Record ID: WAW-D01356
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill style) brooch, Mackreth 2011, 4.i. Plate 48. of Roman date (43-150AD). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present and consists of the head, bow and wings. The pin and foot are missing, presumably lost in antiquity. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular in profile, narrowing to a point at the start of the foot. A The remnants of central decoration down the bow are present and consist of recessed lines. The bow is D shaped in cross section. The wings are incomplete and are rectangular in pl…
Created on: Tuesday 31st August 2010
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
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Record ID: WAW-D1A166
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group, cf. Mackreth 2011, 5. b4.c) of Roman date (80-120 AD). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow and wings. The foot, hinge, pin and catch plate are missing, presumably lost in antiquity. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile. A central ridge is present, along with a ridge at the joint between head and wings. The bow is sub circular in cross section. It extends to a broken point near the foot. The catch-plate is lost. The…
Created on: Tuesday 31st August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-D22A04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.b.1. Plate 50, of Roman date (43-120AD). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow and wings. The foot, hinge, pin and catch plate are missing, presumably lost in antiquity. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile. A central ridge is present, along with flanking ridges at the joint between head and wings. A transverse groove is present at the top of the head, presumably for par…
Created on: Tuesday 31st August 2010
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
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Record ID: SUR-E35176
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The upper part of a Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Eastern Group) bow brooch. The spring, pin and lower part of the bow and catchplate are missing. The spine of the brooch is decorated with a ladder-like engraving. On the surviving side wing is a pair of transverse grooves.
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-E6EA21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Lower Severn Valley), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.a1.a. Plate 49. Length 47mm, width 28mm, thickness 17mm, weight 14.93g. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which hold the spring support bar, the spring is made from eleven curls, the pin is missing. There is a crest that runs down the length of the head, this has a rearward facing hook at it apex that holds the external cord of the spring. The bow is plain and narrows towards the foot which is pointed. Hollow catch plate on the reverse. Date 80-120AD.
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-FC4AA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bow and fantail brooch, complete except for pin. Face covered in champleve enamel. Fantail foot marked with an arrow-like motif, it centre filled with mid-green enamel and the surrounding field filled with mid-blue. Between these two zones is a narrow band of enamel the colour of which cannot now be determined. This band extends around all of the brooch's edges. On the bow is a disc inlaid with mid-green enamel set within which is an annular band of what might have been red enamel. This surrounds a setting which is now empty but can be seen on the underside of the brooch suggesting th…
Created on: Thursday 2nd September 2010
Last updated: Sunday 22nd May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-FE6291
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch of Colchester type, pin missing, foot damaged. Bow has a flattened oval section down the back of which runs a groove. This contains a line of small, conjoined, open centred lozenges. Foot originally openwork, now broken and bent. Wings flat sectioned each wing decorated with two transverse lines. End of the bow is faceted where it joins the wings. Beneath the wings was a coiled spring, four coils survive on one side, other side missing. Spring held in place by a triangular projection cast on the end of the bow.
Created on: Thursday 2nd September 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', 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: WAW-3F9598
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, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg.73, Plate 47. The wings are semi-cylindrical but are incomplete and abraded. It is not certain whether they had wing caps or not. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile is semi-circular in section and on each side of the head there are is a semi-circular mouldings which is a characteristic feature of this brooch type The bow head and bow are decorated with a central pair …
Created on: Sunday 5th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-61F6B1
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), cf.Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48. The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing caps at each terminal. Through the perforations there is an incomplete copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar, a fragment of the spring is coiled 4 times. The exterior coil then goes on to form the now incomplete horizontal chord. The pin is missing. Above the wings on the sides of the head there are semi-circular mouldings which are a characteristic feature of this brooch ty…
Created on: Tuesday 7th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: LIN-8EF102
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman gilded disc brooch. The brooch is circular and divided into three zones by bold concentric ribs The central rib is raised higher than the others. This form of brooch usually contains a conical glass setting within the raised rib, however instead there is the remains of what appears to be a reddish-brown coloured substance, possibly fired clay. This may have been added after the central stone was lost, or alternatively was an original design feature. A lug and catchplate are present on the reverse. The pin is missing. Gilding survives in places. The brooch can be…
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-A435D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy knee brooch, dating to the period AD 150 to 220. The head and upper bow and spring all survive. The lower bow, foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The head is formed from a semi-circular, flat plate. It is undecorated. On the reverse of the head the remains of the double-lugged with a spring held between the lugs and an axis bar holding the entire mechanism in place. The pin has broken off of the spring. From the head the upper bow extends with a high arch, it has a multi-faceted surface, with clear angles. The reverse of the bow is concave. The bow h…
Created on: Friday 10th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Folkton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F3D404
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy Roman brooch of the T-shaped type, probably a sawfish type dating from 70 - 150 AD. It Compare to Hattat's Visual catalogue of Ancient Brooches (Figure 163, number 31). The short bow is triangular in section and tapers from a wide shoulder to a narrow foot which is slightly raised and is divided from the rest of the bow by a shallow groove. There is a narrow ridge of metal running for a short distance down the centre of the bow, beginning near the head. There is no other decoration visible on either the bow or the two short tubular wings. The edges of the bow may …
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: LIN-0CFB37
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy gilded disc brooch dating to the third to mid fourth century. The brooch is oval and has a raised oval rib in the centre. This would have held a conical boss or setting, now missing. The field between the perimeter and the rib is decorated with two rope-like bands. The surface has been gilded. There is a worn catchplate and lug on the reverse.
