Record ID: NMS-405E45
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British Headstud brooch, chain loop and forward hook, short double-stepped wings, loop on reverse for missing spring, bow cracked and broken, engraved annulet on headstud, vertical line of six rectangular cells, enamel missing, stump of catch-plate on reverse, foot missing. 17 x >34mm. Late 1st/2nd century.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Costessey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-40FF17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Colchester type Roman brooch. Very simple in style and undecorated. The remains of the catchplate sugests that it was of openwork design. The spring is extant, although the left wing is incomplete. The pin is partial and has been bent at an angle of around 120 degrees towards the left wing.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-4111F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Romano-British Dolphin brooch, very worn and corroded, stump of rearward hook, broken wings, spring missing, oval-sectioned bow, foot and catch-plate missing, >10 x >28mm. c.40-65 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-41E785
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Romano-British Dolphin brooch, very worn and corroded, stump of rearward hook, broken wings, spring missing, D-sectioned bow with remains of vertical median rib, fragment of catch-plate on reverse, >15 x 40mm. c.40-65 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hevingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4369F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and enamelled disc brooch of Roman date, probably second century (AD 100 - AD 200). Length 20.6mm, width 18.3mm and 1.4mm thick. Weight 3.15g. The brooch is flat at the front and circular in plan and the thickness of the plate is 1.4mm. It may originally have had small peripheral lugs. The rim is broken and corroded and none of the lugs have survived, but the stub of one appears to be extant. The enamels are divided by copper alloy ribs in a six-pointed star formation, with a bronze centre dot (pellet) which is 2.6mm in diameter. Each point of the star extends to …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-435F72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy headstud brooch with a hinge pin (still intact). There is a broken wire headloop above the crossbar; this has been pinched in by a heavy rectangular collar. The collar has the remains of possibly white enamel around three lozenge-shaped bosses. A longitudinal crest is located immediately below the collar and above the headstud which appears as a conical perforation in the bow. Lozenge-shaped blue enamel cells run down the front of the bow, below the headstud. The foot of the brooch is now broken, as is the catchplate.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-449305
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Brooch: Incomplete Colchester two piece brooch. Cast in copper alloy. The head of the brooch is incomplete, with a break across one of the wings. The surviving wing has vertical mouldings along its length. There is a hooked cord at the top of the head, through which the (incomplete) axis bar of the (incomplete) sprung pin is attached. The bow is curved with a wide central ridge running along its length. The triangular catchplate on the reverse of the bow is incomplete, and would have had circular perforations. The brooch is 30mm long. Colchester brooches are most common through t…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-449DF3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman T-shaped brooch. Cast in copper alloy the brooch has tubular wings decorated with vertical grooves. The hinged pin does not survive. The bow is narrow and curved, with a central ridge decorated with a herringbone pattern. The solid triangular catchplate is intact on the reverse of the lower half of the bow. The brooch has a mid green patina. There is a small patch of corrosion on the wings. It is 70mm long.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-44C241
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman Hod Hill brooch. Dating from the 1st century AD. Cast in copper alloy with possible traces of tinning on the surface. The rolled over hinge is broken, with the axis bar and pin missing. The sub-rectangular bow has worn and broken edges. The wide, rectangular bow is decorated with four vertical mouldings. The area above the bow are two horizontal mouldings bordering a slightly depressed area. There is a break at the base of the bow, with the foot and catchplate missing. The surviving section of the brooch is 21mm long.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYM-446354
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy headstud brooch, dating to the second century. The head of the brooch shows the attachment of a hinge pin, now missing. The crossbar has three sub-rectangular cells to either side of the bow, probably for taking enamel. The bow also has sub-rectangular cells for enamel; these become gradually smaller as they approach the foot of the brooch. The last cell, approximately 25mm above the foot, is in the shape of an inverted spear-head. The foot knob is undecorated. On the reverse of the object, the catchplate is present, but incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-44E465
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The lower part of an openwork plate brooch with three circular projections (1 is missing). The body and the projections have cells for missing enamel inlay. the catchplate survives on the back.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYM-44F402
