Record ID: LEIC-474A57
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch fragment, 13mm long, 7mm wide and 3mm wide. Only the head is preserved. These brooches date to the early Roman period.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-AB51C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy cast Roman plate brooch. The brooch is oval, with a central oval setting, now empty. The zone between the rim and the central setting consists of a band of turquoise enamel. A hinge and catchplate are extant on the reverse.
Created on: Wednesday 1st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-3AF6F8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead alloy form or model for the manufacture of a two part Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch of early Roman date (80-120 AD). This type of artefact is extremely rare and indicative of brooch manufacture on site. The brooch model has been eroded and slightly distorted by movement in the ploughsoil. The wings are incomplete and lost. At the mid-point on the reverse, at the centre of the cross formed by the wings and bow is a very distinct oval shaped hollow. This is often filled with an amalgam to help secure the spring. The bow head is hump-like (comma shaped)…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ecclesfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-B7CA69
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
Roman lead alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, hinged pin, West Midlands) and of 1st or 2nd century AD date.The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg, catch-plate and pin (with a surviving length of 36.6mm, a surviving depth of 13.5mm and a weight of 24.3g). The missing pin was hinged within, closed tubular wings (with a width of 25.1mm) around a non-ferrous axis bar, possibly copper alloy. There is a discernible line where the wing seams meet. The ends of the wings are expanded (with a diameter of 8.7mm, compared to 6.3mm). There are subtle cur…
Created on: Friday 30th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-BE5FAB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead alloy form or model for the manufacture of a two part Colchester derivative Polden Hill style / type bow brooch of early Roman date (75-175 AD). This type of artefact is extremely rare and indicative of brooch manufacture on site. The brooch model has been eroded and slightly distorted by movement in the ploughsoil. The wings are complete being semi-cylindrical in shape with clear raised and mounded endcaps. The reverse side of the wings has a sub-rectangular hollow / trough present, and a rasied lug at the mid-point probably forms a rearward pointing hook whic…
Created on: Tuesday 7th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-3A3718
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy headstud brooch with a double headstud, of Roman date (AD 75-200). The object is composed of the upper portion of the brooch. The object retains two stepped, square wings and a small projecting upper knop. On the convex portion of the bow is a headstud composed of a raised, integral pellet within a circle. Below the headstud is a roundel a possibly half of anther below which is obscured by wear and the break in the body of the brooch. The lower body, spring, pin, foot and catchplate are missing due to old, abraded breaks. The metal is a mid-green in col…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-016404
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill (dolphin) brooch dating to c.AD 75-175. The object is comprised of the bow, head and wings. The remains of the brooch such as the catchplate and pin are missing. The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top of the head. At the mid-point between the wings is a small rectangular socket presumably for the placement of the pin. The bow is undecorated and tapers to a rounded point that does not appear broken. The b…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A56A54
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a lead alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date. The fragment is D-shaped in cross-section. Only the centre of the bow survives which is decorated with a petalled oval waste moulding (acanthus button). The moulding has four petals above and below the central horizontal ridge. Above and below the waste moulding are three horizontal moulded ridges. The upper bow extends 16mm above the centre of the moulding while the leg of the brooch also descends 16mm below the moulding. On the rear of the leg, a central ridge runs down from the horizontal moulded ridges, this is probably t…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pickmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-D651F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead alloy possible model for a trumpet style brooch, dating from 75 to 175 AD. Around 25% of the possible model is present, consisting of the head. The head is conical and tapers to a point. The base is recessed with a depression at the centre.  It measures 15.4 mm in length, 9.6 mm wide and 8.3 mm thick. It weighs 4.1 g. The possible model is a dark grey colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement while within the plough soil, has resulted in damage to the original surface. The shape of the artefact is consistent with that of a head of a t…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: SF435
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead/zinc brooch. Disc with hollow back under raised central irregular 6-pointed star, and integral fittings for iron pin (lost); edge is beaded; areas between each prong have a central line from which two other lines branch on either side, each with a small round pellet terminal; the star points are similarly decorated; at the centre is a collet, probably for a glass stone (lost).
