Record ID: SWYOR-1CC245
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy and enamelled Dragonesque brooch dating from the Early Roman period. The brooch is 33.2mm long, 18.5mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The foot is missing but the rest of the brooch is in very good condition. There is red enamel on the “ears”, blue enamel in the centre of the “eye” with a ring of damaged, possibly originally red enamel round it. The “chin” is joined to the body on the reverse, and the neck is particularly narrow. The surviving loop of the pin is still in situ round the neck of the brooch, but the pin itself is missing. The body is also decorated with e…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-1D7978
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Headstud brooch from the early Roman period. The brooch is almost complete with just part of the pin, the headloop and the turnover of the catchplate missing. The brooch is 58.2mm long, 23.1mm wide and 13.9mm thick. It has a sprung pin with five coils of the spring on each side of the central spring loop. The loop continues on to the head of the brooch where it forms a narrow crest which stands proud of the head, leaving an arch underneath. Only about quarter of the length of the pin survives. The ends of the pin axel are damaged and it is presumed that originally they …
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-1EA381
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch which probably dates from the first century AD. The brooch is 38.2mm long, 19.5mm wide and 6.9mm thick. It may be a Dolphin or Hod Hill type. The brooch has a gently curving bow which is decorated with two vertical grooves which are filled with a reddish material likely to be a form of corroded metal. It has short tapering wings which are also striped, but considerably worn. The head of the brooch projects back beyond the wings. The projecting area is thin and rectangular, and is moulded into two horizontal bands. There is a notch in the end which is pr…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-C87333
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch which is probably Dolphin type. The bow survives, but the pin, mechanism, and most of the catchplate are missing. The bow has a humped head and tapers to a point at the foot. It is decorated with two narrow grooves that run the length of the bow and flare at the head. There is also a narrow groove on each edge of the humped part of the bow. The wings are short and are semi-tubular. They do not appear to be decorated. The brooch is 47.9mm long, 20.2mm wide and 10.4mm thick. On the reverse of the wings, the semi-circular spring case has ends that are pier…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-C887A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.c. pg. 72 Plate 46. Only the head of the brooch survives and the spring and pin are missing. There appears to be a central zig-zag line of decoration down the centre of the bow, but much of the patina is chipped and corroded, hiding most of the details. The brooch has short wings which appear not to be decorated. It is 20.6mm long, 20.2mm wide and 10.4mm thick. The wings are semi-cylindrical with closed ends which are pierced to take the axis bar of …
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-F93DD4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy plate brooch of Roman date. The brooch is oval and is unusually small at just 14.6mm long and 10.1mm wide. It has a sprung pin of which only part of the lugs, the axis bar and part of the spring survives. The pin mechanism makes the brooch 5.2mm thick. The catchplate is broken and missing. The front of the brooch is decorated with enamel in cells. The design is off a central circle with a circular band round it and eight circles arranged round that. The enamel that survives appears to be red on a blue ground. The back of the brooch has a deep green glossy patina. Plate …
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B1FC06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a Roman headstud brooch. Only the wings and the top of the bow survive. The fragment is 25.3mm long, 22.5mm wide and 10.7mm thick. The brooch has a hinged pin. Only part of the loop survives of the pin, which is wrapped around a bar which is mostly hidden inside a tubular housing. The ends of the bar do not survive and it is uncertain whether there was a headloop or not. The wings are triangular and are very thin. The curved, underneath face of each wing is decorated with a lozenge containing blue enamel within a square containing red enamel in the corners. …
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Saturday 27th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F0D36
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bow brooch, possibly made of pewter or lead and dates to the first century. The bow is sub-circular in cross-section and is 30.2mm long. It tapers, becoming narrower towards the end furthest from the cross-piece. There is an irregular break at the narrower end. There is no catchplate. The wings are also circular in cross-section and flare out, away from the bow. One wing is broken and the break is worn smooth. The brooch is 21mm wide and is a dull grey. The entire bow and the front of the wings have slight ridges along their length. Otherwise, there is no decoration.
