Record ID: SF-E726A9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman Colcheser derivate, Harlow CD Ha brooch. Only part of the bow and wings remain. The wings are broken at both ends, and all that remains are the remains of a pierced lug, suggesting it is a probable Colchester Dertivative double pierced lug.  Length: 12.45mm Width: 8.98/mm Weight: 1.24g
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-749620
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative Harlow Spring/double lug brooch dating to circa AD 43-70. It is T-shaped in plan. The extant elements of the brooch consist of the wings and part of the upper bow. The wings are hemispherical and open at the reverse. On the reverse, in the centre, is a double lug with upper and lower circular apertures. The spring mechanism is survived by the chord which runs through the upper aperture of the lug and axis bar the lower. There eight coils arranged in two series of four either side of the lug…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1EC5C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and very worn and corroded copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing most of the spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks, and has suffered from extensive post-depositional wear and corrosion. The brooch has flat rectangular wings, separated at the centre of the head by an integral spring and hook, both of which are incomplete due to old breaks. The bow is oval in section and rectangular in form, tapering to a pointed foot. The entire brooch measures 47.1mm in length, 11.5mm in width at wings, 5.5mm in width at bow, 3 and 5.61g in weight. This is a…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Metfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A51459
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman brooch of the Langton Down Type, dating to AD 25-60 and is missing its pin. It consists of a cylindrical spring case, which still houses part of the spring coils and the upper part of the pin. The back face of the case has a central slot from which a fragment of the pin protrutes.The bow is flat and sub rectangular in shape with three prominent ridges and there are two curved grooves either side of the spring cover. The bow is set almost at right angle to the head and tapers towards the terminal. The catchplate…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-F025DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Trumpet brooch (Group A: Bayley and Butcher 2004, 160 ,fig.130) of Roman date, c.AD 75-150. Only the bow re mains. The bow has a sub-circular cross section and both terminals end at a worn rounded break. The top of the bow is triangular in shape and opens out to two decorative central disks, which wraps round the back of the brooch. The lower bow is also sub triangular in shape, ending at a pointed broken terminal.  The metal has a dark green patina and is very worn. Abrasion caused in the plough soil has resulted in a loss of surface de…
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-E637E9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman British plate conical disc (Mackreth's domed boss) brooch dating from the early Roman period, about AD 100 - 200. The remaining portion consists of the centre of the brooch together with a short section of the rim. The central portion is circular in plan, concave on the underside, and rising on the upper side in a shallow cone to a small, hemispherical knop. The cone is decorated with 16 recessed triangular cells containing enamel. Every other cell has only traces of red coloured enamel surviving. The remaining cells are filled with opaque light blue o…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-F68810
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative Polden Hill brooch dating to circa AD 70-100. It is virtually complete save for the missing pin. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form, folded at their ends to give them a cylindrical form that encases and holds in place the separately cast axis bar.  In the centre, is a hollowed rectangular section which houses the spring mechanism, formed of at least 7 coils, also it is now very corroded making certainty difficult. The front face of the wings are plain. At the junction of the wings and the bow is moulded D-shaped colla…
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hundon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B84E36
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Polden Hill brooch Mackreth 2011 CD PH 5.d1 Plate 50, dating to circa AD 50-150. The brooch consists of the wings, rearhook and upper bow. The spring and pin are missing. The wings are cylindrical with a central rectangular cavity which would have housed the spring mechanism. Towards the flanks, the wings have a narrow transverse rectangular slot in which the axis bar would have sat, with end caps formed on edge of the wings. The chord would have been kept in place by a rearhook which projects from the top of the back …
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-612545
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Roman date (AD 70-150). The object is a Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type, of Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 3. Group 4.c. The object is composed of semi-cylindrical wings with outer incised grooves on each and a retained rear-hook at the apex of the head. The spring and axis bar are retained within the wings, and the wire through the hook is also retained, the pin is missing. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a case tapering ridge from the hook, running longitudinally approximately 50% of the length of the bow. The body taper…
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-8E413B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age to Roman Aesica brooch. The head is semi-cylindrical in shape with a rounded outer face and open, concave reverse. The outer face of each wing is decorated with a single diagonal groove. In the centre of the upper edge of the reverse a rear-facing hook projects. The bow is straight in profile and divided into three sections. The upper section is strongly humped and curves backwards to join the hook. Its outer face is decorated with two grooves in a saltire cross. A long, sub-conical boss projects from the centre of the bow, its upper surfac…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D3D5C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete La Tene C Middle Iron Age copper-alloy brooch dating to circa 275-250 BC. The brooch is symmetrical. The head has two adjacent flat discoidal projections with central apertures, each of which is now broken. From here the rectangular-sectioned bow emerges. It has a V-shaped nick at the top and curves inwards at a right angle before reaching the central plate. On the reverse of the upper bow is an integrally cast D-shaped loop which contains an intact circular-sectioned bar with flat edges. Wrapped around the bar is the circular-sectioned pin which tapers into a point. The …
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gislingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-83C663
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Birdlip brooch dating to circa AD 30-60. The extant piece consists of a portion of the head, and upper bow. The extant part of the head consists of a hollowed hollowed and open at the reverse which would have housed a now missing spring and pin. The external face of the head is decorated with a moulded median longitudinal ridge, with  crescentic incised grooves running either side. The head rests upon an integrally cast broadly flat circular hood. At the junction of the bow and the hood is the moulded beak which curves in…
Created on: Friday 6th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gislingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-80CDD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Middle Iron Age copper-alloy probable La Tene 1b brooch dating to circa 400-300 BC. The extant piece consists of the bow and foot. The head is pissing but would have been formed of coils. The bow is plano-convex and has a mid-low arch. The foot is reverted and zoomorphic with a rounded head and snout tapering into a point. It has a dark green patina and is heavily abraded.  The brooch is consistent with Adams' La Tene 1b form dating to the 4th century BC (2015).  Length: 47.2mm; Width: 5.3mm; Thickness; 5.2mm; Weight: 8.04g.
