Record ID: PUBLIC-5A0E22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) probable small-long brooch (AD 400-600) The pin is missing and the bottom part of the brooch is missing. The cruciform head plate is flat and formed of a central lozenge-shaped plate from which extend three.flat, roughly lozenge shaped arms, each with a waist between it and the central plate. The central plate is decorated with five punched ring and dot elements, one within each of the upper and side projections, and two arranged vertically on the central plate. Protruding from the lower edge of the head there is…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd February 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A55BFB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy plate brooch. A symmetrical continental plate brooch with zoomorphic decoration dating to the 1st to 2nd Century AD . There are faint traces of red enamel remaining. The brooch is cruciform in shape with a large central sub- circular plate. The plate is framed by a raised reserve of metal along both edges, creating a recess for enamel and has a central circular aperture.There are two opposing zoomorphic heads with recesses in the eyes and two opposing two circular projections also recessed for enamel.At the rear of the brooch behind the opposing zoomor…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Launceston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E13782
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Iron age or Roman copper alloy T-shaped applied hook brooch, probably dating to c. AD 25-100. The surviving fragment comprises of the head of the bow, wings and partial pin, the lower bow being lost. The cylindrical wings expand transversely from the head of the brooch, these retaining a copper alloy axis bar in situ and with a slot cut into the reverse to accomodate a hinged pin, the latter, also of copper alloy, partially survives. The bow expands out from the head terminating in a patinated break. The bow is undecorated, but with an incised groove running down…
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-913011
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Polden Hill type two-piece brooch with a spring mechanism. The cross bar of the brooch is composed of hollow, rectangular wings which are semi-circular in profile to accommodate the iron spring, now missing. Between the two wings at the back projects a semi-circular lug pierced with two holes. The upper hole was for the chord of the spring and the lower hole has the corroded remains of the end of the iron axis bar in place. The pin is also missing, which was probably also made of iron. There is a small fragment of copper alloy wire, found with the…
Created on: Monday 25th September 2017
Last updated: Sunday 8th October 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CA8088
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy medieval open-frame brooch, probably dating from the m13th or 14th century. The frame is lozenge shaped and of rhomboidal cross section. At the apex , the remains of a fine wire pin loop are wrapped around a pin constriction in the frame. The word 'AVE' extends along the upper surface of the top left side of the frame, and 'MARIA' occupies the bottom right side. This legend has been cast in negative relief, as has the foliate scrollwork occupying the remaining two sides of the frame. Height: 22.69mm; width: 22.02mm; thickness: 1.23mm. Weight: 2.067g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-FBFA34
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill type brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The head comprises two tabs which spring from the top of the bow and terminate at the top in the remains of an axis bar cylinder with attached iron corrosion. The bar and pin are both missing, but the latter would have been attached to the former via the slit between the two head tabs. A transverse ridge, moulded in high relief, marks the top of the bow; at its base, this ridge slopes gradually downwards; located beneath it are two lower transverse ridges and a dividing groove.Below…
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E2064E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of probable 1st century date. Only the head and top of the bow remain, the rest of the brooch having been lost in antiquity. The bow consists of a parallel-sided, flat-sectioned strip, decorated at its upper end by the incuse letters 'DO', presumably the start of an inscription At this top end, the bow flares into the head, which has an axis bar within a cylinder. The loop of the otherwise missing pin is attached to the bar via a central slit in the cylinder. The brooch has a length of 18.35 mm, with a width of 14.66 mm at the head and…
Created on: Saturday 7th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-930DFB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper alloy La Tène 1 brooch from the 4th-3rd century BC. The object is of one piece construction, with a highly arched bow and a returned foot. The bow is decorated with longitudinal ridges with tranverse grooves to the spring end and at the foot. The lower end of the bow is narrowed and returns back on itself to create an oval loop, ending in a discoidal terminal. Within the oval loop there is a groove to secure the missing pin which has snapped off at the spring. Three coils of the spring survive, along with the internal chord. The length of the brooch is 52.04 mm…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2C82BD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete and corroded cast copper-alloy Roman T-shaped brooch. The axis bar is contained within a horizontal cylinder ,with a central slot for the now-missing pin. The left-hand wing has a pair of parallel, angled grooves, one third of the way in from the centre.The bow has a convex upper surface, a hollow underside at the top, and straight sides which converge towards the point of the break. A lightly incised pattern of grooves decorates the upper part of the bow; a short distance below this is an irregular depression, which may be a casting flaw.
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2C6749
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman trumpet-headed brooch , probably dating from the 2nd century AD. The bow is of D-shaped cross section and has a well worn break at its bottom end; at the top, it flares into a semicircular headplate. On the underside of this headplate is an axis bar cylinder, with the iron axis bar visible at the central pin slot. The pin itself is missing. On the upper surface of the headplate is a perimeter groove, the curvature of which mirrors that of the adjacent edge.
