Record ID: HAMP-DA9842
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy incomplete Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.d sub group, flat wing ends type). At the head is one of the characteristic wing tip plate extensions, pierced to take the axis bar; one has been abraded through. The rearward facing lug which protrudes from the centre of the head would have held the chord of the spring mechanism. The semi-cylindrical wings that cover the spring and have tips that rise slightly to form a ridge. There is a further ridged moulding to each side of the head. The bow is semicircular in cross se…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-DAA634
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman T-shaped brooch of initial type dated to later 1st to mid-2nd century AD. The brooch survives quite well, only having suffered some post-depositional damage and the loss of its pin. The head has tubular wings, each with a terminal ridge. There is a further ridge either side of the wide head. The axis bar is largely obscured by the wings, but would appear to be made from iron judging by orange corrosion product both at the wing terminals and within the pin slot. The pin is missing. The upper bow emerges from the wings initially at a width of c. 13.1mm before t…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2016
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Record ID: HAMP3305
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Two joining fragments, cast copper-alloy bow brooch;T-shaped type. Wide, tubular wings enclosing iron axis bar, only traces of which now survive. The ends of each wing are decorated at the front only with a short vertical moulding, with grooves at either side. There is a transverse moulding at the junction of the wings and bow on either side. The upper bow is sub-triangular in section, tapering in to a very narrow, pointed foot. Deep catchplate, the upper edges of which is damaged. Hinged pin missing. Slightly mottled, mid-green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 19th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP3685
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment, cast copper-alloy bow brooch; T-shaped type. Part of upper bow and foot intact. The upper bow is sub-triangular, tapering in to missing foot.Four moulded longitudinal ridges on upper bow with transverse ridge below. The triangular lower bow has stamped circles forming two conjoined curving motifs. Deep catchplate, the upper edges of which is damaged. Dark grey patina
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP3686
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment, Trumpet-derivative brooch. Only the head and a small part of the bow surviving. Broken headloop.Grooves around head along outer edge. Hinged pin would have been held between cylindrical housing. Trace of sub-lozengiform bow.Dull, mid-green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP3687
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment, Trumpet-derivative brooch. Only the head and a small part of the bow surviving. Broken headloop.Grooves around head along outer edge. Hinged pin would have been held between cylindrical housing. Trace of sub-lozengiform bow.Dull, mid-green patina. Iron corrosion around axis bar.
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP3258
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy T-shaped bow brooch in two joining fragments. Headloop broken, wide tubular wings, flat, rectangular-sectioned bow tapering to rounded foot knob.The upper bow has four moulded longitudinal ridges separating two broad grooves with rounded ends. The area above and below the ridged area is plain. Hinged pin missing, copper-alloy axis bar intact. Catchplate intact but edges damaged. Even mid-green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP3259
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Trumpet-derivative brooch. The trumpet head has an engraved line around the outer edge, and a small head loop; now broken. The short upper bow is rectangular-sectioned and expands into a sub-square disc with a raised central circular moulding which has a copper-alloy pellet at centre and the recess around it is infilled with red enamel. The outer edges of the plate are slightly concave. The flat, foot has a slightly D-shaped section and terminates in a foot-loop, with the two slightly bulbous terminals (like a penannular brooch) meeting at the bottom centre. There is…
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP3260
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy plate brooch. Equal-ended with four arms, each terminating in a circular lobe. At the centre is a hole, with two concentric circles around it, with the recessed area between infilled with pale blue enamel, with a narrow central band of ?red enamel. The sides of the arms are slightly concave at their base, and slightly beyond the mid-way point, each of the sides becomes diagonal and terminates in a point, onto which the lobe is attached. There is a recessed area within each arm, but no traces of enamel now survive. Traces of red enamel in two opposing lobes, and blue e…
Created on: Tuesday 18th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-9DB028
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Roman; mid-1st century (40-50 AD). Copper-alloy large Strip-bow brooch (Hull Type 58). The straight-sided rectangular-sectioned slightly curving bow tapers elegantly to a plain foot. The bow has longitudinal grooves at either edge which terminate at the head in a pointed end. The grooves create a slight ridge down the centre of the bow, which accentuates as the bow narrows. The inner edge of each groove is decorated with incised transverse lines and the outer edge is similarly decorated, but with shorter lines, on the upper half of the bow. The wings are curled down and under in orde…
Created on: Friday 12th December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-9DC165
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Roman; late 2nd-3rd century AD. Copper-alloy Tutulus plate brooch. Circular, with eight semi-circular lugs placed equidistantly around the perimeter. One of the lugs is damaged. The two lugs at the centre, with the pin lugs and catchplate behind, are slightly larger than the other lugs. The centre of the brooch is conical (and recessed at the rear), with a slightly convex, circular protrusion which has a a slightly raised concentric moulding with a raised central, circular knob. The diameter of the protrusion is larger than the circular-sectioned shank from which it extends. The cent…
Created on: Friday 12th December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-78DAA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c., flat wing ends type, Western Group, dating to AD c.70-110. It is missing its spring mechanism and pin. The wings are semi-cylindrical with D-shaped capped ends; they are designed to hold the axis bar (now missing). The ends of the wings are decorated with a trio of moulded ribs at each end, the outer-most of each being the capped ends. The centre-most rib is decorated with short transverse grooves. The bow extends from the top of the wings and is decorated with moulded pl…
Created on: Friday 23rd August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milton-On-Stour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-C7F502
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete silver Medieval annular brooch dating to the 13th/ 14th century. The frame is circular in shape and in cross-section, and is plain and without decoration. The surface of the metal is entirely smooth and there is a constriction for the pin at one point. The pin has a brambled spherical boss (with punched annulet decoration) beneath its attachment loop, which is complete and without a join and 2.99mm wide. Below the boss (4.75mm in diameter) is a slight collar. The pin tapers from here towards its point (2.5mm to 1mm diameter), with a kink to both front and bac…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Leonards and St. Ives', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-07DF4E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a medieval (1250-1350) silver-gilt annular brooch consisting of an incomplete sexfoil boss and a section of frame soldered to the reverse. The boss is in the form of a six petalled flower with a central pellet, each pellet and the centre being concave to the front (and convex to the reverse). Two adjacent petals are damaged by the same curving break, diagonally across each; the break looks old. The front of the boss has a thick layer of gilding. To the reverse a curving 16.29mm long section of the annular lozenge-sectioned frame is soldered, an old break at either en…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.