Record ID: SWYOR-7CD975
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, a trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. A loop in the centre of the back of the trumpet shaped head holds the spring of 6 turns (five surviving) but the pin and loop are missing and the breaks are not patinated. There is a double collar above and below the acanthus button which continues right round the bow. The lower bow is faceted. The foot and part of the catchplate are missing and the break is not patinated. The rest of the brooch is very corroded and worn, with a mid green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-A79C35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch (dating from 75-175 AD) which is in excellent condition. A loop in the centre of the back of the trumpet shaped head holds the spring of 6 turns (all surviving) and internal chord, but the pin is missing. A wire head loop passes through the centre of the spring and is bridged by a smooth collar of copper-alloy. The collar has an extended rectangular front panel which is decorated with six triangular cells of red enamel flanking copper alloy lozenges in relief. The back of the collar is rectangular tabs which are folded round th…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-BEE563
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly part of a copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. Only the button and the lower bow survives. The upper bow is circular in section and curves backwards before the worn and patinated break. The acanthus button is just a plain projecting disc which extends right round the bow. Below it is a bulbous moulding on the front of the bow. The lower bow is D shaped in section and tapers to a point where the foot is missing. It is quite corroded, but there is no evidence of a catchplate, casting doubt on the identification as a brooch.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-BD81A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating from 75 - 200 AD. Only the head and upper bow survives. The brooch has rectangular wings with the remains of a loop on the back which would have held the now missing pin mechanism. The front of the wings are decorated with vertical bands of ridges, red enamel and zigzag lines. There is a badly corroded integral headstud on the upper bow. It was probably a pointed oval shape. The surviving part of the bow is corroded, and the break is patinated.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-24BAF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stylised Roman dragonesque brooch dating from about 75-175 AD. The brooch is reverse S-shaped in plan and D-shaped in section with an expanded waist. Both animal heads remain and each is pointed oval in plan with a scroll-shaped nose. The heads have a circular aperture through them and one is attached to the body by a bridge of copper alloy, leaving another circular hole between the head and the body. This is where the pin would have attached, but it is now missing. The body of the brooch and the ears are decorated with incised lines. The back of the br…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-27F441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from about 150-250 AD. The brooch has a flat half-rounded headplate with a sharply angled and bulbous bow which is convex in cross-section and concave on the back. Two lugs on the reverse of the headplate hold a copper alloy axis bar, on which is a copper-alloy spring of six turns; the foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The brooch has a light-medium green patina. See Hattatt's (2000) Visual Catalogue, page 334, figure 193. Please compare to PAS record ID: LIN-71CDA2. Length: 24.6mm; Width: 15.7mm; Thickness: 10.7mm; Weig…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-257095
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet derivative type with a fantail dating from about 75 - 175 AD. The head is trumpet shaped and has an incomplete integral loop behind to hold the pin mechanism. This and the pin are missing. The head is corroded, but there are cells for enamel including circular cells like eyes. The arched bow has an acanthus button which is more prominent on the front of the bow and is flanked by a corroded double collar. The lower bow expands into a fantail which is flat. The front is decorated with crescent-shaped cells above circular concentric…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-528853
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from 150 - 250 AD. The brooch has a convex bow, wide at the top and tapering to the foot which is a half round disc which juts forwards. Part of the catchplate survives behind. The head is tubular wings holding a copper alloy axis bar and with a slot for the missing pin. Above is an integral head loop. The reverse of the bow is hollow. Compare 1242 and 478 on page 335 of Hattatt.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-52D8A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, a Headstud variant - Thealby type dating from 100 - 200 AD. The fragment consists of the head, the wings, and the tubular hinge mechanism. The upper bow has a concave surface with raised edges which continue to the top of the brooch. The wings have four vertical ridges on either side. On the reverse of the wings, the tubular hinge mechanism survives, but the axis bar and pin are missing. The reverse of the upper bow is concave at the very top and flattens out rather quickly. The surface is mid greyish-green. This brooch dates to the 2nd Centu…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5313D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The trumpet head is decorated with enamel. A vertical line divides the head in half and there is a arch shaped cell of blue enamel on each side. There is a pair of yellow triangles above and a pair below. The remaining area have faded red enamel. There is a triple collar either side of the acanthus button which only decorates the front of the bow. The lower bow is faceted, triangular in section with a row of triangular opposed cells of red enamel on each side. The foot is moulded as a lion's paw or maybe a half