Record ID: SF-ADD6C5
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, miniature cast copper-alloy Roman colchester brooch. The brooch has no wings and at the head has an integrally cast spring chord and spring of eight coils that extends to a cylindrical pin with a sharp tapering point. The spring is held in place by an integrally cast hook. This is flat, rectangular in form and folds forward on to the head of the brooch where it has moulded decoration comprising incised transverse grooves separated by a concave moulding, beneath which are double moulded vertical grooves. A separately cast copper-alloy axis bar appears to have been inserted …
Created on: Friday 28th October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A3F622
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is issing its spring, axis bar, pin, foot and catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are flat, rectangular in form and have been folded due to post-depositional damage. At the centra of the wings are the remains of an integrally cast spring and rear hook, both of which are now incomplete due to old breaks. The head of the brooch is rectangular in form and section, tapering to an oval section bow that is undecorated and terminates in old breaks above the foot. The entire brooch has the remains of a dark green …
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2011
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3BF6F3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester bow brooch of late Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing the spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks. The short wings are flat and rectangular in form, separated by an integrally cast spring and chord hook that extends forwards onto the front of the bow. The bow is oval shaped in section, undecorated, and tapers to a pointed foot. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete integrally cast catchplate of uncertain form. This brooch measures 47.97mm in length, 5.54mm in width at bow, 2.50mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 3.40g. …
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hacheston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AA5EF6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing its spring, pin and most of the catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch has short, flat rectangular wings separated by incomplete but integrally cast rear facing spring and integral hook. The bow itself is cylindrical in form, tapering to a worn, pointed foot. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete catchplate that is sub-triangular in form and missing its outer edge due to old breaks. This brooch measures 24.48mm in length, 10.54mm in width at wings, 3.25mm in width at bow, and…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birdbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E6DAC8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy later Iron Age to Roman brooch, probably a Rosette brooch. Only part of the foot and catchplate survive, the remainder of the brooch now missing due to old breaks. The foot is flat, triangular in form and terminates at the top in old breaks. The front face is decorated with four flaring vertical ridges with central grooves and on the back face is an incomplete but integrally cast sub-triangular shaped catchplate with the remains of an oval shaped perforation. The entire object measures 17.88mm in length, 12.12mm in width, 0.94mm in thickness, and weighs…
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Last updated: Friday 17th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-511E92
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Langton Down brooch. Only the foot of the bow and catchplate survive, the remainder of the brooch now missing due to old breaks. The bow is flat, rectangular in form and with moulded decoration on the front face. This comprises two vertical reeded bands each with central groove and separated by fluting. The outer edges of the front face have transverse notches. At its foot the brooch has an integrally cast catchplate on the back face, which is semi-circular in form, with a central oval shaped perforation, and is currently bent over to one side as a resu…
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8BF882
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing its spring, pin and most of the catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch has short, flat rectangular wings separated by an incomplete integrally cast rear facing spring and an integral hook that is bent forwards onto the head of the bow. The bow itself is cylindrical in form, tapering to a worn, pointed foot. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete catchplate that appears to have circular or oval shaped perforations, now incomplete due to old breaks. This brooch measures 28.62mm in length, 8.13mm…
Created on: Monday 28th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Barton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D25EF8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester bow brooch of late Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing the pin and parts of the catchplate due to old breaks. The short wings are flat and rectangular in form, separated by an integrally cast spring and chord hook that extends forwards onto the front of the bow. The spring has three coils to each side of the brooch that are held in place at the centre by the chord hook, the spring chord broken to one side due to post-depositional damage. The curved bow is flattened oval shaped in section, undecorated, and tapers to a pointed foot. On the ba…
Created on: Friday 14th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 11th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D24C51
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester bow brooch of late Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing part of the spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks. The short wings are flat and rectangular in form, separated by an integrally cast spring and chord hook that extends forwards onto the front of the bow. The spring has three coils to the left hand side of the brooch, and one incomplete coil to the right, held in place at the centre by the chord hook. The curved bow is oval shaped in section, undecorated, and tapers to a pointed foot. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete …
Created on: Friday 14th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 11th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-703A54
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete continental 'Augenfibel' or Eye brooch of Iron Age date. It is missig half of the spring and the pin due to old breaks. At the head of the bow is an integrally cast spring of which three coils survive to the left hand side of the head, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. Above the spring coil is an integrally cast forwards facing hook that extends onto the head of the brooch and terminates with a sharp triangular point. The head itself has small projecting flattened rectangular wings and slight incised groove with notches to either side where the wings and bow m…
