Record ID: SF-2D0716
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment, lower bow and part of the flat panel from a early Anglo-Saxon brooch. There is a longitudinal decorative band running down the centre of the bow and below the bow transverse grooves delimit the start of the flat panel. Surviving length is 17.94mm and width is 17.38mm. All edges worn and damaged due to old breaks. Both faces are black probably due to exposure to fire, perhaps indicating that this brooch was originally from a cremation cemetary.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trimley St Martin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2DF342
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy disc brooch of 'hub-cap' type, most likely to be AD 900-1100, late Anglo-Saxon in date. Very similar to examples from Wyverstone, see SF-E66913 and Mellis, see SF-7F2271. It is circular in shape and measures 20.96mm in diameter. The front face has a central circular setting containing a worn dark green glass gem. Surrounding this central setting there are seven circular indentations. The back face is flat and has a pin loop, now incomplete opposite a catchplate. No trace of the pin survives. It is fairly worn and has some patches of powdery green corrosion.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trimley St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E44471
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Three quarters of the bow and the foot survive, the rest of this brooch and the pin are missing due to old breaks. It measures 40.01mm in surviving length and 8.05mm in width. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section and is faceted, the flat panel is short and the terminal in the shape of a horse head with bulging eyes and flaring protruding nostrils. The catchplate on the back face of the terminal is complete.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2CFD04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an early medieval brooch, either a cruciform or small long in type. A fragment of the lower head and upper bow, measuring 27.60mm in surviving length and 16.74mm in surviving width. The bow has transverse grooves at its top and there are two longitudinal parallel grooves down its centre. It is D-shaped in section. There is an incomplete pin loop on the back face with the remains of a corroded iron adhering to it, presumably from the iron pin.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-311B60
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon small long brooch, missing the flat panel and foot as well as the pin. Measuring 37.99mm in length and 30.74mm in width across the head. The head has three crescent-shaped knobs, the front face has grooves delimiting the head plate and there is a pair of grooves across the base of each knob. The bow is faceted and has transverse grooves at its top and a pair down the centre of the bow. There is a pin loop in the centre of the back face of the head and there is corroded iron within it, presumably the remains of the pin.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Finningham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-315D95
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The foot of an early Anglo-Saxon small long brooch, the flat panel, half round panel and spatulate terminal survive, as does the catchplate on the back face. This fragment measures 38.30mm in length and 18.93mm in width, across the spatulate terminal, the rest of this brooch is missing due to old breaks, now worn. The flat panel has a pair of transverse grooves across it and the half round panel has transverse grooves down its sides. The spatulate terminal has a border of crescent shaped indentations.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Finningham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FDBC48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy foot fragment of an early Anglo-Saxon small long brooch. Measuring 25.14mm in length and 16.69mm in width. The terminal is lozenge shaped and flat, the front face has punched annulets around its edges. On the back face there is a small catchplate, just below the break.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Creeting St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-169476
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon small long type brooch, the foot of this brooch is now missing due to an old break. The head is worn and in the shape of a trefoil, projecting from the centre of the back face of the head there is an integral pin loop which has corroded iron within and adhering around it, presumably the remains of an iron pin. The bow is faceted and has transverse groove at either end. This brooch measures 34.22mm in surviving length and is 20.94mm in width across the head and 10.89mm in width across the bow.
Created on: Friday 7th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-515D23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy ansate brooch of roughly middle Anglo-Saxon date. One terminal of this example is missing due to an old break. It is of Thorle Gruppe VIIIB (Thorle 2001, tafel 38, 9-14), which he dates circa AD 800-900. The surviving terminal is a quatrefoil with square ended terminals and a central lozenge shape, there are curvilinear protrusions between each terminal. The bow is rectangular with longitudinal mouldings and in its centre is a quatrefoil like the terminal, again with a lozenge shaled central moulding. On the back face of the survving terminal there is an…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3D7650
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy ansate brooch of Weetch's type IV, middle to late Anglo-Saxon in date. The terminals are flat and rectangular and one is incomplete, the complete terminal has a single pin loop which appears to have been riveted through the terminal. The bow is curving and rectangular in shape with its longitudinal edges bent at right angles to it. This brooch measures 38.49mm in length and 18.03mm in width across the terminal and 10.43mm in width across the bow.
