Record ID: NCL-A85D48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy and enamel Dragonesque brooch. The foot and part of the body of the brooch remain. The body has five cells for enamel. Only two now contain blue enamel. The reverse is plain.
Created on: Monday 13th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-A08BD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy brooch. The bow is D shaped in section and expands at one end to form the head. The wings are flat plates with rounded ends. They are each decorated with two longitudinal raised ribs. A broken suspension loop extends from the head. At the other end of the bow are two worn beaded ribs. These border a circular plate. The circular plate has a raised flange, a concentric grooved channel and a central raised and enamelled panel. The panel consists of four triangular cells arranged around a square cell, forming a simple star or flower shape. The triangular cells are filled wit…
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-E9DD93
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn copper alloy trumpet brooch, dating to the first or second centuries AD. The bow is curved with a characteristic acanthus leaf moulding at the mid point of the bow. The foot is very worn and the catchplate is missing. The trumpet head is intact with a loop on the reverse to secure the spring mechanism. The spring and pin are missing. The brooch measures 55.84mm in length and at the head measures a maximum of 14.69mm in width. It weighs 6.8g.
Created on: Friday 9th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-DA0173
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date (AD 75-175). The brooch is missing the curl of the catchplate and the majority of the wire pin due to old, abraded breaks. The object is composed of a concave head with a single centrally positioned integral lug through which an axis bar, broken at both ends, is fitted. The remains of a pin are looped around the axis bar with six turns of the spring. The head of the brooch itself is trumpet shaped with a slight circumferential grooved border. From a central point the head tapers to form the circular sectioned upper bow which…
Created on: Wednesday 26th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-4279B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy headstud brooch, dating to the early Romano-British period (c.AD70 - 125). The brooch is an excellent example of what Mackreth (2011a, 107) designates as the "classic Headstud", preserved in its complete form retaining head, wings, bow, pin (slightly bent) and catchplate.The brooch features a cast loop on the head, stepped wings, and a protruding stud with an annular recess within which are traces of red enamel. The bow is decorated with a blue enamelled lattice of vertically arranged lozenges, with a groove to ether side At the foot of the bow are paralle…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Record ID: DUR-6AD3ED
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy plate brooch of the dragonesque type, dating from c.AD 50 - 200 The object comprises a incomplete concave curvilinear plate, in an S-shape abstract zoomorphic form with turned in heads at each end. The brooch is coated in what appears to be a polished black lacquer, variously inlaid with enamel decoration, and in places incised. The condition of the patina is fair, with some pitting in places. The upper, more complete, head has a back sloping ear with incised groove running parallel to the upper convex edge. The lower part of the ear has a sub-ov…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-3A3718
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy headstud brooch with a double headstud, of Roman date (AD 75-200). The object is composed of the upper portion of the brooch. The object retains two stepped, square wings and a small projecting upper knop. On the convex portion of the bow is a headstud composed of a raised, integral pellet within a circle. Below the headstud is a roundel a possibly half of anther below which is obscured by wear and the break in the body of the brooch. The lower body, spring, pin, foot and catchplate are missing due to old, abraded breaks. The metal is a mid-green in col…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
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Record ID: DUR-FD8848
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A complete sterling silver brooch hallmark Birmingham 1942-3. The brooch bears the insignia of the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars but additionally has a clasp in the form of a riding crop. This addition and being sterling silver would suggest that this is a sweetheart brooch worn in memory of a soldier of the regiment fighting in World War II. The regiment was retitled as the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars in 1921, and was transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps in 1939. Fighting with distinction in North Africa, Greece, France & Germany during World War 2. The makers mark is …
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: DUR-1E91A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver pin from an annular brooch dating to the Medieval period (AD 1200-1400). The object consists of a tapering, rectangular sectioned shaft with raised rectangular collar. The loop has been lost due to a break in antiquity. There is no evidence of any decorative pattern. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: Unique ID: LIN-C0ACB7, Unique ID: WILT-88FF73 and Unique ID: PAS-35FDE4.
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2016
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