Record ID: SWYOR-BFE1C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman zoomorphic brooch in the form of a seated greyhound. The overall form of the brooch is reminiscent of a Romano-British Dragonesque booch. The brooch is in good condition and remains intact apart from the pin on the reverse. The brooch is finely cast and the surface has been tinned to give a silver finish. The tinning covers the whole front surface and extends onto the rim of the hollow cast back. The form of the dog is well-observed and slightly stylised with an enlarged single eye on the head and a curved body resting on muscular haunches. The legs are long and sle…
Created on: Friday 23rd December 2005
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-AB9F44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plain two-piece Colchester brooch. The catchplate and lower part of the bow are missing and the bow has been bent back. There are remains of an iron spring.
Created on: Thursday 22nd December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-AB3935
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy penannular brooch, probably of Early Medieval date. Less than half of the brooch survives and the pin is missing. The cross section of the arm is oval and measures 5.41mm by 4.53mm. At the broken end it is slightly thinner and somewhat worn, presumably by the pin. The polyhedral terminal measures 11.5mm by 9.69mm by 6.99mm and has traces of enamelled decoration on the upper surface. The enamel is set within a lozenge and within this there are four small triangles in the angles and a central rectangle of copper alloy. The colour of the enamel has faded …
Created on: Thursday 22nd December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-AAA903
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy hinged enameled brooch of Victorian era dated to the Post-Medieval period. It is sub-rectangular (diamond shape) in plan and slightly domed (D shape) in cross section. The lower part of the brooch does not survive. The front face is highly decorated with an enameled design. The reverse of the lid is undecorated, on the top corner is a small integrally cast hinge. The hinge is formed from two rounded cast projections which have been pierced. Through the pierced holes is a short copper alloy axis bar. The hinge is slightly bent but there is no evidence of the pin It me…
Created on: Thursday 22nd December 2005
Last updated: Friday 5th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-9879B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy two-piece Colchester derivative (Dolphin style) brooch of Roman date (43-150AD). The wings are incomplete, only the left hand wing survives. However it is likely that they were both semi-cylindrical with perforated wing / end caps. The wing caps are incomplete and the axis bar, spring, and pin are not present. It is likely that the spring was attached by an external chord to a rearward facing hook. This hook is located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge but is incomplete due to abrasion in the ploughsoil. There is a large sub-oval concave depression in…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-7FA925
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British Plate brooch, oval, broken outer edge, sexfoil comprising circular central cell containing greenish decayed remains of enamelling, radiating foils and border of zig-zag line between concentric line and outside edge, remains of orange/red enamelling. Remains of double pin-lug on reverse, most of other lug for catch-plate missing. 32 x 34mm. 2nd century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flixton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7F3D28
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy La Téne III brooch, bent one piece, broken where tapering for spring with plain tapering bow and broken trapezoidal catch-plate, 4 x >37mm. 1st century BC/early AD.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mettingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7ECEB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British fragment of Headstud brooch, lower part of bow and leg, vertical line of lozengiform cells between inward-pointing triangular cells enamel missing, transverse moulding above button foot, broken triangular catch-plate on reverse. 2nd century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7E9657
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British Fragment of Crossbow brooch, half of separate cross-arm only, triangular in plan, broken across perforation for missing bow at central apex, rib and V-shaped groove at integral collared conical knob at terminal, notch in point, length >25, diameter of knob 12mm. Cf. Swift’s (2000) Type 3/4, fig.5, closest to an example from Neuberg an-der-Donau. 4th century.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7E74D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age La Téne III type brooch, four coils, internal chord below shallow arched rectangular-sectioned bow decorated with twin vertical broad and shallow grooves above two transverse grooves, damaged triangular catch-plate, 12 x 33mm. 1st century BC/early AD.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flixton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7E5FC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete small Romano-British Dolphin brooch, very corroded, damaged and short wings obscured by iron corrosion, broken lug for missing spring, vertical median rib on D-sectioned bow, foot and catch-plate missing, >13 x >30mm. c.40-65 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flixton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-7CAFB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A foot fragment from a cast copper-alloy small-long brooch. The expanding foot terminates with a thick moulding with vertical grooves. The surviving length 11.5mm, the maximum width is 8.9mm and 1.07g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BH-6DE365
