Record ID: CPAT-22E597
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bow-and-Fantail brooch (the spring cover, axis-bar, suspension loop, spring and pin are missing). The remaining part of the narrow bow is 13mm long and has been twisted and flattened. The fantail foot (18mm long and max. 18mm wide) is decorated with a lozenge or star above a swirl pattern. The foot is slightly bent on one side. On the reverse is an incomplete catchplate. There are several areas of bronze disease visible overall. A very similar, complete example is illustrated as No.76 in Fig.42 of Hattat's 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches', pp103 and is categorised a…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-A77448
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This Roman fibula in copper alloy is a typical Roman dolphin bow brooch, consistent with the 1st century AD. The brooch is incomplete with the pin and lower section of the bow missing. There is evidence of iron staining within the head, indicative of the presence of an axis bar. The wings do not fully enclose the axis bar. The brooch is heavily corroded.
Created on: Saturday 8th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th April 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-DA6ED2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This Roman fibula in copper alloy is similar to both the Polden Hill and Dolphin types of bow brooch. It has a decorative ridge running down the centerline of the bow. The wing/bar appears to be hollow with a fixing bar for the pin, some of which survives. Part of the catchplate also survives.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th April 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-DBDEC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This Roman fibula in copper alloy is of the dolphin variety of the 1st century AD. The brooch and wings are finely crafted with a pierced catch plate which takes the form of three round holes. There is a small knob to the foot of the brooch. The brooch has a good 'bronze' patination, the pin is missing.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-E5A714
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This Roman brooch fragment is typical of a 1st century dolphin fibula. The casting has a hollow wing where the spring would have been. There are the remains of a decorated central rib down the top of the bow. The brooch is heavily corroded but bears comparison with 1st century AD dolphin variants.
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-E623B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This Roman brooch fragment is typical of a 1st century dolphin fibula. The copper alloy casting shows a pronounced ‘dolphin’ head and the remains of a spring mechanism.
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-E65B76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Wirral type bow brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. It is incomplete, missing its headloop, pin and catchplate. It is very worn all over making detail difficult to see. The head is slightly rounded and would have had steps up to the headloop. These steps could have been decorated although it is not clear on this example. The upper bow is decorated with three vertical channels which would have been infilled with enamel in alternating colours giving a chequer board effect. Only fragments remain of some orange enamel. Below these panels the bow curves back giving an …
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
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Record ID: CPAT-EC0264
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is a fragment of a Roman brooch/fibula in copper alloy of the dolphin type. It is probalble that it dates to the 1st century AD. There is clear evidence of a linear design running down the length of the bow and of the spring, still in situ on the back of the wing. There is some evidence of tinning on the surface.
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-011A75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This appears to be the bow fragment of a dolphin brooch with the wings missing. The top surface of the bow has linear 'reeded' decoration along the upper half of the bow (towards the head), which terminates in a hollow that may have held a semi precious stone, or enamel. There is evidence of a catch plate at the foot of the bow. There is some evidence of a fixing hole for the spring/pin at the top of the bow. The surface has a mottled brown/green patination.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-254792
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This copper alloy piece is a fragment of a Roman trumpet brooch from the 1st – 2nd century AD. The lower part of the bow, the foot, the axis pin and spring, are missing. The head is circular and flared with an inverted ‘V’ moulding from the top of the head down either side of the bow. The central section of the bow appears to have had three moulded circular rings, two of which remain intact. The lug on the back of the head is pieced for the now missing pin. The surface has a mottled dark green/brown patination.
Created on: Sunday 30th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-393E47
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
This is a nice example of a Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 3. flat wing ends type, middle Severn Valley)t Midlands). The large wings are hollow at the rear with the remains of the spring cord, still in position. The ends of the wings are pierced for a transverse spring axis bar, now missing. The wings are decorated at each end with an indented zigzag within moulded transverse lines. The upper section of the bow has a moulded central pattern of four longitudinal groves, cut across to form small blocks. That design tapers out below t…
Created on: Sunday 8th March 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: CPAT-15E771
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
This is a typical example of a brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46, of 1st or 2nd century AD date. The head and bow are now all that remains with the spring and foot piece missing. Overall, the brooch is heavily corroded and in some sections, that damage reveals what may be an iron core to the bow? The remaining patina is dark green.
