Record ID: YORYM-E83651
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester derivative, or Thealby, brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200. Mackreth 2011, Colchester derivative Type 17a/b1, no direct parallel, similar plate.65, no.2580. The head of the brooch comprises tubular wings which act as a hinge mechanism. An axis bar is retained through the lugs and a pin slot is encrusted with iron corrosion. The pin proper no longer remains. An integral rectangular panel collar projects from the top edge of the head. It is decorated with transverse ridge and grooves, the central ridge of which is ribbed. An oval loop projects fr…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-9B29F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy small-long brooch of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 – 550. Only a small portion of the arched bow and the foot remain which is sub-rectangular with D-shaped section and flared terminal. Both ends are broken and worn. The upper surface of the object is worn though traces of decoration can be determined. Double banded transverse grooves are present at the mid-point of the foot with a raised swelling where it begins to expand into the terminal. The remains of an integral catchplate project from the reverse of the foot. The brooch has a mid-green patina…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-321D6A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date, c. AD 75 - 175. Mackreth 2011, Standard Trumpet Type 1b1, Plate 79, no.5099 [hinged]. The head is ovate with an integral hinge fitting in the form of two tubular lugs to the reverse. An axis bar remains fitted through the lugs with worn breaks to either end and at the centre slot. A circular sectioned pin remains fitted around the bar by a closed loop and tapers to a worn point. The front of the head is decorated with a ridged border and a circular sectioned bow extends from the centre of the front of the head curving to a semi-…
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-047B79
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date, c. 100 BC – AD 100. Uncertain type. The brooch comprises a rectangular plate with a narrowed elongated trapezoidal foot to one end and an integral coiled spring to the other. The circular sectioned spring extends from the centre of one edge of the plate. It extends backwards and curves up and round to form a coil. The coil continues upward and curves over the central spring to form a second coil to the other side. The coil then extends downward to form the tapering sectioned pin.  The rectangular …
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-72E093
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy dolphin brooch of Roman date, c.AD 55 - 100. Mackreth 2011, Colchester Derivative Hinged (CD H) Type 6b8, plate 53, no.1567. The head of the brooch comprises tubular wings which are undecorated. The axis bar and pin no longer remain. An D-shaped sectioned bow extends centrally from the front of the wings curving steeply round and tapering to a worn break. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 35.9mm long, 14.9mm wide, 8.1mm thick and weighs 7.8g. Ref: Mackreth, D.F. (2011) Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain. Oxfor…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-72C692
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy penannular brooch of Roman date, c. AD 50 - 200. Booth Type A3 (Fowler Type A2). The brooch comprises a plain, circular sectioned frame with expanded knop terminals. Both terminals are flattened knops with grooved decoration. A humped pin remains fitted around the frame by a coiled loop. The pin is a flat rectangular sheet where it loops around the frame and tapers to a circular section before flattening out again at the tip. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The pin is 35.7mm long, 3.1mm wide, 2.1mm thick. The frame is 2…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-707780
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy annular brooch of medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1400. The brooch comprises a circular frame with a narrow rectangular section and six raised circular collets at regular interval to the upper surface. No fill remains within any of the collets. Five of the spaces between the collects are decorated with groups of three recessed pellets. The sixth space is narrowed to house the pin. The pin no longer remains. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 19.4mm in diameter, 3.9mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 1.5g…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-73570E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200. Mackreth 2011, Hinged Headstud Type, no direct parallel.  The head of the brooch comprises tubular wings which act as a double lug hinge mechanism. An axis bar remains fitted through the lug though is broken and worn to either end and from the central slot. The pin no longer remains. The front of the wings is decorated with three vertical stepped bands of ribbing. An integral D-sectioned bow extends centrally from the front of the wings, tapering to a worn break. An integral ovate headstud is pres…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-5D5DD7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy plate brooch of probable Early-Medieval date, c.AD 850 – 1000. The brooch is flat with a narrow D-shaped section and is in the form of a bird, possibly a cockerel, facing left. Faint moulded lines decorate the upper surface denoting a hooked beak, small crest above the head, a pointed wing extending up and backwards from the shoulder of the bird and a thick curved tail from the back end. A small, rectangular projecting plate to the bottom of the brooch represents the feet of the bird. A semi-circular lug is present to the reverse of the birds&rsquo…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-4AFCD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy disc brooch of Roman date, c.AD 80 - 250. Mackreth 2011, British Plate Brooch, uncertain sub-type. The brooch is circular with worn edges. The upper surface has a white-metal coating displaying file marks and is otherwise undecorated. The remains of a hinge mechanism and catchplate are present at opposing points of the reverse which is otherwise flat. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 23.4mm in diameter, 6mm thick (with hinge), 1.4mm thick at the plate and weighs 3.8g. Ref: Mackreth, D.F. (2011)&n…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-CAF6E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and broken copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200. Mackreth 2011, Headstud 9b, Plate 73, no.7412. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings with a concave reverse. The remains of a single centrally positioned semi-circular integral lug are present though the pin and spring no longer remain. The front of the wings has an integral raised spine at the centre and appears otherwise undecorated. An integral rectangular sectioned bow extends centrally from the front of the wings, tapering to a worn break. The apex of the bow bears a separately cast …