Created on: Wednesday 15th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2015
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Record ID: SOM-1FBF61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A nearly complete copper alloy enamelled Roman symmetrical plate brooch. The brooch is lozenge shaped with four circular lugs on the edge, one at each corner. Each lug has two concentric grooves around its centre. The central lozenge section has one large central cell of the same shape, filled with 16 small blocks of millefiori. Such blocks were formed by cutting slices from a composite glass rod, formed by arranging coloured rods of glass in a pattern, heating them enough to fuse and then stretching them into long thin, composite rods. The pattern seen on this brooch comprises altern…
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owermoigne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-7BDFE0
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 type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical but are incomplete and abraded. One wing has an incomplete perforated wing cap, the other is missing. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is semi-circular 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…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2016
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Record ID: NARC-89C655
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, Western Group,flat wing ends type, Lower Severn Valley), Mackreth 2011, 5.b2. Plate 50. 7 turns of the spring are still present. One rearward facing lug remains, and the iron axis pin survives within the spring, with corrosion showing. The fronts of the wings have two moulded ridges. The top of the bow has central crest which creates a lug for the spring to be held in place. The central crest runs approximately one quarter of the length of the upper bow, with a triangular grooves at either side of the c…
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2010
Last updated: Sunday 15th January 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8F7765
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy enamelled disc (sexfoil) brooch of Roman date ( A.D. 80- A.D. 250). In plan the plate is circular with a raised border and raised design. At the centre is a raised copper alloy pellet. In the field surrounding the centre pellet the enamel is complete and red in colour. The outer cell is empty although there are small traces of red enamel on the outer edges of the arms of the star. On the rear face only part of the catch-plate remains as the curled over part which would have secured the pin is missing due to an old break. The pin is also missing. The spr…
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2010
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-A19B05
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy with silver Brooch. Tiny cast zoomorphic brooch. A three-dimensional and naturalistically modelled mouse holds a nut or seed, with the stub of a pin hinged between two lugs below its hindquarters. The tail begins as an integrally cast stub but is apparently continued by ten silvery granules (a length of beaded silver wire) curling across the end of the mouse's back. Dark grey patches may represent the rendition of eyes in another medium than copper alloy, and the ears are perhaps emphasised with a semi-circular punch. The small size of this object makes it difficult to…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Risby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A21336
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of the Wirral type. The object is a hinged example. The head is stepped and the headloop has broken away. The upper bow is decorated with three raised vertical panels. There are 18 cells for enamel. The enamel in the outer panels alternate between dark red and green, while the central panel contains orange, red and green. There is a circular raised rounded knop below the panels which is very worn. The bow tapers towards the foot which has been damaged. The catchplate is incomplete and the pin is missing. The object has a blueish-grey patina. Similar examp…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-A5BCA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, Western Group,flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 5.a1. Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical, hower only one wing remains and this terminates with perforated wing cap. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wing is undecorated. The bowhead is not hump-like in profile, instead the wings and bow head form an inverted 'L' shape in profile which is slightly curvaeous. At the junction of the bow head and wings there is an integrated perforated lug. The bow is sub semi-circular in …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Sunday 15th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-1AF8D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rally ID: Roman: A fragment of a cast copper alloy Polden Hill style Roman brooch, dating to between AD 80 and AD 120. The axis bar / spring and the pin are missing. No decoration appears to be present. It exhibits a humplike head. cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.c. Length: 21.41mm Width: 18.01mm Thickness: 10.28mm Weight: 5.3 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myddle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-2014A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of the 1st or 2nd century consisting of a circular sectioned bow with no decoration, is missing its wings, spring and pin. Part of the catchplate remains. The object is in fair condition with a greenish and slightly pitted patina, is 38mm long, 7mm wide, 5 to 10 mm thick and weighs 6.35g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-2059D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch of the first century AD. The object consists of the uppermost part of the body and half of the hinge. It is in fair condition with a green patina and decorative raised lines on the front. It is 19mm long, 9mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 1.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-9B9982
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy crossbow brooch dating to the Roman period. The object is cross-shaped in plan. The wings are lozenge-shaped in cross section with a large onion shaped knop and collar at each end. There is a third similar knop at the head of the brooch. The bow expands outwards from the head of the brooch and is P-shaped in profile. The foot is long and triangular shaped in cross-section. It is decorated with a median ridge. Three horseshoe-shaped mouldings with the open part facing outwards decorate the foot each side of the ridge. The object has a dark green patina and is in …
Created on: Monday 4th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bagillt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-465355
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.j. pg. 74, no. 12038, Plate 48. The brooch is damaged, missing the lower part of the bow and the pin, although the sprung pin mechanism remains in the wings. The wings are open and semi-cylindrical, terminating in pierced circular plates, a characteristic feature of this brooch type. A further characteristic feature, moulded side plates on the bow above the wings, is also present. The front of the bow is decorated with a central rib formed by two linear…
