Record ID: NMS-A28BB7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a small copper alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch. Sub-rectangular wings one of which is less complete. Slot between the wings to house the now missing pin. The roll on the wings to house the axis bar is also missing. The tapering bow, along with the rest of the fragment, has considerable edge erosion and it is not clear how much material has been lost. The centre of the bow has a central hollow with concave flutes on either side. Some evidence of whitemetal coating survives. Circa AD70-120. Extant length 20mm; extant width; 10mm.
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9F1CF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy bow and fantail brooch. The brooch has rectangular wings with a circular casing behind it containing an axis bar. The pin is missing. There is an incomplete suspension loop at the top. The bow is short, with a damaged, bent arch leading into a flat triangular fantail which is decorated with a triskele motif in reserve metal set against a background which would have contained enamel. A small amount of enamel is visible and this has degraded to a dark colour. The front of the brooch has been tinned or silvered. The catchplate is intact. See Record ID: L…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-9F1825
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch of Hod Hill type dating to the 1st Century AD. At the head of the brooch is a worn trapezoidal shaped hinge with a rectangular notch in the centre, the pin is missing. Below this the bow extends and widens, with a ridge above the hinge. The bow then narrows before widening into the rectangular section of the bow. Running down the centre of this section are two raised continual lines, running along each edge is a solid raised border. Projecting out from both sides is a side lug, this has a narrow neck and terminates in a rounded knop. Aft…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: SF-9F006A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative rear hook Type, with fantail foot, dating to AD 43-70. The head of the brooch is semi-circular in cross-section and has a fragment of the rear facing hook protruding from its top edge. The bow is flat and flares towards the foot. On the front face, where the bow meets the head, there are two transverse ridges. The back face of the fantail foot has an incomplete sub-triangular catch plate. The brooch is heavily pitted and the edges are damaged. Cf Mackreth (2011, p. 44, pl. 41, no. 960) Length: 32.87 mm …
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wortham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9EFDA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman hinged dolphin brooch. The wings are cylindrical and both show signs of decoration with a ribbed line running the length of the wings The bow shape has a dolphin profile hence its name. The other end of the bow contains a catch plate for the pin, which is missing. The brooch is in a fair condition and has a dark brown patina. The bow of the brooch measures 46mm long, the wings measure 40mm across. The brooch weighs 7.67 grammes.
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9ED2FC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Roman copper alloy hinged dolphin brooch. The wings are cylindrical in section and contain the rusted remains of an axis bar for a hinged pin. The copper alloy pin is missing. Both wings are decorated around their centre with a vertical rope-line moulding. The bow is comma shaped in profile and oval in section, measuring 8mm across at the bow head, tapering to a blunt point, and has a moulded crest at the top running down the centre. A row of lozenge-shaped cells run down the sides of the bow; these are worn. The brooch is missing its catchplate. The brooch has a green patina…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9EC3EE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of dolphin type dating to the 1st Century AD. The head of the brooch consists of the two wings, these are circular in cross section and each wing has 2 ribbed reels seperated by concave flutes. On the underside of the head in the centre is a notch where the hinge of the pin sat. The bow arches up slightly from its join with the head and curves as it tapers down. It is D shaped in cross section with a raised ridge running down the bow centrally. Projecting from the reverse of the bow at ninety degrees are the remains of a catchplate. The brooch h…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9EAB5B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Dolphin bow brooch. The brooch has open circular cross sectioned wings, the spring is missing. The bow is sub-circular in cross section and is decorated with a doubly incised linear indentation running along its length. . Length: 44.0 mm, width: 25.5 m, thickness of the bow: 6.2 mm, weight: 9.8 g.
