Record ID: DENO-3D4F02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy Colchester brooch. The spring and pin are broken off, and the backwards facing hook is damaged. The short flat-sectioned wings are undecorated. Sub-circular sectioned narrow, tapering, undecorated bow. The catchplate is missing. Much of the original dark green-brown surface is missing exposing dark green metal. Length 39.29mm, width of wings 9.83mm, width of top of bow 4.30mm, thickness c.11.5mm, weight 2.26g.
Created on: Friday 24th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broome', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-3CE835
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper alloy Tutulus type umbonate plate brooch, 2nd century. Circular, central blunted cone with central ring & dot. Six projections, catchplate on back of longest; catchplate & pin hinge both damaged. Hollow cast, con inside. Can just about make out ring and dot at base of each projection (see 1577) Length 29.75mm, width 18.27mm, thickness (including central boss & remains of catchplate) 12.93mm, weight 4.26g. See Hattatt 2000 (‘Visual Catalogue’ Oxbow) p347, no.s 541 (from East Anglia) & 1577 (Belton, Norfolk)
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broome', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-E39AE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unusual Roman cast copper alloy plate brooch, probably 2nd century AD. Symmetrical flat sectioned brooch, with sub-circular central section with eight projections. The central section is decorated with a large punched ring and dot motif. Seven of the projections have a short neck with incurved sides, then an expanded rounded end decorated with a punched ring and dot. Six are roughly the same size, and the remaining one, which has the pin hinge on the reverse, is larger and with a wider neck (which hides the hinge). The last projection, opposite this large rounded projection, has the ca…
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DENO-37CDC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy dolphin type brooch with spring mechanism. The spring and pin are both missing. Very corroded, no original surface remaining so very difficult to make out any detail although there appears to be a raised diagonal line on either side of the bow. Catchplate missing. Length 29.58mm, width (across wings) 24.20mm, width (top of bow) 7.6mm, thickness 9.76mm, weight 3.60g.
Created on: Friday 4th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ditchingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-8E8AD1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Hod Hill type Roman brooch. The hinge for the pin is broken off, the pin is missing and the catchplate is damaged. One raised transverse moulding at the top of the bow, then four diverging longitudinal mouldings on the central triangular expanded area of the bow. There are two projections at each lower corner of the the triangle, one is bent towards the reverse. The remainder of the bow is decorated with five raised mouldings followed by a rounded knop at the foot. There are traces of tinning/silvering on the obverse. Length 46.72mm, width 17.90, thickness c.6.5mm, …
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DENO-750DC9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable Colchester Two Piece brooch, of the Roman period dating from c. AD 43 - c. AD 100. Only the foot and the catch-plate remain of this brooch, the rest is missing presumed lost in antiquity. The bow is rectangular in plan and has a D-shaped cross-section and is not decorated, there is no foot knop.The catchplate is triangular in plan and protrudes at a right angle to the bow. The triangle is wider at the top of the catchplate and tapers to a rounded point at the foot. It has been decorated with a circular perforation above a broadly triangular one below. The o…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Record ID: DENO-D8030E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman disc brooch with a flat and plain edge dating from c.80 AD to c.250 AD. The brooch is circular in plan and displays a six-pointed star or 'sunburst' pattern. The inside of the star is decorated with red enamel, while the outer field is decorated with black enamel. The surface of the brooch has been silvered or tinted. The reverse of the brooch is plain and undecorated but corroded and retains the lug for the spring. The spring remains as well as the pin which is bent. Opposite the hinge lug is the catchplate which is missing its curl. Comparisons can be found…
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loddon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-79935D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable annular brooch or buckle fragment of the Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1250 - c. AD 1500. The object is broadly C shaped in plan and C shaped in section. The front is decorated with a raised central ridge with a slight lip on the outside. The sides slope down towards the edges of the buckle. The reverse is concave and appears undecorated. There is a rectangular ridge at one end of the object, close to the terminal. The two terminal ends of the object show evidence of ancient breaks. The object measures 39.0 mm in length and is 13.8 mm wid…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Record ID: DENO-DFAEBA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy disc brooch or dress hook, of medieval date (c. AD 1300 - 1400). The brooch is formed of a flat circular disc and attachment hook riveted to the centre of the reverse. The front of the brooch is decorated with small pellets organised in five concentric circles. Overlaying this is an image of a crown topped with a cross: the base of the crown is a horizontal rectangle containing three evenly-spaced pellets. From the edges of this rectangular base rise two vertical lines, topped with small circles (the sides of the crown). Between these lines is a triangle, begi…
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
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Record ID: DENO-9F2C55
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver gilt demi-gros of John II of Avesnes, the Count of Hainaut (AD 1280 - 1307), mint of Valenciennes. The coin has been re-used as a brooch or dress accessory with soldered attachments in the form of a hook and small loop on the obverse of the coin. The reverse is gilded, with the inscription reading, MONATA VALENCENENSIS SIGNVM CVRCIS with a small cross pattee in the centre. The obverse reads JOHANNES COMES HAIN and shows a rider in armour on a horse galloping left, wearing a helmet, holding reins and a shield in his left hand and a standard in his right hand. Diameter…
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Massingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7D19C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Late Iron Age or early Roman rosette brooch. The object consists of winged head, a disc plate with projecting stud and a fantail. The winged head is decorated with small grooved lines which radiate from the edge of the plate. The disc plate is decorated with two concentric circular borders and a separate broken stud and attached spokes. The spokes are broken but enough remain to determine that they would have created a sunflower like design. The finder has attached the stud to the plate with blu-tac. The fantail decoration mimics the grooved lines running fr…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Record ID: DENO-91614D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval, Anglo-Saxon, copper alloy annular brooch, dating to c. AD 475 - 575. The frame is flat with a slightly chamfered edge on the inner and outer edges. The frame is circular, with a small constriction for the pin which is still in situ. The obverse is stamped with irregularly spaced ring and dot motifs. The reverse is plain. Similar to HAMP-1473BE. Diameter 19.1 mm, thickness 1.0 mm and weight 1.44 g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Last updated: Friday 11th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.