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-47D3F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Transitional Type 2/3, Group 2.b2, flat wing ends, Plate 46) of Roman date (50-60AD). The wings are almost complete being semi-cylindrical in plan with abraded but probably pierced end caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are lost. An abraded hump is positioned in the centrally on the wings although there is no evidence of a rearward facing hook. The bow head is hump-like, with a very flattened profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken edge just above the foot…
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-5FDD60
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy incomplete Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a. Plate 48, pg. 75. The wings are missing, but were semi-cylindrical. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. In the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is an integral hook which originally would have supported the chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is semi-circular in section. Above the wings on the sides of the head there are semi-circular mouldings which are a characteristic feature of this brooch type. The bow head and bow ar…
Created on: Wednesday 13th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-72BD43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch of the sawfish variety, of Hull T145Bi, dating from the late 1st to miid 2nd century AD. The wings are short and flat at the front, and concave at the back to accommodate the spring. They have a large circuar indentation on the edges. At the top of the bow there is a circular indent with slightly raised edges. This may have held a decorative stone or crest (see Hattatt 'Iron Age and Roman Brooches' page 96).The sides of the bow are serrated, with 8 points on each side. The bow is eliptical in section. The bow terminates in a forward facing foo…
Created on: Thursday 14th October 2010
Last updated: Saturday 4th September 2021
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Record ID: GLO-86F702
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which hold the spring support bar, the spring is made from 7 curls. A rearward facing hook on the top of the head holds the external cord of the spring. On both sides a moulding is present at the junction between the bow and the wings. The bow is plain and narrows towards the foot which is bulbous. Catch plate on the reverse. Its length is 67.5mm, width 20mm, thickness 19mm, weight 19.19g. Da…
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Sunday 26th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-870977
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 1.b2. The Trumpet Head, flat wing ends). . Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which hold the spring support bar, the spring is made from 10 curls. A rearward facing hook on the top of the head holds the external cord of the spring. The bow has recessed panel on either side and a simple moulded knee half way down.. Catch plate on the reverse. Length 55.5mm, width 22.5mm, thickness 20.5mm, weight 15.86g. Date 75-340 AD
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-870FB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf.Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings would have held the spring support bar. A truncated rearward facing hook on the top of the head would have held the external cord of the spring. The bow has a series if recessed lines running down its length and is truncated two thirds of the way down resulting in the loss of the catch. Length 29mm, width 24mm, thickness 19mm, weight 6.25g. Date 80-120AD
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-871695
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.l, Plate 48. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which hold the spring support bar, the spring is made from 11 curls. A rearward facing hook on the top of the head holds the external cord of the spring. The bow has a series if recessed lines running down its length and is truncated two thirds of the way down resulting in the loss of the catch. Length 36mm, width 25mm, thickness 17.5mm, weight 14.2g. Date 80-120AD
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-871DF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.l, Plate 48. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings would have held the spring support bar. A rearward facing hook on the top of the head would have held the external cord of the spring. On both sides a moulding is present at the junction between the bow and the wings.The bow is plain and narrows towards the foot which is bulbous. Catch plate on the reverse. Length 52mm, width 22mm, thickness 15mm, weight 11.79g.Date 80-120AD
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-875500
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4a-b, flat wing ends type). Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings would have held the spring support bar. A rearward facing hook on the top of the head would have held the external cord of the spring. The bottoe).Lm part of the leg is truncated resulting in the loss of the catch plate. Length 26mm, width 16.5mm thickness 11mm, weight 6.56g. Date 80-120AD
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-C17406
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative brooch of the 1st century. Only the wings and part of the bow remain. The object is in fair condition but has sustained damage to the wings and to the bow, which has an old break about half way along its length. The bow has some simple raised linear decoration, and the wings have raised diagonal decorative lines. The object is 33mm long, 33mm wide, 18mm thick.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-C30945
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type), Western Group, cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.a2. Plate 49. Late 1st or early 2nd century. Incomplete - the pin and tip of the foot are missing. The spring is held within the semi-cylindrical wings on a copper alloy axis bar held in a pierced plate at the end of each wing; the chord is secured by a pierced crest at the head of the bow. Short undecorated wings. The top fo the bow humps over the wings and a moulded 'plate' rises from the wings on each side of the head. The bow is decorated with a raised longitudinal …
Created on: Monday 18th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C54892
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Polden Hill brooch dating to the Roman period, (AD 80-120). The object has short sub-tubular wings which are capped at each end. The bow expands down from the head tapering to a break. The sides of the head are decorated with stepped grooves. Three decorative grooves run from the top of the head towards the foot. It is a sprung example however the pin and catchplate are missing. The object has a dark green patina and is corroded. It can be dated from AD 80-120.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E9B7E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch dated between AD 75-175.The spring cover terminates in a hook which would have served to hold the spring and The bow is fragmentary and only the spring cover and bow remain. The foot, catch-plate and pin are absent. The bow is faceted in section, decorated as with moulded linear grooves. The bow bulges at the top of the bow curve, tapering towards the foot. It is 28.19 mm long, 14.84 mm wide, 12.60 mm thick and weighing 6.74 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', 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: LEIC-EF0644
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch, 1st century Colchester Derivative, rearhook type CD RH1.a.
