Record ID: NMS-98C975
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bow and footplate of an Early Saxon small-long brooch of unusual type, catchplate curl missing, ancient break at top, distorted bow. Shield-shaped panel forming facets at top and base of triangular sectioned bow. At top of footplate a boss with two transverse grooves above a plain stretch with central arris (i.e. of triangular section), and then another double grooved boss above a flat circular terminal. Surviving length 39mm. Width of terminal 10.5mm. Probably a Continental import, see H. Vierck's discussion of an example with circular foot terminal from Shakenoak, Oxfordshire i…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 24th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hillington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-ABA534
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late early-medieval cast copper alloy convex disc brooch. Very worn, with no trace of gilding extant. Decoration appears to consist of Borre style knotwork around a central group of concentric circles. On the reverse are an incomplete double pin-lug with no extant trace of a pin, a catch-plate set at right-angles to the edge, and a similarly set loop for a pendant. Maximum diameter 26mm. Height, excluding fittings on reverse, 4.5mm. Weight 6.60g. 10th century. The presence of a loop on the reverse of the brooch was believed by Sue Margeson (The Vikings in Norfolk (1997) p. 21) to b…
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Feltwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-ACBC20
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Saxon cruciform brooch footplate, half-round in section with slightly concave reverse, upper section grooved and ridged, lower section in form of a “horse head terminal” (Hills, C. Penn, K. and Rickett, R. (1984) EAA 21 Spong Hill Inhumation no 22, p.126), with raised eyes and curved flat nostrils defined by two grooves. Stub of catchplate adhering to reverse. 43 x 20mm (max). Mid 6th century.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ringstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-AEAFD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Saxon small-long brooch of Leeds’ (1945) trefoil-headed or cross potent type, footplate missing. The headplate is decorated with a pair of vertically engraved lines defining a pseudo panel and within them two vertical rows of double half-annulets stamps. Rectangular panels forming facets at the top and the base of the hollow-backed bow are both emphasised by a transverse engraved line. Incomplete single pin lug on reverse. Ancient break at base of bow. length >39mm. Width of headplate 27.5mm, of bow 11.5mm. 6th century.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bylaugh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-AF2757
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy cruciform or small-long brooch, edges of headplate and lower part of footplate missing. The headplate is decorated with two triplets of vertically engraved lines defining a pseudo-panel, both flanked by vertical rows of double half-annulets stamps. Single carefully made round hole in centre of headplate near present top is secondary. Rectangular panels forming facets at the top and the base of the hollow-backed bow are both emphasised by three transverse engraved lines. Median groove on bow. The only decoration on the remaining part of the footplate is ag…
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Runton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-B2A2B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Central fragment of Copper alloy early medieval cruciform brooch. Rectangular head plate with expanded wings, upper and left wing broken off. Arched bow with faceted corners convex in front and concave behind, with evidence of a central square stud, although the top of the bow is very worn and chipped. Evidence of lappets, or wings, expanding from the plate beneath the central stud, although only a fragment of the left one remains. Foot is missing. At the rear, in the centre of the rectangular head plate is a circular hoop on a vertical axis, which would have acted as a hinge for th…
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-C41622
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval copper alloy, gold and enamel brooch, 25.5mm in diameter and 5.5mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 5.39grams. The brooch is circular and has a series of six circular protrusions around its edge, these may have held enamel but are now hollow. The whole of the surface is filled with enamel consisiting of a pattern of three small semi-circles of different colours, red and white can be seen, the third is missing. These are surrounded by crescents of a dark blue. The fourth quarter has a large crescent of dark blue. The rest of the field…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-DA08E0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval or early Medieval pewter disc brooch. The brooch is circular and is decorated similar to the reverses of the coins of William II, specifically the 'cross-voided' type (circa 1092-1095). The decoration comprises a voided cross pattee with annulet in centre over a cross annulettee. Instead of a legend there is a perimeter of hatches. The reverse of the brooch has two crescent-shaped lugs each with a hole through the centre aligned with a slightly concave channel. The pin mechanism is missing. The surface of the lugs are decorated with grooves whereas the reverse of t…
Created on: Friday 14th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aunsby and Dembleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DB88A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn copper alloy detachable knob probably from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, perhaps from the side rather than top of the brooch. The knob has a terminal end that is semi-circular in section with an exterior surface that appears to have triangular faceting. Beneath the terminal the knob is waisted with a slight groove above and below. The attachment end is circular in shape and has a single incised groove that runs circumferentially around the outer face. The underside of the knob is flat and has a slot accross one end. The entire object is pierced by a central circu…
Created on: Friday 14th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.

