Record ID: HAMP-3808E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group). of CD PH 5.b4. At the head are the characteristic wing tip plate extensions, pierced to take the extant, square-section axis bar. The rearward facing lug which protrudes from the centre of the head holds the chord of the spring mechanism. The spring survives with minor losses, four coils either side. On one side the coil turns into the central pin, which may have suffered some losses at its tip. The semi-cylindrical wings that cover the spring and have tips that rise sl…
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wonston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-A08330
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A head fragment of a Roman cast copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group). The brooch has broken off at the top of the bow, showing its angular shape. The head still has the two wings with tips and a recess on the lower surface for the spring mechanism, but the spring and pin are missing. The head is decorated with an integral loop, stretching vertically across the head; by two raised sub-rectangular borders separating the head and wings; and by a recess (shaped as a trapezoid with a flipped trapezoid on top) for enamel (also missing…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Record ID: HAMP-B606D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman enamelled disc brooch of c. 2nd-century AD date. The brooch is circular and flat with enamel decoration in recessed cells. There is a discoidal border within which is retained dark blue enamel. Inside this is a circular cell with four semicircles on the circumference creating a cruciform motif. There is a central circle in the middle of the cross. Within the recessed cross is similar dark blue enamel, while in the semicircular cells the enamel is white. Although decaying to an extent, all of the enamel survives very well. On the lower surface of t…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thruxton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-9DFB81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands). At the head are the characteristic wing tip plate extensions, pierced to take the missing axis bar. The forward facing lug which protrudes from the centre of the head would have held the chord of the spring mechanism; this latter is also missing, along with the pin. The semi-cylindrical wings that cover the spring and have tips that rise slightly to form a ridge. There is a large circular recess central on the lower surface of the wings extending up into the head. Th…
Created on: Saturday 18th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Meon Valley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-2CB955
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman cast copper-alloy enamelled zoomorphic plate brooch. The brooch is in the form of a hare, with breaks at its ears and feet. The body and eye of the hare are enamelled; the body in two lozenge-shaped and one upside down comma-shaped recesses, and the eye is a recessed ring. The enamel is green apart from the middle recess on the body, which is orange. On the reverse, the catch-plate is on the back of the head, and the remains of the pin and pin spring lugs are on the back of the tail end. The pin has broken off immediately after it separates from the spring. The metal of the br…
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-A0AFA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A damaged 2nd-century cast copper-alloy enamelled Roman plate brooch. The brooch is a crescent shape with one extant knopped terminal. The upper surface features two fields of enamel, one blue and the other in red, divided by a curved partition. The smaller, internal field runs along around three quarters of the internal curve. The flat reverse features a catch-plate and perforated pin lug at opposite points; the pin has been lost. The outer edge of the brooch has been struck, resulting in abrasions and a piercing. The terminals have been bent, respectively upwards and downwards; enam…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-441E21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly damaged cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type (flat wing ends type, Western Group) of the later 1st to mid-2nd century AD. The brooch survives well, only having suffered some post-depositional damage and the loss of its pin. The head has curved wings with oval perforated end plates; the axis bar is missing. There is a double transverse ridge at each terminal, with a further double ridge either side of the wide head. These ridges are decorated with fine incisions across their widths. The pin is missing. The upper bow emerges from the wings …
Created on: Monday 19th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-253442
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very corroded, incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy brooch, probably best described as strip bow type (1st century AD). The brooch has a hinged head, 14.7mm wide, with the pin still in place. The head is curled round, from the upper surface to the lower, and retains an axis bar. The pin has a rounded head and has been broken and bent to one side (L.: 14.4mm). The bow is decorated with longitudinal ridges in low relief. The fragment terminates in an old, ragged break part way down the bow; the bow has also been bent downwards. The brooch has a dark-grey patina where it survives over a …
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bighton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-0B0F63
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
The head and upper bow from a broken cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with a double pierced lug spring attachment, dating to the 1st century AD. The double pierced lug is situated behind the head as is characteristic of this type. The axis bar, chord and sprung pin are all missing. The wings are curved, up to 6.2mm wide and extend for c. 6.6mm on each side of the head, with abrasions at the tips. The broken bow has a flat semicircular cross-section, with a flat lower surface. At its end is a central ridge that extends into the lug after a step down. The bow is 10.4…
