Record ID: BM-B2B7DD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of copper-alloy object, possibly part of a crudely manufactured Roman bow brooch dating to the first to third century AD. The object is hemispherical in section and tapers slightly towards one end, which is broken. The upper surface of the object is notched horizontally, but the notches do not appear to form a coherent pattern. The object measures 19mm in length and 8mm at its widest. Alternatively, this object may be a fragment of a junction loop used in horse harness. See Chapman 2005, Figure T for examples of junction loops with similar terminals. Alternative identifi…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
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Record ID: NLM179
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper brooch of Dolphin type, pin and part of catch plate missing, Bow marked by a strongly defined longitudinal rib with incised decoration, perhaps with punching. Plain catch plate. Wings marked by transverse mouldings with some short, incised, lines. Pin appears to have been of hinged, self sprung type. Length 61,2mm, Width 44.6mm, Height 22.0mm, Mass 29.78g
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 1998
Last updated: Monday 23rd July 2018
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Record ID: NLM180
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper brooch of Dolphin type, pin and part of catch plate missing, bow marked by a two longitudinal incised lines. There appears to have been a hole drilled through the catch plate. Wings marked by two transverse mouldings at each end, Hinge type, self sprung pin. Length 61.7mm, Width 35.7mm, Height 21.5mm, Mass 20.95g
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 1998
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: NLM181
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper brooch of Dolphin type, pin and part of catch plate missing, bow slightly curved to side. Bow plain but marked by a strongly defined longitudinal rib. There appears to have been a hole drilled through the catch plate. Wings marked by multiple transverse mouldings with some short, incised lines. Underside of wings hollowed to accommodate a coiled spring, now missing. Length 46.0mm, Width 34.5mm, Height 17.0mm, Mass 9.84g
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 1998
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DARLINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-91E5D5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Trumpet brooch dating to the second century AD. The head comprises an oval plate which is undecorated. There is a small lug at the apex of the head. On the reverse, there is a cylindrical casing which encloses the axis bar. A small portion of the hinged pin is intact. The axis bar extends to form a head-loop which is held in place with a collar. The headloop is extremely worn and distorted. The collar comprises a flat, rectangular strip of copper-alloy which has been bent around the head loop. The collar is decorated with two horizontal ribs. The bow is arched and D-sec…
Created on: Thursday 29th July 2004
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Darlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-8AADB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Continental Knee brooch (Mackreth's KNEE Cont 1.b.), dating to the late second or early third century AD. At the head of the brooch, are two, semi-cylindrical wings possessing marginal grooved mouldings and circular end-plates. These end-plates are pierced to hold the axis bar, which is missing. The pin of five coils was found with the brooch. Where the bow extends to meet the wings there is a small, rectangular moulding which is vertically notched.The bow is arched, rectangular in section and expands to a flat rectangular plate foot. The forward facing edge of the foot…
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-0F2272
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy P-shaped bow brooch (Mackreth's Proto Crossbow Type 3.b), dating to the third century AD. The head comprises a semi-cylindrical spring-casing decorated with a simple step and groove moulding running its width. The spring-casing possesses circular, pierced end-plates which secure the axis bar and spring which are intact. The pin is missing. The head extends to an arched rectangular-section bow decorrated with two longitudinal grooves and a central knurled rib. A semi-circular forward facing flange separates the bow from the foot. The foot is oval in section, has an integ…
Created on: Monday 16th August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-2B2B71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy penannular brooch (Fowler type A2), dating to the Roman period. Only half of the plain, circular-section ring remains. It extends to a single, spherical knurled terminal. The fragment has a length of 31mm; the ring, a thickness of 2mm and the terminal measures 4mm by 5mm. The brooch weighs 1.9g. Mackreth 2011 notes that this type tends to date to the second or third century AD.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-2C10D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy repoussé plate brooch dating to the late second or early third century AD. The brooch is circular in shape with an applied stamped sheet. The stamped sheet is decorated with a beaded rim enclosing a triskele motif. On the underside of the brooch, the semi-circular lug to hold the pin is intact. The fragment has a diameter of 30mm and a thickness of 1mm [at lug 6mm]. The brooch is similar to No. 136 in Hattatt's Ancient and Romano-British Brooches. cf. No. 370 from Richborough for a close parallel (Bayley and Butcher 2004, 130-131). They note that very fe…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-2C8135
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy and enamel plate brooch (Mackreth's enamelled oval Type 3) dating to the mid-second to third century AD. The plate brooch is flat and oval in shape. The upper surface of the plate is divided in to two zones by a reserved metal ridge concentric with the oval outer rim. Remnants of tinning are visible on the reserve metal ribs. In the outer cell are alternating trapezoidal panels of red and turquoise enamel. The inner cell is empty but would originally have contained a decorative element, perhaps an intaglio. On the underside of the brooch, there is a rectangular catchpla…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-2CA611
