Record ID: WAW-2C40F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.a3., flat wing ends type, Western Group). The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming five incomplete coils, a pin, of which only approximately three-quarters of the pin remains, and a horizontal bar. This bar is held in place by a transverse groove on a vertical ridge decorating the bow head. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-lik…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
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Record ID: WAW-3F0491
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman (c. AD 60 to 80) Aesica type brooch: The wings of the cast copper alloy brooch are almost semi-cylindrical. Within the wings there is a copper alloy axis bar with a spring coiled around it. The spring has 14 coils and a fragment of the pin. The external coils join forming a horizontal bar which loops under the upper portion of the bow. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is an integral hook. The bow head/upper portion of the bow is an elongated trapezoidal shape in plan with concave sides and the lower corners terminating with a bulbous knop. In the centre of the …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
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Record ID: WAW-0F5975
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.b4. Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete wing caps. The more complete cap has an incomplete central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. Along the upper edge of the wings and bow head there is an integral hook, which originally would have held the horizontal bar of the spring. The wings are decorated with pairs of transverse grooves. The bow head is slightly hump-…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-7F6020
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.k. noo. 2052, Plate 48. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming eight or possibly nine incomplete coils, and a fragment of a pin. The horizontal bar of the spring is also missing. The bow head is hump-like in profile and decorated with a moulded 'Y' shaped ridge, with radiating grooves between the two arms. Either s…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-B62794
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 1.d. Plate 44, no. 12018. The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing caps at each terminal, which are slightly damaged. Through the perforations the copper alloy axis bar is supported. Around the axis bar, the spring is coiled 9 or 10 times. The pin has broken off from the brooch. The pin is circular in section and tapers to a blunt point. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is quite small in proportion with the wings. The bowh…
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-61D242
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Foot from a copper alloy brooch probably of Hod Hill type. The fragment retains the catch plate, its edge curved to retain the pin. There is a transverse moulding on the top of the bow either side of which are two narrower mouldings. On the end of the foot is a small, disc-like,terminal. Traces of silvering survive on the upper surface.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cleeve Prior', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-B92EB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), Mackreth 2011, 4.i1. Plate 47. Bow ornate with cast mouldings. Two narrow ribs run down the length of the bow between which is a raised wavey liner alloy brooch of . These diverge at the head of the brooch. Either side of the ribs is a series of low, leaf-shaped bosses each defined by narrow ribs around its edges. The underside of the bow bears a narrow, longitudinal rib giving it a 'T' shaped section. The underside of the wings are hollow to accommodate the coiled spring.
Created on: Saturday 24th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Claines', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-B98434
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Transitional Type, Group 3, flat wing ends, Plate 46). Manufactured middle Severn Valley. Mackreth 2011, 3. Plate 46. Bow decorated with three longitudinal ribs separated by two grooves. Small lentoid bar on end of bow. Wings plain and hollowed out beneath for coiled spring. Foot missing.
