Record ID: SWYOR-E6D912
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fibula brooch dating from the Roman period. The pin, spring and most of the catchplate are missing. The bow has a narrow head with very small wings, though these seem to be broken and were probably wider. The back of the head is concave where the spring would have fitted. The bow and head are not decorated except for a central ridge running the whole length. The foot of the brooch is also damaged or missing. This is probably an example of a dolphin brooch. Other examples of this style cane be seen in Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches. The brooch is 42.95mm …
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-F818D5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Roman enamelled copper alloy disc brooch. The brooch is circular, flat and has a single lug on the reverse. Opposite the lug is an integral catchplate. The surface of the brooch is highly decorative. In reserved metal is a circle in the centre with ten pellets surrounding it. Surrounding the pellets is a zig-zagged band with ten apex's. A pellet from the inner band is located in each angle. The interior of the central circle contains blue enamel; the field surrounding the pellets contains an orange-brown enamel, and the field outside the zig-zagged line contains green enamel.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F85764
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early Roman hinged Dolphin brooch. The brooch has cylindrical wings in cross-section containing an axis bar for a hinged pin. The copper alloy pin is intact. The bow is triangular in cross-section with slightly instepped sides. The bow tapers to a pointed foot. The catchplate is intact. The brooch is in a good state of preservation, but is folded in two. The bow of the brooch is folded half way down its length so that the foot is now on the same plain as the wings. The pin has also been folded, not through damage, but as an intentional act. The pin has been rolled over so…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F8D973
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy hinged dolphin brooch, dating to the early Roman period. The brooch had cylindrical wings in cross-section containing an axis bar for a hinged pin. The pin is missing. Part of the cylindrical chamber has come away on the reverse near the hinge opening. The wing terminals are decorated with three grooves and a terminal band of rope-like moulding. The outer two grooves are narrow and the inner is wider. The bow is comma shaped in profile and D-shaped in cross-section. The centre of the bow is decorated with a rope-like vertical band. The head of the bow is also dec…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F90162
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch. Only the head survives, which is a convex oval tapering to the bow. There are two lugs for the spring. The spring is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F90E65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch. Only the head survives, which is a convex oval tapering to the bow. There is a single lug on the reverse for the spring. The spring is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F964D3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sprung Dolphin brooch dating to the early Roman period. The wings are semi-cylindrical in cross-section but are missing its spring and pin. The bow is comma shaped in profile but has been damaged in the centre resulting in a slightly forward kicking foot. The bow is oval in cross-section and decorated with a rope-line line down the centre. The catchplate is incomplete.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-FA72B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Dolphin brooch, dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings in cross-section and a pierced lug in the centre. The lug is slightly offset to the top and shows the evolution from the rearward hook to a pierced lug. The wing terminals are decorated with a single vertical groove. The bow is comma shaped in profile and sub-triangular in cross-section. The bow has a pronounced triangular apex running its length, with a small triangular crest at the very top sitting above this. The sides of the bow are instepped. The catchplate is in…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-FAC047
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large copper alloy Dolphin brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings in cross-section and have the remains of an iron spring on the reverse. The wing faces are decorated with a pair of rope-like bands with a concave channel either side. The bow is rouhgly square in cross-section but with a slightly domed upper face. The face is decorated with a moulded band down the centre. The catchplate is openwork and incomplete.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-FAED14
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper alloy sawfish brooch. The brooch has rectangular wings that are channelled out on the reverse to house a spring mechanism. The spring is missing. One wing tip is missing; the other is decorated with a recessed circular cell containing a deeper recessed central cell. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and tapers to a forward facing foot. At the top of the bow is a headstud containing a pellet of degraded, dark coloured enamel. The bow surface is decorated with a row of lozenges of reserved metal down the centre, with two rows of inward pointing triangular cells in …
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-FBA935
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Headstud brooch. Only the upper half survives. The wings are rectangular, flat and hide a cylindrical cover behind. The wing faces are decorated with three vertical grooves. The pin is missing. The bow is rectangular in cross-section, hollow and decorated at the top with moulded pellet in ring. The field surrounding the pellet is filled with red enamel. The rest of the bow is decorated with a row of horizontally aligned grooves filled with red enamel.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-FC2386
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch. The brooch has rolled over wings at the top, and a gently arched bow. The bow is rectangular in plan and in cross-section, and decorated with two vertical ribs with hatching between creating a 'ladder' effect. The lower part of the bow is broken just after it flattens out. The catchplate is incomplete.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-FC3EC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A well preserved elaborate Hod Hill brooch, dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has a rectangular body with incomplete, rolled over wings at the top. The body is has three integral lugs on either side. The rectangular body is divided into three further panels by decorative elements. The main panel is in the centre and contains vertical ribbing. Above and below this panel is a narrow rectangular panel both containing four crosses ('X's) formed by punched dots. The foot is triangular, elongated and has a solid bulbous terminal. The catchplate is missing. The brooch has b…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0DBB33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Dragonesque brooch. The brooch is 'S' shaped in plan but is missing its head terminals. The main bodu panel is oval, concave and decorated with a series of vertical bands with hatched bands between. The two 'necks' are thin and curved.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0DD534
