Record ID: SF-8ACB1A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Langton Down brooch dating to AD 20-65. T-shaped in plan, the extant piece consists of the wings and upper bow. The wings are cylindrical with straight, solid edges. A longitudinal seam runs along the reverse of the wings.  In the centre is a now heavily abraded slot for the now missing hinged in to be housed within. A decorative incised groove is positioned on the top of the wings. The bow is straight, plano-convex in section and tapers gently into an old break. Separating the bow from the wings is crescentic groove…
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B67599
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative Harlow Spring/double lug brooch dating to circa AD 43-70. It is T-shaped in plan. The wings are hemispherical and open at the reverse. On the reverse in the centre is a double lug with upper and lower circular apertures. Part of the spring mechanism is intact on one side of the double lug: the chord runs from the upper aperture and the axis bar the lower. The coil is survived on the same side by four loops. The pin is mssing. The front of the wings are plain The plano-convex in section bow tapers …
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-BA087F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver-gilt sprung bow brooch, of Polden Hill type, comprising the wings, top of the bow and part of the covered spring. The side-wings, of semi-circular cross-section, have three milled ribs with intervening cavetto mouldings. At the back only the very stub of the rearward hook survives, together with eight turns of the spring and a fragment of the chord. On the D-sectioned bow two lines of a fine, lightly-recessed, wavy line motif, which starts at each side of the head, converge to form a single decorative mid-rib. All of the mouldings show signs of wear. Gilding rem…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bungay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EE1C67
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete enamelled copper alloy Roman plate brooch. less than half of the deep crescentic (or 'pelta') shaped plate survives. This is slightly concave, curving towards the reverse in profile. A short point projects from the centre of the upper edge and a wider, rounded section from the centre of the lower edge. Traces of enamelled decoration can be seen on the outer face, but this is hevaily corroded and now is largely retricted to a central longitudinal line of lozenges and a transverse row of cresents along the lower edge. The remains of a hinged double-lug pin fitt…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashfield cum Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E78700
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete silver medieval annular brooch. The frame is circular in shape and has a four-faced cable twist. It is decorated with a line of small engraved dots along each of the four faces. There is a worn section to one side, probably where the pin sat in use. The pin is formed from a tapering strip simply bent around the hoop to form the head. There is a raised collar decorated with dots dividing the head from the stem.. The surface of the metal is slightly pitted with corrosion. Date: 13th or 14th century AD Dimensions: Diameter: 14.02mm, thickness: 1.42mm, weight: 0.…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D25E22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete cast silver annular brooch dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1200-1400). The brooch is circular in shape with a pin attached to a short recessed section of the frame. The pin is attached to the frame by an oval attachment loop. The shaft of the pin is rectangular in shape and tapers gradually from the attachment loop towards the pointed tip that rests on the upper surface of the frame. There is no visible pin rest. The upper side of the frame has outer and inner borders created by its bevelled composition. The underside is plain. Dimensions: diameter:…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 18th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-00ACEA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a silver Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) probable Great Square Headed brooch, dating to AD 500-570. It is sub-rectangular in plan and it bears a moulded decoration on its front face. The decoration consists of a raised L-shaped line along one broken edge, which defines an incomplete panel decorated with an unclear sunken relief. The back face is undecorated and has a bevelled edge. Length: 15.56mm; width: 13.05 mm; thickness: 4.28mm; weight: 1.88g. Discussion: Less than 10% of the brooch survives. It is not possible to determine the Type or find an exact parallel; It …
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-811766
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete and somewhat damaged cast silver composite disc brooch dating to the later Early Medieval period, c. 900-1000 AD. From a typological point of view the brooch seemingly corresponds to what is broadly Weetch's type 12, with approximately 10% of the brooch's edges and the pin fittings now missing in post-depositional damage. The main body of the brooch was originally circular in plan, with a projecting sub-rectangular 'tab' extending from each cardinal point (though now only one of these is visible due to breakage). On the upper face of the brooch is a plain…
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AC7542
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast gilded silver early medieval bow brooch, probably a great square-headed brooch. It consists of slightly less than a third of the original brooch, with only around half the bow, catch-plate and less than half of the footplate. The rest of the object is missing to old breaks. The bow curves strongly in profile and demonstrates two fluted sections flanking a central raised element, decorated with incised zig-zag motifs which appear to have been inlaid with niello. Gilding survives in the fluted areas but has worn off on most of the objects' higher points. The bow trans…
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4F791B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast gilded silver radiate-headed brooch of early medieval date, comprising the head-plate and most of the bow (the pin, lower bow and foot-plate missing to old damage). A relatively fresh break has truncated the surviving portion of the brooch into two fragments across the upper portion of the bow, where it joins with the head-plate. These fit together snugly, though the break is not particularly recent. The entire front of the object is gilded, most of which survives with slight areas worn away on the very highest points of the bow. The head-plate is flat and semi-circ…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-84929D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gilded silver medieval annular brooch. The hoop is narrow, rectangular in cross-section with two twisted sections, each c.13mm long. To one side of each twisted section a separate sheet-metal five petalled flower has been attached to the outer face of the hoop. Each flower is c. 7.54mm in diameter. Gilding is visible on the surface of the twisted sections and flowers only. A complete silver pin remains in situ. This has a flattened loop head with a narrow, beaded collar behind it. Date: 13th - 14th century Dimensions: Length: 28.81mm, width: : 27.23mm, wi…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7D7348