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an unfinished copper-alloy Colchester type brooch. The piece consists of the lower part of the bow and the foot. The bow is angular, indicating that no hammering into shape has occurred, and the catchplate has not been trimmed. Overall, the object measures 22.8mm long by 9.2mm wide and 6.8mm thick. The weight is 2.94g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-6D3847
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century AD date. The head of the brooch measures 14.6mm wide and has slightly recessed wings, one of which is now bent. The spring and pin are missing. The bow measures 7.2mm wide at the top and tapers to 4.4mm wide at the lowest surviving point. The overall length is 42.5mm long and the weight is 5.90g. The clean and straight nature of the bottom edge suggest that the lower part of the bow and the foot were deliberately cut off, rather than having been accidentally broken. The bow and head also appear to have been hamme…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6D5093
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete annular brooch of Medieval date (AD 1200 – AD 1400). Maximum diameter 37mm, maximum thickness 4.8mm. Weight 15.09g. The brooch has a sexfoil frame. It is roughly triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. Each foil is of equal size. Within one of the foils is a pin bar which is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 2mm. The opposite foil has a worn area where the tip of the missing pin has been in contact. The frame is corroded and has a patchy dark green patina. The piece is in poor condition.
Created on: Monday 19th 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: DENO-6BC6E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch fragment, wings and upper part of bow only, 1st century. The hinged pin is missing. The rolled over wings are undecorated. There is an undecorated rectangular area at the top of the bow, then it is decorated with a central longitudinal raised corded line, with a deep shallow groove to either side. The lower part of the bow is broken off. Dark brown patina. Length 22.00mm, width (across wings) 26.94mm, width (top of bow) 8.18mm, thickness 9.92mm, weight 6.21g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-6BBDD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy dolphin type brooch fragment, wings and upper part of bow only. The hinged pin is broken off. Each wing is decorated with a narrow diagonal groove. The top of the bow is decorated with a central longitudinal raised line, then five transverse grooves; the rest of the bow is broken off. Brown-green patina with some small areas of light green corrosion. Length 22.00mm, width (across wings) 26.94mm, width (top of bow) 8.18mm, thickness 9.92mm, weight 6.21g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-6BB444
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy headstud brooch fragment, lower part of bow and foot only, 2nd century. The flattened bow is decorated with rectangular cells, one of which contains traces of red enamel. There are two transverse grooves at the junction between the bow and the disc-shaped foot, which has an incuse circle at the centre of the base. The catchplate is damaged. Length 35.82mm, width (across foot) 9.54mm, width (widest part of bow) 7.34mm, thickness 11.5mm, weight 6.34g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-6BA4F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy dolphin type brooch, 1st century. Most of the hinged pin is broken off. There is a faint narrow groove at the end of each of the circular sectioned wings. The bow is decorated with a longitudinal raised triangular sectioned ridge with transverse notches along its apex. There is no definite foot, the bow simply terminates. The catchplate is complete. Fine green-brown patina; the pin appears to be a different alloy, having much light green powdery corrosion. There appears to be white (lead alloy?) solder in the end of each wing, presumably securing the pin bar. Le…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-6AB025
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4, two vertical ribs, sub-group, flat wing ends type). and dating to the 1st century AD. The brooch is incomplete, with only one of the wings and upper bow surviving, and has a surviving length of 26.3mm and weighs 5.3g. The missing spring was secured with a Polden Hill arrangement. The surviving wing has a length of 7mm, suggesting the original width of the wings was approximately 24mm. The top of the head is flat and square (8.5mm) and exhibits the remnants of a lug or claw to secure the ch…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-698A56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British Dolphin brooch, enclosed wings with ribs flanking three grooves at both ends, some iron corrosion, hinged pin missing, twin oblique grooves at top of bow, broken catch-plate on reverse, 30 x 34mm. C.55-80 AD.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-68FD02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Annular brooch of cog like appearance, medium sized. Dimensions: Diameter 33mm, thickness 4.4mm, weight 11.91g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DENO-691442
