Record ID: WMID-49F4ED
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type, of Roman date (AD 80-400). The axis bar and spring mechanism appear intact although they are heavily corroded. The pin is missing. The wings are cylindrical in plan with wing / end caps intact. Three of the spring coils are visible at the reverse. The bow is broad where it meets the wings it then tapers to a rounded knop foot. At the reverse of the brooch the catchplate is damaged and is broadly triangular in profile. The ends of the wings are decorated with a vertical incision and an adjacent rib in light…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-499DF6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Late Iron Age/ Early Roman simple one-piece or Nauheim derivative type brooch dating to circa BC 100-AD 43 The pin is missing and some of the curls of the spring along with the catchplate. The head consists of two spring coils extending into the cord above, it is possibly missing two further coils that would have extended into the pin on the other side of the head. The top of the bow extends forward from the coils at an angle of 90 degrees. In profile the bow is broadly 'C' shaped. The lower half of the bow is slightly broader than the upper half. Th…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-49B76E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy two part brooch of colchester derivative circa AD 25-60. The brooch is incomplete and consists of the wings which are semi-circular in form. The bow is a seperate piece that has been riveted to the centre of the wings. The rivet can be seen at the reverse. The bow is a circular tube in form that tapers to a broken point. At the upper edge the bow has a flat edged terminal. The sping and pin mechanism are missing. The catchplate is also damaged and incomplete. The decoration consist of four raised circular pellets that have been riveted through the wings and th…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-4598CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch, dating to the period AD 50-175. The brooch measures 33.58mm in length and 8.75mm in width. It is 15.09mm thick and weighs 3.88g. The patina is quite rough, the colour is green. Part of the brooch's bow, as well as its head including the pin, are missing. What remaims of the brooch's bow narrows down towards the foot. The upper half is decorated with three vertical raised lines. They terminate in one diagonal incised line going down towards the left and two going down to the right. Underneath are three concave sections divided by two raised l…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-465565
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch, dating to the period AD 50-175. The brooch measures 30.12mm in length and 4.52mm in width. It is 9.8mm thick and weighs 1.62g. Part of the brooch's bow, as well as its head including the pin, are missing. The surviving section of the bow narrows from 4.52mm at the top to 1.5mm at the foot. The catchplate measures 9.8mm in width, is 1.77mm thick and features a 2.84mm wide piercing.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-478DD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman P-shaped brooch, dating to the period AD 175-250. The brooch measures 60.88mm in length and 22.51mm in width. It is 17mm thick and weighs 12.63g. The patina is quite rough, the colour is green. There are remains of gilded gold on the obverse and gilded silver on the reverse.The pin is missing. The wings are 8.27mm long and 22.51mm wide. To the top there is a decoration of four protruding semicircles, forming a wavy line. To the back, the wings reveal the pin mechanism. The rather heavy corrosion could be an indicator for the bar and pin having been …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: WILT-49164C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age or Roman strip bow brooch, dating to the period AD 20 - AD 100. The brooch measures 45.13mm in length and 13.19mm in width. It is 20.4mm thick and weighs 3.51g. The patina is quite rough, the colour is green. The left wing, the left side of the pin bar and the pin are missing. The left wing is incomplete, the right wing is 5.07mm long and 8.41mm wide and gets more narrow towards the bow. The wings curl backwards to hold the pin bar. There is a pin slot through which the pin would have come out. The bow is flat and decorated with two vertical inci…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-42F48D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (c. 500 to 600 AD) incomplete long brooch, cruciform type; the copper alloy brooch is incomplete with only a fragment of the headplate and a portion of the bow remaining. The brooch has been cast, in copper alloy. The head plate is sub-square with the left-hand edge being broken, but not too recently. The upper edge has an integral, elongated triangular projection which has a rounded tip. The right-hand edge has a small broken section where presumably a projection is now missing. The head plate is decorated on the outer face with a central trapezoidal, undecorated pa…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-49CF38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy hinged colchester derivative intial T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 60-100. The brooch is largely complete, missing only its pin and with some abrasion to the rear of the catchplate and right wing tip. At the head of the brooch the wings survive to a width of 22.2mm, these are cylindrical, c. 3.8mm in diameter, and retain a copper alloy axis bar in situ. A rectangular slot is cut into the reverse of the head to accomodate a hinged pin, the perforated lug of which also survives, two parallel, longitudinal grooves have been incised into either wing tip,…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-44C6BC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Aesica brooch dating to the later part of the 1st century. The brooch has wings within which is the spring was housed, now corroded and not visible. The upper bow is broadly diamond shaped in plan with epanded knopped terminals on the outer corners. Within the centre of the upper bow is a circular depression that probably once contained enamel. There is a linear median ridge joining the upper bow to the spring bar assembly. The lower part of the upper bow expands into the fantail foot. Within the fantail foot are four triangular cells containing c…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-440559