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Sunday 22nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1CC5B6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Rosette brooch. It is missing the pin, most of the bow, and the foot/catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch has cylindrical spring cases that contain a copper-alloy spring, with a rectangular aperture at the centre through which the now incomplete iron pin would have hinged. The upper half of the bow survives intact and is flat, circular in form and may originally have had appliqué decoration on the front face. It measures 19.96mm in length, 28.67mm in width at spring, 10.75mm in thickness at spring, and weighs 8.22g. This Iron Age …
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-04BC75
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete Roman Colchester brooch. It is missing the spring and pin due to old breaks, and has been bent almost in half due to post-depositional damage. The brooch has flat, rectangular wings that have double vertical ridges on their front faces. At the centre of the wings are an integrally cast hook that folds forwards onto the head of the bow and an incomplete integrally cast spring. The bow itself is flat, rectangular in section and with slightly faceted edges on the front face, tapering to a pointed foot. On the back face of the foot are the remains of a flattened and …
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hacheston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-490DE8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Langton Down brooch of later Iron Age to Roman date. Only the upper part of the bow and part of the spring casing survives intact, the remainder of the brooch missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is incomplete and in its current form is semi-cylindrical. A curved incised transverse groove is visible on the front face of the brooch at the join of head and bow, and the bow itself has moulded decoration. This consists of at least six vertical flutes with a central ridge that contains a double vertical groove. The surviving fragment measures 12.69m…
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 16th April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-323E15
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy rosette brooch of Late Iron Age to Roman date. The foot of the brooch survives intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It has a flattened rectangular plate with central circular rivet hole where the separately cast disc and bow would have been riveted together. At the base of this plate is a transverse ridge beneath which it narrows to a rectangular foot with slightly rounded bottom end. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete integrally cast catchplate with the remains of a single central perforation. The entire object is extremely w…
Created on: Monday 12th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 13th April 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flempton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0A8018
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing parts of the spring bar, spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks, but is otherwise complete. The brooch has flat wings that are sub-triangular in sectiona nd taper slightly towards their ends. On the front face is grooved decoration consisting of single diagonal lines running towards the bottom outer corner of each wing, in addition to single vertical grooves at the ends of each wing. Between the wings is an integral forward facing triangular hook that folds onto the front of the bow and holds in place a sh…
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nedging with Naughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-752844
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Rosette brooch. The spring case, spring, part of the pin and upper part of the bow survive intact, the remainder missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is semi-cylindrical in form and folded over to encase the spring. The spring itself has ten coils and from the centre extends the remains of the copper-alloy pin, which is circular in section. On the front face of the spring casing can be seen incised decoration comprising two parallel transverse grooves with perhaps two smaller vertical grooves visible at one end. The bow itself i…
Created on: Friday 8th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ACE684
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age early Roman Nauheim derivative brooch, One piece with two surviving spring coils, pin and remaining coils are missing. Flat bow with sloping shoulders and tapering terminal end is decorated with border grooves and rows of tiny curvilinear grooves. Similar to more simple example from Hacheston (Plouviez et al 2004, 89-90, fig 61, no 5). Measuring 31.49mm in length and 8.11mm in width.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Badley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E64EB4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy incomplete Iron Age Colchester type bow brooch, circa first half or the first century in date. It is missing the catchplate, spring, and pin. It is a one piece brooch with short flat wings and the bow has an oval section. The stub of the hook which would have held the cord originally survives. It measures 58.62mm in length and 12.18mm in width
Created on: Friday 4th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-573BB3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester one-piece type. It is incomplete, with spring, pin and catchplate missing. It has short flat wings, 8.42mm wide, with an incomplete hook coming from the body and bent back toward the bow. The bow has a round front and faceted back, and tapers to a point. The brooch measures 48.18mm in length and weighs 3.39g. A similar,though complete, example is illustrated from Hacheston(Blagg et al 2004, no.63)dated to the early part of the first century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Barton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BEDDA1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester type, missing pin and part of the spring. The wings are short and flat and the chord is held by a hook which comes out of the body and is bent forward onto the bow. Three coils of the spring survive. The catch plate is incomplete and the bow has a rounded section. This brooch measures 30.02mm in length and 12.65mm in width.
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littleport', grid reference and parish protected.