acanthus, wit…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-07B9D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy early Roman brooch of the Dolphin type, dating from about AD 43- 65. Both bow and wings are plain except for a narrow transverse groove at the end of each wing and two further narrow grooves which create a raised rib which runs down the centre of the bow; the bow tapers to a foot and the catch plate has survived. The wings are cylindrical, with a seam running along the back. A copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina. A similar brooch may be found in H…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1C7BB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman hinged Dolphin brooch dating from about AD 55 - 100. Both bow and wings are plain; the bow tapers to a point and both the foot and catch plate are missing. The wings are cylindrical; the copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin; the back of the bow has a deep slot where the catch plate was attached. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina and there is mild orange corrosion on the end of the wings. A similar brooch may be found in Hattatt (2000). A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1CD1A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman sprung Colchester derivative, rearhook brooch (previously known as a dolphin brooch) dating from about AD 40 - 70. The wings are sub rectangular in shape and are decorated by a series of grooves and ribs; the bow is decorated with ribbed grooves down the centre and a lightly raised moulded collar near the top of the arc. The spring and pin are both missing but the catch plate remains intact. At the top of the wings in the centre is an incomplete rearward hook. The brooch has an uneven light to medium green patina. Similar brooches may be found in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th April 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9CE4F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably an Aucissa variant type, dating from AD25 - 75. It has a thick discoidal foot and a flat bow which is rectangular in section, and decorated with two narrow grooves down the centre. At the upper end of the bow, it widens and is rolled underneath to form two short, undecorated wings which hold a copper alloy pin bar. A slot in the top of the bow accommodates the copper alloy hinged pin which is incomplete. Part of the catch plate remains. The brooch has a smooth dark green patina. The brooch is similar to the strip bow brooches on page 319…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9D1573
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably an Aucissa variant type, dating from AD25 - 75. It has a discoidal foot and a flat bow which is U shaped in section with a hollow back, and is decorated with two rows of beading along the bow, each flanked by a narrow groove on each side. At the upper end of the bow, it widens and is rolled underneath to form two short, undecorated wings which hold a copper alloy pin bar. This extends at the sides to form a wire head loop, but most of this is missing. A slot in the top of the bow accommodates the copper alloy hinged pin which is complete. Par…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9ED180
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch (dating from 75-175 AD) which is in excellent condition. On the back of the trumpet shaped head is a tube of copper alloy which holds the copper alloy axis bar which extends into a wire head loop. The head loop crimped against a rod projecting from the top of the trumpet head, and held there by a collar of copper-alloy. The collar is made from a strip of ribbed copper alloy folded round the rod and head loop. A slot in the tube on the back of the brooch head houses the copper alloy hinged pin which is complete. On the bow, there i…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B5B9E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, a headstud type, dating from 75 - 200 AD. It is badly dent and corroded. It has a tube behind the wings holding the copper alloy axis bar and with a slot for the hinged pin. Only the top part of the pin survives. The integral head loop has broken off. The rectangular wings are decorated with vertical grooves. The integral headstud is a circular ring cell containing decayed enamel. The rest of the bow is decorated with faint triangular cells, now empty. The bow is sub rectangular in section. The foot is a sub-circular disc. Most of the catchplate is missing…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 27th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-B5D2D5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible Roman brooch, possibly a dragonesque type, dating from 75 - 175 AD. It is poorly formed and badly bent and corroded. It is S shaped in plan with a wide and very thin plate (0.98mm) in the centre and a circular sectioned curved neck at each end. It is much thinner and less well made than most dragonesque brooches. It could also be a Post Medieval snake strap fitting, but again, it seems too thin and flimsy. The edges of the central plate are broken, and the metal has a poorly developed brown green patina.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B624E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman plate brooch dating from the 2nd or 3rd century AD. It is oval with a raised central oval setting for a paste or glass gem which is now missing. The pin lug and catchplate survive on the reverse. Any detail is obscured by corrosion and dirt. The metal has a light green patina. Compare page 364 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B63E53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman flat enamelled disc brooch dating from 80 - 250 AD. It is circular with a raised rim and central circular pellet surrounded by a six pointed star with a circle at each point. Three areas of blue enamel survive, between points of the star on the outside, equally spaced round the brooch. The rest of the enamel appears to be red. The pin lug and catchplate survive on the reverse. The metal has a dark brown patina. Compare number 118 on page 344 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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