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy enamelled Trumpet-derivative bow brooch, probably of type Wroxter type and of 1st to 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, missing the leg, pin and head-plate (with a surviving length of 35.7mm, a surviving depth of 14.5mm and a weight of 13.3g). The spring is secured around a copper alloy axis bar and attached through perforations each side of the head. The trumpet-derivative head is of D-shaped form (16.5mm wide and with a surviving length of 19.5mm). The sides of the head have two grooves, defining ribs and with the rounded underside, echoes the internal …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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Record ID: LIN-435097
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 50-150). The brooch has tubular wings with a notch for the pin. The bow extends from the head and tapers down to the foot which has the remains of the triangular shaped catch plate. The bow has been flattended in antiquity and the pin is now missing. There are no decorative features apparent on the object. The overall dimensions are as follows: 40.21mm in length, 20.02mm in width, 4.93mm in thickness and 3.49g in weight.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: LIN-45CF34
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-65). The brooch comprises the wings, which have been decorated with incised linear grooves. The bow emerges from the middle of the wings as a bulbous projection, which curves and tapers to a narrow point at the foot. The top of the bow is decorated with a triangular shaped collar or incised diagonal lines pointing towards the top of the head. The reverse of the brooch is concave at the head where the hinge would once have sat. The catchplate and pin are no longer present. The overal…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-4498F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy bow brooch. The head and partial wings only of a probable Colchester derivative. The wings form an open-backed cylindrical box which may have housed a sprung pin mechanism. The bow projects from the wings and tapers to a break. It is decorated with parallel longitudinal ridges and grooves. The bow has a shallow D-shaped cross section. Date: Roman - c. AD 75 - 175 Width 16.4 mm, Thickness 8.81 mm, Weight 2.25 g.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Record ID: BUC-48336D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch from the 1st Century AD, It is a Colchester type two-piece brooch. The pin is missing. The bow arches down from the head of the brooch, and narrows to a sharp point. On the reverse there is the base of the catch plate which is now missing. At the head of the brooch half of the spring remains, and the bow curves round to the top of the head, creating a circular attachment loop. An example can be found in Hattatt, R., 2000, p297, Fig156 , No:1455. Weight 12.02g Length 82.18mm Width: 19.59mm Thickness: 6.58mm
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Record ID: BH-45DE9D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman cast copper-alloy skeumorphic type swastika brooch dating to the second or third century AD. The fragment comprises three of the arms of a reversed swastika. Each arm is rectangular in plan and section. The upper surface of each arm is decorated with stamped ring and dot motifs in two sizes. On the underside of the fragment is a small, semi-circular pierced lug which is damaged. Iron corrosion surrounds this lug. The brooch fragment measures 24mm in length, 19mm in width and 6mm in thickness. A very similar example can be seen in Hattatt's book (1987; 222-225;…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
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Record ID: BERK-4831B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman lozengiform plate brooch, possibly 3rd Century AD, double lugged with pin hinge on the base with remnant of pin still in situ. The plate is lozenge shaped most of which is showing old damage. It measures 15.89 mm x 18.23mm x 13.47mm.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2018
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Record ID: BERK-48F7DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch, dating to the period AD 75 - 200. The spring and lower part are missing. There are multiple collars on the plain bow. No photograph
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2018
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Record ID: BERK-4980DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age - Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch which has the catch plate and pin missing. Dating to the period of the 1st century AD. No Photograph
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2018
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