Record ID: CAM-1D1567
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy equal-ended plate brooch of Roman 2nd century AD date. This brooch is circular in plan with a diameter of 20.94mm and has a central circular aperture of 9.00mm. The edges of the brooch have raised borders creating a design of concentric circles. The recessed field between the raised borders contains the remains of a light blueish-green glassy substance, probably enamel. Four decorative knops are spaced equidistantly around the outer edge of the brooch. These knops increase the diameter of the brooch to a width and height of 36.28mm, meaning that each o…
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-F5F036
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch. The surviving fragment consists of cylindrical wings and an upper portion of the bow. The pin and rest of the bow is now missing. The wings have a sub-oval to 'D' shaped cross-section measuring 6.0mm x 4.5mm. The flatter reverse surface of the wings are smooth and undecorated. The more convexly rounded front surface has shallow grooves, transversely across the wings so as to line up in the same direction as the bow. The length of the wings give the brooch a combined maximum width of 19.1mm. The tip of both wings have worn breaks. It is u…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-F9A336
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch of Roman date, 1st to 2nd century AD. This is a T-shaped brooch of sawfish type. The wings are a flat rectangle with a total horizontal length of 21.77mm and vertical width of 4.56mm. The wings have no evidence of any form of decoration. The wings form the top of cylindrical pin cover which enclose the hinged pinsprung of an unknown number of coils. The cylindrical cover has a depth of 3.73mm. The remains of the copper-alloy pin can just be seen protruding from the 1.35mm wide gap on the underside of the spring cover which is situated below the …
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thurlby Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-DBBB32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman oval plate brooch, c.2nd-3rd century AD. The brooch has a length of 30.57mm, width of 23.44mm and weighs 8.93g. The upper surface has a slightly raised rim which is 0.90mm wide. Inside this rim is a field 3.97mm wide that was originally gilt, only tiny patches of which now survive. At the centre of the brooch is a raised concentric oval bezel although the centre is now empty as the setting is missing. It is likely that the setting was a cone of black glass as a couple of small patches of a black glassy substance are present within the bezel. The majori…
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-0F5593
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman Colchester-derivative brooch weighing 7.34g. The fragment consists of semi-circular curved worn wings that extend to a width of 30.0mm and have a length of 8.2mm. The bow starts to project out from the top half of the centre of the upper surface of the wings. The surviving section of bow has a maximum width of 9.1mm and a 'D' shaped cross-section the upper surface being convex. A very slight groove may run laterally along each edge of the upper surface of the bow set 0.9mm in from the edge. The presence or absence of a slight groove is due to the pit…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-F600D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivatve brooch (also known as hinged Dolphin type). One of the wings and the pin are completely absent. The surviving wing has a length of 12.5mm and is cylindrical with a diameter, close to the bow, of 5.4mm tapering to 4.5mm at the end. A circular void is present through the wing that would originally have held a pin bar. This void has a diameter of 1.4mm at the inner end though seems slightly larger at the tip of the wing. This void is now filled with dried mud and or corrosion product. A shallow groove is present along the length of th…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
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Record ID: CAM-C96E66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy circular, flat, enamelled, disc (sexfoil) plate brooch of Roman date,c. 80-250 AD. The pin and some areas of the enamel decoration are missing. The remains of this brooch weigh 4.6g. The brooch has a diameter of 23.6mm and thickness of 1.9mm across the plate. This thickness increases to a maximum of 6.8mm over the pin lug. On the reverse surface a pin lug and catchplate are aligned with each other across the middle of the plate, each starting directly at the edge of the plate. The pin lug has a length of 6.4mm and thickness of 2.5mm tapering slightly towards…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2016
Last updated: Saturday 6th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-D79C37
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy trumpet brooch of Group B, of Roman date, c.AD 80-200. This brooch has a total weight of 5.06g. The trumpet head area is oval in shape with a width of 10.38mm and height of 10.66mm. At the centre of the top edge of the trumpet head a small protrusion is present. It is uncertain whether this protrusion is a decorative knop or the remains of a broken off head loop. If the protrusion was the neck of a head loop the break is very worn. A slight transverse collar is present on the upper surface of this protrusion. The protrusion has a length of 1.37mm, maximu…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2013
Last updated: Sunday 21st May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven District Area', grid reference and parish protected.