Created on: Wednesday 20th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-00BAF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rally ID: 39 Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.b4. Plate 50. A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, of the Polden Hill type, dating to 1st Century AD. The bow, spring and catch plate are still present, ribbed moulding is present on the upper portion of the bow. It is similar to #383, p301 in Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches (2000). Length: 39.17mm Width: 18.42mm Thickness: 15.53mm Weight: 7.1 grams. Brooch was photographed.
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2010
Last updated: Sunday 15th January 2017
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Record ID: WMID-CCADA6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch, in fairly poor condition. The brooch has the semi-cylindrical wings with pierced circular end plates and the moulded decoration above the wings seen in Polden Hill brooches, though it lacks the normal curve to the bow at the head, having a very straight profile. Nonetheless, the brooch appears to be a derivative of the Polden Hill type, and therefore is likely to date from the late first to second century AD. It has a rearward projecting hook to secure the spung pin mechanism, now missing. The remains of the catchplate remain on the reverse of the…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2017
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Record ID: WMID-CCF6C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), incomplete and in fairly poor condition. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings (though one is missing) with pierced circular end plates and moulded decoration above, allowing identification of it as of Polden Hill type, dating from the late first to second century AD. The head is curved and narrows towards the bow, most of which is missing. The spring mechanism is also missing. A rib of decoration runs from the head down what remains of the bow. The incomplete brooch measur…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
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Record ID: WMID-CE7428
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch, of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type, West Midlands), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b. Plate 46. Almost complete, missing only its pin and hinged pin mechanism. The brooch is slightly unusual for a Polden Hill in that it has closed cylindrical wings as opposed to wings that are open at the reverse. There is an aperture to allow the hinged pin to rotate on its axis bar, now missing. The end plates of the wings are pierced at either end for the axis bar. There are moulded plates above the wings on the head, confirming …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2016
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Record ID: WMID-CECD35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg. 73, Plate 47. It is almost complete, missing only its pin. The brooch has open semi-cylindrical wings with pierced plates at each end. Inside the wings the remains of the sprung pin mechanism remain, with a spring consisting of seven coils, the cord held in place by a rear facing hook located at the top of the head. The pin has broken off. The head of the bow has moulded decoration above the wings, consistent with Polden Hill brooches of the late firs…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Sunday 5th February 2017
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Record ID: WMID-CF1307
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands) cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a, 4b. or 4.c. It is broken and incomplete. The brooch has open semi-cylindrical wings with pierced plates at each end. Inside the wings the remains of the sprung pin mechanism remain, with a spring consisting of four coils. The pin has broken off. The head of the bow has moulded decoration above the wings, consistent with Polden Hill brooches of the late first to second century AD. The bow curves from the head and tapers down towards the break. Most of …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th October 2016
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Record ID: WMID-CF39F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The brooch has open semi-cylindrical wings which probably had pierced plates at each end, although these and the pin mechanism that the wings would have contained are now missing. The head of the bow has moulded decoration above the wings, consistent with Polden Hill brooches of the late first to second century AD. The bow curves from the head and tapers down towards the break. Most of the bow is missing. The incomplete brooch measures 3…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-D155F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (flat wing ends type, Eastern Group) , dating from the 1st century AD. The wings consist of a horizontally aligned half-cylinder with an integral circular cap on each end. The axis bar sits within perforations at the centre of these caps and also passes through a central perforated lug. The spring consists of nine coils of copper-alloy wire and an external chord, the latter of which is contained within a second perforated lug. The upper surface of each wing is decorated with a three pairs of parallel grooves, one pair lo…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Manuden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-144D54
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
Incompete Roman copper-alloy trumpet brooch. Part of the spring survives behind the head, but the pin and foot are missing. The bow of the brooch has decorative mouldings but these are obscured by iron corrosion. There are two C-shaped panels of blue enamel on the head and only small flecks of red on the upper bow.
