Record ID: WAW-8D0B21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.a3. Plate 49. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are decorated with a pair of transverse grooves. At the junction of the bow head and wings, in the centre there is the remains of an incomplete lug with a perforation, this would have held the spring in place. The bow h…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8D4787
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical with an incomplete wing cap and a missing wing. The remaining cap has a central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. It tapers to form the bow which is also undecorated. The bow tapers to a broken terminal, but is almost complete. The bow is s…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8D7E02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 8, Southern England, enamel cells, flat wing ends type,). The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. Each cap has a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming 9 coils. The external coils continue forming a horizontal bar above the spring. This bar is held in place by a integral lug with a perforation which is at the junction of the bow and wings. The pin is incomplete. The wings are decorated with a th…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Friday 20th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-8E1E04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5. Western Group, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 5.a2. Plate 49. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with wing caps. The caps have a central perforation which supports a copper alloy axis bar. Around the axis bar the spring is coiled, forming 7 coils, with the external coils forming a horizontal bar above the spring. The bar is held in place by an integral lug with a central perforation. The pin is incomplete and tapers to a broken point. The break is recent. The wings are decorated…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-CCD2A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg.73, Plate 47. The wings are semi-cylindrical with a wing cap at each terminal. Each cap has a central perforation which originally would have supported an axis bar. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. There is a small downturned hook at the centre of the upper edge of the wings. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is decorated with a vertical linear groove with fine oblique grooves either side. It …
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-CFEDF3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete wing cap at each terminal. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. There is a small downturned hook at the centre of the upper edge of the wings. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is hump-like in profile and is possibly undecorated, the bow head and bow are both abraded. The bow head tapers to form the an oval sectioned bow which is also undecorated. The bow tapers to a br…
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E26607
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 41mm long, 13mm wide and 4mm thick at shoulder. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 6.87 grams. The brooch has an intact upper suspension loop which sits on top of a rectangular base above the top of the bow. The spring is partly present, 3 coils can be seen between semi-circular pierced fixings and the whole area is covered with iron staining suggesting the pin is of this material. The bow is semi-circular in section and is plain except for the acanthus scroll at its shoulder. The brooch has snapped near its base but a sect…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E277E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy and silver bow and fantail brooch fragment, 14.5mm long, 14mm wide and 6mm thick at catchplate. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 2.17grams. The brooch is triangular in form and is missing its upper part. It has a plain reverse which holds a central catchplate which runs the length of the fragment, this has a triangular catch which is folded over to hold the pin. The front has raised decoration which is picked out in silver. It consists of a wide raised border which holds a sub triangular motif. This consists of a thin semi-circular arch …
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E331B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy hinged bow brooch, 27mm long 22mm wide and 11mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 3.43 grams. It has solid, circular sectioned wings with a central rectangular recess which would have held a hinged pin. The bow is semi-circular in section and is decorated with a ridge running two thirds of its length, this is decorated with horizontal incisions.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E34312
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet variant brooch, 38mm long 12mm wide and 3mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 4.53 grams. The brooch is missing most of its upper loop, with just the base present. The bow is semi-circular in section and is plain except for the acanthus scroll decoration at its shoulder. most of the catchplate is intact which is about 20mm long, but the foot of the brooch is missing. The spring and pin are also mising but the semi-circular fittings that would have held the spring are still present.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E357D0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy base of a rosette brooch, 33mm long, 25mm wide and 2mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.60grams. The object consists of the base plate of the brooch and is trapezoidal in form. It has a rounded upper surface which contains a circular hole, 4mm in diameter, which would have held the rest of the brooch in place. It has two semi-circular protrusions at each side, just below the level of the hole. It has a slightly protruding ridge running along the front of the straight base. The catchplate, which is intact and sits in the centre o…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E3CF63
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 34mm long,18mm wide and 4mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 3.57 grams. The brooch has semi-circular wings but is missing its spring, pin and catchplate. The bow is circular in section and appears to have a ridge running down at least its upper section. There are no other forms of decoration visible.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E3E733
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy umbonate disc brooch, 27mm long, 15mm wide and 11mm thick. The brooch is in poor condition, being squashed and incomplete, it has a green patina and weighs 2.82 grams. The brooch has a hinged pin, whose mechanism protrudes from the edge of the body. It has a semi-circular catchplate which sits on a triangular protrusion placed opposite the hinge. The brooch has a hole in its domed centre, but at least two lines of triangular depressions and traces of enamel can still be seen decorating its surface.
