Record ID: SF-90A0F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Aucissa derivative brooch. It is missing the axis bar, pin, foot and catchplate due to old breaks. The head is flattened, rectangular in form and rolled forwards to encase the now missing axis bar. The headplate has two transverse moulded ridges with concave sides between them. Beneath the head extends the flattened bow, which is rectangular in form and has only a slight curve. It terminates above hte foot in old breaks and is decorated on the front face with two central vertical ribs and further single ribs to either side, all separated by three …
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2011
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-90B911
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman disc brooch. It is missing parts of the outer edge of the brooch, as well as the extremities of the catchplate and the pin due to old breaks. The plate is circular in form with a projecting, conical central boss that has slightly faceted surfaces and a rounded top. Around its base where it jopins the plate it has a short vertical wall separating the two elements. On the back face of the brooch is an integrally cast double pin lug, which is semi-circular in form and has a central circular pin slot. On the opposite side of the back face is an integr…
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2011
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5ED936
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Roman trumpet derivative brooch. It is missing the spring, pin, foot and catchplate, and most of the exterior surfaces are extremely worn due to post-depositional damage and corrosion. The head of the bow is trumpet shaped and has the remains of an integral spring loop on the back face, most of which is missing due to old breaks. On the front face the head has the remains of recessed fields for now missing enamel, comprising three radiating oval shaped fields at the top of the head, with two sub-triangular fields beneath that possibly contain t…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shadingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A28634
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman headstud brooch. It is missing the pin, most of the bow, foot and catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are cylindrical in form, encasing a separately cast axis bar and with a central rectangular slot through which the remains of the now incomplete pin hinge. The front faces of the wings are rectangular in form with moulded decoration comprising the remains of three vertical ribs that have multiple transverse grooves giving the impression of corded decoration. At the top of the head is an integrally cast chain-loop that is circular in form with …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A332A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman horse and rider plate brooch. It is extremely worn and corroded, missing the hind leg, tail and some of the enamelling on the front face due to old breaks. The plate is flat and in the form of a horse and rider. The horse has an elongated nose/snout with slight notch at the mouth end, a curved mane with notched decoration, and an elongated body that is sub-triangular at the front of the body and has a narrow projecting leg. The hind leg and the tail are missing due to old breaks. On the horse's back is a seated rider with triangular body and oval …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgate', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: NMS-D53FB8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester-type two-piece brooch (i.e. with Harlow-type double pierced lug), pin missing, with six-coil spring, undecorated wings, median rib on broken D-sectioned bow, foot missing. Wingspan 18mm. Length >14mm. c.43-c.80
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'FRESSINGFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E9FD97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete Roman bow brooch, Colchester type, 25-65 AD. Part of the spring coil, the pin and part of the catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The wings are short and flat, and the bow is unusually flat with only a slightly convex profile. It has a uniformly narrow, rectangular shape and is not curved. Three coils of the spring are visible to one side of the hook, which is bent forward on to the bow, and the rest is missing. A fragment of catchplate remains at the base of the bow. The brooch measures 13.45mm in width acros the wings, 44.03mm in length, and weighs 3.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brandon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E4E0E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy plate brooch of Roman date. It is missing its outer edges, pin, outer edges of the catchplate and pin lug, as well as any central boss or setting that may originally have existed due to old breaks. It has a circular plate with raised rim that contains a moulded, raised inner circle or band. The centre of the inner circle is recessed with a raised central circle containing a central dot. The front face of the plate between the raised inner circle and outer edge is decorated with multiple, repeated S-shaped motifs and has a gilded surface. The back face o…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E43C76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman brooch, possibly a primitive headstud variant brooch. It is missing one half of the spring, pin and the outer edge of the catchplate due to old breaks, and has been folded almost in half due to post-depositional damage. The brooch has short, flat rectangular wings that are undecorated and separated on their backface by integrally cast spring and chord hook. The spring is incomplete due to old breaks, but the spring chord and four coils survive intact, held in place by the chord hook. This is bent forwards onto the head of the bow and h…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E45934
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy spring and pin from a Roman brooch, probably of Colchester derivative or similar form. Three spring coils survive intact, extending at one end to a pin that is circular in section and tapers to a sharp point. The opposite end of the spring coil terminates in old breaks. The entire fragment has a worn green patina and traces of corrosion. It measures 30.04mm in length, 9.55mm in width (at coils), 7.76mm in thickness (at coils), 1.86mm in diameter at pin, and 2.19g in weight. This is part of the spring and pin from a Roman brooch, probably of Colchester o…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FAEE93
