Record ID: IOW-0B0C9A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy sprung crossbar brooch (c. AD 100-200). The pin, most of the spring and the catch-plate are missing. This brooch has a central circular plate, 8.8mm in diameter. The centre of the plate has a circular cell filled with pale orange enamel. This central cell is encircled by another cell which is empty. The plate is flanked by a rounded cross bar at each end. The cross bar near the head has a width of 14.0mm and the other crossbar is 16.0mm wide. Each crossbar has three horizontal ‘knurled’ lines at the front. The head has a single pierced lu…
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2020
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Record ID: IOW-295A81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy small long brooch (c. 450-c. 550). This fragment is the foot which has a transverse break at the top. It is roughly lozenge-shaped in plan and terminates with a double lobe. At the front each lobe has a small circular pit as decoration. There is part of an off-centre catch-plate on the reverse. The brooch is drab green with patches of a darker green patina. The break is old. Length: 25.4mm; width: 12.3mm; width at lobes: 7.2mm; thickness: 1.5mm; thickness including catch-plate: 5.4mm. Weight: 2.46g.
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-1669D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative bow brooch (c. AD 43-120). This fragment is part of the bow. From a ragged break at the top, it tapers in width to a break at the bottom. At the top the width is 6.1mm and the width at the bottom is 1.6mm. The upper part has a longitudinal central ridge flanked by a groove on either side. Below this section are seven transverse parallel grooves. This brooch is green and pitted and the breaks are old. Length: 20.0mm; width: 6.1mm; thickness at centre: 1.7mm. Weight: 0.70g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-96DFC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy flat, enamelled disc (sexfoil) plate brooch (AD 80-250). Part of the plate, the spring, pin and part of the catch-plate are missing. The front is decorated with a six-pointed star with concave arms around a single copper alloy pellet of reserved metal. The points of the star each terminate in a rounded knop. The areas inside and outside the star were probably enamelled but none can be seen. On the reverse, a single perforated lug accommodates an iron axis bar for the pin. A deposit of corroded iron around the pin lug may be the remains o…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-93CDDE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy disc brooch (c. 450-c. 550). Part of the plate, the pin and pin lug are missing. The brooch is flat and would have been circular in plan when complete. At the front there is an incised ring-and-dot motif at the centre which has a concentric circle and a central indentation which has pierced the plate. This central motif was probably surrounded by four (two are present) evenly spaced ring-and-dot motifs. Three evenly spaced circumferential grooves form a border. The rear face is flat and plain except for the inco…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-92228F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy and gilded small radiate-headed brooch (c. 530-c. 570). The pin is missing. The front is moulded and the rear is flat except for the pin lug and catch-plate. This brooch has a semi-circular head plate, a short low bow and triangular foot. The head has three small vestigial knops, one at the apex and one at each corner. The plate is c. 11.6mm high, 17.6mm wide and 2.8mm thick. The front of the head plate has a grooved border, a beaded line and a central cell which all follow the curving outline of the top of t…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-8299EA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy zoomorphic plate brooch of the ‘eagle and hare’ type (c. AD 150-250). This brooch is convex at the front and mainly concave at the rear. The portion of the brooch takes the form of part of a stylised eagle (the hare is missing due to a break). The eagle is standing, facing right and has a pointed tail. The folded wing is represented by a band of parallel grooves which are incised into the convex surface of the brooch. An angular foot at the base is complete. At the rear, behind the tail, a single ‘D’-shaped pin lug is perforated wi…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-8EF880
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Late Iron Age or Early Roman copper-alloy one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tène III type (AD 25-100). This fragment is most of a spring of four turns, an internal chord and a small portion of the bow. The bow is flat and the front has two longitudinal incised lines which are parallel. This fragment is drab brown and the surface is corroded and pitted in places with green patches. Overall length: 20.0mm; width: 11.3mm; thickness: 7.1mm; width of bow: 5.7mm; thickness of bow: 1.0mm; diameter of spring wire: 1.6mm. Weight: 1.37g. A similar …
Created on: Saturday 4th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-8E0580
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy and enamelled brooch, possibly a developed T-shaped type (AD 75-150). This fragment is an incomplete bow. At the top it narrows and then one side expands towards the missing head. The lower part narrows to a transverse break. At the front two lozenge shaped cells are situated one above the other. The upper one is filed with blue enamel and the lower one is empty. A lozenge shaped groove follows the outline of each cell. Above and below the cells there is a longitudinal line of oblique grooves along the centre line. The rear face is plain and sli…
Created on: Saturday 4th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-F6C27F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch (AD 43-70). The pin, part of the rolled over head and the foot are missing. The pin would have been hinged on a transverse axis bar held in place within the rolled head. A small portion of the iron bar survives within the head. The front has four transverse grooves and the lower one is wider than the others. The rear face is flat. This brooch has a shiny dull mid-brown patina and is corroded in places. Length: 19.6mm; maximum width: 8.7mm; thickness at centre of bow: 2.0mm. Weight: 0.98g. Similar brooches can be…
Created on: Saturday 28th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-B82E02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy brooch, probably an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) ansate brooch. Probably Weetch Type VII (c. 700-c. 900). This fragment is part of the bow and part of the foot. At the front two incised oblique grooves form a 'V' shape. There is a break at each end. The bow is ‘D’-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear except for sub-square depression which could be a casting imperfection. The stub of the catch-plate is off-centre. The fragment is corroded and pale green with mid-brown flecks. Length: 21.0mm; width: 9.7mm; thickness: 4.1mm. Weight: 2.11g.
