Record ID: WILT-49164C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age or Roman strip bow brooch, dating to the period AD 20 - AD 100. The brooch measures 45.13mm in length and 13.19mm in width. It is 20.4mm thick and weighs 3.51g. The patina is quite rough, the colour is green. The left wing, the left side of the pin bar and the pin are missing. The left wing is incomplete, the right wing is 5.07mm long and 8.41mm wide and gets more narrow towards the bow. The wings curl backwards to hold the pin bar. There is a pin slot through which the pin would have come out. The bow is flat and decorated with two vertical inci…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-478DD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman P-shaped brooch, dating to the period AD 175-250. The brooch measures 60.88mm in length and 22.51mm in width. It is 17mm thick and weighs 12.63g. The patina is quite rough, the colour is green. There are remains of gilded gold on the obverse and gilded silver on the reverse.The pin is missing. The wings are 8.27mm long and 22.51mm wide. To the top there is a decoration of four protruding semicircles, forming a wavy line. To the back, the wings reveal the pin mechanism. The rather heavy corrosion could be an indicator for the bar and pin having been …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: WILT-465565
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch, dating to the period AD 50-175. The brooch measures 30.12mm in length and 4.52mm in width. It is 9.8mm thick and weighs 1.62g. Part of the brooch's bow, as well as its head including the pin, are missing. The surviving section of the bow narrows from 4.52mm at the top to 1.5mm at the foot. The catchplate measures 9.8mm in width, is 1.77mm thick and features a 2.84mm wide piercing.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-4598CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch, dating to the period AD 50-175. The brooch measures 33.58mm in length and 8.75mm in width. It is 15.09mm thick and weighs 3.88g. The patina is quite rough, the colour is green. Part of the brooch's bow, as well as its head including the pin, are missing. What remaims of the brooch's bow narrows down towards the foot. The upper half is decorated with three vertical raised lines. They terminate in one diagonal incised line going down towards the left and two going down to the right. Underneath are three concave sections divided by two raised l…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-30D879
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch, dating to the period AD 50-150. The brooch measures 23.16mm in length and 29.41mm in width. It is 10.35mm thick and weighs 5.74g. The lower bow, catchplate and the pin are missing. The wings are circular with a recess to the reverse to house the hinged pin which is missing. Iron corrosion is visible in the recess suggesting that the axis par may have been iron. The wings are decorated with five vertical incised grooves on each wing. The bow extends from the top of the wings and narrows towards the break. It is decora…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: WILT-1B998D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman flat enamelled disc brooch with peripheral lugs, dating to the period AD 100-200. The brooch measures 22.08mm in diameter, is 7.6mm thick and weighs 3.04g. Part of the rim is missing the remainder of the brooch survives. The disc is 1.7mm thick. Its is decorated with a vertical white enamelled section with a single central raised pellet. To its left and right are situated white enamelled half circles. All three enamelled sections are framed by raised lines.Inbetween the central enamelled cestion and the circumference are two further hemispheric…
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: WILT-B07790
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative, hinged brooch, dating to the period AD 55-100. The brooch is 24.44mm in length and 28.85mm in width. It is 10.01mm thick and weighs 5.89g. The patina is relatively smooth, the colour is mostly dark brown. The lower bow with catchplate and part of the pin are missing. The wings are circular and house the spring mechanism. They are decorated with five vertical incised grooves on each wing. The pin extends out of the pin slot in the wings, is bent slightly to the left and breaks after about 5mm. The bow extends from the top of th…
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd March 2018
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Record ID: WILT-B025B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age or Roman strip bow brooch, dating to the period AD 25-70. The brooch measures 24.92mm in length and 13.22mm in width. It is 1.38 thick and weighs 0.88g. The wings, lower part of the bow, catchplate and the pin are missing. The incomplete wings project from the head and roll backwards. The pin and axis bar are missing. The bow tapers towards the break and is decorated with two vertical grooves along the edge of the bow.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Porton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-9FCAD8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy medieval annular brooch with raised circular turrets dating to the period AD 1250-1400. The brooch measures 24.74mm in length and 21.29mm in width. It is 3.6mm thick and weighs 2.92g. The pin is missing. The frame of the brooch is about 4mm wide and 2.5mm thick. There is a raised section on the front towards the inner edge, which measures about 2,7mm in width. On this raised section can be found six raised circular turrets. In five of these can be found white remains of what is possibly enamel or more likely paste to hold a setting. The biggest of th…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Porton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-9EF290