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy penannular brooch (Fowler Type A2) dating to the Roman period. The ring is plain and circular in section. It expands slightly to form two flattened, spherical knurled terminals. The pin is missing. The brooch has a diameter of 28mm and the ring, a thickness of 3mm. Each terminal measures 5mm by 3mm. Fowler Type A2 pennanulars possess terminals 'consisting of milled knobs'. Mackreth 2011, 212 notes that they appear to date to the second and third century AD.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-2CBCE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy Knee brooch dating to the late second or early third century AD. The fragment comprises a small part of the arched, hollow and D-section bow and the triangular foot plate. The foot plate is marginally grooved. The catchplate is solid and trapezoidal. The fragment measures 19mm in length and 14mm in width. The brooch weighs 2.5g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2018
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Record ID: NCL-2D6B81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy tutulus disc brooch (Mackreth's Dished cone Type 5) dating to the late first to third century AD. The brooch is circular in shape with a prominent rim, making the plate concave. Six small rectangular lugs decorate the rim at regular intervals. The plate inside the rim is decorated with a series of grooved concentric rings. At the centre of the plate is raised area terminating in a small dish shaped plate with conical knob. On the underside of the brooch, there are two semi-circular perforated lugs to hold the pin and a small rectangular catchplate on the same axis. The …
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-401351
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Thealby type bow brooch (Mackreth's Colchester Derivative Type 17.a) dating to the late first or second century AD. The bow is arched and rectangular in section. It tapers slightly towards the foot which is missing. The wings are rectangular with a vertical marginal rib on the edge of each. There is rectangular horizontally grooved head extension with integrally cast chain loop.The axis bar is enclosed within a damaged cylindrical closed plate. The catchplate rises to more than three quarters the length of the bow. The brooch measures 57mm in length, the width of the wi…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-405486
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy Knee brooch dating to the late second to the early third century AD. The head is a flat, semi-circular plate, decorated with marginal diagonal notches. On the reverse, there are two semi-circular perforated lugs holding an axis bar and the sprung pin. The pin is intact. The bow is arched, faceted, hollow and approximately D shaped in section; it expands to a flat, triangular foot which is marginally grooved. The catchplate extends the full length of the foot and is rectangular in shape. The brooch measures 38mm in length; the head has a width of 19mm and the foot …
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Record ID: NCL-416126
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy plate brooch probably dating to the second century AD. The brooch comprises a flat circular plate decorated with four semi circular cells, creating an expanding cross-shaped cell within. The semi-circular cells are filled with red enamel whereas the cross shaped cell is filled with with a discoloured enamel which appears pale green. In the centre of the brooch are the remnants of a small circular stud. On the underside of the brooch is a semi-circular attachment lug with circular perforation for securing the pin. The pin is missing. The catchplate is on the same alignme…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-418715
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy repoussé plate brooch dating to the late second or early third century AD. The brooch comprises a flat circular plate, the surface of which is covered with a black substance. There are impressions of decoration imprinted on the surface of the black substance. The visible decoration includes a partial central triskele motif. The brooch plate is damaged and abraded with four holes visible on its surface. On the underside of the plate are two semi-circular perforated lugs. They hold the pin which is arched is to accommodate fabric and is circular in section. The cat…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-419E21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy penannular brooch dating to the Roman period (Fowler type A3). The brooch ring is plain and circular in section. It extends to spherical, collared terminals of Fowler's A3 type. The pin is intact and has been bent into a slight arch, suggesting use. The pin comprises a rectangular section strip of copper alloy which tapers and then flattens into a lozengiform point. The brooch has a diameter of 18mm; the ring has a thickness of 2mm. The pin has a length of 26mm. The brooch weighs 1.6g. Mackreth 2011, 213 notes that this type does not run into the fourth century AD. T…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-41C144
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy repoussé plate brooch dating to the late second or early third century AD. The brooch consists of a circular plate with applied repousse disc with stamped decoration. The decoration comprises circumferential beaded rim and a central triskele motif. On the underside of the brooch, there are two perforated semi-circular lugs for securing the pin, a fragment of which is in situ. The catchplate is rectangular. The brooch plate has a diameter of 21mm and is a maximum of 1mm thick. The brooch weighs 3.2g. Mackreth (2011, 155) suggests a date between AD 150 and AD 250 with a …
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: NCL-426917
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy pin from a Bow brooch dating to the first to third centuries AD. The pin comprises a strip of copper-alloy which has been rolled and hammered to form a circular-section wire. At one end, the wire is bent to form two coils of the spring mechanism. At the other, the pin tapers to a point. The brooch pin measures 28mm in length and is 2mm in width. The coil section measures 4mm in diameter. The object weighs 0.6g.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2018
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