Created on: Saturday 28th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 14th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-501DD0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy and enamel Roman umbonate brooch, dating from the 1st- 3rd centuries AD. It is circular in plan with four small extensions, at each point on a compass. The top and bottom extensions are the catchplate and hinge mechanisms. The two side extensions are small rounded knops. The brooch is domed, and hollow on the reverse. The front is decorated with enamelled cells. In the centre is a raised copper alloy boss, surrounded by triangular cells half of which are filled with blue enamel, the other half would have contained another colour which is now missing. There is then …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: WAW-789745
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete brooch of Roman date of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 2, Transitiional 2/3, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 3.Manufacture had moved north to the middle Severn Valley. 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 profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. The bow is decorated by a central vertical rib, and a small rib at the junction between the bow and the wing caps. Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap, with a perforation f…
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: GLO-8D87E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Roman brooch as Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.l.b, Abnormal moulding in the form of boss on bow, ?mis-cast,flat wing ends). Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which would have held the spring support bar. There are two moulded vertical ridges on the front each of the wings, the right wing is truncated halfway down its length. A rearward facing loop would have held the external cord. A low moulded oval plate with hatched lines runs from the front of the head, down the bow. The bow is truncated halfway down the bow. L…
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2011
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E41F33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.k. Plate 48. The wings are complete and semi-cylindrical in plan with closed pierced end caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are lost. At the junction of the bow and wings, on the upper edge is a rearward facing hook. This hook would have held an external chord from the spring. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken blunted pointed foot. The catch-plate is lost. The…
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2011
Last updated: Sunday 5th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockshutt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-07EE87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg. 73, Plate 47. 1st to 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 17.8mm and a weight of 7.0g). The spring gear is housed between perforated end lugs and is secured around a copper alloy axis bar. The chord is tensioned by a lug on the head. The ends of the wings are angled inwards and are enhanced with a single vertical incised near each end (the wings have a width of 22.8mm). The …
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0A0494
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type with flat wing ends, c. f. Mackreth 2011, 4.e. Plate 47, dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and has a distorted bow (with a distorted length of 67.0mm, a depth of 14.9mm and a weight of 14.9g). The spring mechanism is accommodated between terminal lugs, only one of which is perforated. It is unclear whether the lug without a perforation is worn and damaged and has lost the perforation, or whether it was ever perforated. The spring is wound around a copper alloy axis bar and the cho…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2017
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Record ID: DUR-1F0426
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating to the period AD 150 to 220. The brooch is missing the sping, pin and most of the catchplate. It has a cylindrical wing casing which would have held the spring in place. There is a rib below the head. The bow is widest at the knee, narrowing towards the simple rounded foot. The catchplate is broken. This brooch does not fit particularly well into Butcher and Bayley's knee brooch typology. However, it is perhaps most similar to Type 176a, with its cylindrical wing casing.
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2011
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Record ID: CAM-23C867
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester-derivative brooch with a double-pierced lug, dating to the mid to late first century AD. The brooch is complete with the exception of the spring and pin. The wings are plain except for two transverse grooves at the tip of each wing and are sub-rectangular in plan and semi-circular in section. The wings have a total length of 16.95mm, the left measuring 5.59mm out from the edge of the bow and the right measuring 5.18mm from the edge of the bow. The left wing is 5.37mm wide and 2.67mm thick. The right wing is 3.50mm wide and 1.89mm thick. The lug area, be…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shipton Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-601813
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill, Mackreth 2.b, flat wing ends, homeland in Somerset, Wiltshire, Glos, Wroxeter), Mackreth 2011, 2.b. Plate 45, date (43-120AD). Approximately 50% of the brooch survives consisting of the head, part of the bow, the wire coil and wings. The foot, spring, part of the pin, bow and catch plate are missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and oval in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. The wings of the brooch are deco…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A1ABB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c, flat wing ends type, Western Group) of 1st -2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 28.3mm, a surviving depth of 11.4mm and a weight of 9.1g). The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by perforated lugs at the ends of the wings (Polden Hill type arrangement). A perforated lug above the head, now broken tensioned the chord. Only one of the wings survives (with a surviving width of 24.4mm) and has an expande…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
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Record ID: SF-A332A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman horse and rider plate brooch. It is extremely worn and corroded, missing the hind leg, tail and some of the enamelling on the front face due to old breaks. The plate is flat and in the form of a horse and rider. The horse has an elongated nose/snout with slight notch at the mouth end, a curved mane with notched decoration, and an elongated body that is sub-triangular at the front of the body and has a narrow projecting leg. The hind leg and the tail are missing due to old breaks. On the horse's back is a seated rider with triangular body and oval …
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-B167C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A broken cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf.Mackreth 2011, 4.j. pg 74, Plate 48. Much of the bow and foot are missing and the wings are damaged. The wings are semi-cylindrical in shape and open at the back to hold the pin mechanism, now missing but probably sprung. At the top of the head the remains of a projecting attachment lug for the spring cord are visible. Above the wings on the sides of the head there are semi-circular mouldings which are a characteristic feature of this brooch type. These have small …
Created on: Friday 17th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WILT-B2A204
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Initial T-shaped brooch, with hinge mechanism. It is missing one tubular wing, the pin and the lower bow. It measures 23.83mm in incomplete length and weighs 3.60g. The surviving width of the brooch is 22.11mm and would have originally been c.30mm. The surviving wing measures 4.02mm in diameter and is decorated to the front with a transverse groove flanking the end, and a pair of transverse grooves roughly halfway. To the reverse is a slot for the pin. The axis bar is visible in the cross-section of the broken wing. The bow extend…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2011
Last updated: Sunday 19th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Witham Friary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-B64BF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete bow and fantail brooch. The hinge wings and pin are missing. The main feature of the brooch consists of a circular cell with six cells radiating from it, some of which contain red enamel though its not clear what colour the others contained. The central wheel is surrounded by a deep concentric channel. this has two triangular lugs springing from opposite sides. From the lower side of the circle springs a triangular foot section with a marginal groove and four triangular cells, two of which have more red enamel. The catchplate extends behind this triangular section.
