Record ID: WILT-198A06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch missing the lower bow, pin and catchplate of 1st century AD. It measures 20mm in length and 19mm across the wingspan. It weighs 4.1g. The brooch has three coils either side of the central ridge which creates the 'hump' at the top of the brooch and extends to where there is an incised lateral line above an old break in the bow. The bow is otherwise undecorated. The brooch would have been D-shaped in cross section and the patina is slightly green, smooth and shiny.At the ends of the wings there is a single vertical incised line. cf…
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2016
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Record ID: WILT-8D98D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch missing part of one wing and the lower bow and catchplate. It is also missing its spring mechanism and pin. To the reverse of the wings and hump of bow is a damaged integral double-pierced projecting lug. The surviving wing-span is 23.4mm. It would have originally been c.28mm. The surviving wing has lost original patina though a faint incised line flanks the outside edge of the wing. The bow/ head rises vertically from the wings and extends in a hump 3mm above. A D-shaped moulding flanks the bow on either side and a triangular moulding…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-3CF193
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete Roman cast plate brooch of 2nd-century date. This flat brooch has an annular body with circular open centre (Dia.: 8.9mm). At the cardinal points are four protrusions which have suffered differing levels of abrasion. On the lower surface on the two complete, opposing protrusions are, respectively, the abraded catch-plate and the perforated, semi-circular double pin lug. The pin is missing, but the axis bar seems to partially survive. The more complete protrusions are divided from the main annular field by a circular border on the upper surface. There is another b…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th November 2010
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Record ID: WILT-F6E206
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, but now in two pieces (the pin is separated), cast and enamelled disc brooch of Roman date (AD 80 - 250), missing much of the enamel decoration and with much surface concretion. It measures 23.89x22.42mm 'in diameter' (the larger dimension measuring from the top of the spring to the bottom of the catchplate), is 7.84mm in max. thickness and weighs 6.49g. The brooch is flat (2.62mm thick) and circular in plan with a c.3mm wide border flanking the outside edge to the front. This carries the greeny-white remains of enamel decoration and several possible enamel or copper all…
Created on: Monday 21st June 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st June 2010
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Record ID: WILT-4BA194
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman copper alloy Aucissa brooch (AD 43-70), consisting of the wings and upper bow only. It measures 24.28mm in length and weighs 1.51g. The wingspan is 10.12mm, and the wings curve forwards to hold the axis bar (still visible). A rectangular hole in the middle is for the (missing) pin. In front of the wings are two bands of vertical/ diagonal rib decoration separated by a plain area. Beyond this the bow narrows to the (old) break, 5.74mm wide, and curves at c.90 °. The bow has two vertical patinated areas, probably the remains of wide shallow grooves. The metal…
Created on: Friday 25th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2017
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Record ID: WILT-CD3D70
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy and enamel Roman (AD 50-175) T-shape brooch with half-acanthus 'trumpet style' button. It consists of the (damaged) button and part of the upper bow only. All enamel decoration is now missing. The fragment measures 17.44x9.85x4.47mm and weighs 2.2g. The upper bow is parallel sided and flat (9.80mm wide) and slightly curving in cross-section. To the front is a recessed panel for enamel within a rim, within which is a raised central rib and rotated V-shapes to create triangles on either side. Two survive in each half before the jagged and still-rough break. …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wroughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-407422
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman copper alloy Aesica brooch, consisting of the Polden Hill spring mechanism, head and upper bow only. It is 16.2mm in length and weighs 3.49g. The cylindrical head houses six coils and the chord rests on the top of the bow. The head measures 14.3mm in width. The circular side lugs of the polden Hill type hold the ?iron axis bar in place. Where the bow extends from the head it is 8.4mm wide. This widens over 11mm to 14mm, where the bow trifurcates - one outside corner is missing (thus it is narrower than it would have been), but where the other survives it flouris…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2008
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiseldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8E2835
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Dophin brooch of copper alloy with a spring mechanism. Apart from the spring mechanism and pin it is complete and in excellent condition covered in a pale green patina. It measures 49x30mm and weighs 13.09g. The spring mechanism was held in the dounble perforated lug and protected by the long arms that curved around the spring. On the front these are decorated with a groove at each end. The bow is undecorated and oval in cross section. It emerges from the top of the arms and is domed in profile. At the point where it joins the arms and lug there is a little damage, and there …
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-7027A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman (AD 40-60) Wing-and-fanbow brooch, missing its spring mechanism and pin. It weighs 11.56g and measures 41.12mm in length. The wings span 19.29mm and are semi-circular in section. To the front they are decorated with two transverse grooves. The bow extends from the top of the wings in a hump and a lug extends to the rear. The hump is decorated with a tapering central rib with tiny transverse grooves across it. The lug is perforated but this is now filled with corrosion. The bow is 7.77x7.78mm where it extends from the wings, narrowing to 6.48x4.24 w…
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2017
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Record ID: WILT-8CAC0C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