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F3AD4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy brooch, 40.6mm long and 32.1mm wide. It has a decorative headstud boss, consisting of three concentric circles. The main body of the brooch is lozenge-shaped, tapering from the headstud towards the wings, and also tapering away from the headstud towards an irregular break. The reverse of the main body of the brooch has a thick ridge down the centre, with a deep triangular depression either side of the ridge; there is then another ridge along the outer side of each of these triangular depressions. There is also a long, curved depression along each side of the main body o…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2007
Last updated: Saturday 27th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-934696
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy brooch of Roman date. The bow is 36mm long and is humped and sub-circular in cross-section, tapering away from the crosspiece. The bow has a narrow raised rib down the centre and has a flat surface on the reverse. The brooch is 27.5mm wide, with tubular wings. The reverse of the crosspiece has a rectangular slot. The pin is hinged, with an iron axis which can be seen in the cross-section of the wings.The pin is broken close to the crosspiece; the break is irregular and slightly worn. The catchplate and turnover are missing. The brooch is not decorated and has a dark gre…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-94BAC0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Dragonesque brooch, dating from the mid-first to late second centuries. The body of the brooch is present and is S-shaped, terminating in a stylised animal head. No details of the head can be made out; however, there is red enamel present on either end of the head. The centre of the body has a lattice design, with three central lozenges filled with yellow enamel. Either side of the lozenges is a row of triangles, which are filled with red enamel. Between the animal head and the centre of the S, are three curved panels, in two of which red enamel can be seen.…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-94CF41
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The body of a copper alloy Dragonesque brooch, dating from the mid-first to late second centuries. The body is S-shaped and is 30.0mm long and 15.5mm wide. The brooch is decorated with four oval depressions, two of which have white, red and blue enamel remaining, and traces of white enamel may be visible in a third. Each of these oval depressions is bounded by fine raised lines of copper alloy. The reverse is undecorated. Both end of the body of the brooch are broken; however, it is probably that both ends would have terminated in stylised animal heads. The reverse of the brooch is un…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-94DA96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably the end of a copper alloy Dragonesque brooch, dating from the mid-first to late second centuries. The fragment represents a stylised animal head. The head of the animal is decorated with five linear grooves and there is a large sub-circular hole which may represent an eye. Beyond the hole are two protrusions with rounded ends, which together may represent a mouth. Below the head is a curving protrusion, probably representing the animal's neck. The brooch is broken at this point, but would probably have extended into an S-shape, terminating in another animal head. The reverse …
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-94E241
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably the end of a copper alloy Dragonesque brooch, dating from the mid-first to late second centuries. The fragment probably represents a stylised animal head, although no details of the animal can be distinguished. The fragment is trefoil - one lobe is domed and the other two have a thin, curved rib along the centre. There is no other decoration, and the reverse is flat and undecorated. This fragment probably formed the terminal to an S-shaped brooch, with another animal head at the other terminal. The break is extremely worn. The fragment is 17.3mm long and 12.6mm wide. A simila…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-94EA00
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The body and one terminal of a copper alloy Dragonesque brooch, dating from the mid-first to late second centuries. The body is S-shaped and has a domed-shaped circular raised protrusion in the centre. This protrusion is bordered by four raised ribs, which taper away towards the outer parts of the S. Both ends of the body are broken; however, one end clearly joins with another fragment, which is the terminal of the brooch and shaped in the form of a stylised animal head. The terminal is trefoil - one lobe is pointed and has a raised circular dome-shaped protrusion, similar to that on …
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-950258
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The body and one terminal of a copper alloy Dragonesque brooch, dating from the mid-first to late second centuries. The body is S-shaped, with a lozenge-shaped depression in the centre. There is a thick rib along both axes of the lozenge, forming a raised cross. At either end of the body of the brooch, the metal narrows to a 3mm-wide strip. One of these is broken; the other leads to a animal-shaped terminal. The terminal is lozenge-shaped, with a circular depression in the centre, which may represent an eye. The furthest end of the lozenge has a circular protrusion, and there is anoth…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-90F9E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch. The brooch is 52.2mm long, 21mm wide and 15.2mm thick. It is complete. The brooch has an oval trumpet mouth head which is decorated by a faint central ridge with an oval "eye-shaped" groove on each side. There is an acanthus button round the centre of the bow which continues round the back of the bow though it is not so neatly moulded on the reverse. It has three petals above and below a central band. There is a triple collar above and below the button. The lower bow is decorated with typical side-grooves and the foot is discoid and has three tiers…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-A306F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman plate brooch. The brooch is 28.5mm long, 24.9mm wide and 6.5mm thick. It is circular with eight projecting rounded lugs of which six survive. The breaks are not recent. The front of the brooch is decorated with three concentric circular cells for enamel. The centre cell, the outer cell and the lugs all contain large amounts of surviving red enamel. The remaining cell contains bright blue enamel. The enamel has survived in a remarkably good condition. Often enamel fades and takes on different colours in the ground, but this example appears not to have suffered. The…
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-50A806
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy brooch dating from the Roman period. The brooch is a fantail brooch. It is 37.6mm long, 14.6mm wide and 13.1mm thick. There is a vertical groove on each wing. The back of the wings is tubular with an axis bar and a hinged pin. The head loop is broken. The tail is badly corroded and any decoration is obscured. The catchplate is also damaged. The metal is solid and has a deep green patinated. The pin is missing. The brooch probably dates from the first or second century (Hattatt, 2000).
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-9E85E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman fibular brooch which is 35.4mm long, 21.1mm wide and 15.3mm thick. The brooch has a simple tapering bow which appears not to be decorated though it is chipped in places. The wings are short and seem to be little more than projecting rounded knops. There is a thick headloop, the majority of which is missing, and a band of square beading across its base. Behind the wings is the tubular housing for the pin which appears to have been hinged, though is now badly corroded. Traces of the catchplate survive, but not the pin. This brooch does not easily fit into the broad …
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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