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete cast silver annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, c. 1200-1400. The frame is circular in plan and retains its pin, which sits within a constriction on the brooch frame itself, tapers along its length and is decorated with a transverse collar close to where it hinges. The brooch frame is simply decorated with four circular 'brambled' knops demonstrating stamped annulet decoration. Date: c. 1200-1400 Dimensions: the brooch measures 22.32mm in external diameter and 2.01mm thick at its midpoint, while the pin is c. 22.68mm long by 2.11mm thick at its …
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-EDD0CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver annular brooch dating to the Medieval period. The brooch is circular in shape with a cylindrical cross section. There is a collared pin with bent terminal affixing it to the frame of the brooch. The pin is cylindrical in cross section and tapers to a sharp point. The collar shows circular incised decoration. The frame features a lozenge shaped plate soldered to the upper surface. There is some evidence of soldering at least two other places around the brooch frame that suggest there were more lozenge plates attached. The plate is decorated with a pressed design in the form o…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-E053D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver gilt annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, c. 1300-1400. It takes the form of a pair of hands clasped in prayer, with the latter projecting from one edge of the brooch and the body being broadly circular in plan. On one edge is a constriction for the pin (still extant) with two rectangular flattened panels forming a pin rest opposing the constriction and at the bottom edge of the brooch, each of which is decorated on its upper surface with four small grooves. The brooch has been heavily gilded, most of which survives intact. Date: 1300-1400 Dimensions: …
Created on: Monday 24th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Exning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E03F18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete cast silver annular brooch dating to the Post-Medieval period, probably 17th century. It is circular in plan, with a slightly hollowed back and plano-convex section to the frame. In one edge of the latter is a constriction designed to house the pin, which is flanked on each side by a double transverse collar. The pin itself is plain and undecorated, having been wound around the constricted section. On the underside of the frame is a stamped maker's mark consisting of a rectangular panel containing the initials RW. Date: 17th century Dimensions: The brooch…
Created on: Monday 24th April 2017
Last updated: Sunday 29th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buxhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5DE1EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast silver annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, c. 1150-1400. It consists of a circular-sectioned frame with a constriction in one side to accommodate a wound-wire silver pin. The pin itself survives intact, demonstrating moulded decoration in the form of a raised transverse collar with small projecting circular knops directly in front of its loop. Preserved in extremely good condition with an uneven brownish patina, the brooch frame measures 15.48mm in diameter and c. 1.8mm thick, while the pin measures c. 15.65mm long. It weighs 1.35g. Simple and undecorated…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA66C1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast gilded silver fragment possibly from an early Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch, plus three additional fragments of silver and gilded silver decorative metalwork found in the same location. The possible brooch fragment is irregular in shape with rough breaks around all but one side. It is bent out of shape in profile. The fragment's outer face is decorated with an interlacing zoomorphic design in Salin's Style I, featuring a creature's head with a pellet eye at the bottom right-hand corner of the fragment (as pictured), a knotted body or bodies and in the centre, and one or …
Created on: Monday 12th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-79A756
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete silver medieval annular brooch. The frame is circular in shape and has a four-faced cable twist. Its outer face is decorated with fine engraved lines following its shape on every face, which are incorporated into and enhance the twist. There is a small recess to one side within which the head of the in situ silver pin sits. The pin is formed from a tapering strip simply bent around the hoop to form the head. There is a raised collar dividing the head from the stem of the pin on the outer face. The surface of the metal is slightly pitted with corrosion. Date:…
Created on: Friday 7th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wordwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5AEA1D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a gilded silver keystone disc brooch, comprising part of the edge, part of one outer setting, and a tiny fragment of the central setting. The rest is now missing due to old breaks. The outer edge is flat, ungilded and decorated with two rows of punched opposed triangles, creating a zigzag effect. Inside this survives a portion of the main central field of the brooch, gilded and decorated with Style I zoomorphic motifs. To the right of this (as photographed) are the remains of a keystone setting, roughly trapezoidal in original shape; and underneath, a small …
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gislingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-492162
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver maille blanche en argent (half gros tournois) of Charles IV 'Le Bel' of France, c.1322-1328 AD. Missing half of the flan due to old breaks. The coin has been modified, probably for use as a brooch or dress fastener. On one side of the reverse a silver triangular hook piece has been soldered to the flan, with a corrsponding patch of solder on the opposite side of the same face perhaps indicative of a second hook or attachment piece that is now missing due to old breaks. The obverse has been gilded. This object measures 21.82mm in length/diameter, 14.14mm in survivi…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haughley', grid reference and parish protected.