Record ID: SWYOR-617443
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A damaged copper-alloy Roman gilded disc brooch. The decoration consists of a central deep cell surrounded by two ring cells within a raised border. This in turn is surrounded by an outer ring which has traces of gilding surviving, also within a raised border. There are small diagonal dashed lines in the gilded area, like ropework. The edges of the brooch are damaged and the pin is missing. The catchplate and pin mechanism are also damaged, just surviving as two raised lugs. It is 25.6mm in length, 23.9mm wide, and 4.1mm thick. It weighs 4.88gm. The brooch has a dark green and black p…
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Sunday 20th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F3D404
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy Roman brooch of the T-shaped type, probably a sawfish type dating from 70 - 150 AD. It Compare to Hattat's Visual catalogue of Ancient Brooches (Figure 163, number 31). The short bow is triangular in section and tapers from a wide shoulder to a narrow foot which is slightly raised and is divided from the rest of the bow by a shallow groove. There is a narrow ridge of metal running for a short distance down the centre of the bow, beginning near the head. There is no other decoration visible on either the bow or the two short tubular wings. The edges of the bow may …
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9B3CD7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver onion-shaped finial from the end of one arm of a Roman crossbow type brooch. There is a double disc moulding at the proximal end and a central perforation for assembly. late 3rd or 4th century AD. In age and precious metal content the object qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act. Ralph Jackson Dept. of Prehistory & Europe British Museum 11th August 2009
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2008
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Torksey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-ED3972
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper Alloy Roman disc brooch of 2nd Century Date. The brooch has a circular central perforation measuring 3mm in diameter around which is a raised lip. On the main body of the brooch there are 5 pellets arranged in a ring around the central hole and on the edge of the brooch is another raised lip. Remains of a single longitudinal pin lug and small catch plate are visible on the back of the brooch. The brooch is flat and has a diameter of 18mm and weighs 2.03g. For a similar parallel see Hattatt's visual catalogue, Fig 203, No. 1030.
Created on: Monday 22nd March 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BFE1C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman zoomorphic brooch in the form of a seated greyhound. The overall form of the brooch is reminiscent of a Romano-British Dragonesque booch. The brooch is in good condition and remains intact apart from the pin on the reverse. The brooch is finely cast and the surface has been tinned to give a silver finish. The tinning covers the whole front surface and extends onto the rim of the hollow cast back. The form of the dog is well-observed and slightly stylised with an enlarged single eye on the head and a curved body resting on muscular haunches. The legs are long and sle…
Created on: Friday 23rd December 2005
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-008AE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy Roman initial T-shaped brooch with hinge mechanism, dating from 43 - 100 AD. A central, lateral groove runs the full length of the bow between two slightly raised ridges. Each ridge is marked with a number of small, crudely incised grooves at right angles to the lateral groove. The foot is distinguished by a wide, shallow, transverse groove at the lower end of the bow, with a collar above. There is a chain loop at the shoulder of the bow, part of which is missing. The wings are plain and undecorated. They form a tube which holds a ferrous pin bar, which remains in…
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-E2B588
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch of Dolphin type with a spring mechanism (now missing), dating from AD 43 - 65. The brooch has wide, hollow, semi-tubular wings which would have held the missing spring and pin. Both terminal ends of the wings are slightly damaged. A broken loop projects from the top of the bow. The bow is curved, slightly humped at the top and D-shaped in section. The bow tapers to a pointed foot. On the reverse of the lower bow is the remains of a catchplate which is broken and missing its turnover. The brooch has a deep grey green pat…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-0311C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman initial T-shaped brooch probably dating from AD 60 - 90. The head is tubular with a central slot to accommodate the hinged pin. The copper alloy pin bar and a short section of the copper alloy pin remain in place. The bow is undecorated but has a slight central longitudinal rib, and has no distinct foot, simply tapering and flattening to an integral catch plate which also remains in place. The brooch has a smooth dark brown patina. It is 32mm long, 22.1mm wide and 12.7mm thick. It weighs 3.73gm. A number of similarly undecorated brooches are record…
Created on: Tuesday 16th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-27B812
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch; an initial T shaped brooch probably dating from AD 60 - 90. The head is tubular with a central slot to accommodate the hinged pin. The copper alloy pin bar and a short section of the copper alloy pin remain in place. The bow is undecorated and has no distinct foot, simply tapering and flattening to an integral catch plate which is incomplete. The brooch has a smooth green patina. It is 31mm long, 21.7mm wide, 14.3mm thick and 4.01g. A number of similarly undecorated brooches are recorded on the database; see for example references WILT-460F…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-F2C959
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, hinged brooch dating from about AD 60 - 175. One wing, the pin and the catchplate are missing. The wings are rolled to form a tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar and have a slot for the missing pin. One min bas broken off across the slot and is missing. The surviving wing is decorated with a simple circumferential groove round the outer end. The upper bow has a moulded ridge along the centre with two curving moulded grooves on each side. The lower bow is decorated with heavily moulded transverse ribbing taking the form of alternat…