Created on: Friday 17th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F93F51
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type, lanceolate motif), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.i2. Plate 48. The head is formed of semi-circular wings with an open back finishing in flat circular end caps. The end caps are pierced to hold a cross bar around which the spring of the pin is wound. Projecting from the back of the head is a copper alloy plate which is either the remains of the pin and the rest of the pin is therefore missing, or is a crest pierced to hold the overhead chord. The bow is flat and rises at a c.45 degree ang…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
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Record ID: WMID-0A7545
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.e. Plate 47. Hinged. Dates from the late first to second century AD. The brooch is in fairly good condition, just missing its hinged pin. The brooch has closed cylindrical wings with pierced plates at either end to hold the axis bar. The wings have a rectangular recess at the back to allow the pin to rotate on the hinge. The upper part of the plates is decorated with moulded knotted decoration and a collar on the inside. Above the wings on the side of the head the…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2016
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Record ID: WMID-0AA064
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A broken and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46, which dates from the late first to second century AD. The lower part of the bow and one wing is missing, along with the pin and the pin mechanism. The remaining semi-cylindrical wing has a pierced plate at the end to hold the end of the pin mechanism, which was probably sprung. The reverse of the head is hollow to incorporate the spring and there is a rearward projecting lug at the top of the head to secure the pin…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-0BA696
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy bow and fantail Roman bow brooch of AD first to second century date. The brooch is bent out of shape and is missing its pin which would originally have been hinged. The brooch has the remains of a head loop at the top. The foot of the brooch flares into a fantail and this is decorated on the front with incised decoration consisting of two circular scrolls with a lozenge above. Similar decoration can be seen on a brooch illustrated in Hattatt (1987, 63, figure 24 no. 815), and on other examples recorded on this database (see for example FAKL-C74177; NLM-8B80E1; YORY…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8C1512
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman, cast copper alloy, Polden Hill brooch. The much abarded fragment comes from the head of the brooch and consists of the base of the bow and one arm. The bow is broad and thin, at its base a central rib runs towards the spring housing and may once of extended beyond the bow for the spring to attach to. Under the bow is rectangular groove for the spring, with a further square grove under the remaining arm. The brooch is dark green with extensive area of light green corrosion. The fragment is 9.6mm long, 19.5mm wide and 13.7mm high. It weighs 4.1g.
Created on: Monday 27th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-9D2CD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy brooch that dates to the Roman period. The brooch is an example of a Colchester two piece type that date to the mid 1st century AD. All of the components of the brooch are present, although the pin has been bent to form a loop. The area underneath the arms towards the bow is decorated with vertically incised lines. There is also a circular perforation at the top of the bow. The rest of the object is undecorated and the object terminates in a circular foot. The catchplate of the object is worn and rough to the touch. The metal is a dark green. It weighs 7.5g and measures…
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th February 2012
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Record ID: WAW-AF61B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Group 4.a-b, flat wing ends type) brooch of Roman date (80-120 AD). The brooch is incomplete, the head, wings and part of the bow survive. The foot, spring, the pin, bow and catch plate are missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and oval in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. The wings of the brooch appear to be undecorated. Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap. An incomplete hook pointi…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-B05A97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy bow and fantail brooch, of Roman dating (50 to 150 AD). Approximately 75% of the brooch is present. The head loop and pin are missing. The wings are complete with a rolled complete casing holding the axis bar for the hinged pin. The pin is incomplete and housed within a cut notch between the two rolled cylindrical casings. The axis bar holding the pin is made from copper alloy. From the top / head of the brooch a small head loop extends, now incomplete. The bow head is narrow with a graceful slightly angular profile. The bow is D shaped in cr…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: FAKL-B34445
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Foot from a cast copper alloy brooch of fantail type. Palmette motif on face inlaid with red enamel. Remains of catch plate on underside.
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Sunday 3rd July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elloughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F09751
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of initial type dating from 1st to mid 2nd century AD. The head consists of a horizontally aligned cylinder which has a longitudinal seam on the underside. At the centre is a vertical slit and it is at this point that the copper-alloy pin loop is attached to the internal, iron axis bar. On the upper surface there is a simple moulding at either end of the cylinder. The sides of the bow converge towards the point of the break. A moulded transverse ridge marks the transition between bow and head, and an inverted triangular moulding extends do…
Created on: Saturday 2nd July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F202E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy zoomorphic brooch of Roman (2nd century) date (cf. Hattatt 2000: figs. 219-220). The damaged brooch takes the form of a sitting bird. The body is oval in plan, domed, with a hollow underside. The upper surface bears three longitudinal bands of cells. The central band consists of a series of blue-enamel-filled lozenges flanked by two rows of inward-pointing triangles, the latter possibly containing traces of red enamel. The two outer bands each consist of a series of triangular cells, again filled with dark blue enamel, each cell set at 180 degrees to the next. A dama…
Created on: Saturday 2nd July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-6D9F04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete Roman, Hod Hill type, copper alloy brooch.The pin is missing but the body of the brooch remains. The sub-rectangular head terminates in a cylinder formed by rolling the terminal back round on itself with a central pin slot. Below the cylinder the head narrows gradually to a waist above a transverse ridge. Below this is the bow, flanked between transverse ridges. The central section is rectangular with rounded central side knobs/lugs at each side. It is decorated by two longitudinal grooves and three ridges, with one ridge on each edge. There is a collar between the …
Created on: Friday 8th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drayton Beauchamp', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-AD8903
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Developed T shaped brooch, 19mm wide and 21mm long . The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 2.14 grams. The brooch has solid circular sectioned wings with a stepped edge and a hinged pin recess. It has a sub triangular shaped bow which has an indented border which is decorated with short transverse incisions. The brooch is missing its catchplate and base.
