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Record ID: SF-A9F771
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Colchester Derivative form, dating c. 43-100 AD. The pin, spring and axis bar are missing in old breaks, though the remainder of the brooch is preserved intact. It demonstrates a winged head (the wings being flat and undecorated) with a rearward-facing hook at its midpoint on the back of the object. The bow is 'D' shaped in section and curves strongly in profile, thinning at its lower section to form a bifurcated sub-crescentic foot, on the back of which is the remains of a catchplate. Preserved in good condition with an even greenish pati…
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hopton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A98ECD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo- Saxon) disc brooch, dating to AD 700-900. The front has a raised backward-looking animal with the full four legs visible, a raised and upward curled tail and a neck with outer notches (mane looking). The central motif is surrounded by a border of incised transverse strokes. The back face is plain and bears the remains of a semicircular pierced lug, which is set parallel to the edge of the disc; opposite and parallel to the latter there are traces of what once must have been the hooked catch. The surfaces are very abraded. As West (…
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shelley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-A91E1C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to early Roman cast copper alloy Colchester brooch, dating from the 1st century AD. It is a Colchester type one-piece brooch. It is missing the pin and catch plate.The bow is curved, and is circular in cross section. At the foot of the bow a small part of the catch plate remains, this is worn and broken, and projects from almost half way up the bow. The remaining edges of the catchplate suggest that there were circular holes or openwork along the bow. At the head of the brooch the bow curves round at ninety degrees before projecting out either side for the …
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-A8A53B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman conical disc (Mackreth's domed boss) brooch dating from the early Roman period, about AD 100 - 200. The remaining portion consists of the centre of the brooch together with a short section of the rim. The central portion is circular in plan, concave on the underside, and rising on the upper side in a shallow cone to a small, hemispherical knop. The cone is decorated with a moulded design of several closely spaced, narrow ridges radiating from the knop, forming triangular cells that may have held enamel. At the base of the cone is a short vertical wall above a flat …
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2018
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Record ID: SF-A8A2E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment originating from a cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Colchester Derivative rearhook type, dating to the Roman period- c. 43-100 AD. Only a portion of the head and upper bow survive, the rest of the object missing in old damage. The head itself is winged, one of these being hemi-spherical in section and the other missing in old damage-the surviving wing additionally demonstrating moulded decoration in the form of two raised mouldings flanked by thinner collars. The bow is 'D' shaped in section, curving sharply in profile before truncating in old damage, decorated on its outer …
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thelnetham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A58FE4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Small-long brooch, dating to AD 450-480. The head is totally missing. The arched bow has a rectangular-section flat panel at top and bottom and a V-shaped cross-section in the centre; the two panels have transverse incised line on the front. The foot has a sub-triangular shape in plan an bears a pair of incised transverse lines on the upper part of its front face. The end of the foot has a raised half-round moulding, which consists of a transverse line and a terminal rounded knob; the two are separated by a transverse flute. The …
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bromeswell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-A4E605
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative Hinged brooch, complete apart from the lower half of the pin. The wings are plain. There is a median rib on the upper end of the bow where the cross-section is D-shaped. The rest is sub-circular sectioned with a pair of transverse grooves at the foot. A few specks of tin coating remain. Mackreth 2013, CD H 5.h. Wingspan 23.8mm. Length 30mm. c.55 - c.80 AD.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 7th December 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A43E1D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early Medieval small-long brooch dating from AD 450 - 550. Only part of the foot survives. It is a flat plate, the edges all broken, but with one lateral lobe surviving, and punchmarks along the edge. These are crescents (Martin type A3), with the wider end facing the edge of the brooch. An integral tab projects from the centre of the reverse. This is the remains of the catchplate which is longitudinal and incomplete, with the curl missing. The catchplate is 7.4mm long and projects by 3.6mm. The brooch has a smooth green patina. The shape of the foot could be similar …
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: SF-A3E5E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester derivative Type, dating to AD 43-120. It is the foot of the brooch, which features a flattened semi-circular cross-sectioned bow and a sub-triangular catch-plate on the back face. The catch-plate is blocked by corroded metal fragments, possibly the remainder of the pin. Length: 22.97 mm Width: 4.32 mm Thickness: 3.10 mm Weight: 1.96 g
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rougham', grid reference and parish protected.