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Dolphin brooch. The brooch has cylindrical wings in cross-section, undecorated and is missing its pin. The bow is a pointed oval in cross-section and tapers to a pointed foot. The catchplate is pierced and incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0DE903
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch. The brooch as rolled over wings and a comma shaped bow. The bow has two tranverse rectangular collars at the top, and three vertically aligned ribs decorating the main bow. The central rib is wider than the flanking, and is decorated with a tight row of tranverse lines. The bow tapers to the foot, and the foot contines to taper to the terminal. The foot is decorated with six reels. The catchplate is intact but the pin is missing. The brooch has been silvered.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-617443
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A damaged copper-alloy Roman gilded disc brooch. The decoration consists of a central deep cell surrounded by two ring cells within a raised border. This in turn is surrounded by an outer ring which has traces of gilding surviving, also within a raised border. There are small diagonal dashed lines in the gilded area, like ropework. The edges of the brooch are damaged and the pin is missing. The catchplate and pin mechanism are also damaged, just surviving as two raised lugs. It is 25.6mm in length, 23.9mm wide, and 4.1mm thick. It weighs 4.88gm. The brooch has a dark green and black p…
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Sunday 20th December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-A164C0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch. Behind the rectangular head is a tubular casting for a hinged pin mechanism. The slot in the centre reveals a copper alloy axis bar but the pin is completely missing. On the top of the head is the remains of a rearward claw. The sides of the wings are both decorated with a rectangular panel with two transverse lines at both ends. Inside the panel are two leaves in a V-shape formation. The area around the leaves may have once contained enamel, but is now plain. At the top of the bow is a circular head stud with a circle in the ce…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CBBBC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy T-shaped Roman bow brooch dating from c.70- 150 AD. It is incomplete, the bow having broken. It is a hinged type, the pin is missing but the wings are cylindrical and still hold the bar. The bow is slightly humped at the top and gets narrower as it goes towards the end. The upper bow is decorated with three moulded ridges with the grooves in between filled with enamel. Only orange remains in one of the depressions.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-CBD4F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged Roman bow brooch dating from c.70- 150 AD. It is complete but the lower part of the bow is bent. It is a hinged type but the pin is missing. the wings are cylindrical with a gap in the centre where the pin would have been. The bow is decorated with a raised rib running the length of the bow which has horizontal grooves at the top half.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-DDF796
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Roman copper alloy Dolphin brooch. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings in cross-section and is missing its spring and pin. The brooch is decorated on the wing faces and down the bow with an unusual recessed motif. This motif has a lozenge shaped body with an upper point extended and curved to the right. The lower point also extends but curves to the left. The motifs probably once contained enamel however none now remains. There is one motif on each wing face. The bow is arched and comma shaped in profile, and decorated with a raised circular cell at the top similar to…
Created on: Thursday 9th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mareham on the hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DE24B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early Roman copper alloy Dolphin brooch. The brooch has cylindrical wings in cross-section and is missing its pin. The wing terminals are decorated with a single vertical groove. The bow is comma shaped in cross-section and decorated with a raised curved moulding down the centre containing three rectangular cells on upper half. The cells would have contained enamel however none now remains. The bow tapers to a rounded foot. The catchplate is intact.
Created on: Thursday 9th April 2009
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mareham on the hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-475094
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Dolphin brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has cyldindrical wings in cross-section however the pin is missing. The bow is comma shaped in profile, D-shaped in cross-section and tapers to a forward facing foot. The head of the bow is decorated with two rectangular cells that may have once contained enamel. The catchplate is intact.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-47FF13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has an incomplete convex oval head with an integral loop in the centre of the reverse. The spring and pin are missing. The bow is comm shaped in profile and D-shaped in cross-section. There is a halr-rounded acanthus reel on the bow. The lower bow is triangular in cross-section and has a catchplate on the reverse. The foot is reeled. The lower half of the brooch has been slightly bent to one side.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-480FE0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch has cylindrical wings in cross-section; the pin is incomplete. The wing faces are decorated with two pairs of vertical grooves. The bow is arched, D-shaped in cross-section and decorated with a crested rib down the centre. The foot is missing. The catchplate is intact.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2009
Last updated: Saturday 21st March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-482095
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sprung dolphin brooch. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings in cross-section and a rearward hook at the top in the centre. The wing faces are each decorated with two pairs of ribs with narrow ribs flanking either side. The bow is comma shaped in profile, lozenge shaped in cross-section and decorated down the enture length of the bow. There is a moulded rib down the centre with two sets of four-petalled flowers aligned vertically down the bow. Each petal is a pointed oval with a groove around the perimeter. The catchplate is complete and has two holes in it.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-4BAAC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy disc brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch is circular, flat and decorated on the surface with a triskele outlined in reserved metal. Each arm of the triskele terminates with a pellet, and there is another pellet in the centre of the motif. The recessed areas within and outside the motif would have once been enamelled however none now remains. There is an incomplete lug on the reverse. Approximately one third of the brooch is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lissington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-744A42