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman trumpet derivative brooch. It is missing the top of the headloop, pin and foot due to old breaks. The wings are short, rectangular in form and encase a separately cast copper-alloy axis bar. They are decorated on their front faces with double vertical grooves and have a vertical rectangular slot at the centre of the back face through which the now incomplete pin would originally have hinged. At the top of the head is an integrally cast loop that is missing its top edge due to old breaks and has a moulded transverse collar. The bow beneath is oval …
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FB2FF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman plate brooch of Chatelaine type. It is missing the attachment lugs and bar at the base of the plate, as well as the pin due to old breaks. The plate is triangular in form with a pointed top edge and expands towards the bottom corners, which are incomplete due to old breaks but would originally have had small lugs to hold in place a transverse bar. Towards the top of the plate is a central oval shaped aperture beneath which a double transverse groove is visible on the front face with slight projecting knops to either side. On the front face above t…
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-877282
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Roman cast copper alloy bow brooch fragment. Only the foot and catchplate survive. The catchplate is triangular. The foot has a trilobate cross section and terminates in a short cylindrical knop with a flat base and a groove around its circumference. The surviving section of the brooch is 14.45mm long, 10.19mm wide, 1.12mm thick across the catchplate, 2.72mm thick across the foot and the terminal knop has a diameter of 5.54mm and is 4.12mm long. It weighs 1.2 grams. It has an even, dark green patina.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-877957
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Roman cast copper alloy colchester derivative brooch fragment. Only the upper section of the bow and wings survive, and these sections are worn and damaged. The surviving section of the bow is plain and undecorated, it has an oval cross section. The incomplete wings are rectangular with a slight recess on the reverse, where the pin fittings would have been located. The surface of the metal is pitted. It has a dark green patina. It is 10.03mm long, 15.54mm wide across the wings, the bow is 6.82mm wide, 5.83mm thick. It weighs 1.8 grams.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-DDFC76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic plate brooch of Roman date. Half of the plate, the pin and catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The plate is in the form of an animal running right, probably a dog. Its hind quarters are preserved, comprising a tapering triangular body with narrow hind leg that is incomplete below the knee, and an incomplete, thin tail that appears to be curving upwards behind the hind quarters before terminating in old breaks. On the front face is a large recessed field that covers most of the body and an oval shaped area at the top of the hind leg. Thi…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gedding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F79731
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative,Rear hook lbrooch fragment. It is incomplete due to old breaks, and consists of the top of the bow and wings only of a Colchester brooch , rear hook type. The wings are 19.98mm in width, and are a shallow, semi-circular shape, with two lines of decoration ochester derivative, h. There is moulding on the top of the bow which is rectangular in section, with a small ridge where the rear hook begins, but is now missing . The brooch fragments measures 13.11mm in length and weighs 2.69g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-1733F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy dolphin type bow brooch, 33mm long, 21mm wide and 12mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 5.79grams. The brooch consists of open semi-circular wings which are now missing the spring. They are decorated on each side with a vertical row of short raised lines flanked on both sides by a solid raised line. The bow is semi-circular and is decorated with a ridge of short raised lines. There is most of a triangular shaped catchplate present near the base.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-9E1651
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman zoomorphic plate brooch in the form of a swimming duck. It is missing part of the catchplate and the pin due to old breaks. The plate, representing the body of the duck, is oval shaped in form, tapering towards one end where there is an integrally cast, projecting hook-shaped tail. At the opposite, wider end is an integrally cast neck that is cylindrical in form and projects from the plate. This curves forwards to a rounded head and flattened oval shaped beak. On the front face of the plate there is enamelled decoration comprising two central elon…
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C4F511
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman skeumorphic plate brooch in the form of a sandal sole. It is missing its pin due to old breaks and has suffered from post-depositional damage resulting in it being slightly folded at the centre of the plate. It is flat, with a pointed toe end and a rounded heel end that has an integrally cast semi-circular suspension loop with central circular aperture. The front face of the brooch has a large recessed field that contains the remains of enamel visible at the centre of the plate and possibly blue in colour. At the heel end of the flat back face of …
Created on: Monday 17th October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E07967
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, headstud type. It is the head of the brooch only, with complete chain loop, and short wings with three step mouldings, the edges decorated with horizontal incised lines. The headstud has a raised rim and central dot and the bow is incomplete below the stud, due to old breaks. All other parts are missing. The fragment measures 17.79mm in width and 15.26mm in length. It weighs 5.2g.
Created on: Monday 28th January 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trimley St Martin', grid reference and parish protected.