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-379899
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch, dating from AD 43-65. The brooch has a rearward hook to hold the spring mechanism, which is now missing, along with the pin. The wings are semi-cylindrical and undecorated. The bow is D shaped in cross-section and does not appear to be decorated. The foot of the bow tapers to a point. The catchplate is incomplete. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 35.9mm long, 26.2mm wide and 13.9mm thick. 7.15g. Compare SWYOR-5B200C.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Sunday 13th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB15DE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch with spring mechanism dating from AD 43 - 65. The wings are concave on the reverse to hold the copper alloy spring of 15 turns with an external chord passing though the pierced forward hook. The pin is missing. The front of the wings are decorated with a single vertical incised line at each end. The bow is humped, plain, is sub-circular in section and tapers towards the foot. The catchplate survives apart from the turnover. The brooch is silvered. It is 24.3mm long, 21.3mm wide and 11.1mm thick. 5.27g. Compare 351 and 350 on…
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 13th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EF52C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch,dating from AD 43-65. The bow is plain, D shaped in cross-section, and tapers towards the foot. The tip is missing. There are two short wings, concave on the reverse to take a spring pin mechanism. Each wing is decorated with a pair of narrow, angled grooves, pointing towards the bow at the top. The spring and pin and the catch plate are all now missing. There are the remains of a rearward hook. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 29.8mmColchester derivative, rear hook long, 15mm wide and 11.6mm thick. It weighs 4.23gm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Sunday 13th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-35FA87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged brooch dating from AD 55 - 100. The tubular wings are plain. They contain a copper alloy axis bar and have a slot for the hinged pin which is missing. The plain bow has a hump and is sub-circular in cross-section. It tapers to a blunt point at the foot. Hardly any of the catchplate survives. The brooch is 47.1mm long, 23.7mm wide and 15.7mm thick. 10.88g. Compare number 359 on page 299 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-813328
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, hinged brooch of the dolphin type, dating from AD 55 - 100. The outer face of the humped bow is rounded and the underside is faceted, being flat in the centre and sloping at the sides. There is no foot, this part of the brooch having broken off and the break patinated. There is a raised line running along each side of the bow and a longitudinal ridge running along the centre of the outer face. These three ridges are decorated with very small, closely spaced transverse grooves. The wings are half round in cross section and hold an iron axis b…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7A232
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gilded disc plate brooch of Roman origin dating from about AD 200-350. It is of oval shape and copper alloy composition. This example has lost its central setting (probably glass or paste). There are two concentric gilded zones between the edge of the brooch and the central cell, each consisting a series of crosses saltire in relief. The reverse of the brooch is plated with a white metal. At one end there is a catchplate; at the other a single pin attachment with the remains of an iron axis bar. The pin is missing. The brooch is 30.2mm long, 25.3mm wide and 11.1mm thi…
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-7771E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the T-shaped type, probably a sawfish variety, dating from the first or second century, AD 43 - 200. The bow is decorated with a moulded design consisting of two rows of deep triangular cells containing traces of red enamel, flanking a row of eight lozenge shaped areas in reserved metal, reducing in size towards a rounded foot set at an angle to the end of the bow, projecting forwards. The panel is flanked at each side by a narrow, longitudinal groove. On the shoulder of the bow is a longitudinal ridge or crest. It is damaged, but appears to…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-23D8B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch dating from 55 - 100 AD. The bow is undecorated and tapers to a point; there is no separate foot. The wings are also undecorated. These are semicircular in section, and hollow behind to accommodate a sprung pin mechanism; both spring and pin are missing. At the top of the bow, between the wings, is a short, pointed projection bending backwards (a rearward hook). A small section of the catch plate remains, but most of this is also missing. The brooch has a light green patina. It is 45.3mm long, 27.3mm wide and 17.1mm thi…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-11F169
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete copper alloy Moulded Type disc plate brooch of the Roman period, dating from about AD 100 - AD 200. The brooch is broadly circular in plan and has a separate onion shaped knop projecting from the centre of the front, riveted through the plate. The upper terminal of the knop is missing. The slightly convex plate is decorated with a field of dark blue enamel and eight small circles of reserved metal arranged in a circles round the central knop. The reverse is flat and undecorated, with a small circular central hole for the knop attachment in the centre. The spri…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-031456
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and silvered Roman brooch, a Colchester derivative hinged type, dating from AD 43 - 120. In plan view the brooch has a rectangular head which is semi tubular, encasing a copper alloy axis bar and slotted for the hinged pin (missing). The wings are pitted and corroded but there are oblique grooved lines across the front. A trapezoid-sectioned bow curves downwards from the head, terminating in a flat, circular foot that angles upwards at the front. There is a ridge at the top of the bow, perhaps once a headstud or other decorative element. The bow is…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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