Record ID: SF-448571
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy disc brooch of Roman date. It is missing the pin, part of the pin lug and catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch is flat, circular in frm and with four evenly spaced projecting rectangular knops positioned at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. The knop at the top (12 o'clock) has a central circular perforation. At the centre of the disc is a projecting cylindrical knop with central circular recess containing red enamel. Surrounding the central knop is openwork decoration comprising four kidney shaped perforations. The areas of the front face surrounding the perf…
Created on: Monday 19th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AA7D16
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy incomplete Roman bow brooch. The spring case is semi-clindrical, with the ends folded in to enclose part of the spring of six coils . The pin is missing. The bow is flat, 11.05mm wide with a single central broad rib 5.7mm wide. It is attached to the centre of a rosette plate with moulded decoration consisting of an inner band of radiating lines, and then of concentric rings and grooves. The rosette is a flat disc with incomplete edges, and the top of the disc is a straight edge, not joined to the spring case. The foot of the brooch is missing, and the start of the catch…
Created on: Friday 14th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brandon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-257AE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy probable Roman plate brooch. It may be part of the circumference of a disc or wheel-shaped brooch and consists of a curved strip, with D-shaped section 24.78mm in length and 2.27mm wide, and 2.12mm in thickness. On the convex edge are two projecting circular cells, each about 6mm in diameter. One has a red-brown stone infill, and the other a white stone, which is cracked. On the concave side directly below the white-filled cell is another projecting cell, pentagonal with red-brown stone filling and measuring 9.41mm in length, 8.75mm in width and 2.4mm thic…
Created on: Thursday 20th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brandon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-21C384
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Knee type. It is complete except for the pin which is broken and the catchplate which is missing. The brooch has a semi-circular head plate with enclosed ends to hold the axis bar with a spring of four coils. There is a narrow crescent -shaped field which could have taken an enamel infill, at the top of the head. The bow is D-shaped, and the foot out-turned, with the vertical flange of the catchplate extending for 6.3mm from the foot base. The brooch measures 28.02mm in length and is 9.92mm in width. It weighs 2.39g. The shape of this brooch most clos…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hintlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-490550
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type. Only the cylindrical wing case survives, with a short length of bow. The wings form a cylindrical case, 42.58mm wide. There is grooved decoration around the wings, in two bands of two grooves. The bow has a central rib with side grooves, and the fragment measures 12.88mm in length.
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Monday 7th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Glemham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1F92B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Roman bow brooch. It is probably a Hod Hill type with a straight bow. The upper, rolled-over terminal is incomplete, and the pin is missing. The bow is a narrow triangular shape, tapering toward a point at its foot behind which is the catchplate. The bow has a shallow central longitudinal rib, and the surfaces are corroded. The leg is straight in profile. The brooch measures 39.76mm in length and is 10.2mm wide at the upper terminal. It weighs 2.24g. Hod Hill brooches are likely to date to the first century AD. This example bears some resemblence to one from Cambridge,…
Created on: Friday 25th April 2008
Last updated: Monday 23rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5E6446
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Roman bow brooch. The wings are folded round and form a cylindrical case around the axis bar. The pin is missing but would have been hinged at the centre. There is a single groove decoration at each terminal of the cylindrical case. The bow is incomplete and the catchplate is missing. The bow is rectangular in profile, and tapers. It is decorated with a single longitudinal groove flanked by a rib on either side. The brooch measures 18.58mm in surviving length and is 23.05mm wide. It weighs 3.59g.
Created on: Monday 28th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Glemham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3FA017
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative hinged type. The wing case and part of the bow survive, but the bow foot, catchplate and pin are missing. The wings are folded round to form a cylindrical case, with grooved decoration. The bow is D-shaped in section, with a central rib 15.3mm in length, and side ribs and grooves. Below this are six narrow bands of transverse moulding. The brooch measures 27.30mm in width, 23.02mm in surviving length, and weighs 6.34g. Examples with similar moulding from Hatcheston are shown in Blagg et al, 2004, fig.65, nos 127 and 129.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bacton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0CE113
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, a Colchester derivative double lug type. It is complete except for the spring, pin and part of the catchplate. The wings are flat, the lower of the two holes is complete and the upper one is broken. There is moulded decoration of two transverse lines on the wings, on either side of the bow head. The bow has a D-shaped section and a wide central rib extending to the foot. It measures 42.93mm in length and 25.95mm in width, weighing 10.63g. Similar flat wing brooches are known from Suffolk, for example from West Stow and Oakley, although they have diagona…
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0D27B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type with double-lug.The wing case is semi-circular and the loops of the double-lug are broken. The bow is D-shaped, incomplete and with a raised central rib formed by an extension of the upper lug. Other moulding on the bow is obscured by corrosion. The coil, pin and catch-plate are all missing. The brooch fragment measures 16.2mm in surviving length and 19.95mm in width. It weighs 1.98g. A parallel for this brooch fragment is illustrated amongst the finds from Hatcheston (Blagg et al 2004, fig.64, no.98)
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0D3CF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative with double-pierced lug type. The wing case is semi-circular and a spring of six coils is in situ, with the axis bar occupying the lower hole and spring passing through the upper one. The pin is incomplete, as is the bow which is D-shaped in section and has moulded decoration in the form of a central rib flanked by two smaller ribs. The brooch measures 20.13mm in surviving length, 22.88mm in width and weighs 6.7g. A similar brooch from Hatcheston is illustrated in Blagg, 2004, fig.64, no.111.
