Record ID: WILT-CCA397
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 2.b1, enamelled panel on upper bow, lenticular elements cast below,flat wing ends type). The wingspan is 27.2mm and the circular closed ends extend beyond the wings thickness, appearing to the front as raised ribs. Otherwise the wings are plain. Both circular ends have an area of iron corrosion, suggesting the axis bar was iron. To the reverse, an ?eight coiled spring sits in the hollowed wings (c-shaped in section). A forward-facing hook holds the cord in place at the top of t…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: WILT-75AD76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 5.c. Plate 50. The wings are C-shaped in section with side lugs projecting backwards to hold the (now missing) spring mechanism. To the front, the wings are decorated with three grooves flanking either end. This creates two ribs, the outermost of which is made up of tiny horizontal ribs on top of each other. The bow extends from the top of the wings and curves downwards to meet a horizontal edge from the bottom of the wings. The bow is …
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2017
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Record ID: WILT-E7AE82
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.d1. Plate 50. The brooch is bent to one side roughly at the middle of the bow. The brooch measures 59.5mm in length and weighs 12.38g. The wingspan is 22.1mm, and the axis bar extends a little beyond the wings on one side giving a max.span of 22.7mm. The wings are tubular in shape but hollow and cut away, so a C-shape in profile. The ends are closed with circular lugs, pierced to hold the axis bar in place, as is typical of Polden Hill…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DACB90
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Roman P-shaped brooch with returned foot (continental in origin) and intact iron pin. It measures 93.48mm and weighs 27.93g. The wingspan is 44.27mm and tubular, housing an intact axis bar c.3-3.5mm in diameter. The ends are open but flanked by a c.3mm wide wrap-around sheet metal knop of a brassy copper alloy, certainly a different metal composition from the rest of the brooch. The joins of the two ends, which do not quite meet, are visible on the underside, one slightly towards the front of the brooch, the other towards the back. Next to this knop on either…
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melksham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DB9737
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman or Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy openwork disc brooch, measuring 33.42mm in length (inclusive of pin) and 31.44mm in diameter. It weighs 7.04g. The brooch is circular with six openwork triangular areas within, arranged radially rather like the segments of an orange. The outside edge (3-4mm wide) is decorated with tiny radially set incised lines. Of the branches dividing the segments, the one following the line of the pin is a little wider (max. 4.38mm compared to min. 2.82mm). On the reverse is a copper-alloy pin held in place with a (probably iron) axis bar (iron stain…
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Devizes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-019B43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy early plate (cruciform) plate brooch with central circular motif, of mid to late 1st century AD date. The brooch is cruciform with four concave sides. In the centre is a circle within a circle, with a dot in the centre, made from an iron alloy (the circles are a reddish brown, the rest of the brooch is covered in a green patina). Three of the four arms are complete, with two lobs seperated by a groove on each terminal. On the reverse, the lug and catchplate are hidden by two of the arms; both are broken and the pin is missing. In the centre of th…
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2009
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lavington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-42DEA5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5, Western Group, flat wing ends type). Consisting of the wings with appendages housing an 11-coiled spring, fragment of pin and part of the bow. The wingspan is 21.50mm and the fragment weighs 4.91g. The wings have a double moulding to either end, projecting forwards. The chord from the spring curves over the top of the wings and is held by a forward-facing hook. The bow extends horizontally from the wings and is flat before dropping 90°. The break is shortly after this point. T…
Created on: Friday 8th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
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Record ID: WILT-C40BA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Roman T-shaped brooch of the 'Applied Hook' type, missing the lower bow and catchplate, part of the upper bow, head and pin, and part of the applied hook. It weighs 3.11g and measures 30.89mm in length. The bow is 9.13mm wide with parallel sides (although one side is damaged towards the lower bow). A central 1.8mm wide groove is filled with zig-zag decoration below the applied hook. Either edge of the bow is flanked by a shallow step. The central band of decoration appears to peter out underneath the incomplete applied hook (which is 21.30mm in length), rough…
Created on: Thursday 14th May 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D5CB77
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy and enamel brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 8, Southern England, small boss near the top, serrated sides mid-bow, enamel cells, flat wing ends type, Soms, Wilts, Glos. and Oxon). Missing its enamel, axis bar and spring/ pin mechanism. It measures 41.55mm in length. The wingspan is 20.88mm and the wings C-shaped in section. They are decorated to the front with two vertical ribs. Both side lugs are damaged and broken across the piercing. The bow is surmounted by a (broken) pierced lug for the cord at the top of the …
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: WILT-F96584
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 60 - 140) copper alloy Polden Hill variant type brooch, missing the spring mechanism, one pierced lug and the pin. It is now rather squashed. The brooch measures 68.73mm in length and weighs 7.2g. The incomplete wingspan is 37.01mm. The wings are C-shaped in cross-section but now squashed almost flat. The surviving pierced lug (which is D-shaped) has also been squashed to extend to one side of the wing in a continuous line. To the front the wings are decorated either side of the bow with three pairs of ribs, a further rib inside each pair being decorated with…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-2BE161
