Record ID: YORYM-0A6F6F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper-alloy medieval brooch, dating to the period c.AD 1200-1400. The brooch is circular in plan and circular in cross-section, with a recess where the pin was originally attached. However, the pin appears to have become dislodged and the remains of it are fused to the opposite side of the circle. Most of the pin is missing, and the object is undecorated. The brooch measures 22.85mm in diameter and 1.45mm in thickness and weighs 1.16g. Egan and Pritchard (p.64-65) state that "a constriction on a single frame to limit the movement of the pin is generally an indi…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2020
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Record ID: WILT-E68C75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester type one-piece brooch, missing its catchplate and about a third of the pin, point end. It measures 55.2mm in length and weighs 4.78g. The wings are 10.6mm wide and 3.4mm high. The coils and chord are wider, at 16.2mm. There are 6 coils. The chord is held by a forward-facing hook. The pin break is silvery in colour and probably very recent. The catchplate only extended from the bottom third of the bow, not higher up and longer as is more usual. 1st century in date.
Created on: Monday 17th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-0FE85D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman equal ended plate brooch dating to AD 100-200. One lug and the pin are missing, the brooch is slightly damaged. The brooch is broadly rectangular in plan. The front face is decorated with two vertical grooves flanking a central raised rectangle which is surrounded by a fine pellet border. The centre of the rectangular is recessed, no evidence of inlay survives. Two further projections are located at the top and bottom of the main body of the artefact, on the reverse of these projections are the lugs and the now missing catch plate respectively.…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2015
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Record ID: WILT-235503
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman headstud brooch, dating to the second century AD. The brooch consists of the head, lug and the upper portion of the bow. The head of the brooch is comprised of rectangular wings, which form the lower portion of the lug. The lug is cylindrical and the remains of a corroded iron axis bar are visible at either end; there is a broken copper alloy pin which extends upwards from the centre of the lug. The bow of the brooch is rectangular in cross-section and gradually tapers towards the apex of the bow. The brooch has a raised rectangular panel, which extend…
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2015
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Record ID: WILT-544598
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete bent copper alloy strip bow brooch of Late Iron Age to Roman date (c. AD 25 - 75). The pin and one of the wings is missing. The brooch has been bent, its maximum length is 28.95mm in length, 12.6mm wide, and weighs 2.26 grams. The head is divided into two rolled wings divided by a central pin slot. The wings are rolled forwards to accomodate the missing axis bar. The bow tapers along its length to the foot and is decorated with a single central vertical groove running along its length. The catchplate extends from the reverse of the foot and terminates in a rolled …
Created on: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2015
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Record ID: WILT-BD3C1C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy enamelled Roman umbonate brooch with sprung pin. The brooch is incomplete although the pin has become detached and the lug appears to be a riveted replacement. The brooch is domed to the front circled by a wide, deep channel. At the centre is a drilled circular recess. From this recess radiate two circular bands of triangular recesses, the majority are filled with red enamel. At each cardinal point is a projecting knop, the knop with the lug to hold the sprung pin to the reverse is pierced. To the reverse the brooch is concave. The lug appears to be a replacement…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
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Record ID: WILT-67EC1B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy T-shape brooch missing the pin and part of the loop. The brooch is 38.1mm in length, 30.33mm in width and weighs 9.65 grams. The wings are circular and are decorated with two incised circumferential grooves at each end divided by a central pin slot for the hinged pin (now missing). In the centre of the wings at the head of the bow is a incomplete circular loop, the loop is located within two stepped square projections which are decorated with circular punches. The bow features three lozengiform recesses at the high point of the arch, each recess would…
Created on: Wednesday 15th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2015
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Record ID: WILT-61E843
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch dating the the period circa AD. 50-150. One wing and the pin are missing. The brooch measures 41.22 mm in length, 19.88 mm in maximum width, 4.53mm in minimum width and weighs 6.21 grams. The head exhibits cylindrical and undecorated wings, one of which is partly missing. The wings are divided by a central pin slot for the hinged pin (now missing). The bow tapers from 8.5 mm to 3.75 mm, it is oval in cross section. The upper bow features an oval projection with a central circular projecting knop of 15.75 mm in length and 5.52 mm in width …
Created on: Monday 27th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2015
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Record ID: WILT-B61449
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy brooch, probably dating to c.AD 75-150.The brooch is hinged, with cylindircal wings expanding from the head and a rectangualr slot cut into the reverse of the head to accomodate a lost hinged pin. Either wingtip is delineated by a semi-circumferencial incised line. The uppermost bow is decorated with a moulded ridge at either side, with incised notches creating a corded effect. Following the point of inflection the bow is decorated with three moulded lozengiform cells, with an original enamel inlay lost. The bow tapers into a terminal knop at the foot.…
