Record ID: WMID-D2975A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) brooch (type 4.a) dating to circa AD 80 - 120. The catch plate, foot, spring and pin are missing. The brooch head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. At the rear of the head is an oval concave slot for the missing spring. The left wing is flat and slightly concave on the reverse. The right wing is missing. The top of the head has the remains of the rearward facing hook, which would have kept the spring in place. At the sides of the head are decorative faint …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-102FA6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped 'Wroxeter' type brooch, of Roman dating (1st to 2nd Centuries AD). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of part of the bow, and part of the head plate and spring. The foot and the pin are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The head plate is incomplete and just consisting of a small vertical plate. The reverse of the head plate is hollow and has an integral vertical lug on each side, each having a central circular perforation. The lugs support an iron axis bar around which a spring is curled, forming two coils. The pin is miss…
Created on: Friday 19th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E73D3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Prestatyn type. Due to the rearward facing hook and the circular pierced plates on the wings, with decorated upper bow humped over a broad crossbar,sprung in  the Polden manner. The brooch is missing most of the catch plate, foot, spring and pin. The head and most of the bow have survived. The bow has a sub rectangular cross-section, somewhat akin to the brooch 1649 on plate 54 (Mackreth 2011 pg 57, plate 54). The head is 11.52mm long, 22.55mm wide, and 13.55mm thick. The bow emerges from the back of the head, and curves down…
Created on: Friday 13th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-081716
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, 4.a-4.b, Plate 46. The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical undecorated wings with perforated wing caps, one wing is incomplete. The iron axis bar has the spring coiled around it four times on one half of the axis bar. The pin is missing. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is a trace of an integral hook holding a fragment of the chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. There are no mouldings on the side of the bow head. The bow is D-shaped in section and tapers to a blun…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-700794
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, dating from AD 60 - 120.  The object consists of the majority of the bow, head and wings. The catchplate, the pin and the spring are missing. The wings are circular in cross-section and are undecorated. The slot on the head of the brooch which would have housed the spring is rectilinear in shape. There is a single raised ridge which runs along the centre of the upper portion of the bow and onto the head of the brooch, terminating below the slot. The rest of the brooch is undecorated and tapers…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Saturday 16th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E74682
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch, either of Aucissa or Hod Hill type, and dating AD 43-75. The pin, foot, part of the bow, and part of the head are missing. The bow is largely sub-rectangular in plan and arched in profile. The head of the brooch is roughly sub-rectangular in plan. At the front of the head, there are the remains of a folded tube with a sub-oval cross section that is formed by rolling parts of the copper alloy sheet initially upwards and then back upon itself and cutting a sub-rectangular slot in the centre. The left-hand section of the …
Created on: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FB3C22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill type. The spring, pin, bow, catch plate, and foot are missing. The head is 16.98mm wide, including the semi-cylindrical wings. The wings terminate in wing caps, though more of the right wing cap survives than the left wing cap. The wings are decorated with incised grooves at the junction of the wings and the wing caps and with oblique grooves that run from left to right. At the front of the head, there is a rearward facing hook and a central, moulded rib with a triangular cross section that runs from th…
Created on: Sunday 4th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FAEDD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating AD 50-175. The spring, pin, and wings are missing. The brooch is 9.48mm wide, with arched moulding at the junction where the wings would have met the head. There is a single moulded rib that runs along the brooch from the front of the head to around a quarter of the way down the bow, though the exact point at which it terminates is uncertain due to wear and abrasion. The head has a similar shape to the heads for SF-38EAD7, BH-32D060 and ESS-EB953C. There is, however, little evidence of there having been a …
Created on: Sunday 4th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E7D1CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Polden Hill type 4 brooch dating c. AD 75-175. The pin, foot, part of the spring, and part of the catch plate are missing. The head is 19.86mm wide, including the wings. The wings are semi-cylindrical; have sub-circular, pierced wing caps; and do not appear to have any decoration aside from an incised groove running along the length of both wings near the junction with the wing caps. The head is hump-like and on both sides there is arched moulding present at the junction between the head and the wings. There is a pierced central lug at the front …
Created on: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-603F3C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy umbonate plate brooch dating to the Roman period, circa AD 100-250. Mackreth 2011, British Plate Type 6.a. The brooch has a domed boss which is circular in plan. Surrounding the centre of the brooch are inward facing triangular cells a number are filled with blue enamel. Some are damaged and missing the enamel. The outer edges of the brooch are also damaged.  The hinge extends from one short edge of the rim at the reverse. The projection is broadly rectangular and is damaged and incomplete. This would have originally&…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E91469
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative type, dating to circa AD 43-120. The brooch is incomplete and missing the wings. It is likely the brooch would have had a spring that would have been placed in the concave slot at the reverse of the head. At the reverse of the head is a small protrusion, probably the small remains of a now missing rearward facing hook. The bow is hump like in profile similar to the Polden Hill varieties. The bow is broader where it extends from the head and narrows to a now damaged terminal.  The lower bow, f…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-39AE15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch, dating to c. AD 43 to 100. The brooch consists of the head of the brooch, on the reverse there is a notch where the pin of the brooch projects. The pin is worn. The two wings of the brooch project out from this, they are worn and circular in cross section. In one of the wings there is a white substance contained at the end. The bow projects in a right angle from the head, and narrows to a worn break. The bow is worn, there is possibly a raised ridge down the centre. It has a mid green patina, and measures 18.2mm by 30.7mm, and weighs 6.84g. 