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-229563
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester brooch, 63mm long, 26mm wide and 18mm thick. The brooch is in poor condition with a green patina and weighs 13.87 grams. It is missing its pin but has an intact spring of 10? coils. Its bow is sub triangular in section with a ridge running its length, but no other decoration is visible due to its condition. The catchplate is intact and is 24mm in length and 10mm wide. It has two perforations of differing sizes which match fig.156, 1459 in Hattatt's ancient brooches.
Created on: Monday 9th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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Record ID: DENO-39F3F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch; Cast copper alloy sawfish, hinged T-shaped brooch, dating to the 1st-2nd centuries. The brooch has flattened, cylindrical wings with a simple incised line around the end of each. The remnants of a loop can be seen extending from the centre top of the brooch. The bow has a fairly shallow curve. There is a shield-shaped stud at the head of the brooch and the bow below the head is decorated with cast relief decoration in a double zig-zag pattern. There are five small knops on either side of the bow. The foot has a circular stud. Much of the catchplate remains, as does the s…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: BERK-416112
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch. The item comprises of a flat semi-circular plate of c.1mm thickness decorated on its upper surface with dots of white metal and a sub-triangular hollow component decorated with a T-bar of white metal with dots to either side with a semi-circular band of annulets running across the end opposite the T-bar - very slight traces of silvering remain. The reverse of this portion contains on oval shaped opening and to either side of this on slight uprights are traces of ferrous staining. This opening will have held the spring attachment for the …
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: IOW-CC0936
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman brooch. Probably a Colchester type of the first century (AD 43 – AD 100). Length 37.2mm, width 3.8mm. Weight 2.63g. The fragment consists of the lower part of the bow and the catch-plate. A transverse break has occurred on the bow, about 8.0mm above the upper part of the catch-plate. This break is old and abraded. At the break the bow is D-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The width of the tapering bow at the break is 3.8mm and at the foot the width is 1.8mm. At the foot there is a break where there may have been a terminal, perhaps a knop. The catch…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-CCA397
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 2.b1, enamelled panel on upper bow, lenticular elements cast below,flat wing ends type). The wingspan is 27.2mm and the circular closed ends extend beyond the wings thickness, appearing to the front as raised ribs. Otherwise the wings are plain. Both circular ends have an area of iron corrosion, suggesting the axis bar was iron. To the reverse, an ?eight coiled spring sits in the hollowed wings (c-shaped in section). A forward-facing hook holds the cord in place at the top of t…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: HESH-E245F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4a.-c, flat wing ends type) of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are semi-cylindrical with perforated wing / end caps. The wing caps are incomplete and the axis bar, spring and pin are missing. It is likely that the pin / spring would have been attached by an external chord to a (now broken) rearward facing hook. The remnant of this hook is located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The reverse of the head of the brooch (between the two wings) has a sub-rectangular shaped reces…
Created on: Wednesday 18th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upton Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4C94D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy umbonate disc brooch (compare Hattatt 1987, 179). The chain-loop is incomplete with only a lower fragment surviving; the pin is missing, apart from a fragment between the two pierced lugs. The edges of the brooch are worn and incomplete. On the front, a deep channel marks the edge of the main raised area which is decorated with two concentric circles of triangular indentations which retain traces of enamel within them. The outer larger triangles have traces of a dark blue enamel and the inner smaller ones have red enamel within them. There is a flat projecti…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trimley St Martin', grid reference and parish protected.