Record ID: IOW-649C01
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An Incomplete cast copper alloy and tinned disc brooch of Early-Medieval, fifth or sixth century date (AD 450 - AD 600). Maximum diameter 25.0mm, thickness of plate 2.1mm. Weight 6.23g. The brooch would have been circular in plan. However, the edge is either missing due to old breaks or is severely corroded. Its present shape is sub-circular in plan. It is flat in cross-section. The front is decorated with four concentric incised rings around a central "dot" representing the axis around which a scriber has been rotated. The dot is deep enough to form a small perforation. The rings are…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-654C24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy small-long brooch of Early-Medieval date (c. AD 400 - c. AD 600). Length 23.2mm, width 17.8mm and 2.3mm thick. Weight 4.10g. The fragment is the complete foot of a brooch. It is sub-lozenge-shaped in plan and flat at the front. It has an old transverse break at the top where it would have joined the lower part of the bow. Close to the edges a border is formed by closely spaced punched annulets which all have diameter of 1.0mm. However, this border is interrupted at each side corner by a stamped ring-and-dot motif. Each of the rings has a diameter of 3…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-256C66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy small square-headed brooch of Early Early-Medieval date (AD 475 - AD 575). Length: 18.1mm; width: 15.9mm and 4.4mm thick. Weight: 1.42g. The fragment is part of the foot-plate and all the breaks are old. Viewing the brooch in plan, the front is decorated with a characteristic moulded cruciform shape. It has a small circular depression at its centre. Only one of the arms of the cross is complete and its end is formed by a semi-circle containing a D-shaped moulding. The upper arm and the two side arms are flanked on either side by a beaded border and th…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: IOW-077DE1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy and gilded object, probably part of a miniature square-headed brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. AD 500 – c. AD 600). Length: 8.6mm; width: 7.5mm and 1.9mm thick. Weight: 0.49g. This is probably the lower part of the foot of a miniature square-headed brooch. At the front moulded decoration is in the form of a raised central sub-square shape enclosed by a raised square frame. The rear face is flat and pitted due to corrosion. Traces of gilding are visible at the front only. There is no evidence for burning or melting.
Created on: Sunday 16th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-E5E925
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and gilded small square-headed brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. AD 475 - c. AD 575). Length: 21.7mm; width across the head: 18.6mm and 3.2mm thick at the centre of the bow. Weight: 2.84g. Viewing the brooch in plan, the head-plate is sub-rectangular (18.6mm x 11.5mm) and the longer side is horizontal. Part of the head-plate frame is missing. The surviving part of the head-plate frame has repetitive sub-oval punch marks. These are, however, unevenly spaced. The rectangular head-plate inner panel is enclosed by a narrow raised border along …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: IOW-B32E17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy saucer brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. AD 410 – c. AD 600). Length: 27.7mm; width: 22.8mm and 6.1mm thick. Weight: 6.63g. The brooch would have been circular in plan. However, the flared edges are largely missing due to old breaks. The pin lug and catch-plate are also incomplete due to old breaks that are abraded. The front of the brooch is flat, except for the surviving parts of the flared edge. At the rear the face is mainly flat but curves forwards near the edge. Between the pin lug and the catch-plate the surface is slightly p…
Created on: Saturday 24th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-6E4E20
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy ansate brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. AD 700 - c. AD 850). Length: 33.1mm; width: 17.1mm; thickness: 5.6mm; weight: 4.46g. Viewed from the front, the brooch has parallel sides and viewed from the side the terminals are vertical. The bow is strongly arched forming a sub-triangular shape. At the front there are four pairs of decorative horizontal grooves, one pair above the bow, one pair below the bow and a pair at each terminal end. There is also a small curving groove just above and below the centre of the bow, at the front. A pai…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-580E18
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) probable cruciform brooch (c. 410-c. 600). This fragment is zoomorphic, the lower half taking the form an animal-head mask. The upper half of the leg has horizontal ridges, one close to the break, a fainter one below and further below three parallel ones together. Below the later ridges the sides flare to four lobes in a square shape. These may represent eyes and eyebrows. Below the eyes, the width narrows and is bevelled at the front. The leg terminates with two lobes, one at each side. These may represent nostrils. The rear face is fl…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: IOW-32DF66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) brooch. Length: 15.9mm; width: 15.1mm; weight: 3.09g. This fragment comprises the semi-circular head and part of the bow. The head is broken around the edges, flat at the front and flat at the rear. The bow is strongly arched as viewed form the side. At the top the bow is 12.1mm in width and at the transverse break the width is 9.9mm. At the front of the bow there are at least two vertical raised ribs. The brooch is severely corroded and in poor condition with active bronze disease. It is possible that this fragment is part of a ra…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-C938C0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver-gilt Kentish type keystone brooch with garnets. Diameter: 22.9mm; thickness: 6.3mm; weight: 3.26g. Treasure case no. 2009 T187. An incomplete, Kentish, silver-gilt, keystone garnet disc brooch with the rim missing. A raised beaded border has partially survived. The border, when complete, enclosed three cells containing keystone garnets divided by three gilded fields, all abutting a central circular cell. The garnets are set over gold foil. However, one garnet is missing. Each gilded field between the keystone cells is decorated with a single h…
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-5B1032
