Record ID: NMS-2D7056
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of tinned Romano-British Polden Hill brooch, folded wing ends type, worn and corroded, rearward hook, broken remains of wings, one with vertical grooves flanking spool moulding and fragment of broken axis bar in folded end, spring missing, D-sectioned bow with median rib defined by two narrow grooves between two broad grooves, foot and catch-plate missing, >24 x >18mm. 1st century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buxton with Lammas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-308452
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Romano-British folded wing ends-type Polden Hill brooch, worn and corroded, rear hook missing, traces of vertical mouldings on wings with semi-cylindrical closed ends, spring missing, damaged oval-sectioned bow, foot and catch-plate missing, 22 x >25mm. See Plouviez in EAA 106, 95. c. AD 50-70.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corpusty', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-94EF32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Romano British Polden Hill brooch of folded wing ends type. Spring pin, end of one wing, and catchplate flap missing. Flute between two pairs of grooves on intact wing. Pair of median grooves on sub-circular section bow. Length 34mm. Estimated wingspan 30mm. Late 1st - early 2nd century.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langley with Hardley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-64FBF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Romano British Polden Hill brooch of folded wing ends type, pin and most of foot missing. Flute and groove on both wings. D-sectioned bow decorated with a grooved triangle above a transverse moulded flute, which is underlined by a transverse groove. Below this the bow narrows sharply towards the foot. Wingspan 23mm. Length >29mm. Mid to late 1st - early 2nd century.
Created on: Monday 15th December 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wortwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7D9B22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Romano British hinge-headed enamelled brooch, iron axis bar, most of pin and all of foot missing. The bow is flat and lozengiform with a central circular setting. No enamel is extant. The outer frame of the lozenge is mostly missing, but fine transverse grooves are visible on the extant part. Cf. Hattatt no. 1553. Length 25.5mm. Width >16.5mm. 2nd century.
Created on: Tuesday 16th December 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scole', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-23A982
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Romano British Polden Hill brooch of folded wing ends type. Corroded with broken lug for chord, one surviving wing with ribs flanking spool and closed end, spring missing, twin knurled ribs on broken D-sectioned bow with rib on both angles with reverse, foot missing, c.53 (reconstructed) x >42mm. c. AD 50-70.
Created on: Monday 5th January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-E7D6B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Incomplete gold crossbow brooch with a sheath foot, crossbar and pin missing. The top of the trapezoidal-sectioned, highly arched bow broadens to a bifurcation, beyond which both arms are distorted and broken; they appear originally to have curved around the missing crossbar. On both sides of the split there is chip-carved decoration, with three V-sectioned notches on both edges, and between them an engraved saltire and single horizontal line. The base of the bow is decorated with several transverse engraved lines on the front face. There are three faintly engraved longit…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6A9DE2Z
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Polden Hill brooch, of folded ends type, with most of the spring and pin missing. Three incomplete coils of the spring are loosely attached to the axis bar. Three grooves at the outer ends of the wings. In place of a rear-facing hook there is a forward facing notch-like one. This was probably once a pierced lug and has been reworked, perhaps after damage. It is noteworthy that the top of the bow is entirely flat, perhaps filed down. The bow is of pentagonal section, with sharp median arris. The foot terminal is kicked forward. Wingspan 22.5mm. Length 28.5mm. Mid 1st century.
Created on: Friday 22nd May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wighton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-1B5096
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy hinged Dolphin brooch, axis bar projects beyond the end of the broken wings with longitudinal seam on reverse, pin missing. Broken D-sectioned bow. Length of axis bar 28mm. Surviving length 13mm. c.55 - c.80.