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Record ID: CPAT-2615C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is a fragment of a copper alloy, distinctly Romano-British Trumpet Brooch from the 1st or 2nd century AD. This example is poorly cast with a very plain design and a slightly asymmetric joining of the two sides of the mould. The trumpet is poorly formed, being slightly askew in the mould and the pin lug is now broken. The bow is sub-oval in cross section at the top, changing to round, in the lower section. The central moulding consists of three simple ring protrusions with the central one being the larger. The foot, catch plate and pin are all now missing. The brooch has a…
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2009
Last updated: Monday 18th April 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-D65615
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A superb example of a cast copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating to the 1st/2nd century AD. This artefact has deep relief moulded designs covering the whole frontal surface and has the remnants of a silvered finish. The head has a now missing head loop with an intact spring mechanism to the rear. That mechanism consists of the axial rod and counter wound spring still in situ. Each end of the axial rod has been hammered over to keep it in situ. The topmost section has an elaborately moulded symmetrical curvilinear design extending down to the central boss, or pseudo acanthus mou…
Created on: Wednesday 14th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2011
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Record ID: CPAT-7802C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
This Roman bow brooch in copper alloy, is circa the second half of the 1st century AD. It is in the form of the 'Polden Hill' type brooch. It has the characteristic semi cylindrical wings in which the spring sits on the axis bar, which in turn is held by the pierced plate at the wing tips. A simple backward lug holds the chord in place. The head of the bow has a central knurled rib running down the spine and there are pronounced shoulders where the bow meets the wing. The lower half of the brooch and the pin are missing.
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
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Record ID: CPAT-785D03
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
A small copper alloy fragment of a Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.i., flat wing ends) There is some evidence of a decorated spine to the bow and possible end plates to the wings, thus leading to the possibility of a 'Polden Hill' style. The bow is broken and the spring and pin are missing.
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2008
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
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Record ID: CPAT-3DFE66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
This is a copper alloy Roman bow brooch from the 1st or 2nd century AD. From inspecting the head, it is clear that this brooch held an axis bar (fragments remain in situ) and that there was probably a lug, holding the chord at the top of the brooch. The wings may also have been decorated with vertical lines although much of the ends have now corroded away, along with the foot and catch plate. The characteristics of this brooch suggest that it is a 'Polden Hill' type. The patination is dark green with some oxidation and flaking of the surface. On the underside of the bow, there are …
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2008
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
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Record ID: CPAT-A85901
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Wirral-type bow brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. Pin, headloop and foot of bow missing. The headloop would have sat above the stepped head which has three horizontal steps. These were decorated with rectangular panels of enamel in alternating colours- orange remains. The upper bow of this type of brooch is usually split into three vertical channels which are filled with enamel of alternating colours. This example is difficult to see but it appears to have this feature with traces of red, orange and black enamel remaining. There is possibly a small boss below the ena…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2013
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Record ID: CPAT-A887C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch circa 1st to 2nd century AD. The head, bow, and the acanthus moulding remain but the foot, catch plate and pin are missing. The top of the bow is narrower than many Trumpet styles but it remains in essence, ‘Trumpet’. The head lug has a cast integral axial rod for the spring/pin. The bow tapers down to a sub circular section and appears plain; the main acanthus bulge is banded by smaller hoops that are now much abraded. Overall, there is a dark green patina.
Created on: Friday 30th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 30th April 2010
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Record ID: CPAT-E74B72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ‘Trumpet’ bow brooch from the 1st/2nd century AD. The brooch is largely intact with the head, bow, foot and catch plate remaining. The pin is missing. The head has a large pierced lug to the rear, with the remnants of a probable chain attachment above. The undecorated bow then tapers down to a circular section adjoining the acanthus moulding which is bounded by a pair of indented rings/collars. The bow then continues with a triangular cross section with a single channel running down the outer edges to the foot. The catch plate extends from the bottom of the acanthus to the…
Created on: Monday 3rd May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
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