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lakenheath', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D53114
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy bow from an Anglo-Saxon long brooch. It has uneven surfaces probably due to having been part of a cremation. It is a rectangular lump with the remains of two rounded terminals on the corners of one edge, and is curved and hollow on the under side. It measures 22.95mm in length, 17.88mm in width, and weighs 10.47g. Other fragments have been found associated with Anglo-Saxon long brooches and other artefacts suggesting a cemetery site in this area, for example YAX SF-3CEB56.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D60166
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy fragment from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, distorted due to heat probably as the result of cremation. It is the foot of the brooch only, with a horse head terminal and the rest of the brooch missing. The terminal is spatulate below the nostrils. The brooch fragment measures 29.77mm in length and is 8.95mm wide at the lower terminal. It weighs 3.18g. Other fragments have been found associated with Anglo-Saxon long brooches and other artefacts suggesting a cemetery site in this area, for example YAX SF-3CEB56.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D72515
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
part of a copper alloy Anglo-Saxon long brooch. The surfaces are corroded and irregular,possibly due to heat, and the object is incomplete. It is a narrow rectangular strip, with a curve in the centre, 49.31mm in length and about 5.5mm wide, weighing 2.38g. The head of the brooch is incomplete due to old breaks , and the foot terminal is also incomplete, but with a suggestion of a perforation at the base. There are bands of transverse moulding all along the brooch from foot to head, mostly in repeated bands of four grooves . An example from Iklingham illustrated in West 1998, fig.54 …
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA3682
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy fragment probably from an Anglo-Saxon long brooch. It is square, with broken corners and distorted probably as a result of heat. The upper surface is decorated with a plain central zone, outlined by a single band forming on oval shape. Around this is a zone of wavy lines contained by a futher single band close to the edge of the fragment. The under side is plain. The fragment measures 10.76mm in length and is 9.53mm wide. It weighs 4.69g. It could be the central panel from the head of a cruciform or square-headed brooch.
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-892397
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy small-long brooch of Anglo Saxon date. The bow, foot, pin, catchplate and some of the extremities of the headplate are all missing due to old breaks. The headplate is flat and sub-rectangular in shape with integral projecting wings/knobs at the top and to each side giving a trefoil-shaped appearance. These are flat, semi-circular in plan and connected to the headplate by narrow arms, and measure between 10.68 and 11.90mm in width. The upper face of the brooch is decorated with single lines of punched semi-circles that run from the centre of each of the side k…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DB88A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn copper alloy detachable knob probably from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, perhaps from the side rather than top of the brooch. The knob has a terminal end that is semi-circular in section with an exterior surface that appears to have triangular faceting. Beneath the terminal the knob is waisted with a slight groove above and below. The attachment end is circular in shape and has a single incised groove that runs circumferentially around the outer face. The underside of the knob is flat and has a slot accross one end. The entire object is pierced by a central circu…
Created on: Friday 14th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-2A29B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Saxon coin-brooch. The object is a silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-66), of the Hammer Cross type, c. AD 1060, which has been mounted as a brooch or badge. The original coin was minted in Thetford, probably by the moneyer Godlef, although the secondary treatment of the coin means that most of the inscription is no longer legible, with only __FONÐET__, from the middle of the reverse inscription clearly legible. The reverse of the coin, showing a cross, has been gilded for display, and five holes have been pierced in the coin, one in the centre and one at the end o…
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-542AB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The foot of a copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon florid cruciform brooch. A short section from the base of the foot survives, including an elaborate Style I human-head terminal. The remainder of the brooch is missing due to old breaks. The foot is slightly convex in section, although it does not have a prominent central ridge, and the terminal has a flat back with central concave triangular recess and moulded front face. The front face of the foot, probably the nose of a horse's head, is separated into two distinct trapezoidal fields that have borders composed of double moulded lines separated…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cretingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A195F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval fragment from a small long brooch. It consists of the foot only, which is flared, and above which are two raised bands of transverse moulding. Each is decorated with three lines, and there are a further two horizontal lines above them. On the reverse the remains of the catchplate protrude from behind the decorated area and 18mm from the foot terminal. The brooch fragment measures 29.24mm in surviving length and is 6.4mm wide. The splayed foot terminal, with one corner missing due to old breaks measures 14.14 mm in surviving width. The object weighs 3.23g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-726522
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch. The brooch is missing the extremities of the headplate, the pin and part of the foot due to old breaks. The headplate is flat and rectangular in shape measuring 22.66mm in width and 18.19mm in height. It has a single grooved border that defines the central panel and has stamped double crescent-shaped decoration running around the inner edges. Due to the preservation fo the brooch it is uncertain whether there was additional incised or punched decoration outside the border, or indeed if there were projecting wings or knobs. On th…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.