Record ID: SF-CA9C15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, possibly a pin from a buckle or brooch of uncertain date. It is missing its tip due to old breaks. The attachment end has a flattened oval loop with central circular aperture. This tapers towards the shaft of the pin, where there is a largeflattened triangular projection that extends forwards at an angle of 45 degrees from the pin. The shaft of the pin is circular in section and tapers slightly before terminating in old breaks. The entire object has a dark green patina and measures 37.28mm in length, 4.92mm in width, 13.81mm in thickness at proj…
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Larling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-421CB8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, incomplete copper-alloy Aucissa derivative bow brooch of Roman date. It is missing the pin, axis bar and one of the wings due to old breaks. The terminal of the bow is rolled backwards to form a cylindrical aperture that would have held the now missing iron axis bar. Traces of the axis bar can just be seen in the one surviving wing. Below the terminal is a flat rectangular head plate that has circular perforations at each side and transverse moulding above and below. The bow itself is flat and tapers towards the foot, it is sharply curved probably as a result of post-deposition…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southery', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E1D023
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy brooch of Roman date. It is missing the spring and pin due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form with deeply incised diagonal grooves on their outer faces. Between the wings is a projecting head that is oval shaped in form extending to a small rear-facing hook. The front face of the head is decorated with an incised double cross possibly with a pellet at its centre, although this is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. Beneath the head is the bow, which has a flat back and projecting, moulded front face. At the base of the head is a prom…
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foulden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E20E85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy equal-ended plate brooch of Roman date. The upper half of the brooch and pin are all missing due to old breaks. The surviving half of the brooch is flat with an arched profile and has a transverse rectangular panel at the centre. This panel is decorated on the front face with a transvers row of three ring and dot motifs that have pierced central dots, beneath which is a row of incised diagonal grooves. To either side of the central panel are short arms with projecting hemispherical knops that have grooved collars.The lower half of the plate curves downa…
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foulden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5B8FB0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman hinged T-shaped brooch that is missing its pin due to old breaks. It has moulded cylindrical wings that taper slightly towards their outer edges and contain the cylindrical axis bar. At their centre is a small rectangular slot where the pin would originally have hinged and at the exterior edges of the front face there are incised double vertical grooves. The upper edge of the wings has a transverse groove in front of which is a rectangular band of incised decoration formed from numerous short diagonal strokes that point towards the centre of the bo…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dickleburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF1982
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, variant Colchester derivative double lug / Maxey bow and fantail. Missing spring, pin; some corrosion. The double pierced lug has corrosion obscuring the holes, which seem to be close to the body. 2 grooves on arm terminals. D-section upper bow with 6 (?) grooves; above the junction with the foot plate is a transverse groove. The flat foot plate is triangular with the point at the end; it has single incised lines along the sides and 2 slightly heavier ones across the top and bottom. Solid catchplate, corrosion obscuring the ?'pin groove ' area. Length 33mm, width…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2000
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2012
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SF3894
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy "umbonate" enamelled disc brooch. Damaged side knobs and head loop. Sprung pin. Central empty dot, 2 rows of 14 triangles around - the inner row alternately red and dark blue enamel, the outer all dark blue. 3 marginal knobs and pierced lug over the hinge. Diameter (excluding knobs) 23mm. As Hattatt no 128 (except centre dot). Numerous local examples e.g. Hacheston pubn no. 178.
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK WEETING WITH BROOMHILL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF9436
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy enamelled equal ended brooch fragment. Missing foot and catchplate and pin, top of bow damaged. The pin was hinged on two lugs. The snake(?) head terminal has punched circle eyes and punched semicircle scales. The centre of the bow is lozenge shaped with circular projections at each corner, each containing enamel (orange and discoloured). The edge of the lozenge is notched. The enamelled cells comprise two triangles (containing matt orange enamel) flanking a central long rectangle which is empty. Surviving length 34mm, width 32mm. As Hattatt no. 1594 but the centre panels …
Created on: Tuesday 22nd October 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SAHAM TONEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF11153
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, bridge type. Missing pin, damaged lugs and catchplate, abraded surfaces. The pin was hinged between two close set lugs. The catchplate seems to have been pierced with a 2mm diam circular hole on the surviving edge. At each end there are flat backed acorn shaped knobs, between which the flat 2.5mm thick bow is strongly arched. The bow has a central rectangular area with two transverse rows of five enamelled squares (colour completely lost). Each side of the arch is divided into two transverse bands, each containing a double row of triangles (6 in the upper band, 5 …
Created on: Thursday 24th April 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SAHAM TONEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF10307
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, Hod Hill type with side projections. Missing pin, foot, side projections; damaged hinge and catchplate. The upper bow has a single transverse rib above a trapezoidal area: two ribs and intervening concave mouldings flank a centre triangle which has a convex surface. The side projection stubs are at the base of the trapezoid. Below this are two further transverse ribs and part of a narrower lower bow / foot which has a slightly convex front; the edges are constricted at the top and taper towards the foot. Surviving length 44mm, width at head 17mm.Similar to Hattatt…
