Record ID: SWYOR-9650A0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating from AD 75 - 175. In the centre of the bow is a moulding consisting of a circular collar, flanked above and below by three teardrop shaped knops forming the acanthus decoration, with the rounded end of the teardrops pointing towards the collar. Adjacent to the pointed ends of each set of teardrops are three raised, circular ridges in low relief, two narrow and a broader central ridge, all separated by narrow grooves. The circular foot also has a ridge, flanked by narrow grooves and the base of the foot is dished, with a prominent centra…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: NMS-978B96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete and distorted Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch, most of the spring, the pin, the forward facing hook and all but the stump of the catchplate missing. There is no decoration. The bow is of sub-circular cross-section. Wingspan 18mm. Approximate length 72mm. c.20 - c.70 AD. Field 14
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th February 2015
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Record ID: CAM-97D6C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy crescent type Aesica brooch of first century AD date, possibly AD 50-75. The brooch has a spring-case, half-cylindrical with closed ends. The spring-case has a width of 28.5mm and diameter of 7.0mm. A spring of sixteen coils survives within the spring-case as does the external chord (the chord lays over the top of the spring). It is uncertain whether the chord was held in place by a rear hook or now incomplete lug. The pin is completely missing having broken off close to the spring, the break now worn and its exact location uncertain. The brooch …
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 2nd October 2014
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