Created on: Friday 3rd September 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-DC0248
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy fragment of a Roman knee brooch dating to the 2nd century or 3rd century AD. This brooch has broken at a mid point on the bow; the upper bow, head, spring mechanism and pin were all lost as a result. In profile the bow was S shaped; the lower 'C' survives. As the upper bow would have been, the leg is a thick strip, rectangular in cross-section. As implied, the leg is concave, curling round on itself at the foot. Around the point of break there is a transverse moulded ridge on both faces. The lowermost is on the rear and marks the start of the moulded upper bow. The…
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bighton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-29A5F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic plate brooch in the form of an eagle (c. 2nd century AD). The losses are confined to the lower surface on which the pin lug is abraded and the pin lost. The plate is flat by nature, but slightly curved in profile as a result of old damage, with the tail bent downwards somewhat in particular. The bird faces to the right with a pointed beak and a possible shallow indentation for the eye, filled with what appears to be niello. The neck of the bird curves and expands to form a wider body in which six cells are present (these lead down to the b…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Record ID: HAMP-07F3F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
The head from a broken cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with a double pierced lug spring attachment, dating to the 1st century AD. The double pierced lug is situated behind the head as is characteristic of this type. The axis bar, rectangular in cross-section, survives in situ within the lower perforation. The chord is retained within the upper perforation, seemingly slightly twisted. On both sides it continues into the spring mechanism, the latter consisting of three loops to both sides of the head. The third, innermost loop on one side has been before it would ha…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amport CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D66CE4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded and damaged cast copper-alloy Roman knee brooch. The head is an enclosed cylinder with a small chain loop, now broken, emerging centrally. On its upper surface there is a transverse inlaid strip, possibly filled with niello. Within the hood (W.: 10.3mm) the spring survives around its axis bar, two coils either side of a truncated pin (coil). In profile the bow is humped, travelling towards a foot which is flat on its lower surface but curves back upwards on its upper. The bow tapers in plan from 6.4mm below the head to 2.9mm above the foot. The foot itself has been slightly…
Created on: Thursday 21st August 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2020
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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: HAMP1008
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy annular brooch of probable Roman date. Broad band, slightly concave towards centre. Irregular, poorly abraded concentric band. On the reverse is a broken catchplate, and a single pin lug where the missing pin would have been attached. Both are set perpendicular to the edge of the brooch. Chipped slightly at periphery. Annular brooches are reasonably common in early Anglo-Saxon contexts, although the pin arrangement differs from this example in having a perforation through the band to take a pin. Therefore this example is unlikely to be early Anglo-Saxon in date. Com…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HAMPSHIRE CHILCOMB', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP1035
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch. The semi-cylindrical wings are undecorated. The spring, which has eight turns is secured by passing the external chord and the axial bar through a vertical plate with two perforations behind the head. The plate behind the head is carried over the top to form a crest. The flat front of the bow is decorated with incised rocker-arm ornament. The catchplate has a circular and triangular perforation. Even green patina. This brooch is very similar to examples from Stonea, Cambs (Mackreth 1986, 306 nos. 27-9 fig. 95).
Created on: Saturday 2nd June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HAMPSHIRE SOUTH WONSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP1087
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment, cast copper-alloy bow-brooch. Two-piece Colchester type. Wide, semi-cylindrical side wings with two grooves at the end of each. Two grooves down the centre of the bow ending with two horizontal grooves. D-shaped sectioned bow. The sprung pin is attached by passing the external chord and the axial bar through a lug with two perforations behind the head. Pin missing. Most of bow missing.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HAMPSHIRE WINCHESTER', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP110
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Heavy cast two-piece Dolphin brooch. Knurled ridge at the top of the bow with grooved line decoration running either side of it. Line decoration continues towards the tapering end. Three vertical grooves on each wing. The spring mechanism and catch-plate are missing. Dark green patina.
Created on: Friday 17th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BERKSHIRE NEWBURY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP1176
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy sub-lozenge shaped, flat, enamelled plate brooch. The ends are pointed, with straight-sided central square element. There are rounded knops at the apex at both ends and at each of the corners of the square element. Two straight raised lines divide the brooch is divided into three elements; two triangular and one square. Traces of enamel in the recesses of each panel, but it is too degraded to identify the colour. Two pierced lugs to hold missing pin. Edge of catchplate missing.
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2001
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HAMPSHIRE APPLESHAW', grid reference and parish protected.