Created on: Saturday 24th January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Claines', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-B9E237
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy trumpet brooch. Highly decorated, surface covered with deeply cast, curvilinear mouldings. No trace of enamelling. Foot of the brooch keeled and bore a row of ringed-dots down each side (now mostly lost to corrosion). Two incised lines ran down the length of crest of the foot with two further lines each side. Foot terminates in a small pad-like disc separated from the foot by a groove. Between the foot and the bow are two grooves between which is a transverse disc both faces of which bear five raised billets. These are restricted to the upper part of the disc. The head is …
Created on: Saturday 24th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Claines', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-6673B5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. Mass: 5.6g, length: 39.4mm, width: 18.5mm, depth: 9.4mm. T-shaped in plan, with a gently arched profile, although the lower portion of the bow is bent forward slightly. The side wings are semi-cylindrical, with incomplete end-caps, one of which retains the curved edge of a central piercing, to secure the axis bar. The axis bar and the entire spring mechanism are missing. There are moulded plates on each side of the head, adjoining the side-wings. Th…
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hillhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-CDCB03
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
NGR; Cast copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b.Plate 46. Roman period (AD 80-120). Incomplete. Mass: 5.1g; length: 37.8mm; width: 17.1mm; depth: 12.8mm. The brooch is T-shaped in plan, with a humped, comma shaped profile. There is a moulded "plate" on each side of the head, adjoining the semi-cylindrical wings. There is an incomplete hook or lug on the top of the head, which would have secured the external chord which is missing. The wings have incomplete end-caps. The bow has a sub-oval, almost D shaped cross-section w…
Created on: Monday 20th April 2009
Last updated: Sunday 23rd July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dodford with Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-CDD282
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
NGR; Cast copper-alloy brooch OF Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg.73, Plate 47. Roman period, AD 80-120. Incomplete. Mass: 6.4g; length: 22.4mm; width: 18.9mm; depth: 11.5mm. The brooch is T-shaped in plan, with a humped, comma shaped profile. There is a moulded "plate" on each side of the head, adjoining the semi-cylindrical wings. There is a hook on the top of the head securing the external copper-alloy chord. The wings have pierced end-caps holding the copper-alloy axis-bar which secures the spring in the rear of the cro…
Created on: Monday 20th April 2009
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dodford with Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-A8CDE6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch, now bent, pin missing. Round sectioned bar, 3.0mm diameter. Abruptly expanding cylindrical terminals, 7.8mm diameter x 4.4mm wide, with deep circumferntial grooves. Lines of angled notches, set at 0.7mm pitch, surround the terminals.
Created on: Monday 25th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flyford Flavell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-AA46D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch, foot and wing missing. Bow decorated with two incised longitudinal lines. Pad between wing and head of brooch. Underside of wing hollow for coiled spring, end of hollow closed by a flat plate, perforated for pin chord. Loop on head of brooch also secures spring.
Created on: Monday 25th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flyford Flavell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-ADDDC6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy fly brooch. Triangular body with wings marked by finely incised angled lines. Rounded body open beneath to form an oval hollow containing the scar left by the pin attachment. Head marked by two small transverse mouldings.
Created on: Monday 25th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flyford Flavell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-5148A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 1.d, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 1. pg. 70-71, Plate 44. The wings are semi-cylindrical but are incomplete and abraded. The wings have incomplete perforated wing caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is oval in section. The bow head and bow are undecorated. The bow tapers to a blunt point which is a broken terminal just below the probable mid point. This break is not recent. The catchplate is therefor…
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-81F9A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete mis-cast copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.b, flat wing ends type, West Midlands of Roman date (80 - 120 AD). Approximately 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head and most of the wings. The foot, spring, pin and catch plate are missing, presumably lost in antiquity. The hook at the top is reverse facing, but it looks like the hole beneath may be incomplete and not totally perforated. The bow consists of a raised sub oval shape, with pronounced edges. The left wing is incomplete, and consists only of the ri…
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2017
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Record ID: WAW-136481
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type (flat wing ends, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-c. Plate 46. Of Roman dating (80-120 AD). Approximately 95% of the brooch is present consisting of the bow, wings, spring casing, spring, and catch plate. The pin is missing. The brooch has suffered damage and has fragmented into four pieces: the bow & wings; the spring; the catch plate; part of the pin/spring. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in p…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-ADC644
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch. In plan the brooch is a lozenge with slightly concave edges. Each corner has an integral knop, the side corners have a single knop the upper and lower corners have a bifurcated knop. In the centre there is a bulbous headed decorative rivet whose stem on the reverse is bent over to secure it in place. The rivet head is actually a circular cell which appears to be filled with a substance, possibly enamel which is slightly domed in profile. This rivet head is seated within a low-relief circular cell which has two moulded concentric rings as decoration. T…
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2014
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Record ID: WAW-ADDF15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy trumpet brooch. The bow head has no wings and in plan the bow head is a horizontal oval. The bow head is undecorated. The upper edge has a trace of a decorated integral lug, originally a fixed headloop. The decoration is in the form of a horizontal ridge. On the reverse of the bow head there are two vertical sub-oval integral lug with a central perforation. The lugs support a copper alloy axis bar around which there are traces of a spring. Only two coils of the spring remain. The pin is missing. Only a fragment of the bow remains, it is a lozenge in section and is …
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2011
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