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman flat and plain edged disc brooch, dating to the period AD 100-200. The brooch measures 36.6mm in diameter, is 2.08mm thick and weighs 10.3g. There is heavy corrosion on either side of the brooch, some possibly iron corrosion. Parts of the edge and the pin are missing. The front of the disc is decorated with two incised lines going around a circular perforation. This middle section seems to be incised or cut out, featuring a hole measuring 8.11mm in length and 6.24mm in width. To the reverse the brooch is undecorated, the catchplate is compl…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Porton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DDD2AF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy medieval jetton, reused as a brooch or hooked tag, dating to the period 1280-1343. Obverse depicting a shield bearing three lions passant, accosted by lis, enclosed by a border with strokes and rosettes. Reverse depicting a triple stranded cross fleury, with a star or crescent in each angle, an ornament in each segment and a border. Cf. Mitchiner vol.I p.107 no.171. The jetton has a diameter of 26.67mm, a thickness of 0.94mm and weighs 3.01g. A plate of copper-alloy has been riveted to the centre of the obverse and recurved at either end to allow it to be used as a hook…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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Record ID: WILT-8B63F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman plate-headed trumpet brooch, dating to the period AD 75-175. The brooch measures 45.76mm in length and 18.13mm in width. It is 18.69mm thick and weighs 13.41g. The colour is brown, there is some corrosion, especially on the pin mechanism. Part of the pin and the lower part of the body are missing. There is a small headloop at the top of the brooch, measuring 2.8mm in diameter. It is worn internally, presumibly from use. The plate on which the headloop is situated is decorated with two incised horizontal lines. Underneath this, the wings go backwards…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
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Record ID: WILT-8A819B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch, dating to the period AD 43-75. The brooch measures 22.13mm in length and 15.21mm in width. It is 6.1mm thick and weighs 1.54g. The colour is dark brown, nearly black. The brooch is corroded. The pin and the lower part of the body are missing. The wings are rolled forwards, housing the axis bar. There is a central slot for the pin. The bow projects from the lower part of the head in a convex shape. It is decorated with three incised grooves, leaving two raised ridges in between. There are two little lugs on each side of the body. The…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
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Record ID: WILT-4A4CF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to the period AD 75-175. The brooch measures 25.76mm in length and 9.51mm in width. It weighs 3.14g. Thhe brooch is missing its head loop as well as the lower part of the bow and the catch plate. The top part of the brooch features a break to where there should have been a head loop. Underneath is a decoration of to incised horizontal lines. The bow widens and narrows again at the top of the brooch. The hinged pin is situated on an axis bar, it has been bent and curves around to the front. There is a small groove where the b…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-39E106
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman flat, enamelled disc (sexfoil) brooch, dating to the period AD 80-250. The brooch measures 20.1mm in diameter, is 1.89mm thick and weighs 1.59g. The patina is relatively rough, the colour is light green, while the raised lines of the decoration are a darker shade of green. Part of the rim, the catchplate's curl and the pin are missing. The front of the disc is decorated with a central reserved spot surrounded by a concave-sided hexagon on whose cusps are small circles. Around the edge is a raised rim. There is a remainder of blue and green ena…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E3BCED
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman T-shaped brooch, dating to the period AD 50-150. The brooch measures 28.13mm in length and 7.71mm in width. It is 2.37mm thick and weighs 1.45g. The patina is relatively rough, the colour is mostly light green, with some brown specks in the cells of the decoration. The pin, the wings and the upper part of the body are missing. The lower part of the bow is decorated with two lozenge shaped cells, being framed by two ridges. There is the possibilty that these cells used to be enamelled, though no residue of the material remains. The bow becomes more n…
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: WILT-E3411E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silvered copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch with upper side lugs, dating to the period AD 43-75. The brooch measures 17.55mm in length and 32.82mm in width. It is 3.31mm thick and weighs 4.11g. The patina is smooth, the colour is a silvery dark green on the front and a dull dark green on the back. The pin, the wings, the lower part of the body and the catchplate are missing. Where the wings should start, the top part of the bow features a break. After an about 4mm long narrowed section, the bow attaches. It is decorated with a 6mm wide lug on each side, which has two …
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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