Created on: Friday 26th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-CCB4EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a. Plate 46, of Roman date (AD 80 to AD 120). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, with the spring, pin, catch-plate and foot missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. Each wing has a semi circular pierced wing cap. Ridges are present at the shoulders of the brooch. The r…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-709D8A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Early Medieval copper alloy saucer brooch, dating to the 6th century AD.  The brooch fragment consists of the some of the circular edging and the centre of the brooch. It is decorate with an incised pattern, which includes a circular border and swirling interlaced patterns around its centre. The reverse is plain and has the remains of part of the hinge and the catchplate. It is a dark brown / green colour with an even surface patina.  It measures: 32.2mm in length, 19.8mm in width, 3.7mm in thickness and weighs 4.9 grams. Kevin Leahy (National Fin…
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-384B94
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy La Tene III/Nauheim derivative type bow brooch dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period, 52.3mm in length. The bow is narrow, with a flat cross sectional profile and is decorated with a ridged collar across the shoulder. The re is a small triangular catchplate at the foot. The integrally cast pin is missing.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-24577D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman penannular brooch of Fowler (1960) Type A2 or A4. The object consists of a knurled knop and part of the hoop of the brooch. At the top of the knop is a sub-circular to sub-hexagonal disc (6.15mm wide, 6.38mm thick). The knop itself has an oval cross section, reaching a maximum of 9.28mm wide and 7.97mm thick. The knop is decorated with moulded knurling consisting of twisting ribs. Beneath the knop, there is a groove and the dimensions drop to 7.13mm wide and 6.41mm thick, after which there is a moulded collar that is 7.45mm wide and 6.52mm …
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-47D2FA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of the Polden Hill Type, possibly class 4, and dating AD 75-175. The spring, axial bar, pin, part of the bow, and part of the catch plate are missing. The brooch has an angular head that is 15.55mm wide, with wings that are sub-rectangular in plan and that have sub-circular wing caps. There are pierced holes on the wing caps through which the axial bar would be inserted, though the right hand wing cap still has a remnant of the axial bar in the pierced hole. There is an incomplete perforated lug on the front of t…
Created on: Monday 29th May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FF6C2E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, potentially of a Trumpet brooch and dating c. AD 75-200. The fragment consists of only part of the catch plate, the foot, and part of the bow. The bow has a D-shaped cross section and tapers from a maximum of 5.84mm wide near the top to 4.23mm wide just before the foot knop. At the top of the bow section, there is the remains of a raised, moulded decoration, probably a knob, with a roughly V-shaped moulding at the bottom and a possible second V-shaped moulding nearer the top. Toward the bottom of the bow there is a raised disc, …
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FE131D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating AD 75-200. Only part of the head remains. The head is D-shaped with a stub of an integral chain loop that has stepped moulding. The reverse of the head is slightly concave with the remnants of two integral pierced lugs on the left-hand and right-hand sides of the head. The bow emerges from the back of the head near the top and has a D-shaped cross section and tapers from 4.78mm wide and 3.62mm thick at the start to a rounded point at the worn and abraded break. There is no extant decoration on the head. Dimensions. Length: …
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-EA929E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a possible rosette or thistle type brooch dating to the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. The object is roughly T-shaped in plan and P-shaped in cross-section. The face has tendril-like decoration though this is very worn and difficult to decipher. The face of the object also has a separate incomplete silver decorative application over the top of the head that can also be seen at the lower end of the remaining bow. Traces of gilding can also be determined across parts of the head and bow. On the reverse of the object the remains of the cylindrical spring c…
Created on: Tuesday 19th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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