Created on: Friday 17th January 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SAHAM TONEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-74E6D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy broochfragment, crossbow type. Crossarm and top of bow only, missing pin and top (detachable) knob; very corroded surfaces. The end knobs, probably originally a fairly globular onion shape, are cast intagrally with the crossarm which is rectangular in section and stepped towards the bow at the front. The hole for the centre knob is 3mm in diameter. The top of the bow appears to be rectangular in section, slightly wider than it is deep. Width 41mm, surviving length 14mm. A developed crossbow type, probably 4th century in date, and a type generally associated with the milli…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2006
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hempnall, Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3D98C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman date. It is missing its axis bar and pin due to old breaks but is otherwise intact. The brooch has a flattened rectangular head with terminals that roll forwards to hold the now missing axis bar. The head narrows to a moulded transverse collar that separates the head from the flat rectangular bow. Beneath the collar the front face of the bow has three vertical flutes separated by vertical ridges, the central flute being wider than the two side flutes. To either side of the bow are projecting knops that have short arms and globul…
Created on: Friday 4th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hockwold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6F2871
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of hinged, Colchester derivative type. The pin is largely missing but the rest is largely present, with the exception of a fragment of the foot. The head is cylindrical with a central space for the pin. The fragment of the pin loop is held in place with a straight hinge bar. The bow is of circular section and is broader at the head, tapering towards the foot. It is decorated with a simple, square pattern across the whole body. The foot is almost complete, triangular in form with the lip broken off. It is similar to Hattatt (2000), p. 299, no. 20…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2013
Last updated: Saturday 2nd July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brettenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-736A42
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a Roman copper-alloy bow brooch. The foot and catchplate from a Colchester derivative brooch. The bow has a central rib running down its length, continuing to the base of the foot. The catchplate is narrowed towards the point at which it turns upwards. It dates from the period AD 43 to 120. Similar to Blagg et al (2004), p. 96, nos. 111, 116 and 122. It measures 24.29mm in length, 4.34mm in width, 9.50mm in height (from bow to edge of cathchplate) 2.80mm in bow thickness and weighs 2.02g.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2013
Last updated: Friday 4th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brettenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ABE6A0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman rear hook Colchester derivative brooch. The head has a wide semi-cylindral wings, each decorated with two transverse, beaded ridges, one in the centre and one at the outer edge. To the reverse of the head the hook, spring and pin are all missing, but traces of iron corrosion can be seen in places. The bow is strongly curved in profile, with flattened sides and a slight hump at the top where it joins the head. It is decorated with two longitudinal beaded ridges in the centre. To the reverse of the lower bow is a very small roughly triangular catch-plate…
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenninghall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-899E0E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy enamelled Roman British plate brooch. It is lunate in shape (Mackreth's 'pelta' form). A small suspension loop extends from the apex and there are a further two knops at regular intervals around the outside edge and three recessed knops at each corner of the lower edge. The outer face is decorated with a band of recessed triangles around the edge, some containing traces of blue enamel; a line of rectangular recesses running longitudinally down the centre, some cointaining traces of red enamel; and a raised scrolled-tendril with leaf terminals and a dot at ei…
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carleton Rode', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8A0EB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman headstud brooch. It has a short cylindrical head with a slot to the reverse to hold a hinged pin (now missing). Traces of iron corrosion here suggest that the pin fitting and perhaps the pin may have been made from iron. The stump of an integral head loop can been seen on top of the bow. The bow is highly arched in profile. It is decorated with a small head stud towards the top and a longitudinal line of engraved rectangles down the centre. At the bottom of the foot is a small knob. To the reverse of the bow the catchplate is now missing. It is fairly …
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carleton Rode', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C65E1A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman rear hook Colchester derivative brooch. It has a semi-cylindrical head, open to the reverse. The outer face of the bow is decorated with a raised ridge across the middle and two raised ridges across the ends - the latter two with small transverse grooves in the section in between. The upper part of the bow is humped and had a rear-facing hook extending to the back. The outer face is decorated with a central ridge, which continues the length of the bow, flanked at the top by grooves forming an irregularly shaped triangle to each side. To the rear of the…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pulham Market', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DF8AE2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch. It has a slightly flattened trumpet head and to the rear is an integral lug and the base of an integral headloop. The upper bow is strongly curved in profile. The centre of the outer face is decorated with an acanthus moulding, flanked on each side by a collar of two grooves. The lower bow is straight, undecorated and tapers to a disc-shaped foot knob decorated with two circumferential grooves. To the rear is a damaged sub-triangular catch plate. The pin is missing. This form, with moulding on the outer face only, belongs to Bayley a…
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-200BB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very worn copper-alloy brooch of Roman date. Only the base of the bow and foot survive, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. What survives of the bow is flat, roughly D-shaped in form and terminating in old breaks on all sides. It preserves traces of enamelled decoration on its front face comprising two small fields of dark blue enamel, possibly surrounding a central circular(?) field now missing its enamel. The preservation of the object makes close identification of the bow form or decorative elements impossible. At the base of the bow extends…
Created on: Monday 17th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snetterton', grid reference and parish protected.