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman trumpet or trumpet derivative brooch fragment, central part of bow only - head, wings and foot missing. Plain barrel moulding in the centre of the bow with a raised collar above and below. 1st-2nd century. Length 29.76mm, width 9.61mm, thickness 12.82mm, weight 7.02g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-690385
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch fragment, lower part of bow and catchplate only. The lower part of the bow is flattened, and slighty expanded towards the base, although both corners are damaged; it is decorated with three ring and dot motifs - one at the top and two side by side at the base. The bottom of the bow terminates in a raised transverse ridge. The catchplate is complete. Fine green patina. Possibly a bow and fantail brooch (with narrow fantail), 1st-2nd century. Length 17.54mm, width 8.12mm, thickness 9.66mm, weight 1.60g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-68ED68
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy dolphin brooch fragment, 1st century. The spring and pin are missing. The right wing is broken off, the left is corroded, but appears to have been short and undecorated. The bow is decorated with a central longitudinal raised rib. The lower part of the bow and the foot are missing. Corroded with some dark brown patina, and much light green corrosion. Length 23.26mm, width (across broken wings) 16.66mm, width (top of bow) 9.2mm, thickness 11.92mm, weight 6.58g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-68B9D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy dolphin brooch fragment, foot and lower part of the bow missing. Most of the hinged pin is broken off, and part of the back of the left wing is missing. Each wing is decorated with a wide, deep, diagonal groove. The bow is decorated with a central raised beaded rib, with a deep wide groove on either side. Fine brown patina with some light green corrosion. Length 23.85mm, width (across wings) 30.44mm, width (top of bow) 8.60mm, thickness 10.80mm, weight 7.18g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby la Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1A5322
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy silvered lozenge-shaped plate brooch, dating to the 2nd/ 3rd century AD (length: 53mm; width: 29mm; thickness at catch plate: 14mm; weight: 16.99g). On each of the four corners of this brooch, there are solid rounded lugs (average diameter: 5mm). The lug at the top of the brooch, however, is slightly larger than the other three (diameter: 6.5mm) and has an additional flat but circular suspension loop (probably) extending out from the top (inner diameter of suspension hole: 2mm). Around the four edges of the front face of the brooch, there is a raised …
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-19DDC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman plate brooch of probable 2nd century AD date. The upper portion of the bow and the spring and pin are missing. The central part of the bow consists of a hollow sub-circular boss, with three adjacent horizontal ropework bands at the centre and a horizontal trough at the bottom. The bow tapers gradually into the foot, which has a moulded collar and, below, a circular lug with a recess containing a damaged insert of red and white (the red possibly having been painted) mother of pearl or coral. A closed catchplate (damaged) extends the length of the the foot section. Th…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-19F0D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (The Dolphin, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b. Plate 46. It dates to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 51mm; width at wings: 22mm; thickness at head: 16mm; weight: 15.10g). The brooch has a highly arched head with oval/ crescent-shaped appendages to either side (a characteristic feature of the Polden Hill brooches). The short wings are semi-cylindrical with the remains of caps at either end holding the copper alloy axis bar in place. There is only a slight arch to the bow of the brooch and there is no deco…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tong', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-19D154
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy disc brooch of Roman, second century date (AD 100 – AD 200). Diameter 22mm, thickness of plate 1.8mm. Weight 4.31g. The brooch is flat and disc-shaped. Part of the edge and also part of the catch-plate are missing and the breaks are old. The front has a raised peripheral rim, although only about half has survived due to the break. At the centre is a circular divider to form a cell for enamel. This divider has an inner diameter of 6.2mm and an outer diameter of 10.2mm. The cell formed by this central divider and the outer raised rim has six equal…
