Record ID: SOM-A4B469
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy hinged developed T-shaped brooch dating to c. AD 75 to 150. The surviving portion comprises part of the head, the bow and part of the foot with catch-plate on the reverse. The pin, one of the wings, most of the foot and the remainder of the catch-plate are all missing. At the head of the brooch an integral headloop survives and measures 6.0 in diameter; the perforation is off centre, perhaps worn to one side. The wing to the right (when viewed head uppermost) survives for 7.4 mm before the central pin slot at the back of the head. The wing is cylind…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-A0C578
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper alloy skeuomorphic plate brooch in the form of an axe. The brooch consists of a rectangular haft and an axehead with a small, squared loop with a circular aperture at the top. The axehead is trapezoidal in shape with an in-curved lower edge and an out-curved upper edge. The haft has a reserve of metal around the outer edges and is recessed, containing traces of red enamel. The axehead is divided into two recessed cells separated by metal reserves. The upper trapezoidal cell contains traces of red enamel and the the lower crescent shaped cell contains blue enamel. T…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-A03227
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy hinged developed T-shaped brooch dating to c. AD 75 to 150. The brooch is almost complete and only one of the wings and the lower part of the pin are missing. An integral headloop survives above the head of the brooch and measures 6.6 mm in diameter. The wings are cylindrical, measure 4.1 mm in diameter and survive to a width of 20.6 mm overall. The left wing, when viewing the brooch head uppermost, is complete and decorated at its end with two incised lines across the front only; the right wing is broken near the central pin slot. The wings hold a …
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: SF-9F7B1A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy brooch of Mackreth's Hod Hill 2b type, dating c. 43-75 AD. The foot and pin are missing in old damage, though otherwise the brooch is preserved intact. It demonstrates a rolled, tubular head with a rectangular slot at its midpoint- which still contains the remnants of the pin. The bow is sub-rectangular in section and broadly rectangular in plan, demonstrating a central recessed cell flanked by two prominent ridges. The interior of the cell itself retains the remnants of a white-metal decorative coating. Below this, the upper section of the thinned lowe…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wordwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9F439D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy lozengiform brooch dating to the Medieval period, c. 1200-1400. In plan the frame of the brooch is lozenge-shaped and a flattened rectangle in section, demonstrating a constriction on one side which still houses the wound-wire pin. The underside of the brooch is plain and featureless, while its upper face demonstrates moulded decoration: each corner has a 'brambled' boss, with the spaces of the frame inbetween are filled with three raised saltires on each site. Preserved in good condition with an uneven brownish green patina, it measures 18.85mm in length…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 29th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wordwell', grid reference and parish protected.