Record ID: IOW-DD3763
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of 'Winchester' style (Hattatt 1985, 23). Overall length 43.2mm, maximum width of bow 9.8mm and thickness of bow 1.2mm. Weight 4.55g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The pin, part of the spring and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The spring, when complete, would have had four coils. Two of the coils are missing but the internal chord has survived. The bow has a length of 37.0mm and both the front and rear faces are flat. It is angled at the head and the foot, so when…
Created on: Sunday 6th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-23F237
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete wire copper alloy bow brooch with short bilateral spring, coiled into 5 loops on a central, solid copper alloy axial rod, which holds the spring together. The chord seems to be missing but it could only have been attached to one end of the spring as the other end is in the centre, next to the central coil which extends to form part of the bow. The bow is broken and bent at an angle from subsequent damage, so the original curvature cannot be made out. The foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The surface of the brooch is corroded and pitted so that the recorder cannot determi…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-C74962
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy Colchester type bow brooch, 65mm long, 21mm wide and weighing 12.20 grams. The brooch is plain with short open wings containing a spring of seven coils. The curved bow is sub circular in section and tapers to a point and has a raised tapering area protruding from the spring and down the centre of the upper part of the bow. Traces of a catchplate 16mm long are just visible and the upper part of the pin survives.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CAM-191256
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester type one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch comprises a head of two very small, triangular wings concealing the single remaining coil of the integral spring mechanism. The head extends to a rectangular section bow which tapers to a very sharp point. The catchplate is missing. The brooch measures 66mm in length and a maximum of 8mm in width.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-19F174
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch possesses a head comprising two flat rectangular wings which conceal a fragment of the integral spring mechanism. The pin is missing. The head extends to a D section tapering bow, with a poorly cast, semi-circular catchplate. The brooch measures 74mm in length and 10mm in width.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-1BACC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Colchester One-Piece brooch.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ospringe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-46CA13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The bow from a one-piece brooch of Late Iron Age date. The bow is of flat strip form and tapers inwards towards the missing catchplate. On either side of the bow is a very wide groove with a zigzag between. At the upper end of the bow is a series of transverse grooves. Both spring and pin are missing. The brooch is in good condition.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-6A2114
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester brooch dating to the late Iron Age to early Roman period, c. 25-65 AD. A one-piece example with an intact rearward facing hook at the top of the head (L.: 13.1mm). This hook would have held the external chord of the spring; this latter, along with the pin, broken just below the head such that a curved vestige remains, is now missing. Below the hook there are two flat wings of which only vestiges now remain. The bow is oval in cross-section. It tapers from a maximum diameter of c. 5.4mm to less than 1.5mm at the catchplate end. The…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: IOW-157476
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete damaged and misshapen copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of 'Winchester' style (Hattatt 1987, 21). Overall length 60.6mm, maximum width of bow 7.2mm and thickness of bow 0.9mm. Weight 2.69g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The pin and most of the spring are missing due to an old break. The spring, when complete, would probably have had four coils and an internal chord. The surviving part of the spring is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 0.9mm. Due to agricultural activity the brooch has become almost straightened …
Created on: Saturday 2nd June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-3D0C52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Early Roman period copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type and dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing only the pin and is comparatively small with a length of 36.88mm and has a weight of 3.2g. The spring mechanism (1.5mm diameter) coiled for three turns either side of the centre with a width of 14.60mm and the chord was anchored by the forward facing and tapering hook at the head. The spring has broken after the first coil on the return. The wings have a width of 13.17mm and are decorated on the fronts with vertical incised line…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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