Created on: Friday 6th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wattisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-8886CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late Iron Age to early Roman rosette type brooch, c. AD 20-80. The brooch consists of the wings, the integral bow and part of the plate, part of the spring and pin are missing. The wings measure 13.27mm in width and are undecorated and enclosed at each end, they are open on the underside and slighly convex where the spring would have been. The bow projects outwards from the wings, it is strongly arched and has a plano-convex profile where it meets the circular plate. The remainder of the plate now forms a teardrop shape and is decorated with four conc…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-7C90CA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch. It has a plain, expanded trumpet-shaped head. To the rear of this the pin fitting is heavily corroded and missing. At the top rear of the head is a short projection, which is either the remains of an integral headloop or supported a loose wire head-loop originally. The bow narrows rapidly and is strongly curved in profile with an acanthus moulding in the centre extending all the way around and flanked on either side by three transverse, parallel ridges. The lower bow, foot and catch-plate are all missing. The surface of th…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5758B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Colchester brooch dating to circa AD 25-60. The head consists of short, narrow wings, rectangular in section. Emerging from the top is the forward facing hook, now flattened and resting on the bow. Half of the spring mechanism survives, consisting of four coils. The bow is plano-convex in section and tapers into a pointed foot. Length: 31.8mm; Width: 22mm; Thickness: 9.1mm; Weight: 5.54g.
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F134CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch. It has a plain, slightly flattened trumpet head. To the rear of this there is a single lug pin fitting. At the top rear of the head is a short projection, which probably supported a loose wire head0loop originally. The bow narrows rapidly and is strongly curved in profile with an acanthus moulding in the centre extending all the way around and flanked on either side by two transverse, parallel grooves. The lower bow is straight, D-shaped in cross-section and tapers to a disc-shaped foot knob, which is decorated with two encircling groove…
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Santon Downham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F7C9A9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy trumpet brooch dating to circa AD 100-250. The extant piece consists of the head and bow. The leg and pin are missing. The head is broadly triangular. The reverse of the head is dished. The missing spring was secured around a single, central lug with a comparatively larger perforation. At the top of the lug is an integral pin to retain a missing swivelling chain-loop. The head and upper bow is decorated at the top by with a transverse border situated underneath the outer edge, creating a recessed field between the outer edge and the border. Below i…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pakenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4CE2C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy trumpet brooch dating to circa AD 75-200. THe extant element consists of the head and small portion of the upper bow. The head is oval in plan. The upper bow emerges from the head. It is broadly triangular in section with a median ridge running down the lengthl The reverse of the head is flat. Traces of the lug which would have held the now missing spring and pin are now survived by short broadly D-shaped stubs projecting from the top and the bottom.  Owing to the fragmentary state of the brooch, further typological classification is n…
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bradfield St Clare', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-BA087F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver-gilt sprung bow brooch, of Polden Hill type, comprising the wings, top of the bow and part of the covered spring. The side-wings, of semi-circular cross-section, have three milled ribs with intervening cavetto mouldings. At the back only the very stub of the rearward hook survives, together with eight turns of the spring and a fragment of the chord. On the D-sectioned bow two lines of a fine, lightly-recessed, wavy line motif, which starts at each side of the head, converge to form a single decorative mid-rib. All of the mouldings show signs of wear. Gilding rem…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bungay', grid reference and parish protected.