Record ID: BERK-C04C96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Roman plate brooch in the form of a stylised bird. Unusual in form, the brooch has a central rectangular plate with central panel decorated with two complete lozenges with triangles at each side decorated with ring-and-dot decoration. Triangles border the central panel both above and below, and all were inlaid with enamel, however this has now degraded from the cells. A projection from the rear of the brooch forms a roughly triangular 'tail', again with cells of degraded enamel. The spring pin has two turns and is complete, as is the extended catchplate. No d…
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2013
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Record ID: BH-60DE25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of a 1st century Roman brooch, probably of Aucissa variant (native British copy) or Hod Hill type. The head, spring and upper part of the bow have been lost in antiquity. The lower part of the bow is of thin section, its straight sides gradually converging towards the slightly upturned foot. A beaded vertical ridge is located at the centre of the bow, cut off from the foot by a transverse band of grooves and ridges. The damaged catchplate is located on the underside of the foot. The corroded piece measures 28.5mm long, up to 6.3mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F5D852
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman disc brooch. It is circular and domed, and is almost complete around its edges. There are slight knops diametrically opposed protruding from the edge, and these are equidistant from the two protrusions associated with the pin attachment. One of these is the perforated lug from which the pin was hinged, and the opposite one has a shallow catchplate. The disc brooch is decorated with a groove around the circumference, and the domed area has two concentric bands of triangles, the outer band having fourteen, larger triangles. Seven alternate triangles still retain th…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-955FC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper-alloy developed T-shaped brooch with hinged pin dating to c. AD 75-150. The pin is mostly missing. The brooch head has open-ended cylindrical wings, these hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. A white paste/cement is visible at the ends. There is a large transverse slot through the centre of the underside of the head, between the wings, where the remnants of the pin survive. The triangular copper alloy pin head is still in situ but the pin has broken off just behind the head. At the top of the head is a small rectangular tab with a broken, worn upper edge, possibly t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2012
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Record ID: LIN-03EEA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Roman copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch. The brooch has rolled over wings; the pin is missing. The bow is narrow and contains a tall ridge down the centre and a narrow ledge on both perimeters. The foot has four transverse, notched ribs. The surface has been tinned or silvered. A catchplate is located on the reverse of the foot.
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-770677
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Catchplate and rear part of bow from a Roman copper alloy brooch, possibly a trumpet brooch. The object is in fair condition, is 38mm long, 5mm wide, 10mm thick and weighs 6.35g.
Created on: Friday 6th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
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Record ID: SOM-C47C66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Foot and lower part of the bow of a Roman bow brooch, probably a Hod Hill type dating to 43-65 AD. The remaining short section of bow curves over to meet the straight foot and is slightly d-shaped in section with a flat back and convex front. It is decorated with four deep grooves running down the length dividing it into five ridges. This ends in a slight constriction then widens out and thickens slightly to a shoulder on both sides before thinning and tapering in width to the foot knop. This tapering foot is flatter than the bow. It is decorated with a transverse groove which is also…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-023866
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy bow brooch, consisting of the lower bow and catchplate only. Measures 28.61x8.61x11.37mm and weighs 3.25g. At the break (8.62x2.72mm) the cross-section is lozenge-shaped. To the front, the bow narrows to the ankle, 2.48mm above the foot 2.76mm wide. Between is a rib 2.83mm wide. The bow has narrowing flattened flanges running along both edges, emphasised by a groove. The catchplate extends 10.52mm to the reverse. The curl is intact.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-027226
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy T-shaped brooch with hinge mechanism, consisting of the incomplete wings and upper bow only. It measures 17.26mm long and weighs 2.4g. The 16.81mm wide wings are tubular (c.4mm diameter) and would have originally been c.20mm in length (one is now damaged). At the centre, behind the bow, is a rectangular notch. the axeis bar is still visible extending from the complete wing at this point. To the front the flat bow (10.82mm wide, 2.38mm thick) curves forwards from the top of the wings. It is decorated with two longitudinal ribs and raised…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-030BB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy with enamel brooch. Umbo or Tutulus brooch, Cast concavo-convex plate with six equidistant lugs set around its rim, a central cone whose base is defined by inscribed lathe turned circumferential lines, and a central boss with a raised rim and central rounded knop. The flat plate between rim and central cone retains traces of blue enamel. A folded catch plate and a housing for a hinged pin (lost) are retained on the back. Referred to by Mackreth (2011, page 163-4) as a Dished Cone, Type 5. Suggested date: Late Roman, 300-350. Diameter (lug to lug): 34.6mm, Height (cle…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: WAW-143136