A silvered copper alloy Roman light crossbow brooch dating to the period c. AD 320 - 410. The brooch is missing the tip of one wing and the pin. It measures 40.15mm in length, 21.5mm maximum width, 12.5mm thick and weighs 3.29 grams. The head features a projecting rounded knop with a convex top and a short collared neck. The wings are circular in cross-section with a flattened reverse. One wing terminates in a circular knop, the other is slightly damaged to the reverse. The wings house the iron axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. Traces of iron corrosion are visible around the o…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Liddington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0F71C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy brooch, missing its pin and part of the axis bar, its enamel decoration and part of its chain loop. It is now in two parts (recent break). Weighs 9.03g. The wingspan is 28.35mm. The wings are tubular with a slot between for the pin. The axis bar survives inside the wings, corroded into place and visible at the ends. The bow projects fom the top of the wings (9.01mm wide), below a wide inverted V-shaped rib and curving outwards slightly (although the bow is now squashed almost flat). The broken chain loop extends upwards on the other side of the rib. …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-5C4053
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman openwork annular brooch, possibly the circumference of a variant of the Wheel or Disc brooch. It consists of part of the curving frame with two pairs of projecting lugs and the hinge mechanism to the reverse. It measures 26.33x12.49x11.74mm and weighs 3.3g. The frame itself measures 2.51x3.07mm in section and is decorated to the top with tiny transverse grooves. The breaks (which are at either end) are old. Three of the four lugs are circular in shape. Two of these, a pair, are situated on either side of the frame. The lug on the outside edge is openwork, 6.…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2009
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2017
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Record ID: WILT-BBE3C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch, missing its pin, lower bow and catchplate. It has a rearward-facing double-pierced lug with the remains of an iron axis bar in the lower piercing. The wing span is 19.7mm. They are C-shaped in section and one of the ends is damaged. The other end has a decorative vertical groove flanking it. The bow rises from the top of the double pierced lug, above the wings. Here it is oval in section (4.3x6mm). It narrows over 21.4mm to 2.7x3mm, at the break. It is 12.4mm in length and weighs 3.65g. 1st century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-BC1545
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester-derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth, Group 5, Western Group, flat wing ends), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.b1. Plate 50). It is missing its spring mechanism, lower bow and catchplate. Its wingspan is 29.8mm and it is 21.1mm in incomplete length. It weighs 9.84g. The circular lugs are c.8mm in diameter. Both lug piercings are toward the rear. The wings themselves are C-shaped in section. A tiny projection extends to the rear, behind the bow, presumably the remains of a hook for the spring mechanism. The bow is rather chunky as it extends from th…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2006
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
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Record ID: WILT-CC7A20
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Equal ended type plate brooch of copper alloy from the 2nd century. The brooch is an extended oval. It has a rim around the edge and an integrally cast high molded rectangular bridge across the centre. From the tips to the central raised area in each half is a bronze strip which widens towards the raised area. Surrounding these strips are the remanents of blue enamel. The pin is missing. Behind the upper terminal as a rearward extension, and perpenicular to the brooch plate, is a chain loop. This is unusual. Hattatt identifies this feature in two Roman brooches; 1109 and 1117, both fro…
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WILT-E82554
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Hod Hill brooch. On the top the pin's loop remains. The upper part of the brooch is wide and tapering at the bottom, with three strong vertical ribs. One lug survives, at the top of the bow. The leg has two transverse ribs, then it narrows to the foot. Date: 1st Century AD. Dimensions: length 37 mm, width 16 mm, thickness 5 mm. Weight 1.83 g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiseldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E86416
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
AA Roman Dolphin type brooch. On the top of the brooch there are the wings, marked with side incisions. The upper part of the brooch has a crest with the loop. The bow is decorated with a central rib. Date: 1st Century AD. Dimensions: length 26 mm, width 25 mm, thickness 12 mm. Weight 6.27 g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiseldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E86B75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Dolphin type brooch (fragment). The fragment consists in the upper part of the bow and the wings. On the top of the brooch there are the wings, marked with side incisions. Part of the spring still survives. The upper part of the brooch has a crest with the loop. The bow is decorated with a central rib. Date: 1st Century AD. Dimensions: length 14 mm, width 22 mm, thickness 9 mm. Weight 3.73 g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiseldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E89628
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman T-type brooch. On the top of the brooch there are the wings of circular section, marked with side incisions. The pin's loop survives. The upper part of the bow is decorated with a central rib and two side incisions. The bow narrows at the bottom, where is a raised lozenge with traces of enamel. The foot is missing. Date: 1st - 2nd Century AD. Dimensions: length 29 mm, width 28 mm, thickness 9 mm. Weight 4.57 g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiseldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E8DA17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Trumpet brooch. On the top of the brooch there is the undecorated trumpet head, with a pin's loop at its back. The central part of the bow is decorated with an acanthus at the external side. The lower part of the bow is of triangular section, with a foot knob, curved to one side. Date: 1st - 2nd Century AD. Dimensions: length 41 mm, width 12 mm, thickness 19 mm. Weight 4.60 g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiseldon', grid reference and parish protected.