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Record ID: WILT-FC31A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch, only missing its hinged pin, dating to cAD50 - 150. It has long, elaborately decorated wings, their span almost matching the length of the whole brooch. On each wing are three major ridges, not quite circumferential, the outer one wider than the others and the outer two each flanked by smaller crenellated ridges. The ends are capped. The innermost ridge is an emphasised crenellated ridge standing alone and not extending as far around the wing as the other two. The centre front of the oval section b…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-A035A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An fragment of Roman copper alloy, Developed T-shaped,Large South Western type, hinged, brooch, dating to c AD 50 - 150. All that remains is part of the head and a short section of bow. This is a South Western type. Short, slim wings, which taper a little, hold an axis bar and a very short length of oval section pin. One wing shows early damage at the outer end while the axis bar appears to be retained in the other. There is an integral circular loop surmounting the head, about two thirds of the hoop missing. The flat bow drops away vertically and is deco…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 19th October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-AD13C9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy strip brooch, dating to c. AD 40-50. Mackreth DURO type 5b. The brooch comprises the head, bow, and most of the catchplate. The pin is missing. The remainder of the brooch is formed of a single flat strip which splays out towards the rounded bottom. The strip was originally curved around at the top to form the head and hold the pin, but the head has straightened out slightly now, due to old damage. The bow is narrow and flat, and straight, only curving up slightly towards the head. The brooch is decorated with transverse lines on the wings. There i…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-B47FAE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman incomplete copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating to AD 43-75. The brooch is incomplete and it is missing its pin and the lower section of the bow. At the head of the brooch, there is a cylinder which is rolled forward to hold the pin retaining axis bar and in the centre a split where the pin would have fitted. Below the head, there is a narrow neck with a raised transverse rib and beneath this, the upper bow gradually flares out before expanding more sharply. The expanded section appears to be damaged and although there is no evidence remaining, may origin…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-60307B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch, dating to c AD80 -200. It has a flat oval head, a small nib at the apex, with a spring of five coils and internal chord held on a copper alloy axial bar through a single central lug behind the head. A circular section pin emanates from the centre of the spring. The oval section bow curves out and down from the head, above a double circumferential acanthus decoration, then becomes D section and tapers towards a pedestal disc at the foot. A large sub triangular catchplate is in situ but the pin curl…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-5F7F75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy probable Hod Hill brooch, dating to c AD 43 -75. What remains is the head, a cylindrical 'sleeve', rolled forward towards the front of the bow, and a short section of the bow itself. There is iron corrosion around the head. The bow is broadly D shape in section but has a deep longitudinal groove down the centre front, below a collar just below the head. The bow, and groove, expand a little before an early break at which there are two short flat lateral wings each with rounded outer edge. Pin, lower bow and catchplate are all missing. Evid…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-5F15B9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, initial T shape brooch, hinged, possibly dating to c AD 55 - 100. A variable section pin is in situ with sharp point and no catchplate. There are two wings, one foreshortened due to damage, the other showing a fine semi circumferential groove towards the outer end. There are two short longitudinal ridges at the top of the bow, one either side of the centre. Three cells of indeterminate shape decorate the length of the bow which tapers to a forward facing knopped foot. The bow is bent a little si…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-5E5651
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy strip brooch dating to c AD 25 - 75. The head is a slightly flared extension of the bow, rolled backwards to form a tube and would have held an axial rod, pin, but these are now missing. There is also damage to the foot which has been slightly shortened by an early break. The bow is decorated by three longitudinal grooves, one each side, close to the edge , and one centrally.
Dimensions: 37.1mm in length; 11.8mm in width; 2.12g in weight.
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Saturday 8th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-5E3BF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Developed T shape brooch, dating to c AD 75 - 200. What remains is the head and the upper part of the bow. The head loop is entirely missing except for the pedestal on which it stood, now lost to an early break. There are thin cylindrical wings, one missing a short section of its outer length to an early break, and evidence of an iron hinge within the pin slot, but the pin itself is entirely missing. The upper part of the bow is flat and falls vertically under a small step outwards, tapering a little to an ornate hollow boss with central collar fl…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-0F553B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative hinged developed T-shape brooch, dating to c AD 100 - 200. It has rather thin cylindrical wings, apparently made up from a sheet of metal which now no longer quite meets along the seam at the back of the head. A circular section pin emanates from a rectangular pin slot. There are three semi circumferential grooves at the end of one wing, only two at the other, where the extreme end of the wing may be missing to an old break. The shallow D section bow arches out a little from the head then falls vertically to a flat foot. A sub tr…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-0F0D5A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative bow brooch with apparently Polden Hill spring system, dating to c AD75 - 175. It is missing most of the pin and its pin curl. The head is semi cylindrical; two wings with pierced wing caps, one with a small section missing, and two mouldings at each end. The spring has thirteen coils, the centre one emanating as the circular section pin, of which only a small part remains. The exterior chord is held by a small loop which appears to be fixed to the back of the head but has the appearance of the rear ho…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-1AA7FB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy British plate brooch dating to c. AD 100-200. Mackreth (2011) type 3.a4. The main body of the brooch was originally circular in plan, but it has lost a portion due to an old break between 5 and 7 o'clock. The surviving portion of the brooch has five rounded, projecting lugs placed evenly around the its circumference, although the sixth is now missing due to damage.
