Record ID: SF-A6D641
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, Trumpet variant type, described by Hattatt as Disc and Trumpet (Hattatt 1985, 113). Missing pin, damaged headloop, spring, catchplate and foot; areas of corrosion; bow bent. The head has a marginal incised line and inlaid single spots and centre line - the inlay is very corroded and dark grey in colour, ?niello. The centre disc has a metal centre dot; the enamel is discoloured to green and the ?niello probably formed a band around it.The lower bow is flat backed with convex sides rising to a narrow centre band and no surviving decoration.The incomplete foot was a …
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2005
Last updated: Sunday 19th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Melford, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-AACAD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman dolphin brooch. The tubular wings conceal a hinge pin mechanism. Most of the copper-alloy pin survives, though it is now bent underneath the wings. The high arched bow tapers to a break. The brooch is undecorated. The catchplate and foot of the brooch are missing. The surviving length is 18.9mm, the width is 20.7mm and the weight is 2.77g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: SUR-AB28C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The lower part of a bow brooch, probably of Colchester type. Most of the catchplate survives and has two triangular apertures, and part of a third. The bow is decorated with a group of four transverse lines.
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-BBEE84
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Romano-British trumpet brooch. The foot is missing, as is some of the bow and most of the catchplate. The bow is hemispherical in section with a flat back. The bow is decorated with geometric mouldings above and below the acanthus decoration; the moulding above has the remains of enamelling; some appears red but mainly the colour is uncertain. The bow is straight until just above the acanthus, when it bends to form an angle of slightly less than 90 degrees. The head continues the enamelled geometric moulding, and flares out to form the trumpet. The head is ho…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-BC16B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Aesica type brooch with spring mechanism. This is cast in two pieces (the upper part of the bow and the foot/backplate/wings) and joined together with two copper alloy rivets which can be seen on the reverse - one through the centre of the brooch (from the central circular feature to the backplate) and the other from the head of the bow to the middle of the wings. The spring and pin are missing. The wings are undecorated. The right hand wing (looking at the brooch from the front) has a small hole in it, probbaly due to corrosion. There is a thick highly raised rib running down th…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-BC9C44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman dolphin brooch fragment with spring mechanism. There is a backward pointing hook to hold the chord – there is a shallow, wide groove across this, then the hook extends a short way down the bow, as a slightly raised central rib. The wings are undecorated except for a single faint groove at the end of each. There is a raised collar on either side of the bow. The bow is undecorated except for the short raised rib mentioned earlier. The bow is broken off before the catchplate. Unusually there are two apparently deliberately cut grooves on the back of the right wing (as looked at f…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-BD3BA5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Langton Down type bow brooch. The incomplete cylindrical head houses a spring mechanism. The spring is now corroded and the pin is missing. The slightly arched bow diminishes to a blunt foot. The bow is decorated with a median rib with a smaller rib either side. The catchplate is missing. The surviving length of the brooch is 36.5mm, the width is 13.0mm and the weight is 7.07g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-BD4D28
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Romano-British trumpet brooch. The foot and catchplate are missing, as is most of the bow below the acanthus moulding. What is left of the bow is hemisperical in section (flat on the back) and decorated with the start of the acanthus moulding. Above the acanthus the head also has deocrative moulding, and also enamelling, with two surviving panels of blue enamel. The head flares out in the trumpet shape, and is hollow. Behind the head is a loop at right angles which holds the spring mechanism for the pin, which is missing. There is a small projection on top of…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-BE66F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Romano-British trumpet brooch. The foot and most of the catchplate are missing; what remains of the catchplate shows it started immediately below the acanthus decoration. The remains of the bow are triangular win section, flat at the back with the apex a ridge along the front of the bow. The bow is plain until the acanthus moulding which has a double collar above and below it. The bow is straight, the brooch bending above the acanthus to from an angle slightly more than 90 degrees. The head is also plain. It flares out in the the typical trumpet shape, but is…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-BED678
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman bow brooch foot, with triangular cut out on the catchplate. Length 31.18mm, width 6.10mm, thickness (front of bow to back of catchplate) 15.40mm, weight 3.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rainworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-C15053
