Record ID: IOW-C2F804
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete cast copper alloy object, possibly a harness fitting. Probably Late Iron Age or Early Roman (100 BC – AD 100). Length 33mm, width 33mm and overall thickness 10mm. Weight 9.86g. The object is flat with a thickness of about 3.5mm. It is lozenge-shaped in plan with an integral loop at the rear. Each corner of the lozenge extends and evolves to form a spheroidal terminal. These are each about 5mm in diameter. At the centre of the front is a punched (or cast) ring-and-dot motif. The loop at the rear is D-shaped in profile, as viewed from the side. It is also D-shaped in cro…
Created on: Friday 23rd December 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6B1617
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester type brooch. Missing the spring, pin and catchplate, it is extremely corroded and most of the surface is missing. Small flat wings. The bow back is slightly convex, the front rounded and tapering to a point, with no surviving decoration. Surviving length 47mm, surviving width 13.5mm.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-6A53C4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age copper alloy decorative mount, probably of mid to late 1st century AD date. The perforated copper alloy mount or escutcheon is probably from a vessel. The mount is likely to be complete with a length of 23.05mm, a width of 15.89mm and a depth of 21.45mm. The sides of the mount are flat and converge towards the ‘beaked’ end. A circular perforation with a diameter of 6.6 - 7.6mm penetrates both sides near their top. A smaller perforation with a diameter of 5.0mm meets the first opening from below. The base of the mount has an integral circular pin, presumably for attachm…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: SOMDOR-699AD4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age ‘Horn Cap’. This is an enigmatic type of object as no one is clear what they were made for. Horn Caps, however, were almost certainly not made to fit on the end of the axle of an Iron Age chariot. There are probably only about 20 or so Horn Caps in Museums or private collections. They have only been found in Britain, and have never been found in other parts of Europe. Horn Caps were made in the Middle and Late Iron Age (c.300 BC to AD 43), Several have been found with other Iron Age objects, and 4 other Horn Caps have decoration on their top surfaces.…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Braintree area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-EFDAB2
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy vase headed linch pin. The linch pin has a circular head decorated with a scroll-like 'S' shaped motif in the centre and red enamel in the recessed cells surrounding it. There is a circular hole in the body to take a rivet. Some of the head is missing due to wear which has created a smooth facet to the head.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-D6B0B4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Continental Iron Age gold coin. Gallo-Belgic Cd gold quarter stater (Class 2), Sills 445 / Scheers 14. C.80-60BC. Slightly dished on the reverse. Diameter 9.84mm, thickness 2.40mm, weight 1.72g. This is the continental uninscribed progenitor of the British produced quarter stater 'British O'. These are highly unusual in Britain - there only seem to be c.four known in Britain, all found south of Essex.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: BERK-41B625
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Romano-British copper alloy harness fitting, a terret or a rein ring ( 1st century AD). The object comprises two circular conjoined loops; (diameter of each approximately 23.43mm); the loops have a triangular cross-section (thickness 6.04mm), with the peak forming the inner edges. The top of each of the loops is slightly flattened, probably through wear. The loops are aligned side-by-side (length 42.92mm) with the bases attached to a concave crescentic piece, a 'skirt'(length: 54.65mm). Midway along each curved edge of the 'skirt' is a peak with a rounded terminal, although this ter…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chinnor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-1DDE48
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed and looped axehead of the Llyn Fawr Phase. Earliest Iron Age (800BC - 600BC). Type Sompting, Variant Cardiff II. Length 98mm, maximum width, across the lower part of the blade, 41.5mm, maximum thickness, across the mouth 36mm. Weight 161.27g. The mouth of the axe is sub-circular in plan, as viewed from above. It has a double mouth moulding. The top of the upper moulding forming the rim is incomplete as there are a number of minor old breaks. The maximum depth of this moulding is 8mm. There is a groove, about 3mm in width, between the upper mouldin…
Created on: Saturday 3rd December 2005
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F0D3E5
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy Colchester type brooch. Bow with wing stubs and catchplate stub only; extremely corroded and bent. The bow is oval in section and tapers to a point. There is no surviving decoration. Surviving width 7.8mm, surviving length 49mm.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EEBA11
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch fragment, dating from 25-60 AD. Only the upper half of the very corroded brooch survives, but is missing half of the spring and pin. Small flat wings, circular section tapering bow, fairly open curved profile and no surviving decoration. Surviving width 9mm, surviving length 29mm.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-85FA38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (AD 1 – AD 100). Length 38mm, width across wings 7mm and maximum thickness of bow 2mm. Weight 1.89g, The head of the brooch is formed by diminutive wings and an incomplete forward projecting claw that accommodated an external chord. Only the scant remains of the integral spring survives. The gently curving bow has a maximum width of 4mm just below the wings and tapers evenly to a point. It has a convex front. The upper part of the bow at the rear is flat but as it extends downwards, i…