Created on: Monday 22nd November 1999
Last updated: Tuesday 1st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CAMBRIDGESHIRE ELY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-AC4E22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval annular brooch of pewter or lead-tin alloy and of 14th century date The brooch is near-complete, missing the tip of the pin but is heavily-corroded (with a weight of 7.9g). The annular frame is circular (with an external diameter of 29.9mm - 30.2mm, an internal diameter of 18.5mm) and is rectangular sectioned (3.1mm - 3.8mm thick). The encrusted corrosion has masked the decoration although an outside border is evident, inside of which are repeating semi-circular or D-shaped arcs on one face. No decoration is evident on the reverse face. There is a constriction for the pin on…
Created on: Friday 12th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'off uplands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-AEC0F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval annular brooch of pewter or lead-tin alloy and of 13th or 14th century date The brooch is near-complete, missing the lower part of the pin but is heavily-corroded (with a weight of 3.4g). The annular frame is sub-circular (with an external diameter of 24.8mm - 25.9mm, an internal diameter of 18.5 - 19.0mmmm) and is circular sectioned 2.4mm diameter). The encrusted corrosion has masked much of the decoration but a cast twisted, 'cable' motif is evident over one half of the frame and probably only on one face. No decoration is evident on the other face. There is a constriction …
Created on: Friday 12th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'off uplands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-191612
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead/tin alloy, probably pewter annular brooch of 13th to 14th century date The cast brooch is near-complete, missing the pin but the frame is distorted and is now oval (31.0mm x 25.9mm, 2.6mm thick and weighing 2.0g). The frame is circular sectioned (1.7mm diameter) and is without a pin constriction or notch. The brooch is decorated with three triangular, or shield-shaped devices (7.3mm - 7.5mm long, 5.5mm wide and1.5mm thick) equidistantly placed and positioned on the top of the hoop. Each of the shield-devices is decorated with four horizontal ribs but is unlikely to be …
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-05FA00
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval lead alloy annular brooch with Ave Maria inscription dating AD1200-1400. The circular frame has a constriction for the pin which is still in situ. The inscription on the front surface uses Lombardic lettering with a variety of lettering forms. Legend reads, AVE/MARIA/GRACIA/PLENA/INVL[---]. Egan and Pritchard 1991: No.1336 is a close parallel. Diameter: 29.81mm, Thickness: 2mm Ref: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, London
Created on: Monday 9th November 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-788773
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval to medieval lead-alloy shield brooch dating from AD 1050 - AD 1175, of Weetch type 26. The brooch is an elongated drop shape, or kite shaped. The outer face is decorated with five pellets, the centre one larger, equi-distantly spaced, forming a saltire with a pellet in the centre. The central pellet is surrounded by a ring of smaller pellets, with similar arcs round each of the other main pellets. There is a vertical band of decoration in the form of a column of pellets with a high-relief double strand either side. There is a matching horizontal band crossing through…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-DADB4F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Late medieval lead alloy or pewter brooch, probably of 13th to 15th century date The cast brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and part of the outside of the frame (with a length of 33.8mm, a width of 30.0mm and a weight of 4.1g). The openwork brooch frame has a sub-circular central opening (16.4mm wide and 14.8mm long) around an zoomorphic openwork frame of D-shaped section (2.4mm thick). The frame depicts an unusual scene that is difficult to interpret. Both sides comprise a standing beast, probably lions or dogs with the tails looped upwards and returning at the shoulders. The…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-322826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy probable brooch fragment which is probably from the mid Early Medieval period. The fragment is a sub rectangular flat plate with one end rounded, and the other end broken with the majority of the brooch missing. The fragment is divided into two panels by a transverse raised bar. There seems to be a plain border round each panel, and interlace patterns within. The reverse is plain and flat apart from two lugs at the rounded end. These were probably originally pierced to hold the pin bar, but are now corroded and the bar and pin are missing. It is probably part of a middle S…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: FAKL-B36656
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast lead disc brooch decorated with two circumferential raised rings around its outer edge. The inner ring is linked to the centre by two surviving spoke-like ribs, the intersections being marked by pellets. There may have been another element in the design which reached the outer ring but this is damaged and incomplete. On the back of the brooch are the flattened remains of the spring fitting consisting of two rounded lugs through which are holes for the spring chord.
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3E1880
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy brooch of Weetch's type 4.A, which dates to the late Anglo-Saxon period (10th century). The brooch is a flat circular disc with a diameter of 39.1mm, and is a maximum of 11mm thick including the pin fittings. There is an area missing from one edge. The front of the brooch is decorated in relief with three concentric circles round the edge, then a band decorated with raised circles, then two concentric circles, a band decorated with depressed ovals and the centre is divided into quadrants by a raised straight-armed cross with a projecting boss in the very centre. The rever…
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fillingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-D40622
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) lead alloy disc brooch, 38mm long, 28mm wide and 11mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition, with a portion missing and weighs 20.04g. The brooch is circular and is decorated with five bands of concentric dotted lines forming a border around a central field of small raised dots, apparently randomly placed. The reverse contains a rectangular shaped, curved catchplate and a double semi-circular lug. The brooch is of a form developed from late Saxon Nummular brooches, which sometimes had coins as a central motif.
Created on: Friday 13th November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.