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Last updated: Saturday 18th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-364DE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative bow brooch (c. AD 100-c. 200). The lower part of the bow is missing and the pin is largely missing. The wings are fully enclosed and circular in cross-section although they are slightly flattened at the rear (diameter: 5.4mm). There is a rectangular slot at the rear to accommodate the pin loop. The tips of the wings expand and become bulbous to from decorative terminals (diameter: 6.6mm). The terminals are not flat at the rear. Each wing has three vertical parallel fine grooves at the front. The terminals have similar gr…
Created on: Thursday 19th March 2020
Last updated: Sunday 22nd March 2020
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Record ID: IOW-C8D542
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy bow brooch of the headstud type (AD 75-200). The lower half of the bow, pin shaft, catch-plate, extreme tips of wings and integral chain loop are all missing due to old breaks. This brooch has short semi-circular wings that contain the remains of a copper-alloy axis bar. An incised vertical groove can be seen close to the tip of one wing. There is a transverse groove on the top and behind which extends the whole width of the wings. The central slot contains a copper-alloy pin loop. A centrally positioned scar on top of the wings indicates wh…
Created on: Thursday 6th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 7th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-C276FA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy ansate brooch (c. 700-c. 1000).Weetch type II.iii. One terminal and the bow survives, the remaining part of the brooch is missing. The brooch has a flat sub-circular/discoidal terminal. The front of the terminal has incised decoration, a central ring-and-dot motif with an annulet to either side. The bow is ‘D’-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. This brooch is corroded and has a brown patina. The break is old. Length: 28.2mm; width of terminal: 10.4mm; thickness of terminal: 1.9mm; width of bow: …
Created on: Thursday 6th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-2260FB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch (AD 50-80). The spring mechanism, the pin and some of the bow is missing. The wings are semi-cylindrical, open at the reverse and have a width of 17.8mm. The spring would have sat inside the wings coiled in a circular shape. In the centre is a plate with two holes, the upper one to hold the chord and the lower one to hold the axis bar. A fragment of copper-alloy wire can be see in each hole. Beneath the wings the bow is roughly circular in cross-section and tapers to an abraded break…
Created on: Sunday 5th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 6th January 2020
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Record ID: IOW-6423EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative two-piece, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch (c. AD 50-80). The incomplete wings are sub-rectangular and 'C'-shaped in cross-section. At the head of the brooch a double pierced lug secures about half of the copper-alloy bilateral spring of eight turns. Part of the chord and axis bar is also present. The bow of the brooch curves abruptly downwards from the head. It is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The front of the bow has a central rib which appears to be plain but may have been decorated. A portion of the …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-68BDB2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy long equal arm brooch (c. 450-c. 570). This fragment is the foot only. The foot is rectangular in cross-section and tapers away from the bow. Just below the break at the top there is a rounded lappet at each side. The width across the lappets is 10.7mm. The rear face has a complete trapezoidal catch-plate and measures 6.0mm in length, 2.6mm in width and about 3.4mm in thickness. The brooch is green with patches of a slightly darker green patina. The transverse break at the top could be recent. Length: 27.3mm; width…
Created on: Thursday 21st November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-5AE188
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) gilded copper-alloy possible long equal arm brooch (c. 450-c. 570). This fragment consists of the head-plate, a small portion of bow and the pin lug. The head-plate is roughly triangular in plan and tapers away from the bow. The edges of the head-plate are lost to breaks or corrosion. The front of the head-plate has a semi-circle of chevrons encircling the top of the bow. The bow is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. The pin lug is largely obscured by iron corrosion. Length: 15.0mm; width: 11.6mm; thickness: 8.0mm. Weight: 1.92g. This b…
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D6AC92
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval silver-gilt boss/plaque from an annular brooch (c. 1300-c. 1350). Treasure case no. 2019 T1060. This octofoil boss/plaque (15.0mm x 13.2mm) has alternating long and short petals forming a sub-lozenge shape. Each petal has a raised edge and an incuse centre. It is soldered to the frame (c. 2.0mm x c. 1.3mm) which may have been alternately twisted and plain. Much of the gilding survives and the breaks are old. 22.3mm (length); 15.0mm (width); 2.5mm (thickness). Weight: 1.12g. The boss/plaque is probably one of four that were soldered to the frame and…
Created on: Thursday 14th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-F0AD23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of the bottom side knob type (AD 43-70). The pin, axis bar and most of the lower part of the bow are missing. The rolled head has an off-centre rectangular slot that accommodated the loop of the pin. Just below the rolled head there is a plain horizontal panel. The upper part of the bow is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. It flares very slightly from the head towards the bottom. At the top its width is 8.9mm and at the bottom the width is 9.9mm. At its centre the thickness of the bow is 2.0mm. At the front the bow is flu…
Created on: Sunday 3rd November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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