Created on: Saturday 26th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-34EAE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A composite Colchester-type brooch of very late Iron Age date. The surviving brooch comprises five parts; the missing spring and pin being the sixth. The largest part is the bow and side wings; the latter appear to have been spread out to their present position and on their inside faces there is evidence for the attachment of the spring in the form of small patches of possible solder, or its former position. On the underside of the bow is a hollow groove which extends along the whole length of the bow. Within this has been inserted a separate catchplate, and this still slides…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Last updated: Sunday 26th May 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-1D0816
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper-alloy Late Iron Age to Roman Colchester one piece brooch. The short flat wings are now almost entirely missing, extending on either side of the bow for c. 3mm. From the centre at the top of the reverse of the wings there is a rectangular projection which extends back from the wings then up and forward, being re-attached to the head of the brooch forming a forward loop at the back of the wings. The circular-sectioned bow is narrow, gently angled and tapers to a point at the foot (width: 1.66-4.52mm). The bow is now heavily worn and there is no evidence of decoration. …
Created on: Monday 21st November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-DC9D32
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy head, of probable late Iron Age date. It measures 19.26mm in height, 14.90mm ear to ear and weighs 17.18g. It may have once formed part of a small figurine. The head has uneven hollow eyes with defined semi-circular brows above and a straight nose. The ears are low and D-shaped, defined by a semi-circle to the rear and hollowed inside. The mouth is an assymmetric upturned crescent shape and the chin tapers to a rounded point, giving the face an almond shape overall. The top and back of the head has been engraved with twelve concentric swirls, to give the impression …
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dorchester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-B08F46
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy end-looped cosmetic mortar with rounded knop at other end. The inner profile is V-shaped, but is covered by corrosion products incorporating a speck of charcoal. The loop is broken but complete. The mortar is 58mm long, 7mm wide and it weighs 11.55g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Walsingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8861C2
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete, cast copper alloy Late Iron Age or Romano-British crescentic harness ring or terret. The loop of the terret is subcircular in plan and subrectangular in section. At the bottom of the loop are two integral subcircular roves, between which is the integral, stepped attachment bar, also subrectangular in section. This is now split at one end, but the bar is not separated. The inner circumference of the loop (not including the attachment bar) has a raised, integral moulded band to each edge that flares from the outer edge of each rove. Also running from the outer edge of one rov…
Created on: Monday 14th November 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mistley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-872635
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy cast in one mini terret, or rein ring. It would have had a D-shaped hoop when complete but now less than half of the loop survives. It measures 29.2mm in external height and 15.8mm in internal height, the loop is 10.5mm in width. The D-shaped hoop becomes narrower towards its top and wider towards the now missing horizontal bar, one transverse raised moulding survives, there would originally have been one side on either side of the horixontal bar. The terret is flat and is 3.6mm in thickness, There are dots and lightly scratched curvlinear lines which may …
Created on: Monday 14th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4DA383
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Late Iron Age date. Hawkes and Hull Group L (Hawkes and Hull 1987, 58-62, pls. 21-22). 150 BC – 50 BC. Length 38mm, width 22mm and maximum thickness across the bow 9mm. Weight 8.89g. The solid wings (or arms) are rectangular in plan and have a maximum thickness of 3mm. The upper and lower front part of the wings are ribbed vertically throughout their full width. The ribbing is interrupted by a pair of deep parallel transverse grooves. The ribbing continues on to the reverse of the wings where there is a single transverse groove. The “leech-sha…
Created on: Friday 11th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 3rd February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freshwater Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-0D3333
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy handle from a late Iron Age to early Roman toilet knife. The handle is three-dimensional and depicts what is probably a mythical creature. The top of the head is rounded and extends into a long muzzle. The mouth is open and there is a small pointed tongue protruding from between the lips. The sides of the head are flat, apart from the two eyes. These are located one on either side of the head and are set proud. One of the eyes still contains its circular setting - a small convex piece of amber or yellow glass. The head tapers in thickness down towards the base of the nec…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Braughing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-093232
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Langton Down type brooch dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period (c10-60 AD). The head measures 17.8mm wide and has recessed wings. No trace of the spring or pin remains. The top of the bow has a humped appearance and is almost as wide as the wings. It measures 4mm thick and tapers to 7.8mm wide at the point where it is broken off. Decoration takes the form of a raised central vertical ridge, but there is none of the characteristic longitudinal reeding on the bow. The brooch is heavily corroded. It measures 25.7mm long and weighs 5.09g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buntingford', grid reference and parish protected.