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy knee brooch. The brooch has a semi-cylindrical wing case with closed and pierced ends. The case contains a copper alloy spring set on an iron axis bar. The spring has seven turns to it; three on each side and one down the centre which forms the now incomplete pin. The bow has an 'S'-shaped profile and is a hollow convex, tapering to a forward facing foot. The front of the bow is decorated with two vertically aligned ribs. There is a narrow transvese rib separating the bow from the spring cover. There is a small catchplate on the reverse. Knee brooches are best kn…
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spilsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-1E4845
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper alloy umbonate brooch dating to the early Roman period. The brooch is circular, domed and would have had four integral lugs spaced evenly around the perimeter. One of the lugs is pierced to be used as a suspension loop. A deep channel runs around the perimeter of the brooch. The domed surface is decorated with a pellet in ring, surrounded by two bands of inward pointing triangular cells. Both the inner and outer band contain fourteen cells each. The outer band of cells contains blue enamel whereas the inner appears to alternate red and blue, though only one cell of …
Created on: Friday 24th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellingore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4824A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy lozenge shaped plate brooch from the 2nd century AD. It is lozenge shaped in plan with a rounded projection at each point. It is a hinged type with the top of the pin still sitting in the hinge mechanism, although it has broken just after. The front has a raised edge with millefiori enamel filling it. Around half of the enamel is missing now but red, white and blue were used to create a chequer-board pattern. The red forms the lozenge shapes with diagonal lines, then inside each lozenge are alternating squares of white, blue and red.
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-4839D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman bow brooch, a variant of the trumpet type dating to the 2nd century AD. It is mostly complete with just the pin missing. It is hinged and the circular loop which would have held the pin remains on the reverse of the head. It has the rounded trumpet shaped head but with a slight flattening at the top. The upper part of the bow has a rectangular panel running down which would have been filled with enamel. There is the remains of the enamel at the top but it has become discoloured with age, it could have been yellow or green but it is not clear. At the knee …
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-AF7E38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy headstud brooch, dating to the late 1st to early 2nd century AD. The wings are rectangular in pland and in cross-section, decorated with vertical grooves. Behind the wings is a cylindrical case containing an axis bar for a hinged pin. The pin is missing. There is an incomplete suspension loop at the top. The brooch is comma shaped in profile and the bow is rectangular in cross-section. At the top of the bow is a raised moulded headstud and beneath this are two rows of inward pointing triangular cells. The foot is reeled. It is not clear whether the unde…
Created on: Friday 1st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-AF9F08
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch, dating to the late 1st to early 2nd century AD. The head of the brooch is missing. The bow is comma shaped in profile and D-shaped in cross-section with a half-rounded acanthus reel decorating the upper part of the bow. The lower bow is triangular in cross-section and has a flat reeled foot at the terminal. The underside of the foot is undecorated. The catchplate is intact.
Created on: Friday 1st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-2C66A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating to the first century AD. Only part of the bow and foor remain. The bow is rectangular in plan, vertically ribbed and has a transverse ridge below. The lower bow or foot is flat, triangular in plan and incomplete. The surface has been tinned or silvered.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2DB096
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester brooch. Only the lower part survives. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and flattens out to the foot. There is a catchplate on the reverse with a hole in the centre.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2DF1F0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower half from a Langton Down brooch. The bow is flat, rectangular and decorated with three set of triple ribs. There is an incomplete openwork catchplate on the reverse.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2E0221
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper alloy umbonate brooch. The brooch is circular and has a deep channel running inside the perimeter. The body is domed and decorated with a quatrefoil of reserved metal with red enamel set within the petals and blue between. There is a circular cell in the centre that is missing its enamel. There are four half rounded lugs around the perimeter. One of these has an incomplete suspension loop above it. There is a catchplate and two lugs for a hinged pin on the reverse. The pin is missing. A similar brooch can be found illustrated in Mackreth (2011, Pl. 109; no. 11588).
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Sunday 1st November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2E4160
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Catchplate from an early Roman brooch, probably a Colchester brooch. The catchplate is triangular and has a circular hole through the centre. The catchplate is made from a thin sheet of copper alloy; presumably the bow twisted and widened to form a flat, thin strip.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2E4C46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch. The brooch has a forward-rolled over headplate containing an axis bar. The pin is missing. The bow is comma shaped in profile and decorated on the front. At the top and bottom are three moulded transverse ribs, and between are five vertical ribs. the foot is missing.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-2E76C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large cast copper alloy two-piece Colchester brooch. The brooch is comma shaped in profile and oval in cross-section, tapering to a pointed foot. The head of the brooch has two narrow rectangular wings with a rearward hook in the centre above. A spring of seven or eight turns evolves from the head. The pin is missing. There is a copper alloy pin through the spring. The brooch appears to have been damaged and repaired in antiquity. Half of the spring is copper alloy and the other half is iron showing a clear repair.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.