Record ID: WAW-E85A3E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman (c. AD 25 to c. 60) Colchester One-Piece brooch: The copper alloy has wings which are formed by a horizontal rectangular bar which are abraded and undecorated. On the reverse of the wings, integral to the upper edge is a rectangular protrusion which is broken, but not recently. The lower edge of the wings, on the reverse, there is a trace the integral spring, which forms one coil before it is broken. The bow is hump-like in profile, but is slender and tapers down the bow. The bow is oval in section and undecorated. The reverse of the lower portion of the b…
Created on: Sunday 2nd August 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2015
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Record ID: GLO-6EFDAC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age copper alloy La Tene I brooch, dating to c 400-200 BC. The brooch is nearly complete, although the pin and some of the spring are missing. The brooch has a deeply C-shaped bow which is thicker towards the middle where it forms a broad flat panel that has two vertical groves running down its length. The narrowed head of the brooch is curved round several times to form the spring and pin: the pin is missing and only two curls of the spring remain. The foot of the brooch is also narrowed and bent upwards to curve back on itself; the terminal is decorated with a collar/be…
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Record ID: WAW-F73F53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch. The wings are semi-cylindrical with no wing caps, but the terminal and edges of the wings are broken so they may be tubular. The wings are undecorated. The axis bar, pin and spring or hinge are all missing. The bow head is slightly hump-like and the underside of the wings and bow form an inverted 'L' in profile. The bow tapers to a broken edge above the midpoint. This break is not recent. The bow head and bow are undecorated. The surface of the brooch has a dark grey patina. The brooch is otherwise in a fair condition,…
Created on: Tuesday 10th September 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2014
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