Record ID: BERK-0B8ABF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester brooch, dating to the period AD 25-60. The spring and pin is missing as is most of the catchplate, and the rounded bow is now bent and distorted. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt (2007:297) no 1455.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th October 2015
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Record ID: BERK-0A0785
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman plate brooch with glass inset, dating to the second - mid third century AD. The brooch is circular in plan with a large cone-shaped blue glass inset in the centre. Around this is a recessed field decorated with wavy linears around the circumference. The outer rim is slightly raised. On the revers the remains of the pin lug and catchplate are retained. Iron corrosion around the lug show an iron pin was used. A direct comparison can be seen in Hattatt (2007:364) no. 639.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th October 2015
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Record ID: WAW-093DCC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Polden Hill type brooch (AD c. 80-120): The incomplete copper alloy semi-cylindrical wings, terminating with incomplete perforated wing caps. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head has the remains of an integral lug which would have held the chord in place. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. The bow is oval in section, and broken just below the wings. The surface of the brooch has dark green patina. It measures 17mm long, 36.73mm wide across the wings and weighs 10.7g. The brooc…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
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Record ID: WILT-0694BE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Iron Age or Roman La Tene III type Nauheim derivative brooch dating to the period c.25- 100 AD. The pin is intact and extends at a 45 degree angle away from the integral spring which consists of four coils, one of which loops under the head. The bow extends back from the head and is sub-triangular in shape. At its widest point just below the head it measures 9.88mm, at its narrowest point where it joins the foot it measures 1.46mm. It is decorated with a series of six lines of lozengiform punches which run into one another along the length of the bow towards the foot. The foot …
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Devizes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-068927
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Colchester Derivative brooch missing the pin. The brooch measures 43.5mm in length, 17.05mm wide, 13.85mm thick and weighs 6.55 grams. The wings are C-shaped in cross-section (with a hollowed area for the spring) and span 17.05mm. They are decorated with a single vertical groove. The bow extends from the front of the wings with a slight hump to the top and corresponding groove beneath; the top of the double-pierced lug projects into the top at this point, the spring survives in the lug and eight coils are visible on the reverse of the …
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0658A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman (AD c.50-c.150) Colchester Derivative type brooch with hinge mechanism, missing the ends of its wings, an unknown length of its bow, its foot, its pin and its catchplate. Overall, the brooch measures 19.2mm long, 18.8mm wide and 9.2mm thick. It weighs 3.03g. The wings have a span of 18.8mm and are 5.5mm in diameter, but have been badly damaged and as a result the hinge bar projects out of one end. The bow projects forward from the wings and curves downwards. It is sub-triangular in section and tapers from 6.5mm wide and 7.1mm thick where it meets th…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-063F35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age to Roman strip bow brooch dating to the period c. AD 25-75. The brooch is missing the pin and the curl of the catch plate. It measures 54.45mm in length, 21.05mm at its widest point (across the wings), 2.75mm at its narrowest point (tip of the foot) and weighs 6.79 grams. The tubular wing span is 21.05mm and c. 4.6mm in diameter. The pin slot contains the remains of the corroded iron pin, whcih are also visible inside the tubular wings. The bow extends back from the head and is 10.35mm wide, tapering to a width of 2.55mm at the foot. The bow is d…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-06052B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age (400-200 BC) La Tène I type brooch which is missing its head, the majority of the spring, the pin, catchplate and the foot. It measures 37.35mm in length, 6.95mm wide (across the bow), 14.85mm deep (bow to catchplate) and weighs 5.78 grams. The majority of the head of the bow and spring are missing, one partial coil remains, the neck expands from now incomplete integral coil and projects outwards at a ninety degree angle to form the thickening bow. The bow is broadly pointed oval in plan and D shaped in cross section. It widens to 6.95mm at the c…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rockbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-05D2D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age (400-200 BC) La Tène I type brooch which is missing its head, spring, pin and the foot. It measures 27.05mm in length, 6.9mm wide (across the bow), 15.55mm deep (bow to catchplate) and weighs 5.24 grams. The head of the bow and spring are missing, the neck expands from now missing the integral coil and projects outwards at a ninety degree angle to form the thickening bow. The bow is broadly pointed oval in plan and D shaped in cross section. It widens to 6.9mm at the centre, before narrowing to 3.2mm as the lower bow extends offset. The bow is cu…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rockbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-056093