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
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-198662
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Saxon fragment of radiate-headed brooch footplate, perforated side lappet and fragment of catchplate on reverse. Sinuous ribbon-like decoration, with concentric lozenges, the outermost decorated with transverse lines. Similar to Kühn, H. (1974) 'Die Germanischen Bügelfibeln der Völkerwanderungszeit in Süddeutschland', number 12,70.
Created on: Monday 17th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quidenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-2A29B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Saxon coin-brooch. The object is a silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-66), of the Hammer Cross type, c. AD 1060, which has been mounted as a brooch or badge. The original coin was minted in Thetford, probably by the moneyer Godlef, although the secondary treatment of the coin means that most of the inscription is no longer legible, with only __FONÐET__, from the middle of the reverse inscription clearly legible. The reverse of the coin, showing a cross, has been gilded for display, and five holes have been pierced in the coin, one in the centre and one at the end o…
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-2A63D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of the bow and footplate of an Early Saxon small-long brooch. Ancient break. Rather worn. At top and base of D-section bow rectangular panel with notch on both edges between two pairs of transverse grooves. Footplate begins with two transverse mouldings above sub-triangular terminal, which is decorated with punched triangles around the edges and two punched dots in the centre. Part of the catchplate remains on the reverse, most of the flap missing. Length >38.5mm. Maximum width (at terminal) 9mm. 5th- 6th century.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quidenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-42CFC6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Early-Medieval copper alloy disc brooch, flat, and with slight edge damage and missing its pin. It measures 37mm in diameter, is 1.5mm thick and weighs 10.05g. It was probably originally tinned. The front of the brooch has a very shiny and smooth patina. Where the edge is undamaged tiny little transverse grooves can be seen. The reverse has iron staining around the pin lug and is missing the curl of the catchplate. The surface is very rough. Circa 6th century in date.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-51B3A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded copper-alloy nummular brooch of late early-medieval date (11th century AD). Perhaps two-thirds of the artefact survives, bent; only a limited section of the circumference is extant. This is effectively a repoussé disc brooch, decorated unifacially with a design raised up from below. The design is that of a crowned, bearded and ?draped bust facing right, with a sceptre to the right, all within a beaded border. Between the border and the surviving circumference are the letters '?EDAA?', with a faint beaded border towards the circumference. The brooch seems to be im…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-542AB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The foot of a copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon florid cruciform brooch. A short section from the base of the foot survives, including an elaborate Style I human-head terminal. The remainder of the brooch is missing due to old breaks. The foot is slightly convex in section, although it does not have a prominent central ridge, and the terminal has a flat back with central concave triangular recess and moulded front face. The front face of the foot, probably the nose of a horse's head, is separated into two distinct trapezoidal fields that have borders composed of double moulded lines separated…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cretingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-5DEDE4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a small Early Medieval copper-alloy cruciform brooch. Length: 22.1mm; width: 14.2mm; thickness: 3.2mm; mass: 3.1g. The fragment consists of a zoomorphic (horse-head) terminal from the foot of a brooch. The fragment has a broken edge at the top, very slightly concave edges at the sides, and a sub-oval extension at the bottom. The reverse of the fragment is flat and undecorated, but the front is in relief, decorated with ridges and grooves. There are ridges defining the eyebrows, a ridge down the snout/nose, and a series of grooves forming nested V shapes at the base. T…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bonby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6BBCC2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late early-medieval cast Borre-style disc brooch. Decoration of concave-sided lozenge with each of the four corners extended to form interlaced, double-contoured knots. In the centre is a sunken circular field. Around the damaged edge is a plain raised border. The decoration is worn, as on most recorded examples. On the reverse is a rectangular scar from the missing catch-plate or pin lug and a small probably accidental perforation at the opposite edge. However, there is no trace of the corresponding element for securing the pin. This brooch is of a type commonly found in East Anglia,…
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thrandeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A9A167
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary copper alloy Early Medieval Great Square Headed Brooch of which only the bow survives. The fragment is rectangular and arched. It has a central vertical ridge with a circular boss in the middle. Chip carved decoration is present on either side of the central ridge though corrosion and dirt obscure the details of the pattern which is in Anglo Saxon Style I animal art style. There are traces of gilding at the top and bottom of the fragment on the front. There appears to be a repair in one corner of the fragment. A small square plate of copper alloy sheet affixed by a coppe…
Created on: Monday 24th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-C06534
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval cast copper alloy cruciform brooch, incomplete, 5th-6th century. Integrally cast top- and side-knobs, domed in outline and semi-circular in section, with groove collar. Trapezoidal headplate decorated with a central ring-and-dot and with a ring-and-dot in each if the upper corners (lower corners corroded); rectangular wings possibly each decorated with a row of ring-and-dots (unclear due to corrosion). Arched bow, flat on the reverse; it is unclear it the corners were chamfered. The foot is broken off. Off-centre on the reverse of the head is a single broken lug which wo…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langford', grid reference and parish protected.