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment, possibly of a Roman brooch. The fragment bears similarities to a trumpet or hod hill brooch, only a section of what would be the bow survives with an expanded centre in the centre similar to an acanthus flower from a trumpet brooch. Both incomplete expansions of the artefact have three horizontal ridges. The reverse has horizontal ridges running along the length of the artefact, the tip of the reverse has a vertical ridge which may be part of the catch plate. The fragment bears similarities with trumpet brooches or a hod hill brooch examples from Hattatt; 20…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
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Record ID: BH-161096
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester derivative brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The wings consist of an open-ended half-cylinder, their only decoration being a single vertical groove at either end of the upper surface. The now-missing spring would originally have been held in place by a central, forward-facing hook, which is located above the centre point of the head's underside. The wings are set slightly lower than the top of the bow, the latter of which has a longitudinal central ridge flanked by a pair of narrow grooves. The angled surfaces either side of th…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-163E01
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy possible Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type) brooch of Roman date (80-120AD). The brooch is incomplete, the head, and part of the bow survive. The foot, spring, the pin, bow, wings and catch plate are missing. The wings of the brooch are incomplete appear to be undecorated and the sub circular wing caps are missing. The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated.The brooch is heavily corroded. The brooch measures 23.45mm length, is 10.3mm width across wings and 10.6mm thick. It weighs 3.0grams.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: NCL-16B4D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy headstud brooch of early Roman date, c. 50-100. The brooch consists of the head and upper bow only and it is very worn and corroded. The head is roughly T-shaped with a spring pin cast integral with the brooch. Four and a half coils of the spring remain. The bow tapers very sharply from the head, and a circular perforation was drilled through the upper bow to take a rivet or lug for the fixing of a separate headstud. The headstud is missing, but the rivet/lug is still in place.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2012
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Record ID: LANCUM-171A50
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from c. AD75-175. The brooch is very worn and the surface corroded and only the main part of the bow and the tube that secures the axis bar for the hinged pin survive. A very small part of the catch plate remains at the foot of the brooch and some of the moulded decoration on the bow is still visible. The moulded knop at the centre top of the bow would have been a moulded central reel flanked by two circular moulded acanthus leaves which is the typical decoration for trumpet brooches. There is a small loop at the back o…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 12th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crosby Ravensworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-17B898
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from c. AD75-175. The brooch is worn and the surface shows only few small ptaches of local corrosion. The main part of the bow, the foot, pin rest and the loop that held the strong pin place survive. Most of the typical moulded decoration on the bow is still visible. The moulded disc at the centre top of the bow would have been a moulded central reel flanked by two circular moulded acanthus leaves. There would have been a small loop at the back of the brooch, possibly for attaching a string of beads or a chain that was …
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kings Meaburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-1CC385
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy trumpet brooch of early Roman date, c. 75-200. The brooch is very worn, missing the foot and spring pin. The head is intact, complete with the loop for holding the spring pin in place on the reverse. The bow is decorated with moulded collars in half-round.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2012
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Record ID: LIN-281416
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Sawfish brooch dating to the early Roman period. Only the lower half remains. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and decorated with a rib down the centre and a ridge on both perimeters. The edge of the bow is serrated. The foot is half-rounded with a flat base. A catchplate is located on the reverse. The brooch shows evidence of silvering or tinning.
Created on: Friday 27th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2012
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Record ID: HAMP-2A16C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
The head and upper bow from a broken cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (flat wing ends type, West Midlands). At the ends of each wing is characteristic circular wing tip plate extensions, pierced to take the axis bar; one has been abraded through. The axis bar survives in situ, though twisted as a result of old damage. Corroded around it are vestiges of the spring mechanism. Within a perforation above that through which the axis bar travels, both within the solid head, are the vestiges of the chord. The semi-cylindrical wings that cover the spring are de…
Created on: Friday 27th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Longstock CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-2C4973
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A fine example of a Roman copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Midlands), cf.Mackreth 2011, 4.h. Plate 47. Of the first to second centuries AD. The brooch is beautifully cast with intricate moulded decoration which runs down the length of the bow. The decoration takes the form of two adjacent central vertical ribs with a groove in between, each incised with fine horizontal slashes. Either side of these ribs there are a series of 18 raised pellets within shallow rings, getting slightly smaller as they progress down the bow of the brooch. The sh…
Created on: Friday 27th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2016
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