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman dolphin type brooch, with spring mechanism, 1st century. Spring and pin missing. The wings are undecorated. Raised collar on either side of the bow where it meets the wings. Raised rib with central groove running down centre of bow. Bow broken towards the end. No trace of catchplate. Length 36.02mm, width of wings (broken) 24.68mm, width of top of bow 12.20mm, thickness (bow to back) c.15mm, weight 12.85g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Church Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D08265
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman flat disc brooch. The incomplete disc has a riveted central raised boss with six smaller raised pellets around it. Around some of the smaller bosses are traces of green enamel. The back of the brooch has a single perforated lug and a broken catchplate. The pin is missing. The diameter is 19.4mm and the weight is 3.25g A similar example can be found in Hattat (1987, P.173, No.1047) though this example has lugs around the edge of the disc.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-D0F708
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy roman bow brooch. The bow and foot fragment is all that survives of the brooch. The incomplete bow has a vertical rib running down the centre. At the base of the bow are three transverse grooves. The foot knob has two transverse ribs along it. Some of the catchplate still remains. The surviving length is 23.8mm, the width is 4.7mm and the weight is 2.18g.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BUC-D26665
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper alloy brooch with a lozenge shaped central feature in which a circle is filled with pale orange enamel. This was enclosed by another enamelled area but none of the colour survives. Two corners of the lozenge have stylised animal heads extending from them. These have incised feathers or scales and pelleted eyes and a long beak or nose. The reverse has two pierced lugs for the, now missing, pin. The catch plate is complete.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-D2EF20
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy disc brooch. The centre has boss with five spokes, that reach out to a moulded and pelleted circular border. There are traces of gilding on the brooch front. The back has a lug for the now missing pin and part of the catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-D509B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Romano-British Hod Hill brooch. The whole brooch is fairly flat, and bent double at the bow (the length of 35mm therefore represents the maximum length now, the orignal length is uncertain). The foot is a flattened knob. Above the foot is a straight tapering leg, decorated with moulded cross ribs. The catchplate behind is broken. The bow is narrow and decorated with a raised central rib and a raised border at either edge. At the top of the bow there are 2 side wings/knobs, each with 2 raised ribs, carrying on the decoration of the main part of the bow. The he…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-D6A002
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Roman composite plate brooch. At the centre is a raised square panel with a knurled outer edge which is c.1.5mm wide, and a central square recess which measures 10.56x10.15mm. There us a trace of turquoise and possibly yellow enamel in one corner, which is most likely to have been millefiori enamel in a chequerboard pattern. This raised panel is set 2.85mm above a square plate with a square cut from each corner and each side has a knurled line with either a narrow groove above or below or both. There is a flat circular disc extending from the centre of each …
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E59C77
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy roman dolphin brooch. The cylindrical wings conceal an axis bar with a hinged pin mechanism. The pin is now missing. The wings are decorated with a single rib at each end. The arched bow tapers to a point and has two slots for enamel, though no enamel remains. The surface of the brooch is covered in a bright green patina and there are some traces of tinning along the wings. The short catchplate is incomplete and measures 11.3mm in length and 3.4mm in width. The complete length of the brooch is 26.9mm, the width is 23.7mm and the weight is 5.27g.
Created on: Friday 7th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WMID-E94CA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 3c, flat wing ends, Middle Severn Valley),Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 3c, flat wing ends, Middle Severn Valley). Length: 57.3mm; width at wings: 21.2mm; thickness: 13mm; weight: 8.67g). The slightly crooked short wings have small appendages to either side of the bow with a ridge and small incised decoration at either end near the remains of the caps or backward plate extensions. There is a perforated lug (with a small groove just below) at the top of the bow, which would h…
Created on: Friday 7th January 2005
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-EAE9B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete (except for the point of the pin) bow brooch of Colchester type. The brooch is undecorated except for the central short spine which is bordered by indistinct notched decoration. The catchplate has a single triangular aperture and the spring has six coils. The object has been covered in a waxy substance but is otherwise in a good condition.
Created on: Friday 7th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.