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
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Record ID: WILT-028B0E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Developed T-shaped brooch (South Western type), probably dating to c. AD 100-200. The surviving section comprises the head and upper bow. At the head cylindrical wings survive complete, retaining a copper alloy axis bar and the triangular perforated lug of the hinged pin in situ. Either wing tip is decorated with a semi-circumferential groove. A headplate projects from the top of the head, with the vestigial remains of an integral headloop, surmounting a transverse collar. The bow is rectangular (flat) in section, leaving the head at about 120 degrees …
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th July 2020
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Record ID: WILT-03CF75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy strip bow brooch, a British variant of an Aucissa brooch, dating to c. AD 20 - 70. The surviving fragment comprises of the upper bow and damaged head, the rest of the brooch being lost to old breaks. The head of the brooch is rolled back to hold an iron axis bar, partially surviving in situ and with a rectangualr slot cut to accommodate a hinged pin. The bow has slightly convex edges, possibly exaggerated by wear, and is decorated by two deep, V-shaped grooves running parallel to and flanking a central longitudinal band of corded decoration, of inc…
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 7th January 2019
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Record ID: WILT-9692F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman cast copper alloy brooch, probably dating to c. AD 50-150. The surviving fragment comprises of the lower bow only. The bow of the brooch is shallowly concavo-convex in cross section, tapering from an old break into the foot, which is elaborated with a small knop; this is decorated with a central, transverse incised groove. An integral sub-triangular catchplate projects from the reverse of the bow, with pin rest curving to the right and a small circular perforation towards the base, c. 2.6mm in diameter. Dimensions: length: 25.5mm; width: 4.0mm; weight 2.5g.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: WILT-6615AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age brooch of La Tene I type dating to 4th - 3rd c BC. It is missing some of the pin but is otherwise complete. The head, which is a a simple cylindrical piece at right angles to the bow has six coils wrapped around it. On one side, two coils are extensions of the bow and thus hold the bow to the head. On the other, the fourth coil extends downwards as the pin, about half of the pin missing. The coils and the pin are sub rectangular in section. The bow is trapezoid in section with rounded corners. It bellies out from the top, tapering again towards…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: WILT-677DF8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval cast copper alloy annular brooch dating to cAD 1250 - 1350. It is 18.91mm in diameter with an internal diameter of 11.90mm. it is rectangular in section and 1.41mm thick. There is a recessed section for the pin, which is a flat piece of metal folded over the pin bar, tapering at its far end to a sharp point. The upper surface of the brooch is decorated with a series of incised rings, twenty in all .It weighs 1.40g.
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2017
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Record ID: WILT-68A7F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy oval plate brooch of Hattatt's 'Centre-boss' type. The brooch is gilded, the centre piece is missing, as is the the pin. It is 26.40mm in length, 20.46mm in width. The gilding is still in place, the main plate decorated with a backward 'S' pattern. This plate is 2.35mm thick, the whole brooch, including the raised surround for the gemstone, is 3.91mm thick. On the underside, there is a sub rectangular lug with a circular perforation to hold the pin. Opposite this is the slightly bent catchplate. It weighs 5.99g. Plate brooches usually dat…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
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Record ID: WILT-896D1E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy tinned Roman Hod Hill brooch, dating to the period AD 43-75. It is incomplete insofar as one wing, the spring mechanism and the pin are all missing. The brooch measures 34.08mm in length and 8.61mm in width, though the missing wing would have made the original width much wider than it is now. The wings taper inwards to the top of the body, where there is a ridge, and measures 4.89mm in width. After this the body tapers slightly outwards, but then tapers inwards gradually until a horizontal ridge, which connects the body to the foot and catchplate. There is a…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
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Record ID: WILT-FB2312
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded cast copper-alloy lozengiform strip brooch of middle early-medieval (8th- to early 9th-century) date. It is formed of one piece of metal wrought into a flat lozengiform plate with wire continuations at the longer apexes. At one end the catchplate is broken off. At the other end is a curved wire projection (c. 8.55mm) which is the incomplete coil for the spring and pin. The plate has suffered some abrasions and larger losses at the smaller side apexes. The upper surface is decorated with four lozenges (c. 16.cmm in length, 12.65mm wide) within circumferential ba…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
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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-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-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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