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy T-shaped brooch (Colchester derivative) with hinge mechanism, missing part of one wing, the shank of the pin and the lower bow and catchplate. It measures 19.2mm in length and weighs 4.1g. The tubular wings span 22.3mm. The complete end is covered with iron corrosion, obscuring any possible detail. To the reverse the surface is a little pitted with air bubbles from the casting process. The bow is 8.3x4.4mm where is extends from the bow, with a flattened top flanked by a groove, stepped from the top of the bow. It measures 7.7x4.8m…
Created on: Friday 28th January 2011
Last updated: Sunday 19th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7AB0C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and rather chunky copper alloy Roman Polden Hill type brooch of Western Group (AD 80-120), of Hull's type 103. It is missing its pin and the lower part of the openwork catchplate. The brooch measures 39.11mm in incomplete length and weighs 21.7g. The wingspan is 30.56mm and the wings are semi-circular in section, with a circular lug at either end, pierced at the centre to hold the intact axis bar. The spring survives intact and consists of 15 coils. To the front, the wings are decorated with a moulding at either end flanked by a narrower rib on the inside, and between …
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8FA0F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Initial T-shaped brooch of Hull T104 with hinge mechanism, missing the shank of the pin and the lower bow and catchplate. The brooch measures 34.12mm in incomplete length and weighs 10.3g. The tubular wings span 36.77mm. They are decorated to the front only with a double groove flanking each open end, and next to this a much wider and deeper groove. To the reverse is a slot for the pin with the head still in situ. The bow projects in a shallow curve from the top of the wings, 16.63x2.500mm. A flange with a double-rib arrangement …
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2011
Last updated: Sunday 19th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-900AA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) Initial T-shaped type of Hull T133, with hinge mechanism. It is missing one tubular wing and part of the top of the bow, the pin and part of the catchplate. It measures 43.16mm in incomplete length and weighs 8.3g. The surviving width of the brooch is 21.66mm, across the surviving wing to the widest part of the surviving bow. Originally the wings would have spanned c.38mm. The surviving wing measures 4.7mm in diameter and is decorated to the front with three pairs of double transverse grooves, each of which has a rib between decorated with transver…
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2011
Last updated: Sunday 26th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-48EEC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of Roman (AD 150-220) copper alloy tinned knee brooch of the tubular headed type, missing its spring mechanism (and pin) and lower bow and catchplate. It measures 20.07mm in length and weighs 4.54g. The wings are tubular and C-shaped in profile, with a circular lug at either end, measuring 18.68mm. Iron corrosion suggests the axis bar was iron. The bow extends in an accentuated curve. It is rectangular in section and measures 11.36x3.27mm in front of the wings, with a ridge-and-groove flanking the join. The bow narrows to 10.05x1.57mm at the (old) break. To the front …
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Downton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-C0FBA2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman (AD 75-175) Polden Hill variant type brooch, missing most of the shank of the pin and the foot. It measures 36.43mm in length and weighs 5.3g. The wingspan is 16.92mm with a decorative groove flanking either end. The side lugs are circular, angled inwards and pierced to hold an intact copper alloy axis bar, about which are nine spring coils. One of these (third from end with bow below) extends downwards into the shank of the pin, probably. The coil next to it (towards the centre) is broken. The chord passes through a lug (made to resemble a for…
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F1E661
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy, white-metal coated zoomorphic plate brooch in the form of an eagle displayed, broken at its ankles. It measures 19.34x17.99mm and weighs 2.3g. The brooch is flat to the reverse and slightly rounded, but with slanted edges, to the front. The front also has a thick coating of either tinning or silvering, through which decoration has been grooved. The eagle has a long narrow neck (2.50mm wide), extending into an oval head with upturned-beak to one side and a punched circle for an eye at the centre. A groove extends from the beak, down one side of the…
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2010
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-E2C40B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, double-lugged, Harlow brooch dating to AD43-100. The pin is missing. The spring (there are now three coils, one on one side,two on the other, without it being clear how many there were to begin with) is contained within semi cylindrical wings. There are no end caps. The spring is held in the topmost of two perforations in a lug which projects out from the inside of the head. The bow arches up and back from the head (in the manner that gives this style of brooch its 'dolphin' name) and then falls away, tapering rapidly to a point…
Created on: Monday 24th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 23rd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'All Cannings', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D89D17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly unusual incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Colchester Derivative, of Harlow type brooch, with damaged wings and missing its spring mechanism and pin. It measures 57.83mm in length and weighs 14.9g. The wings are D-shaped in cross-section being flat to the reverse. They are broken at either end and span an incomplete 17.12mm. A decorative groove remains to one side. The bow extends from the front and top of the wings, with an additional pierced crest extending above the wings along the centre of the bow for a quarter of its length. The piercing is for the m…
Created on: Monday 25th July 2011
Last updated: Sunday 26th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Avebury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-4A1EB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 80-150) copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of Western Group. The wingspan is 23.87mm with pierced circular lugs at each end for the (missing) axis bar. One lug is worn through, the other measures 7.39mm deep and 5.69mm tall. The wings themselves are C-shaped in cross-section and hollow to the reverse for the spring. To the front is a protruding moulding extending from the lugs, and another between the lugs and the bow. Although now worn, a decorative groove is just visible. An ovoid appendage flanks the bow on either side as it projects from the top of the wings. …
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.