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper alloy disc brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (AD 400 - AD 600). Diameter: 26.1mm; thickness: 7.8mm; weight: 9.11g. The plate is circular in plan and flat at the front and some of the edge is missing due to corrosion. At the centre is a punched ring-and-dot motif, the diameter of which is about 3.0mm. This is surrounded by two inscribed circles, with diameters of 6.0mm and 3.5mm. Between this outer circle and the outside edge are four equally spaced punched ring-and-dots which are of the same diameter as the central one. Passing through the inne…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-BDF9A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy gilt button brooch (Avent & Evison class Iii) of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. 450-c. 550). Parts of the rim are missing due to old breaks. The pin lug, although complete, is obscured by iron corrosion and the catch-plate is almost complete. The pin is missing. This brooch is circular in plan with an upwards flaring saucer-like rim. At the centre of the brooch there is a moulded anthropomorphic forward facing mask which has prominent and well defined features. The upper half of the mask is in the form of sixteen vertical ridges that represent ha…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-E3AF33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy small square-headed brooch of Early Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (475-575 AD). Viewing the brooch in plan, the head-plate is sub-rectangular, 15.5mm in width and 8.9mm in depth (the longer side is horizontal). The head-plate has a ragged edge and it is unclear whether it had an outer frame. The head-plate inner panel, enclosed by a narrow raised border along the top and at each side, is decorated with raised horizontal rectangular mouldings. The slightly arched bow is about 7.0mm in length and has a minimum width of 6.9mm. It is grooved horizonta…
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: IOW-29F686
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy disc brooch (c. 400-c. 600). The plate would have been circular in plan prior to the loss of material around the edges. The pin is missing. At the front there is a central punched ring-and-dot motif. It is surrounded by eight evenly spaced ring-and-dot motifs forming a border close to the broken edge. All these motifs are barely visible due to wear and corrosion. At the flat rear there are the remains of a single pin-lug and a catch-plate. Both are corroded and at one side of the lug there is a small deposit of iron corrosio…
Created on: Friday 28th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-01EBC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy disc brooch (c. 400-c. 600). The plate would have been circular in plan prior to the loss of material around the edges. The pin is missing. At the front there is a central punched ring-and-dot motif. It is surrounded by three evenly spaced ring-and-dot motifs all within two concentric circles. The motif at the centre has a dot in the form of a hole through the plate. One of the centre dots of the surrounding motifs also has a hole through the plate. At the flat rear there are the remains of a single pin-lug and a catch-plate…
Created on: Monday 7th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-91B702
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch (c. 450-c. 550). The lower part of the brooch and the pin are missing. The brooch has a trefoil head-plate with 'D'-shaped arms, square and plain at the centre. The bow is arched in side profile and tapers in width slightly from the top to the bottom where there is an old transverse break. The top of the bow has a width of 9.8mm and the width at the bottom is 8.9mm. At the front, the top of the bow is flat and its lower part is bulbous with chamfer at each corner. The rear of the bow is flat. At the rear …
Created on: Monday 14th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2013
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Record ID: IOW-5381E0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy small square-headed brooch of Early Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (475-575 AD). Viewing the brooch in plan, the head-plate is sub-rectangular, 16.5mm in width and 11.9mm in depth (the longer side is horizontal). The head-plate has a border with ragged edges. At the top of the border are three chevron motifs and it possible that the border was wholly composed of this design. However, due to corrosion, detail is lost. The head-plate inner-panel, enclosed by a narrow raised border is decorated with an indeterminate design which has been partially los…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: IOW-E6A7B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch (c. 450-c. 550). This brooch has been integrally cast and the edges of the head-plate and foot-plate are chipped around the edges. This damage may be due to recent agricultural activity. The pin is missing. The head plate, now with a maximum width of 24.5mm, would have been cross-shaped and has bifurcated terminals to the horizontal arms. The top of the plate may have been semi-circular in outline. Between the top and each arm, the head-plate has a semi-circular outline. It is als…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-0FED45
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) bow brooch (c. 450-c. 600). This fragment consists mainly of the head-plate and part of the bow. The head-plate is sub-triangular, as viewed from the front. Some the edges of the head-plate are lost due to damage or corrosion. Consequently, it is not possible to define its accurate outline shape. The surviving part of the bow is convex at the front and concave at the rear. It has parallel sides with a width of 7.7mm and a maximum thickness of 3.3mm. The rear face of the head-plate has a central pin-lug which extends from j…
Created on: Saturday 29th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-10F3B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cruciform brooch (c. 450-c. 600). The brooch has a flat rectangular head-plate which measures 13.7 in length and 10.0mm in width. Each side of the head-plate has similar evenly spaced punched decoration that consist of 'Double' 'C'-shaped motifs. The curved parts face inwards and there are six on the left side and seven on the right side. Each flat wing is sub-rectangular in plan. However, their edges are incomplete due to damage or corrosion. Consequently, their original shape cannot be accurately described. At the top of…
Created on: Saturday 29th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.