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy small square-headed brooch dating to the early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period. The brooch has been subjected to high temperatures as the lower half of the brooch has been melted and is now twisted and buckled. The brooch has a rectangular head plate that has zoomorphic mouldings in Salin's Style 1, appearing to comprise an intertwined beast. The bow of the brooch has raised ribbed elements but any other detail is obscured by the melted metal. The reverse of the brooch is heavily encrusted with iron, the remains of the pin. It is unclear whether the brooch was…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: GLO-054162
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy disc brooch which is made from a circular plate decorated with a raised central dot surrounded by a six pointed star motif that has roundels at each point. The recess inside the star is filled with red enamel and the recess outside is filled with blue enamel. On the reverse is the mount for the spring and the catch plate, both are truncated. This artefact dates to the 2nd century.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-051CDB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy small Kentish square-headed brooch, dating to the early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period. The surviving element comprises just under half of the original brooch, the foot andhalf of the arched bow. The reverse of the brooch retains a lug, which is part of the catchplate. The brooch is decorated with raised mouldings that form an opework latin-style cross with rounded foot and two rounded knops above the arms; the surviving part of the bow has linear mouldings. This brooch dates from the 6th century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
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Record ID: BERK-05016C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy small-long brooch dating to the early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period. Leeds 1945 square-head type, the remaining brooch element comprises only the head-plate and the stump of the missing bow on the lower edge. The head is decorated with five ring-and-dot motifs, one each on the outer corner, and the fifth off centre. There is the remains of the single pin lug on the reverse. The break across the bow is ancient. Small long brooches date from c. AD 475-575.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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Record ID: GLO-04FD03
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch that has an oval head plate that is surmounted by a truncated loop. on the reverse are two rearward facing perforated lug that holds the spring support bar, the spring is made from iron and is now heavily corroded. On the apex of the bow is a full-round moulding consisting of a plain transverse ridge between two petalled elements. There is a hole in the front of the bow, just below the moulding, which is a casting flaw. Small footknob. The catch plate on the reverse is complete andn turns to the left when viewed from behind. Date 75-175AD.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-04DF75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the bow of an Anglo-Saxon great square headed brooch, very worn with the decoration hard to discern. The reverse retains a stub of a lug. Probably 6th century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: GLO-04D621
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy T-shaped brooch fragment with tubular wings which hold the pin axes bar, there is a slot in the centre rear of the wings for the pin, the pin is missing. There is the remains of a truncated loop at the top of the head, the bow in made from a simple undecorated strip that has been bent flat, the catch plate on the reverse is truncated. 70-150
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-04C1EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The head of a copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating to the second century AD. The rest of the brooch is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th February 2015
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Record ID: GLO-04B3A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of flat wing ends type. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which hold the spring support bar. The spring is made from thirteen curls, the pin is truncated. There is a loop on the top of the head for the external cord of the spring, The head is formed from a flat strip that is angled to forming arch of the bow and decorated with two recessed rectangular pannels. The catchplate is truncated. Date 80-120AD
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 23rd September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-045AB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Colchester Derivative initial T-shaped brooch of Hull T121B,with hinge mechanism, missing part of the pin. The brooch measures 46.2mm in length and weighs 5.93 grams. The tubular wingspan is 23.05mm, the wings are decorated with one vertical groove. To the reverse is a slot which contains an axis bar and the pin/ The bow (8.0mm wide) extends from the top of the wings with moulded flanges to either side. It is flat to the reverse. Between the flanges the bow tapers towards the foot. The bow appears to be undecorated. The inc…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Devizes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-043A26
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age (AD c.10-c.100) La Tène III Nauheim derivative brooch, missing the pin and some of the spring. It has been slightly bent out of shape. Overall it measures 51.95mm in length, 6.95mm in width and 6.85mm in thickness. It weighs 2.93 grams. The brooch has a three or four turn spring (only two turns survive) and a curving bow, which is rectangular in section. It expands from the spring and then tapers in width from 5.8mm to 0.95mm and expands in thickness from 2.2mm to 4.35mm. The front of the bow is decorated with a vertical groove. The brooch ha…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Devizes', grid reference and parish protected.