Created on: Monday 11th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-AD9F22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged brooch, 22mm long and 24mm wide. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 7.23 grams. The brooch has circular sectioned hinged wings with the remains of a pin attached. The bow is semi-circular in section with an enlarged 'shoulder' section. The sub triangular catchplate and lower bow are intact, but the bow is badly bent.
Created on: Monday 11th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-ADA6D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged or hinged Dolphin brooch, 39mm long and 12mm wide. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 5.69 grams. The brooch has one half of a circular sectioned bow with pin attachment. The bow is rectangular sectioned with a rounded upper ridge at the 'shoulder'. The bow becomes rounder near the catchplate, which is largely present.
Created on: Monday 11th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-AFF245
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type, West Midlands), Mackreth 2011, 4.a. Plate 46. Complete with sprung pin attached. The brooch has the semi-cylindrical wings with pierced plates at each end that are characteristics of Polden Hill brooches of the late first to second century AD. It also has the moulded decorative plates above the wings that are a characteristic feature of this brooch type. The coiled spring is held in place by an axis bar which is suspended in the wings by the pierced plates and the sping cord i…
Created on: Monday 11th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: FAKL-C2E291
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy brooch of 'Dolphin' type. Humped bow decorated with found longitudinal grooves, two down the back defining a narrow rib and the other two lateral. Small bar at end of bow decorated with two notches. Head rolled to form a cylinder, plain but for two angled grooves. Hinged pin mechanism.
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Welton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-C5E493
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman T-Shaped brooch with hinged pin fitting. Only the wings, axis bar and part of the bow remain. The wings of the brooch are cylindrical in section. The brooch is very worn so decoration is difficult to discern but there are the traces of a single incised groove running around each end of the wings. The wings are solidly cast with a cylindrical axis bar running through the centre which is visible at both ends. The wings have a central open slot where the now missing pin would have been attached. The slot has split to either side possibly due to corro…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnby in the Willows', grid reference and parish protected.

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: DENO-F2EA56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy trumpet headed brooch dating to the first or second centuries AD. The head of the brooch is plain except for a single stepped ridge running around the periphery which is not complete due to some edge damage. The integrally cast semi-circular loop, which would have held the spring in place, is still present on the rear of the head. A small projection at the head of the brooch is all that remains of the head loop. The bow extends to a central section of acanthus leaf decoration which is typical for this class of brooch. This decoration consists of thr…
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shirebrook Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-FFBDE6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy bow brooch dating to the first or second centuries AD. The fragment comprises the foot and openwork catchplate of the brooch. It is evident that the bow was originally D sectioned in shape and possessed a central, longitudinal rib running its length. The catchplate is openwork and has a sub-triangular cut-out.
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drayton Beauchamp', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-03AF25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
1st century Roman cast copper alloy wheel plate brooch. It has a raised inner and outer rim between which is a recessed surface which is slightly convex in section forming a slight rounded central ridge. Four opposed spokes which are triangular in section attach the rim to a central hub which is circular and cylindrical. It has a raised outer rim and a recessed area surrounding a central rounded knop. The fixing method was by pin located between two upstanding perforated lugs cast with the brooch body; these survive though one of the lugs is partially broken away. The pin was locke…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
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Record ID: DENO-1460D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Polden Hill brooch of flat wing ends type. Part of the wings and the majority of the bow survive, the spring, pin, foot and most of the catchplate are missing. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form with a recessed hollow for encasing the spring. The ends of the wings are missing and no decoration is discernible. The bow is semi-circular in section and tapers towards the foot. The head of the bow has a pronounced mound where it adjoins the wings, which is typical of this class of brooch. No decoration is notable on the bow. A small fragment of the tr…
Created on: Saturday 16th July 2011
Last updated: Sunday 17th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnby in the Willows', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-1488E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Polden Hill brooch of flat wing ends type. The wings and bow survive, the spring, pin, headloop and edge of the catchplate are missing. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form with a recessed hollow for housing the spring. No decoration is discernible on the wings. The bow, which has hardly any curvature to it, is semi-circular in section and tapers sharply towards the foot. The bow has traces of worn decoration consisting of four fine linear ridges running down the length of the bow. The head of the bow has a pronounced mound where it adjoins the win…
Created on: Saturday 16th July 2011
Last updated: Sunday 17th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnby in the Willows', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-14CCE2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Almost complete cast copper alloy Roman brooch dating from the first to third centuries AD. The brooch is an oval shaped plate brooch with enamel decoration in recessed cells. The brooch has a raised outer rim and an inner oval cell also surrounded by a raised rim. Between these two rims there are the remains of enamel decoration consisting of alternate red and blue sub-square cells. The central oval cell has lost its original decoration which may have been further enamel, glass or stone. The reverse of the brooch has an intact hinged pin fitting and folded over catchplate. The…