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2013
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-95BA13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Adlocutio applied disc brooch. The brooch is copper alloy with a damaged and incomplete thin repousse plate. Only the lower half of the plate survies, however a large amount of the design is visible. A mounted figure is advancing toward three standard bearers. The horses forelegs are raised, and the main body of the horse is covered by a circular shield (For a more complete example of this design see Hattatt (1987) Brooches of Antiquity, page 193 plate 1 no 1080b). The reverse has a complete sprung pin and catchplate. The brooch has a diameter of 32mm and it weighs …
Created on: Monday 18th February 2008
Last updated: Monday 5th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sudbury Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-88CEC6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Romano-British Polden Hill brooch, very worn and corroded, rearward hook, wings with traces of vertical mouldings contain chord and 13 loop spring, pin missing, sub-lozengiform-sectioned bow with faint traces of vertical grooves/ribs, foot and catch-plate missing, 25 x >29mm. c.40-65 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sedgeford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6EF8E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy headstud brooch, hinged pin, rear part of head, riveted headstud and small parts of the catchplate missing. Top of crest or rib above head decorated with engraved ladder pattern. On both wings three lozengiform cells of blue enamel between two sets of four triangular cells of red enamel. The D-sectioned bow is similarly decorated with fourteen lozenges and two rows of fifteen triangles. The foot consists of transverse mouldings with a row of fine vertical engraved lines. Enamel inlay on the underside of the foot is missing. Wingspan 17.5mm. Length 38mm. c.75 - c.200 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Congham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6AC345
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Romano-British Polden Hill brooch, part of one wing, spring, pin and foot missing. Surviving wing is undecorated, and has (incomplete) pierced circular end. D-section bow with four longitudinal grooves. Wingspan 18mm. Mid 1st century AD.
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fincham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-X0017X
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Unusual copper alloy hinge-headed enamelled brooch, head with axis bar and corroded pin, at the base of the head and the top of the foot there are groups of transverse rib and groove mouldings. The sub-rectangular bow is divided into two by a horizontal groove and both panels both with four enamelled cells, the upper four with traces of red enamel, the lower four with discoloured greenish red enamel, semi-circular button at foot, slightly squashed catch-plate on reverse. Length 32mm. Width of head 14mm. Late 1st-2nd century
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shouldham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM187
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper brooch of Dolphin type, complete. Bow curved to side. Bow marked by a strongly defined longitudinal rib which bears a series of small, transverse notches. Wings plain, hinge type, self sprung pin mechanism. Length 41.0mm, Width 25.0mm, Height 15.0mm Mass 9.14g
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 1998
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GREAT YARMOUTH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS140
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Dolphin brooch, wings with oblique line either side of bow and twin transverse line at terminals. Backwards facing hook for spring. Bow with central groove, small triangular catch-plate on reverse. Spring and pin missing. 20 x 27mm.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Monday 8th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK OXBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS141
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
T-shaped brooch, wide rolled over wings (one missing) with oblique line either side of bow and twin transverse lines at terminals. Bow with large central rib. Foot, catch-plate, spring and pin missing.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK OXBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS143
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Dolphin brooch, wings with transverse mouldings, fully enclosed, fragment of iron axis-bar within. Circular-sectioned bow has three engraved transverse lines. Foot, pin and catch-plate missing. 21 x (at least) 22mm.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK OXBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS148
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Brooch, unusual Hod Hill derivative, bow with central rib, curled-over type hinge slightly wider than the top of the (flattened) bow, as is the foot which is a pointed leaf-shape. Pin missing. 9 x 38mm. The closest parallel (although not identical) is Hattatt (1987, no.861) which is itself described as unparalleled. TF 69** 07**.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK SHOULDHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Rather fine Aesica brooch of ‘closed’ form. The wings are semi-cylindrical, open at the back for the (missing) spring, and with a rear-facing hook in the centre. There are traces of ?solder at either end of the spring channel. The front of each wing is decorated with a broad oblique groove with a narrow parallel groove just within it. There are traces of a second narrow groove at the end of the wing. The bow has similar decoration, of two broad vertical grooves each flanked by a pair of narrow grooves. The bow flares to the highest point of the curve and then tapers again sha…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK BEACHAMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.