The front of the brooch has a notched decoration around the frame. This decoration is quite worn in places. Inside the frame is a recessed circular border with traces…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2022
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Record ID: WILT-5EC62C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Iron Age or early Roman copper alloy Langton Down brooch dating to cAD25-60. What remains is part of the bow and head. It has a large cylindrical spring cover with oval pin slot and, although encased with soil, it appears to have an iron spring in place. The extreme ends of the cylindrical covering may be missing to old breaks. The pin is missing. The flat bow is relatively broad as it leaves the head, tapering quickly to an early break c25mm below the head. It has typical reeded decoration, six closely clustered longitudinal ribs, possibly originally ti…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2022
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Record ID: WILT-44002C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy 'late' Hod Hill brooch, probably dating to c AD 100-200. The head is rolled forward in the typical manner with bow almost flat with a very shallow D shape section. Immediately below the head are two transverse ridges, repeated about two thirds of the length down. The median is a panel of engraved pattern, with a further transverse ridge above and below. The pattern may be intended to be a longitudinal row of three pairs of acanthus leaves, interspersed with dots. The lower section tapers to a rounded foot, behind which is the remnant of a now sub-tria…
Created on: Monday 11th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 3rd February 2022
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Record ID: WILT-30A2C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age or early Roman copper alloy possibly Colchester derivative one-piece brooch, dating to c AD 25 - 60. This has a largely straight, flat rectangular section, bow, curving rearwards close to the head where, on the left, a bar-like extension, damaged, remains, with a knop at the centre of the head, bending forwards, as if part of a hook at the head, to hold the chord of a spring. There are the sub-rectangular remains of a catchplate, now without pin curl. All else is missing. The bow is decorated with a grooved border and pattern of transverse ridges, largely lost u…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-2FCFF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age or early Roman copper alloy strip bow brooch, Durotrigian type, datng to c AD 20 - 70. The head is largely intact, the wings rolled towards the rear, as is typical of this type, but part of the roll is missing on both sides, as is the pin. Part of the sub rectangular pin slot, with rounded end, can still be seen. The flat bow tapers to a lozenge-shape catchplate which is now missing the pin curl. The whole of the catchplate is bent backwards, out of line with the bow.The bow is decorated with raised marginal ridges, leaving a triangular shaped central panel whic…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-C09635
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged brooch, dating to the period c.AD 43-120. The brooch has an integrally cast axis cylindrical wings which houses an iron axis bar. In between the wings, the remains of the pin are still intact around the axis bar, although most of it is missing due to worn breaks. A rectangular projection extends upwards from the head, although this has a worn break at its upper terminal and is therefore missing the integral loop. The bow is rectangular in cross section, and is not curved in profile. The upper part of the bow is undecorated,…
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 7th August 2020
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Record ID: WILT-DE336A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy hod hill brooch, dating to AD 43-75. The brooch survives only as a fragment, consisting of the foot and lower bow. The bow appears to have originally been sub-square in plan, truncated by an irregular break on the upper edge, and with further breaks on the sides. The surviving portion of the bow is moulded into four longitudinal ribs. The lower bow is plain and tapers into a collared knop. An incomplete cathplate projects from the reverse.
Length 42.7mm; width 12.9mm; thickness 7.6mm; weight 3.21g.
The more complete of the two sides of the upper bow app…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
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Record ID: WILT-DD3AD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch, dating to AD 43-75. The head of the brooch is rolled forward to hold an iron axis bar with a rectangular slot cut into the reverse of the head to accommodate a hinged pin, which survives. The upper bow is elongated sub-trapezoidal in plan, with four deeply engraved longitudinal grooves, one along either edge and a double-stranded groove in the centre; three of the grooves are punculated by short transverse grooves, with one of the central grooves being plain. The lower bow is narrow and plano-convex in cross section; it is plain with a collar at t…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
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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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