Record ID: OXON-B348A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy lozenge-shaped plate brooch dating to the second century AD. The brooch is tiered on the upper side, with two lozenge shaped tiers rising above the base, each outlined with a ropework moulded border. The base tier retains three of the four oval / rounded knops located at each corner. These knops have a small central recess possibly for decorative inserts which are now missing. The uppermost tier has the remains of a blue enamel around the internal lozenge shaped cell, which was probably also enamelled but which is now empty. The reverse of the brooch ha…
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B2FE4C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (flat wing ends type, Midlands) dating from c. AD 75-175. The brooch has C-shaped arms with a rounded end cap on terminal. The spring, of a different alloy to the brooch, is secured in the arms by way of an axis bar through the end caps and through the double lug located at the head of the bow. The arms have moulded decoration consisting of two pairs of raised vertical ribs with a rope-like moulding within. The bow of the brooch is broadly ovoid in section and tapers from the head to the break about half way down…
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B2E61F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch dating to the early Roman period. (c. AD 43-65). The brooch has incomplete and worn now almost flat arms that would have been C-shaped in section originally. Faint incised decoration in the form of a saltire can be seen on one of the arms. The spring and pin are both missing. The bow of the brooch is D-shaped in plan and tapers from the head towards the foot, which terminates in a point. The bow is undecorated. On the reverse of the foot the small catch survives but is incomplete.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Saturday 11th August 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B2BB15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped or hinged dolphin style brooch dating to the early Roman period. (c. AD 55-100). The brooch has wide, tubular arms with two sets of incised double linear decoration on each arm. The arms of the brooch are hollow to take an axis bar whch would have supported the hinged pin. Both the axis bar and the pin are now missing. The head of the brooch expands from the flat of the arms and is broadly ovoid in plan, tapering towards the foot of the brooch; the lower half of the bow is broken and missing. The bow has a single moulded vertical rib as decoration.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B2A2E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch dating from the Late Iron Age to the early Roman period (c. AD 25-60). The brooch has an ovoid, arched bow with no decoration. The bow tapers from the head to the foot of the brooch, which is missing the tip and the catch plate on the reverse. At the head of the brooch one half of the four-coiled spring mechanism survives. The pin is missing. The copper alloy has suffered some corrosion.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B295FC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook, dolphin style brooch dating to the early Roman period (c. AD 43-65). The brooch has parallel arms with faint moulded ribbing towards the terminals. The bow is oval in plan, curved and tapering towards the foot. There is no decoration on the bow. The spring hook is retained at the head of the brooch but the spring mechanism and the pin are now missing. On the rear of the foot of the brooch is the remains of the small catch.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Saturday 11th August 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B255BA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch, dating to the early Roman period (c. AD 43-100). The brooch has short arms and a rounded, tapering bow which is undecorated. The brooch is missing its spring and the pin although the double lug at the head of the brooch is retained, as is the catchplate on the reverse of the foot.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Saturday 11th August 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B246A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy one-piece Nauheim brooch, dating to the Late Iron Age (c. 25-60 AD). The brooch retains two coils of the spring and most of the bow however the foot of the bow, the reverse catchplate and th pin are all missing. The bow is flat in plan and tapers from the squared shoulders at the head down towards the foot. The front of the bow is decorated with faint vertical raised linear mouldings on either lateral edge and a central groove.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B221D6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dress fastener (dress hook) dating to the early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period. The fastener has a shield-shaped plate with trilobed upper terminal each with a perforation, to secure to fastener to an item of dress. At the narrow end of the plate a short, tightly curved hook extends towards the rear of the plate. There is no decoration on either side of the plate. Read's Class D, dating from c. 700 - 1100 AD.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Record ID: OXON-B1FB07
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy miniature axe head of probable Roman date (AD 43-409). The object is wedge-shaped; the axe head has a solid, square butt, slender blade with one flat edge (the top) while the lower edge of the blade is curved downwards. There appears to be an attempt at piercing the butt from either side after casting, but the holes do not meet nor go all the way through the butt. Axes, mainly from religious shrines and graves, form the largest group of miniature tools found from Roman Britain. For similar examples on the PAS database see SUSS-571122; LEIC-751012; FAKL-B0C08…
Created on: Friday 27th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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