Record ID: LVPL-035186
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
CURATOR'S REPORT Description of Object Silver Roman hare and hound brooch, 1st to 3rd century AD Roman silver zoomorphic plate-brooch in the form of a hound catching a hare, shown in profile. The stylised hound has distinctive teardrop shaped ears and pellet-in ring eyes, a slender body with prominent shoulder and haunches and a long tail which loops round and joins with its back. The hunting dog's jaws are connected with the hare's back, and also by its right side front and back legs. The long-eared hare is crouched. The back of the brooch has a hinged pin, badly …
Created on: Friday 30th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5671A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Corroded and incomplete Wirral type Roman brooch. The headloop is missing. The head is stepped up to the headloop. The brooch is a hinged example but the pin and bar are missing. The upper bow has a panel which is split into three vertical strips. These would have been filled with alternating squares of coloured enamel. Most of this is gone now but traces of orange enamel survive. The bow has broken just below the knee so the foot and most of the lower half of the bow is missing. There is a circular boss at the knee of the bow. The brooch is very corroded and has an uneven surface. It…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2006
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-614695
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete enamelled copper alloy dragonesque brooch of Early Roman date, c.75-175. The main body of the brooch is sub-oval. It terminates in a point at one end where the tail would have originally been, while the other curves round the main body to form a neck. The neck is a figure of eight. The form of which creates two similar sized openwork circles. In between the two circles is the eye which sits next the snout/beak. The eye is represented by a raised rounded protrusion, which sits in a perfect circular recess. The brooch is decorated with raised geometric ornamentation with trac…
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL1591
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
Tapering bow with squared-off head. Bow decorated with double panels containing cells of alternating red, blue and white enamel. Below is a circular cell containing traces of red enamel. The wing terminals are expanded. Hinge mechanism, pin missing. Catchplate missing.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2000
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
Fibula with enamel decoration comprising four diamond shaped panels on the bow
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 1998
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LVPL2375
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
The curving bow springs from the centre of a circular head. The head is hollow backed suggesting the presence of a spring mechanism. A possible trace of a head loop is visible on the top of the head. The bow is decorated with two long panels containing alternate blocks of coloured enamel of which traces of a pale green enamel survive. The junction of the bow and the leg is stepped. The straight leg has a convex front surface and terminates in a foot knob. The triangular catchplate extends for half the length of the leg.
Created on: Thursday 28th November 2002
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHESHIRE HALE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-56E086
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large, ornate Roman bronze trumpet type brooch. Oval head bent sharply back. Lug on the back retains a fragment of the bronze spring. The spring and pin are missing. Remnant of projecting lug on the top of the head. The head is decorated with an engrailed median rib. Three repeating curlicues to either side of the neck of the head terminate on the head in a spiral with a 6-pointed star at its centre. Circular pits at the centre of the curlicues probably once contained coloured enamel. The arch of the bow has a triple-moulded boss comprising a larger central flattened bead decorated wi…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-5762C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze Roman trumpet type brooch in worn condition. Oval head with trace of projecting lug on the top. Trace of median line decoration. Spring and a fragment of the pin survive attached by a pierced lug at the back of the head. Triple-moulded boss on the arch of the bow extends around the back of the bow. Straight, tapering leg terminates in a slightly forward projecting foot.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-577CE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze Roman Polden Hill type brooch in corroded condition. Short wings, spring gear missing, humped over head with oval mouldings to either side. Trace of median line and pellet decoration on the head. The slightly curving bow terminates in a a foot knob.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-5AA965
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small Roman copper alloy Polden Hill type bow brooch. The top of the head is squared-off and decorated with punched annulets. Short semi-tubular wings. Spring gear and pin missing. Oval mouldings to either side of the head which continue beneath the head to form a bulge. The gently curving tapering bow is decorated with two rows of enamel that would have originally been arranged in alternating segments of colour. The enamel is now mostly white except for one segment of red.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-5ADD33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pin from the hinge mechanism of a Roman brooch.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2021
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Record ID: LVPL-6CF976
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
Small copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands) cf, Mackreth 2011, 4.b, Plate 46. Short semi-tubular wings, spring gear and pin missing. Catchplate missing. Median line incised decoration. Semi-circular mouldings to either side of the head.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-B33D72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper- alloy Polden Hill brooch fragment. The junction of the bow and the head are all that remains and a wing-cap survives on the right wing. It would therefore date 75-175 AD. The length is 24mm, width 14mm, thickness 10mm and the weight is 1.98g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
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