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy disc brooch with blue and red enamel/glass decoration. The face of the object has a raised outer rim encircling a sunken field of blue enamel or glass. In this field are circle-dot motifs comprised of raised metal rims around a band of red enamel and a central raised, metal boss. At the centre of the face of the brooch is a raised rim surrounding a sunken field of which the colour is now gone. The reverse of the object has two lugs providing the hinge-pivot, both corroded, and the remains of the catchplate, also corroded.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-452064
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy disc brooch from the Roman period. The disc is divided into six equal segments by lines extending from the centre. There are twelve peripheral knobs, one at the end of each of the dividing lines and one halfway between each of these.The knobs are worn, some almost entirely. Each segment is enamelled with a circular area left plain. Two opposing segments have been decorated with a pale yellow/white enamel, whilst the remaining four are a dark blue. On the reverse the spring is extant, along with part of the pin. The catchplate has broken, and only a stub remains.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-452503
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Headstud brooch, dating to 75-200 AD. The wings are cylindrical and hold the hinged pin. The headstud is a raised rosette with traces of red enamel in the the fluting at the sides. The stud is held in place with a pin, the two prongs of which may be seen protruding from the reverse of the object, and the head of which shows as a circular boss in the headstud. On either side of the crossbar are attached knurled bars, one of which has been turned so that it is perpendicular to the crossbar. These bars also show traces of red enamel. They have been attached with rivets i…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-553A85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy sprung dolphin brooch. The brooch has semi-circular wings in cross section and is missing its spring and pin. The wing faces are decorated with two vertical rope-like ribs with a concave channel between. There is a broken rearward hook at the top in the centre. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and decorated down the centre with a rope-like rib with a flanking incised linear perimeter to either side. The catchplate is incomplete.
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-556AB8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy hinged dolphin brooch. The brooch has circular wings in cross section; the pin is missing. The wing faces are each decorated with three vertical rope-like reels, with concave channels between. The decoration does not carry over on to the reverse. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and decorated with a moulded rib down the centre, and one at either side. The foot and catchplate are missing.
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-557D97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy headstud brooch. The brooch has flat rectangular wings with a cylindrical wing case on the reverse. The pin is missing. The wing faces are both decorated with a rectangular panel containing two lozenge shapes; the surrounding areas within the panel are recessed and would have once contained enamel. There is an incomplete suspension loop at the top. The bow is rectangular in cross-section apart from near the top where the reverse is deeply concave. The face of the bow is decorated with a circular cell at the top containing a pellet. The surrounding band is reces…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-562891
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled headstud brooch of Roman date (c. AD 75 – c. AD 200). Overall length 30.8mm, maximum width, across the wings 12.2mm. Weight 3.43g. At the head of the bow are two stubs forming the remains of a chain loop. The wings are diminutive and viewing the brooch from the front, the left hand wing is almost non-existent due to an old break. The right hand wing is decorated with three stepped vertical flutes. The rear part of the head is damaged and corroded. However, a small portion of a copper alloy axis bar survives and it appears to have secur…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-564DE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete hinged Romano-British Dolphin brooch, very corroded, enclosed tubular wings, fragment of pin in slot, broken oval-sectioned bow, lower part missing, 38 x >19mm. C.55-80 AD.
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Postwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-593CF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy, enamel and tinned Roman plate brooch of the umbonate type with a hinged mechanism, missing axis bar, pin and with damaged decorative lugs. Some of the enamel is also missing. The brooch measures 25.8x30.3mm (it would have originally measured c.28x32.5mm) and weighs 8.52g. The brooch is rounded and convex to the rear. Decoration is in the form of a 6-pointed star around a central ring-and-dot motif. Enamel survives in five of these points and is alternately blue and yellow. The points of the star touch a 19.3mm diameter band which defines the extent of the roun…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2007
Last updated: Saturday 21st February 2015
Spatial data recorded.