Record ID: WMID-587A03
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.a1. The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated caps at the terminals holding the axis bar. This bar holds the spring and the incomplete pin. The bar is broken, and the spring and pin are disarticulated, but the elements appear to be held together with soil. The copper alloy wire of the spring would also have formed the external chord, running through the pierced lug between the wings (See Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Br…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Record ID: WMID-58A592
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.a2. Plate 49, pg. 76. The two horizontal wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete perforated caps at the terminals holding the axis bar. This bar holds the incomplete spring. The copper alloy wire forming the spring would also have formed the pin and the external chord (See Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries p. 33-34 and p1…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Record ID: SOM-AE72F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.b4,, flat wing ends type, Western Group)early Roman date. The incomplete brooch measures 40.4mm in length and weighs 6g. One side of the semi-cylindrical wings has broken off. They would have concealed the missing spring for the pin, also missing. The surviving side of the wings is decorated with two vertical ridges, one in the centre and one at the end. The projecting bow is also decorated with a central ridge which would have formed part of the incomplete chord. The bow is very nar…
Created on: Monday 26th November 2007
Last updated: Sunday 21st May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-035186
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Halton
Workflow stage: Published
CURATOR'S REPORT Description of Object Silver Roman hare and hound brooch, 1st to 3rd century AD Roman silver zoomorphic plate-brooch in the form of a hound catching a hare, shown in profile. The stylised hound has distinctive teardrop shaped ears and pellet-in ring eyes, a slender body with prominent shoulder and haunches and a long tail which loops round and joins with its back. The hunting dog's jaws are connected with the hare's back, and also by its right side front and back legs. The long-eared hare is crouched. The back of the brooch has a hinged pin, badly …
Created on: Friday 30th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2C3515
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy disc brooch of Roman date (AD 100 – AD 200). Diameter: 32.1mm; maximum thickness: 6.9mm. Weight: 7.22g. Part of the plate is missing due to old and new breaks and the pin lugs and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The pin is also missing. The front face has two concentric raised rings. The inner ring has a maximum diameter of about 12.0mm and the outer diameter of the larger ring is about 29.0mm. Raised features between the rings may have originally been a form of decoration, for example, dots or pellets. However, due to seve…
Created on: Sunday 2nd December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-427537
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg.73, Plate 47. The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing caps at each terminal. Through the perforations a fragment of the copper alloy axis bar remains. Around the axis bar, the incomplete spring is coiled six times. The pin has broken off from the brooch and is missing. The wings are decorated with expanded terminals which have fine transverse notches around the edge. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is decorated with a central …
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-65B2A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy disc brooch of wheel type and dating to the late 1st- early 2nd century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing an area of the rim and the pin, and has a weight of 7.7g. The brooch has a hinge mechanism with twin lugs, now badly corroded and a copper alloy axis bar. The circular brooch frame has a diameter of 34.4mm. The rim of the brooch projects above the surface (with a thickness of 2.1mm) and has no peripheral lugs. The outside ring or felloe is comparatively wide at 7.0mm with a faceted internal panel, forming a low central ridge. The inner edge of the felloe a…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: HESH-80F5D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill, Mackreth 2001, 4.b-c) of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing / end caps. The wing caps are incomplete and the axis bar and spring are lost. The spring would have been formed from a length of copper alloy wire which would have attached by an external chord to a rearward facing hook. This hook is located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge of the head of the bow. The bow head of the brooch is hump-like, and angular. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It tapers to a br…
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-810313
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.f. Plate 47. It is 30mm long, 27mm wide and 14mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 6.32grams. The brooch has semi-circular wings which contain a spring of eight coils. The bow is semi-circular in section and is decorated with a central ridge of small raised squares which terminates in a chevron formed of two raised diagonal lines. below this point the brooch is damaged but the start of the catchplate can be seen.
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-810C52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. It is 30mm long, 20mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 7.45grams. The brooch has short semi-circular wings which are missing the spring. The bow is broad and has an uneven surface with traces of a ridge running down its centre. The reverse has a casting ridge, but is missing its catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Record ID: DENO-AF8F42
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, ?West Midlands), cf.Mackreth 2011, 4.l.b. Plate 49. Very large, cast copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of flat wing ends type. The brooch has short, wide wings of oval cross section, each with a raised ridge around the end. The back of the wings has a large lump of rust-coloured iron corrosion surrounding the stubby remains of the hinged pin, indicating that the pin was made of iron. The bow of the brooch curves up and over the top of the wings. It is decorated with a broad band in relief running vertically over th…
Created on: Saturday 8th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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Record ID: CPAT-E65B76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Wirral type bow brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. It is incomplete, missing its headloop, pin and catchplate. It is very worn all over making detail difficult to see. The head is slightly rounded and would have had steps up to the headloop. These steps could have been decorated although it is not clear on this example. The upper bow is decorated with three vertical channels which would have been infilled with enamel in alternating colours giving a chequer board effect. Only fragments remain of some orange enamel. Below these panels the bow curves back giving an …
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
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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: IOW-ECBD77
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled lozenge-shaped plate brooch of Roman date (c. AD 100 – c. AD 200). Length: 27.3mm; width: 20.4mm and 6.1mm thick. Weight: 2.61g. The pin is missing. Part of the plate, part of one of the pin lugs and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The edges are up-turned to form a distinct narrow rim which appears to have been punched to form denticulated decoration. However, this is barely visible and unclear due to corrosion. The centre of the brooch is raised in one step and contains a lozenge-shaped field with enamelled m…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-FE90C7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 40mm long, 28mm wide and 14mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 13.13grams. The brooch has worn semi-circular wings and is missing its spring. It has lost most of its original surface but around the shoulder is a series of incised lines radiating towards a central rectangular protrusion. The catchplate is also missing.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-FE98C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. It is 27mm long, 18mm wide and 14mm thick. The brooch is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 7.64grams. The brooch has broad semi-circular wings which contain a spring of 8 coils. The plain bow sits on a large semi-circular protrusion and is oval in section. It tapers gently but is missing its base and catchplate.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-100994
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Polden hill variant brooch, 22mm long, 24mm wide and 7mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 5.24grams. The brooch has wide semi-circular wings which contain a spring of 9 coils. the bow is rectangular in form and tapers sharply and is decorated with a raised triangular ridge. the brooch is missing its base, pin and catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-1040B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Dolphin type bow brooch, 31mm long, 10mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 5.80grams. The brooch has very small, worn away wings with no spring present. It has a circular sectioned bow which is decorated with incised diagonal bands which run up to a ridge of small squares. The brooch is missing its base and its catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-104652
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Headstud brooch, 33mm long, 12mm wide and 15mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 5.07 grams. The brooch has a rectangular head with the remains of a hinged pin in the centre. It has a rectangular sectioned bow which is decorated with a raised circle at its shoulder. Below this is a line of raised circles which is flanked by two lines of red enamel. The brooch is quite worn but appears to have further decoration running down the sides and it is missing its pin and catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-F2BCC2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch, 23mm long, 21mm wide and 4mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 2.49 grams. The object consists of the upper half of the brooch which consists of a sub rectangular head plate which is decorated with a series of vertical incised lines. The upper part of this is turned on its self and would have had a central recess to hold the pin, which is missing. The plate is flanked by a semi-circular knop in the centre of each side. The bow is sub rectangular and is just narrower than the head plate. It has a concave collar wher…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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