Record ID: KENT-E3747C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Hallstatt brooch dating to the Middle Iron Age, c. 450-300 BC. Hawkes and Hull Hallstatt D Group L. Description: The brooch has a rounded hollow bow at one end of which is a sub-rectangular rounded extension which contains a pair of small round apertures to hold the iron spring and pin; although both are missing, a small fragment of the bar running through this aperture remains and is composed of iron. A bow has a raised beaded decorative ridge running from top to bottom along the bow's length. The opposite end comprises the sub-triangular cat…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
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Record ID: KENT-B731EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, worn and warped cast copper-alloy Colchester one piece bow brooch of late Iron Age or Early Roman date likely c.15 BC - AD63. Description: The pair of short roughly rectangular wings flanking a central loop for a copper-alloy spring and iron axis bar remain only as worn stubs, with a further forward-pointing loop immediately above the head. A very narrow near ovoid section bow tapers towards very thin, long and plain foot. Scars and a small rectangular nub probably mark the position of a perforated catch-plate appear behind the lower bow. The bow foot still projects …
Created on: Monday 9th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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