Created on: Saturday 16th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnby in the Willows', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2AB0D0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of 1st-century post-Conquest date, missing its head and foot. The central part of the bow survives, decorated with four longitudinal ridges with grooves between. The grooves flanking that in the centre appear to feature incised wrigglework in the usual zig-zag form. The artefact has broken at one end of the bow, presumably as it transitioned into the head. The sides are also abraded and their nature unclear. At the other short end of the bow the junction with the catch-plate is marked by two transverse grooves between transverse rid…
Created on: Sunday 17th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pitching Piece', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2B9F23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete Polden Hill bow brooch of Mackreth 2011, 5.b1. Plate 50, Western Group. The wings are semi-cylindrical with capped ends. They house the axis bar which is held in place in pierced holes in the end-caps of the wings. Over the axis bar is a fake spring coil with a chord which passes through a broken pierced crest at the head. The pin is in fact a wire hinged type which is looped around the bar between the two halves of the "spring". The pin has a slight tail which provides the tensioning. The pin tapers gently , but is broken at the end. The head of the bow is steeply …
Created on: Sunday 17th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-3D0451
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy, T-shaped bow brooch dating to the first or second centuries AD. The wings are cylindrical but taper slightly towards their terminals. The upper surface of each of the wing terminals is decorated with two vertical incised lines. The wings house an iron axis bar. The hinged pin is missing and there are some iron corrosion products at the ends of the wings and in the notch between them. The bow is D sectioned and is decorated with a longitudinal moulded rectangular ridge. It continues onto the bow where there is a small circular cell, which probably originall…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5A7DF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy and enamel Brooch. Cast Polden Hill brooch fragment, comprising semi-tubular wings with ends pierced for an axis bar (lost). The humped back of the bow is hollow, with a small backward pointing hook above it. The bow tapers towards the catch-plate (lost) and bears a central longitudinal line of billeted decoration flanked by two pairs of enamel triangles. Abraded. Suggested date: Early Roman, AD 80-120 Length: 31.2mm, Width: 27mm, Thickness (crest of bow below head): 8mm, Weight: 15.58gms.
Created on: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middle Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-69DFA6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.b4, flat wing ends type, Western Group) type and of 1st to 2nd century AD date. The brooch is near-complete, missing the spring and the bow is slightly distorted (with a distorted length of 38.7mm, a depth of 15.5mm and a weight of 10.2g). The missing spring was secured between pierced lateral lugs and the chord was tensioned by a lug at the head (Polden Hill, lug type arrangement). Remnant traces of iron corrosion may indicate an iron axis bar was employed. The ends of the wings are…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Saturday 9th September 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6A19F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands, Mackreth 2011, 4.c). The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 29.1mm, a surviving depth of 13mm and a weight of 10.6g). The spring gear has largely been lost but the remnants of 2 coils are still present around a fragmentary iron axis bar. The spring was secured between perforated lateral lugs and the chord is tensioned by a hook at the head (Polden Hill hook type arrangement). The wings have lost one terminal (with a surviving width o…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6A34D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48. The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 30.7mm, a surviving depth of 13.0mm and a weight of 18.3g). The spring has been lost and the head is damaged. It is now unclear whether the missing spring was secured by a rearward claw at the head, implying a Dolphin type, or by lateral lugs suggesting a Polden Hill type. The corroded wings (with a surviving width of 24.9mm) are stubby and of D-shaped section…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6B67B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Birdlip variant type and probably of mid to late 1st century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the spring (with a length of 54.4mm, a depth of 18.5mm and a weight of 12.9g). The missing spring was secured around a central, perforated lug at the rear of the head. A slight gap between the base of the head and the lug, suggests that the chord was positioned beneath. The head (18.4mm long including the lug and 13.5mm wide) has elaborate moulded decoration, probably of stylised zoomorphic form. At the rear are two diagona…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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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: HESH-020254
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.a-b, flat wing ends type) of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are almost complete; they are semi-cylindrical in plan with abraded but probably pierced end caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are lost. An abraded swelling is positioned centrally on the wings this is probably the remains of a rearward facing hook. The bow head is hump-like and the bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken edge just above the catchplate. The breaks are not worn or abraded suggesting relat…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0228C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4a-b, flat wing ends type, West Midlands) of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are complete; they are semi-cylindrical in plan with abraded pierced end caps. The axis bar is formed from a length of iron wire which has corroded and encrusted the copper alloy spring. The spring is formed from a length of wire which has been turned ten times and attached to the rearward facing hook on the hump of the bow by an external chord. The pin is lost. The bow head is hump-like and the bow is…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.