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-22AF75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy brooch in two pieces found separately. The break is at the centre of the bow and the lower part is also bent in the middle part at this point. Both parts are corroded and damaged in places but retain traces of gilding on the front. The pin was held on a single pierced lug, now obscured by concretion which perhaps suggests an iron spring and pin. The top is a small flat-backed knob with basal rib. Below this the bow broadens with a flat centre and an openwork hole on each side in front of the spring lug. The main bow is strongly arched. A thickened central band consists o…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2008
Last updated: Sunday 13th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thrandeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4E2435
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative with rear hook. The wings, bow and part of the catchplate survive but the pin, spring and majority of the catchplate are missing. The wings are semi-cylindrical in shape with two grooves towards their terminal ends. The bow is D-shaped in section and has a prominent central rib that runs from the rearward facing hook at the centre of the wings to the end of the catchplate. Along the sides of the bow are single grooves that run from the hook outlining a lozenge shaped area at the top of the bow. A small section of the …
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 5th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Mary South Elmham otherwise Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8A9ED5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy plate brooch in the form of a rabbit with young. Only the bottom half of the brooch survives, the remainder including the extremities of the rabbit now missing due to old breaks. The front face of the brooch is slightly convex and decorated with two small cells in the shape of rabbits facing each other, possibly to represent offspring or young. These are separated by an incised six pointed star and would have once been enamelled, however no trace of the enamel survives. On the back face of the brooch is a small, corroded lug that would presumably have …
Created on: Thursday 24th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Cornard, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1BA118
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment, probably from the bow of a Roman brooch of Aucissa or Hod Hill type and of first century AD date. A small, flat rectangular section of the bow is preserved, measuring 20.12mm in length and 11.49mm in width. At the top of the fragment is a very rouugh old break that gives the impression that the object was shredded or dragged/scraped by something else. The bow beneath the break is quite thin, measuring 0.76mm in thickness, but curves upwards and thickens to 1.85mm. On the exterior surface aproximately 8mm below this point are the tops of at least one, and probab…
Created on: Thursday 31st July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Cornard, Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-04C0B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy incomplete Roman bow brooch, Hod Hill type. The rolled-over bow terminal is missing, along with axis bar and pin. The central panel is moulded with two elongated oval shapes running longitudinally. One side projection terminating in a rounded knop is extant and the other is missing. Beneath the central panel and down the leg are four or five lines of transverse moulding. The terminal of the leg is incomplete, and only traces of the catchplate on the reverse remain. The brooch measures 29.25mm in length and is 14.28mm in width at the widest point across the bow and …
Created on: Monday 11th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AE9A63
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with double pierced lug. It consists of the semi-cylindrical wing case and upper bow, with part of the spring chord held in situ within the upper part of the double lug. The pin, coil and axis bar are missing, as is the catchplate. The bow is D-shaped and apparently undecorated, although the surfaces are worn and corroded. The brooch fragment measures 30.79mm in length, 22.77mm in width, and weighs 6.89g. It dates to the first century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 19th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stuston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AED7B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with double pierced lug. The wing case is semi-cylindrical and only the lower part of the double lug remains, the pin, coil and axis bar are missing. The bow is triangular in section and is decorated with a raised rib which continues the line of the lug, and there are traces of moulding on the wings. The brooch is corroded and misshapen, possibly due to having been in a fire. The catchplate is triangular and unpierced. The brooch measures 30.09mm in length, 18.18in width, and weighs 3.85g. It dates to the first century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 19th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stuston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AF2D77
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy catchplate from a Roman bow brooch. It is triangular and attached to a D-shaped bow, the rest of the brooch is missing due to old breaks. It has five piercings, three triangular arranged vertically next to the pin groove, and two irregular shapes next to the bow. The pin groove is strong with a tight semi-circular curve. The fragment measures 31.78mm in length, 14.11mm width, and weighs 3.24g. Its shape and style suggest that it probably belongs to a Colchester derivative double lug bow brooch, which dates to the first century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 19th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stuston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3F2D53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester brooch. The wings are short and flat, both incomplete, but having traces of transverse moulding. There is a forward-facing hook bent over the bow. The spring and pin are missing. The bow is curved, flat-backed and D-shaped in section, and traces of the catchplate remain. The bow is decorated with a pair of longitudinal wavy lines running the full length. The brooch measures 52.53mm in length, 13.63mm in surviving width across the wing case, and weighs 7.06g. Examples from Hatcheston with similar decoration but from Colchester derivative types (with…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.