Record ID: SF-9C9EBA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age La Tene I/B, Type IBc, bow brooch. It is missing its spring coil, foot and pin due to old breaks. The bow is D-shaped in section, slightly arched and leaf-shaped in form. It tapers at both ends to narrov cylindrical projections that would have formed the spring coils and foot. Traces of possible grooved decoration are perhaps present on the front face of the bow, but this is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. It has a worn dark green patina and measures 27.62mm in length, 11.62mm in width, 2.25mm in thickness, and 2.99g in weight. T…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9C98D3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman symmetrical plate brooch of the second century AD, missing the pin and a small part of the catchplate. Broadly the brooch is formed of two equal triangles arranged base to base and joined by a constricted but thickened waist section at the centre of the brooch. The waist has flat D-shaped ends, 9.7mm wide and 4.3mm thick, which form the base of the triangles. Between these it is narrowed to a waist 6.1mm wide and 3.3mm thick with a slightly raised and thickened centre flanked by thinner sections. The triangular ends are otherwise flat with circular knops at the ou…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9C6DFB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill or derivative brooch. Only the head and top of the bow survive, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. The head is flat, rectangular in form, and rolled forward to encase the now missing bar that would have enabled the pin to hinge through a central rectangular pin slot. At its base the head narrows towards the bow. This is rectangular in form, D-shaped in section and has moulded decoration on its front face comprising three prominent transverse ribes separated by grooves. Traces of an added white metal coating are visible …
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ousden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9C5DAC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch fragment, possibly from a Colchester derivative or similar bow brooch. Only the spring and spring chord survive, the remainder of the brooch missing due to old breaks. It is formed from copper-alloy wire, with 6 spring coils surviving, four to one side of the chord and only two to the other, the remainder and the pin now missing. This spring measures 14.66mm in width, 5.55mm in thickness, and 1.01g in weight. It is of Roman date, probably c.1st to 3rd centuries AD.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 16th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9C4F79
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Langton Down, Rosette or similar brooch. Only the spring casing, spring and upper portion of the bow survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is cylindrical in form, folded to encase a separately cast copper-alloy spring. The ends of the spring casing are missing due to old breaks. At the centre of the casing is a rectangular slot through which the now missing pin would have originally hinged. The bow is rectangular in form, D-shaped in section, and on the fornt face has moulded decoration comprising multiple vertical gro…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9C4274
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman symmetrical plate brooch of the second century AD, missing the head with the hinge, the pin and most of the catchplate. Broadly the brooch is formed of two equal triangles arranged base to base along the centre of the brooch with a raised band across the centre. The raised band is divided into two horizontally by an indented line and both halves are decorated with regularly spaced incised diagonal lines. The back is plain and the triangles are almost flat, thinning slightly to the edges. At the foot is a circular stud with a recessed front filled wi…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9C3635
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. Half of the spring, the pin and catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The wings are short, rectangular in form and section, and separated at their centre by an integrally cast rear facing hook that curves forwards onto the head of the brooch. Beneath the hook is an integrally cast spring and spring chord that extends to two surviving coils, the remainder of the spring and pin now missing due to old breaks. The bow is oval sectioned, undecorated and tapers to a sharp pointed foot that is missing most of its catchplate …
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ousden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9C259C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. Half of the spring, the pin and catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The wings are short, rectangular in form and section, and separated at their centre by an integrally cast rear facing hook that curves forwards onto the head of the brooch. Beneath the hook is an integrally cast spring and spring chord that extends to two surviving coils, the remainder of the spring and pin now missing due to old breaks. The bow is rectangular sectioned, undecorated and tapers to a sharp pointed foot that is missing its catchplate …
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9B3576
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy bow Headstud brooch of Roman date. The bow and part of the catchplate and wings remain, the rest missing due to old breaks. It is a headstud brooch due to the circular stud at the top of the bow. below this stud the bow is decorated with a central rib which bisects a series of horizontal lozenges. The foot of the bow terminates with two collars. Most of the wings are missing but they have two ribs before the old breaks. The shape of the catchplate is not discernable due to old damage.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stapleford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-9A3564
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete late early-medieval copper alloy disc brooch in very abraded condition, with traces of cast Borre-style decoration comprising a concave-sided figure with each of the four corners extended to form interlaced, double-strand knots. On the reverse there is the stump of a single perforated pin lug aligned with the outside edge almost entirely obscured by the corroded remains of the iron pin, and the stump of a transverse catchplate. Diameter 28mm. 1.5mm thick. A common 10th-century type in East Anglia carrying a design based on a Scandinavian prototype, see West 1998, 252, fi…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NMS-9848E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Worn and incomplete Roman tinned copper alloy hinged Colchester Derivative (Dolphin) brooch, enclosed wings, both with twin vertical grooves, contain corroded iron axis bar, pin missing. Worn and broken D-sectioned bow with flanking semi-circular mouldings at junction with the wings, foot and catchplate missing. Wingspan 35mm. Extant length 21.5mm. c.55 - c.80.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-973283
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy annular brooch. The circular frame only remains. There is a break in the frame where it was constrictewd to allow attachment of the missing pin. The frame is D-shaped in cross section and the front face is decorated with four group of four transverse grooves. The back is undecorated. Reference: Griffiths, D, Philpott, R A & Egan, G, 2007, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirrall Coast, p. 140 - 143, cf. Nos. 1654 & 1687 Date: Medieval - c. 1200 - 1400 Dimensions: 14.76 mm x 1.43 mm Weight: 0.57 g
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chickerell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-965397
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy brooch of uncertain type and date. The central portion of the brooch consists of a flat-sectioned disc with an empty, circular cell at the centre, around which are several concentric ridges, moulded in low relief. A tranverse ridge separates the disc from a short 'neck', the upper end of which extends into a rearward curve with broken distal end. Beneath the disc is a flat-sectioned 'tail', the sides of which flare towards the bottom, where there is a heavily damaged side. A damaged catchplate survives on the reverse of the disc and tail.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-9647EE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Roman copper-alloy bow brooch. The fragment consists of the lower bow, foot and catchplate. The bow has a D-shaped cross section, its straight sides converging towards the squared-off foot. The catchplate is unperforated and has a rim on its outer edge.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-963CD6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Early Roman date. The arched upper bow has a flat section and is decorated on its upper surface by a moulded rectangular panel with three vertical ridges and two dividing grooves. Right-angled side lugs, also of flat section, project outwards from the top right- and left-hand corners of the bow, respectively. The top of the bow extends into the headplate, which flares towards its top end. Only a trace of the axis bar cylinder remains, but there is a central slot for the now-missing pin. The foot and lower bow are also missing, wear on t…
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quainton', grid reference and parish protected.