Created on: Thursday 15th 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: GLO-1882A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy disc brooch, length 41mm, width 39mm, thickness 11mm, weight 13.32g. The brooch is a slightly uneven oval, made from sheet copper alloy only 1mm thick. Running around the circumference of the face is an incised line 3mm from the edge; there is also a ring and dot in the centre. All have been cut or carved into the surface. On the reverse is the catch plate and pin support. The pin support is a single tab 11mm tall, 9mm long and 5mm wide, this narrows towards the top where it is partially truncated. At the top is a circular hole, which has iron corrosion in the cent…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-1824A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch with a spring mechanism. Semicircular, concave cross-section wing, only half of the right wing remains, there is a double grooved line running down each wing. On the top of the head there is a backward facing hook, this would have secured the external chord of the spring. The top of the head has a small crest with a double recess. The bow is plain and with a large rounded head, the bow narrows towards the pointed foot. The catch plate is missing from the reverse. The artefact is in a fair condition with most of the original mid green patina remai…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SUR-1790D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plain two-piece Roman brooch of Colchester type. Only the upper part of the bow and wings, together with the chord, survives.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-1734C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 56mm long and 54mm wide. The brooch is in a fair condition with a light brown patina and weighs 21.35 grams. The brooch consists of semi-circular sectioned wings which contain a spring of 12 coils, the pin is missing. The wings are decorated with two vertical bands of incised lines and raised dots at each side. The bow is also decorated with at least 4 vertical incised lines and has an intact catchplate which is also decorated with two horizontal incised lines, one along its upper edge and one near its centre.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-1684C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy Hod Hill derivative brooch. The circular bow is 17.73mm in diameter and the straight foot is narrow and plain. It is straight in profile with a thickness of 1.97mm. The head is turned back into a curled over hinge, typical of a Hod Hill brooch. The head-plate measures 11.36mm in width. The brooch is corroded and very worn, as such no trace of any decorative metal working can be seen. The pin is missing, while the surviving hinge and catch-plate are slightly bent out of shape. The brooch is broken in half, both pieces survive. This recent break is across the centre of …
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-163C93
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small artefact cast in copper-alloy, probably a brooch, possibly a buckle. It is difficult to say from the illustration whether or not the object is complete (see notes, below). It could, for example, be one half of a broken double-looped buckle, albeit a small example. However, the object appears to be complete and, as such, can be identified as a brooch of probable medieval date. A direct parallel has not been found for such a brooch (perhaps the most similar example can be found illustrated in Read (2001, 110; ref. 817)): lozengiform, with three knobbed corners and a wider ele…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-1528E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy square headed brooch dating to the sixth century AD. The fragment comprises part of the foot plate and one side lobe. The foot plate is flat, with a prominent central rib terminating in a face mask, beyond which the brooch is broken. Flanking the rib are two triangular cells created from reserve metal. The cells are surrounded by bands of vertical and horizontal moulded decoration. The surviving lobe possesses a circular cell created from reserve metal. To one side of the cell is a circular panel of moulded decoration. On the underside there is a central ve…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-14DDD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Roman ‘T’ shaped brooch of ‘sawfish’ type, now in two parts. This brooch has complete side wings that are cylindrical in shape, with a slot to accommodate the pin shaft. They are now slightly flattened. The wings would have held a hinged pin. The pin is missing, though the wings may hold the remains of the axis bar, which might be evidenced, by a small spot of brown corrosion at one end of the wings. The wings are decorated with two raised vertical lines to either end, these lines being further decorated along their length with a row of incised V shapes.…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sible Hedingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-14BEE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval fragment of annular brooch, part of inscription within border on both sides: ] R V E [ // ] R V E …[ Cf. Dress Access. (2002) fig.164, nos.1336-7. 13th-14th century.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fransham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID-050AF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy three-dimensional enamelled duck (swimming) brooch, dating to the 2nd/ 3rd century AD (length: 30mm; width: 17mm; thickness/ depth: 18mm; weight: 5.00g). The main hollow body of the duck is sub-oval or tear-shaped in form with the neck and head of the duck rising upwards from the main body and at the top of the slanted edge of the brooch. The neck and head (length: 8mm; width: 4mm; thickness: 4mm) taper to a thin and pointed head that is angled sharply downwards. The eyes do not seem to be depicted on the face, apart from one possible indentation on o…
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.