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-637716
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age or early Roman (c.AD 25 - 60) incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester type bow brooch. Each side of the head an integral flat wing projects laterally, respectively both narrow at the juncture with the bow and then expand before turning down 90 degrees to form a rounded terminal pierced with a drilled hole. Near each hole is a transverse moulded or engraved groove and a V-shaped nick in each edge. An integral chord-hook on the head is similarly decorated. A separate copper-alloy wire bilateral spring with six coils each side is attached to the head with the chord secure…
Created on: Monday 27th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Compton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-65B583
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper-alloy open-frame brooch, dating from the Medieval period. The remaining piece, representing approximately half of the original brooch, is C-shaped in plan, of D-shaped cross section and has two angled collets,between which are two wider mouldings with transverse grooves. Diameter of object: 54.52 mm. Width: 5.78 mm. Thickness: 3.02 mm. Weight: 8.849 grams. The object has a dull green patina with some soil impaction.
Created on: Saturday 28th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F55DF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman T-shaped brooch of late 1st to mid-2nd century AD date. The brooch is very worn, with only the bow and unequal wings surviving. The tubular wings have iron staining to the shorter length and iron staining to the centre indicates the use of a iron pin. The bow is undecorated, of sub-oval cross section, tapering towards the break. All the breaks are old and worn and the object has a patchy green patina with some soil impaction. Length of bow: 26.92 mm. Width at wings: 27.47 mm. Thickness of bow: 6.49 mm. Weight: 11 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-CB1EF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper-alloy Roman T-shaped brooch, dating from the late 1st to mid 2nd century AD. The head has a damaged axis bar cylinder, with central pin slot (pin missing), and at the apex, what may be the remains of a chain loop. The bow tapers slightly towards the point of the well worn break. The upper part of the bow is plain, whereas the lower part has a pattern of moulded vertical ridges and grooves. The object has a dark green patina. Length:19.53 mm. Width: 12.74 mm. Thickness: 3.07 mm. Weight:4.038 mm.
Created on: Sunday 8th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4CD843
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy trumpet-headed brooch, probably dating from the 2nd century AD. The bow is of oval cross section, flaring at the trumpet-shaped head and with a well worn break at its bottom end. On the underside of the head is a perforated lug which would have held in place the now-missing spring mechanism. A relief-moulded pattern, possibly foliate in nature, decorates the head and upper end of the bow. Length: 23.61 mm. Width: 12.49 mm, tapered to 4.45 mm. Thickness at head: 5.50 mm. Weight: 3.109 grams.
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-28E384
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman T-shaped brooch, circa 70-150 AD. The wings are cylidrical, each with a raised vertical ridge midway along, one of which has rope decoration. These ridges are confined to the front. The bow is tapered, D-shaped in cross section and has a vertical ridge at its centre. The lower part of the bow is missing, as are the axis bar and pin. The object has a degraded matt green patina with some iron staining. Length of brooch: 23.63 mm..Length of wings: 39.65 mm. width of bow: 11.49 mm, tapering to 6.98 mm. Thickness of bow: 2.91 mm, Weight: 7.363 grams.
Created on: Thursday 30th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F6779F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy brooch from the medieval period, circa 1250-1400 AD. The brooch is lozenge shaped with trefoil projections at each angle and incurved sides. The frame is flat. The pin is attached through an aperture in one of the points of the lozengiform frame, below the trefoil terminal, and still articulates. The pin is collared and D-sectioned pin and tapers to a point. Originally the brooch was flat but two opposing ends are bent forwards. There appear to be slight traces of tinning. The brooch has a degraded matt green patina. Length of brooch: 26.07 mm. Width: 28.38 mm. Thicknes…
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5FE6F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy La Tène III brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date, Circa 25-100 AD. The pin appears to have snapped off at the second spring coil - usually, these brooches have four coils - and there is a solid axis bar. The bow has treble horizontal bands above and below a collar with angled grooves. The lower treble band has a single band below. The bow sides have a linear groove which terminates at the incomplete, openwork foot. Length of bow:41.09 mm. Width at head: 9.93 mm. Weight 5.601. References: PAS record YORYM-1AE283.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F89F59
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman trumpet headed brooch dating to AD 75-175.The head is trumpet-shaped with the axis bar and pin attached within the flared end ( the spring is missing). At the top of the trumpet there is a incomplete loop. The bow is decorated with two transverse ribs flanking a devolved "acanthus" style knop which comprises two tri-lobed semi-circular mouldings flanking a central plain semi-circular moulding. The foot terminates with a out-turned knop and the back retains most of the catchplate. A small section of the pin survives . The brooch is a little distorted an…
Created on: Thursday 28th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-747FE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman bow brooch fragment consisting of the catchplate and lower part of the bow. The remaining bow tapers to a pointed foot. The catchplate is unperforated and has a rolled outer side. The style and shape suggest a T-shape brooch of c.AD 50-125. It is of cast construction and has a matt green patina. Reference: Richard Hattatt. ANCIENT AND ROMANO-BRITISH BROOCHES. Page 66 Dolphin brooches. Length of brooch: 30.33mm. Width: 11.67 mm. Thickness 4.23 mm. Weight: 2.348 grams.
Created on: Monday 5th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
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