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Record ID: IOW-DBF003
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy and enamelled zoomorphic Roman plate brooch in the form of a horse and rider. (c. AD 100 – c. AD 410). Length 26.0mm, width 23.0mm and 1.9mm thick. Weight 4.08g. The horse, which is galloping to the right, is well defined and has a small head with pronounced ears projecting slightly forwards. The eye is in the form of a small annulet. However, due to corrosion, the eye is barely visible. The mouth is not portrayed. The disproportionately large arching mane is represented by parallel vertical ridges/grooves. The tail and the hind leg below the knee a…
Created on: Sunday 6th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: IOW-2EF838
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy and tinned Hod Hill type brooch of Roman, first century date (AD 43 - AD 100). Length 27.0mm, width 9.2mm and 1.0mm thick. Weight 1.82g. The fragment comprises the lower part of the bow and the foot in the form of a knop. At the top, where there is an old transverse break, the width of the bow is 9.2 mm. It then tapers evenly towards the bottom which has a rounded profile in plan. Beneath the bow there is a small knop which is separated from the bow by a slight recess. The front of the bow has three vertical flutes, one at the centre and one at eit…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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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
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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
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Record ID: IOW-916327
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and tinned copper alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman, first century date (c. AD 43 – c. AD 75). Length 55.6mm, maximum width 17.0mm and 4.1mm thick. Weight 4.24g. The pin, part of the bow, part of the catch-plate, one side arm and part of the foot are missing due to old breaks. The upper part of the head of the brooch has been turned forwards and downwards to form a cylinder to accommodate an iron axis bar which is corroded and in poor condition. Mid-way along the width of the cylinder there is a recess which enabled the pin to swivel freely around the axis bar. …
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
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Record ID: IOW-E6D723
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and lathe-turned copper alloy plate brooch of Roman, second century date (AD 100 – AD 200). Length 25mm, width 19.0mm and 10.2mm thick. Weight 1.94g. About half the brooch is missing due to old breaks. The catch-plate and pin are also missing. The plate would have originally been circular in plan and it is estimated that the diameter would have been about 20.0mm. It is convex at the front and largely concave at the rear. At the front it has a raised peripheral rim and a central circular and floorless collet (or cup). The rim has been punched or perhaps knur…
Created on: Sunday 24th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
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Record ID: IOW-CC0936
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman brooch. Probably a Colchester type of the first century (AD 43 – AD 100). Length 37.2mm, width 3.8mm. Weight 2.63g. The fragment consists of the lower part of the bow and the catch-plate. A transverse break has occurred on the bow, about 8.0mm above the upper part of the catch-plate. This break is old and abraded. At the break the bow is D-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The width of the tapering bow at the break is 3.8mm and at the foot the width is 1.8mm. At the foot there is a break where there may have been a terminal, perhaps a knop. The catch…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-8CF662
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy “trumpet-headed” brooch of Roman date, first or second century (AD 43 - AD 200). The chain loop (possibly) and the pin are missing due to old breaks. A small portion of the catch-plate is also missing. Length 59.5mm, maximum width of trumpet head 19.2mm. Weight 17.66g. The expanded head of this type of brooch has been likened to the bell of a trumpet. At the crest of the head there may have originally been an integral chain loop. However, due to corrosion, it is not certain whether a loop existed. In this example the head is hollow at the rear and…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
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Record ID: IOW-72E3A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Langton Down (variant) type (AD 43 - AD 100). Length 16.1mm, width 16.3mm and 7.7mm thick. Weight 2.97g. The wings, the spring and the pin are incomplete and the lower part of the bow is missing. All the breaks are old and abraded. The wings appear to have fully enclosed the spring mechanism. However, part of the wings at the rear is missing due to ragged breaks. Each end of the wing is also missing. Viewing the brooch from the rear, the left side of the spring is intact and consists of five coils, including the coil that evolves i…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
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Record ID: IOW-F50120
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Roman Colchester derivative brooch (AD 50 – AD 80). Overall length 22.8mm, width 33.0 and maximum thickness 3.9mm. Weight 5.99g. The lower part of the bow and catch-plate are missing due to an old break. The spring mechanism (including the chord) and pin are also missing. The wings which are 33.0mm in width are semi-cylindrical (concave at the rear). The wings are abnormally long for a Colchester brooch and might suggest a link to some of the South-western brooches which have long wings. At the end of each wing, at the front, there is a sim…
Created on: Sunday 12th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-1AFBC6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch of mid first century (c. AD 43 - c. AD 70). Length: 12.8mm; Width: 15.0mm and 2.1mm thick. Weight: 0.89g. The fragment is part of the upper bow and a small portion of the head. Mid-way along the width of the head there is a slot for the pin. The bow has four vertical flutes. Viewed from the side, the fragment is slightly curved. All the breaks are old and both faces have a patchy mid-green patina interspersed with copper alloy corrosion products.