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Reepham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9E9BFC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy plate brooch of Roman date (AD 100-200). The object is an Umbonate or Domed boss type. The object face, that is convex side, is composed of a sub-circular plate which appears to have had regularly spaced lobes but only the lobes on one half of the circle remain. The central decoration is a lipped circular border which steps up to a steeply domed plate with a central boss.The dome is decorated with sixteen triangular cells which radiate around the boss. Some pale blue enamel appears to remain in every other cell. Some of the other cells may contain t…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'area of Reepham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9E6B59
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy zoomorphic plate brooch, dated circa 100-300 AD. The brooch is in the form of a horse galloping right. The horse is shown semi-naturalistically using a combination of grooves and enamelled cells to define the various features of the horse. The head of the horse is decorated with a concave eye, a groove depicting the mouth, and a series of grooves down the back of the neck depicting the mane. The body is slender and contains three comma shaped cells. The central one contains a reddish coloured enamel and the flanking two have no enamel remaining, but these…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9E4646
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman enamelled copper alloy chatelaine brooch dating to the period c AD100-200. The brooch is sub triangular in form and bent backwards across the upper part above the the central boss. The plate has a straight base with two curved sides which meet at a knop at the apex. Extending from the two sides of the brooch are three further, smaller knops. At either end of the base is a foot like knop which originally would have held a bar on which small implements, tweezers, toothpick, etc, would have hung. A more complete example can be seen in Hattatt 2000, page 351, fig 210, number 60…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9E23CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A nearly complete copper alloy T-shaped Roman brooch, with hinge mechanism, dating from c.AD75 - 200. The head of the brooch consists of the two wings, which are circular in cross section. Each wing is decorated with several incised lines running around the front. There is severe iron staining on one of the wings. On the underside in the centre of the wings is a notch where the hinge of the pin sits. The pin appears complete and is corroded in a closed position. It extends fully to a complete catch plate, which is formed by a rolled edge. The bow tapers towards the catch plate, termin…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9DB04B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy, Roman hinged dolphin brooch, dating from c75 - 100 AD. Its wings are cylindrical and contain a bar for the hinged pin, which is still operative. However, the brooch is incomplete, in that the tip of the pin and the catch plate are missing. The bow shape has a dolphin profile, hence its name and there is a slight ridge running along its outside curve. It has a greenish patina, there are no signs of decoration and it remains in fair condition. ​Dimensions: 44 mm long; 37 mm wide; 9 mm thick Weight: 14.80 gm
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-9CCBF9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch of Hod Hill type dating to the 1st Century AD. At the head of the brooch is a trapezoidal shaped hinge with a rectangular notch in the centre, the pin is missing. Below this the bow extends, the first part of which is rectangular shaped. Running down the centre of this section is two lines of raised repeated squares, running along each edge is a solid raised border. Running across the centre of the section is a slight crack which has bent the brooch slightly. Projecting out on one side is a side lug, this is rectangular. At the end of the lu…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: BUC-9C6ADB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch of dolphin type dating to the 1st Century AD. The head of the brooch has two wings projecting out from the base of the bow, one of which is very worn and broken, and only a small part remains. The other wing is worn and broken on the end. There is a slight rectangular projection in the centre of the wings which holds the end of the spring mechanism. The underside of the wings contains the spring mechanism, this consists of copper alloy wire curled into loops. This is corroded. The bow of the brooch arches upwards slightly before curving down…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-9C4D31
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman brooch of Polden Hill type, first century AD, bow decorated with four longitudinal ribs, each marked with finely incised, oblique lines.These are flanked by narrow webs which run down each side of the brooch. The underside of the wings on the brooch's head is hollow to accomodate the coiled spring, now missing. At each end of the wings is a circular plate with a central hole to accomodate the axial pin that secured the sping. The edges of these plates extend beyond the ends of the wings and are decorated with transverse incised lines. On the end of the head of the b…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th October 2018
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Record ID: WAW-9BFA05
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, possibly Group 4l, Plate 48, AD c. 50-160). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with incomplete perforated wing caps. The spring, axis bar and pin are missing. The wings are undecorated. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is a trace of a hook or perforated lug which would support a chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a moulding on either side. The head is decorated with three vertical ridges, with the central ridge being the most prominent. The side ridges hav…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
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Record ID: WAW-9BB499
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4l, Plate 48, AD c. 50-160). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings (one is missing) with an incomplete perforated wing cap. The spring, axis bar and pin are missing. The wing is undecorated. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is a trace of a hook or perforated lug which would support a chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a moulding on either side. The head is decorated with three vertical ridges, with the central ridge being the most prominent. The side ri…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
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Record ID: BUC-9B4C86
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman plate brooch dating to the 2nd Century AD. The brooch is zoomorphic, and is in the shape of a rabbit or hare. The animal has a long thin head to the right, with a long snout. There is an incised line down the centre of the snout representing the mouth. The head widens slightly towards the body, in the centre of the head is a circular indentation representing the eye. The ovoid shaped ear projects out behind the head, as if the animal was running. Running across the centre of the ear is a groove. The brooch widens out into the neck, before widening furt…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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