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-8FD97B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy brooch of medieval date, c.AD 1250-1400. The brooch comprises a quatrefoil frame with a D-shaped section. The corner of each lobe displays an ovate rounded knop. One arch of the frame has a circular perforation through which a pin is fitted. The pin is formed of a thin piece of copper-alloy wire and is fitted through the frame by an open loop. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The object is 23.5mm long, 23.7mm wide, 1.4mm thick and weighs 2.1g. A similar brooch is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard (1991: 256-7, no.1342) which is from an exc…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-FA0AA9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy dragonesque brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 175. Mackreth 2011, DRAG Type 2, Plate 129, no.7736. The brooch comprises a flat sheet which is curvilinear resulting in a roughly S-shaped piece. The central portion of the plate is sub-ovate, with each end tapering to a curved neck which extends into a smaller s-shaped "dragon head" terminal. The upper surface of the main plate is decorated with a very faintly incised large circle with smaller rings within. A long slit is present running from the outer edge of the circle towards one terminal. Both…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-F9B8CE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200. Mackreth 2011, Hinged Headstud Type 4, Plate 72, no.11860.  The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings the reverse of which act as a double lug hinge mechanism which retains a central axis bar. A closed loop pin remains around the axis bar, terminating in a worn break. The remains of an integral circular attachment loop projects from the upper edge of the head. An integral rectangular sectioned bow extends centrally from the front of the wings, tapering to a circular foot knop. An integral rin…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-E8ADEC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200. Double Headstud type. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings the reverse of which act as a double lug hinge mechanism which retains a central axis bar. A closed loop pin remains around the axis bar, terminating in a worn break. The front of the wings are each decorated with three interlocked triangular cells. The outer cells of each group retain red enamel while the centre cells have blue enamel. An integral rectangular sectioned upper bow extends centrally from the front of the wings, taperi…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-E850E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date, c. AD 75 - 175. Mackreth 2011, Standard Trumpet Type 1.a1b, Plate 78, no.5054. The head is ovate with a single centrally positioned integral vertical lug to the reverse. The pin and hinge mechanism no longer remain. A circular sectioned bow extends from the centre of the front of the head tapering to a D-sectioned lower bow. A moulded disc is present at the apex of the bow. It is flanked above and below by two moulded collars. The lower bow terminates in a circular knop, the outer circumference of which is …
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-550C82
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy cruciform brooch of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 475 - 550. Only a single separately made head half-round knop remains. The knop is semi-circular with a narrowed waist and semi-circular base. The curved edge of the base has two parallel groves of decoration. The flat end, where the knop would have met the brooch proper is worn obscuring any means of attachment. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The object is 14.7mm long, 11.4mm wide, 6.6mm thick and weighs 4.2g. NMS-C13F18 is a more complete cruciform type brooch with similar knops. Separately ca…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-54D274
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy disc brooch of Roman date, c.AD 80 - 250. Mackreth 2011, British Plate Brooch, enamelled series, round with two zones with projections round the edge, Type 3a4, plate 107, no.11609. The brooch is circular with eight (8) evenly space integral projections to the outer edge. Three (3) of the projections are only partial, the tips having been lost to worn breaks. The upper surface is decorated with a central dot of copper-alloy ringed by two concentric zones of enamel. The inner most zone is red and the outer is blue. The two zones are separated by a band of co…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-546FD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy penannular brooch of Roman date, c. AD 50 - 200. Booth Type A8 (Fowler Type A3). The brooch comprises a plain, circular sectioned frame with expanded knop terminals. Both terminals are flattened knops with a single raised moulded collar at the junction with the frame. A humped pin remains fitted around the frame by a coiled loop. The pin is a flat rectangular sheet where it loops around the frame and tapers to a circular section at the rounded tip. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The brooch is 30.9mm long, 29.6mm wide…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-51F883
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy small-long brooch of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 – 550. The head-plate is sub-rectangular with two rows of vertical lines to the left and right edges and an irregular cross of incised dots extending between each corner. A double lug spring mechanism is present to the reverse of the head-plate and is filled with iron corrosion. An integral bow extends from the centre of the lower edge of the head-plate terminating in a worn break where the foot plate would have extended. The bow is arched with transverse ridge and groove decorations at the junction o…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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