Created on: Friday 7th September 2007
Last updated: Saturday 25th August 2012
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Record ID: IOW-A40F64
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch of Roman date (AD 43 -AD 200). Length: 29.0mm; width: 36.2mm. Weight: 9.34g. The lower part of the bow, including the catch-plate, and the pin are missing due to old breaks. The wings, which have an overall width 36.2mm, are cylindrical (or tubular) and fully enclose a complete copper alloy axis bar. Each wing tapers slightly from the bow towards the end where there is a characteristic decorative groove. These grooves are barely visible due to corrosion and possibly wear. The groove is only visible at the front and does not seem to hav…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-2C3515
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy disc brooch of Roman date (AD 100 – AD 200). Diameter: 32.1mm; maximum thickness: 6.9mm. Weight: 7.22g. Part of the plate is missing due to old and new breaks and the pin lugs and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The pin is also missing. The front face has two concentric raised rings. The inner ring has a maximum diameter of about 12.0mm and the outer diameter of the larger ring is about 29.0mm. Raised features between the rings may have originally been a form of decoration, for example, dots or pellets. However, due to seve…
Created on: Sunday 2nd December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-ECBD77
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled lozenge-shaped plate brooch of Roman date (c. AD 100 – c. AD 200). Length: 27.3mm; width: 20.4mm and 6.1mm thick. Weight: 2.61g. The pin is missing. Part of the plate, part of one of the pin lugs and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The edges are up-turned to form a distinct narrow rim which appears to have been punched to form denticulated decoration. However, this is barely visible and unclear due to corrosion. The centre of the brooch is raised in one step and contains a lozenge-shaped field with enamelled m…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-35DA76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and iron T-shaped brooch of Roman date (AD 70 – AD 150). Length: 20.8mm; width: 24.8mm and thickness of bow 2.9mm. Weight: 4.44g. The majority of the pin and the lower part of the bow, including the catch-plate, are missing due to old breaks. The end of each wing is damaged, probably due to corrosion. The wings are tubular with an overall width of 24.8mm and are slightly flattened throughout their length on the upper face. At the end of the more intact wing there is a characteristic groove at the front but this does not seem to have extended to the …
Created on: Saturday 25th October 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-360275
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch of Roman date (AD 70 – AD 150). Length: 15.1mm; width: 25.2mm and thickness of bow: 3.0mm. Weight: 3.78mm. The majority of the pin, the end of one wing and the lower part of the bow, including the catch-plate, are missing due to old breaks. The wings are tubular and fully enclose a copper alloy axis bar. Along the upper face of the wings there is a slight flattening throughout their length. The end of the intact wing has two characteristic grooves at the front but they do not extend around to the rear, unless they have been remove…
Created on: Saturday 25th October 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-538ED7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled disc brooch of Roman date (c. AD 80 – c. AD 250). Diameter: 18.3mm; thickness: 4.3mm. Weight: 1.91g. The brooch is circular in plan and would have had evenly spaced peripheral lugs. However, these are mainly absent due to damage and corrosion although the stubs of some survive. The front is decorated with enamelled cells. At the centre is a blue enamelled dot between two vertical copper alloy dividers forming a cell either side of the dot. Both cells are empty. To each side of the vertical dividers there is a copper alloy semi-circular…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-C940A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Colchester-derivative bow brooch of Roman date (c. AD 43 –c. AD 100). Length: 12.0mm; width: 20.1mm and 9.3mm thick. Weight: 2.93g. The fragment consists of the upper part of the bow, wings and a double-perforated lug. The break on the bow is old. The semi-cylindrical wings appear to be complete. However, the right hand side (as viewed from the front) is wider than the left hand part. At the centre of the rear part of the wings the double-perforated lug is intact. The lower perforation contains a small fragment of a copper alloy axis bar whilst the upper perfora…
Created on: Thursday 1st January 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-60C564
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Aucissa derivative brooch (AD 25 – AD 75). Length: 62.8mm; width: 15.7mm. Weight: 3.79g. The pin and probably most of the axis bar are missing. The bow is flattish in profile and at the top the expanded head curls rearwards for the accommodation of the axis bar for the hinged pin. Below the head, which has a maximum width of 15.7mm, the bow has a width of 8.5mm. It tapers towards the slightly forwards projecting foot where the width is 4.3mm. The foot has parallel sides for a distance of 3.9mm but then expands in width to form a small flat sub-circ…
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-CE1D44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Headstud brooch of Roman date (AD 75 – AD 200). Length: 23.8mm; width: 16.7mm. Weight: 6.44g. The brooch is incomplete and probably misshapen. The lower part of the bow, the majority of the pin and the majority of the chain loop are missing due to old breaks. At the head of the brooch are two stubs which constitute the remains of the chain loop. The diminutive wings have a combined width of 16.7mm but the end of the right wing, as viewed from the front, is missing at the rear. The wings are flat at the front and convex at the rear, having charact…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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