Record ID: ESS-8A8771
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy square-headed brooch of the small-long variety. Dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 6th - 7th centuries (AD 500 - 700). The head is square in shape though the lower edge is cut into by the top of the bow, forming two slight flanges on the lower edge of the square head. The bow is slightly curved and features moulded raised transverse linear ridge decoration of varying thickness, concentrated near the junctures with the head and the foot. The foot is fan-shaped and flares out from the end of the bow before forming a curving bottom edge. The back of the…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2020
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Record ID: ESS-7CED1D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy radiate headed brooch, dating to the 6th century. The object has a semi-circular head plate with three semi-cylindrical projections at each corner and the peak. A slightly curved bow projects from the flat edge of the headplate and a hexagonal footplate is at the base. Two lugs are on the back of the head plate where the pin would have attached, though the pin is no longer present. The catchplate remains on the back of the foot, though the lip has broken away. There are ribs forming a decoration on the projections from the headplate and thr…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Last updated: Saturday 18th July 2020
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Record ID: ESS-675A44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy brooch of supporting-arm type, dating AD400-450. The object has a rectangular head which would have housed a spring; the ends of the head project rearwards to form a pair of pierced lugs, now blocked with the remains of the iron pin bar. There are bold grooves along the length of the head, and on the reverse the remains of the iron spring. The bow tapers and curves downwards from the head, and is decorated at the top with transverse grooves. It is battered, but seems to taper into a triangular cross-section before straightening and flatt…
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-5AED94
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early Medieval gilt copper alloy button brooch, dating to the 6th century AD. the object is formed of a disc shaped plate with only traces of the pin and catchplate on the reverse in the form of two bumps.The object is decorated on the outer face only. There is a raised rim running around the edge of the brooch to act as a border. The design within the border consists of a cross formed of a bar with bifurcations at each end and triangular shapes forming the other bar. Within the bifurcated ends are two chevrons and traces of further decoration within this pattern. The en…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
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Record ID: ESS-05217E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver coin of Edward the Confessor, adapted to make a coin brooch or badge by way of two silver rivets. The reverse of the coin has been gilded, making this side the visible face. The rivets are circular in section, each with a domed head (also gilded) on the front and flattened on the reverse to keep them in position. Each rivet is positioned centrally and vertically when the reverse is held the right way up (legend starting at 12 o'clock). Although the rivets remain in place, the remainder of the brooch fittings are missing. c. 10% of the coin flan is missing to an old break at t…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Record ID: ESS-04A5EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Fragment of an applied gold disc from the centre of an early medieval composite disc brooch. The fragment is part of the curved edge of the disc. Around the outer edge is a border of fine gold beaded wire. The flat part of the disc is decorated with tiny annulets of gold beaded wire and the remains of three settings. One is circular with a collar made from gold strip, now flattened, within a border of gold beaded wire. The setting is now empty and the centre is pierced. The second is much damaged and consequently of indeterminate original shape, now appearing sub-trapezoi…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanstead Abbots', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-322D11
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: The find consists of the gilded silver head-plate and half of the bow of what appears to be either an early form of Germanic equal-arm brooch, or a supporting-arm brooch. It has a narrow, rectangular head-plate with an indentation at each end and is decorated with two panels inside beaded frames, each containing a scroll and pellet in low relief bounded by lines of punched arcs; length, 26mm (surviving); width, 25mm. The bow adjoins one of the long sides and the remaining part of it is concave-sided triangular in shape with billeted borders and a median rib between two ch…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 13th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tendring District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-5E37A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle to Late Anglo-Saxon cast copper-alloy disc brooch of Weetch's type 18. The front of the circular plate is decorated with a narrow raised border from which the outlines of four circles project at regular intervals. This leaves the remaining part of the central field as a Anglian cross motif. The depressed areas of the cross and circles may have held enamel (c.f. example from Great Saxham in Evison 1977) but no traces are now visible. The reverse is plain except for a damaged catch. This consisted of two parallel projecting lugs one of which is now missing. The surviving lug was …
Created on: Thursday 8th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-999D76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Unusual form of early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch, of 5th century date. This is a more developed example of the brooch type, looking superficially like an oak leaf. The headplate - or supporting arm - has two integrally cast lugs on the reverse which would have secured the ends of the now-missing sprung pin. In the centre of the head is a third upwards projection. The head is a wide shallow triangle, tapering to the bow, which is curved in profile and has an upwards-pointing triangular projection to either side. Below is a short straight foot with integrally cast ca…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-994670
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch of 5th century date. The supporting arm forms the headplate of the brooch, and has a damaged and incomplete cap at each end that would have secured the now-missing sprung pin. There is cast decoration in the form of horizontal grooves where the head tapers and joins the upper section of the bow. The bow is curved in profile and the foot is short and straight. There is an integrally cast catchplate on the reverse of the foot which extends to the bottom of the brooch. The bow is undecorated, but a cast design is visible at the junctio…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-309822
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy brooch of Early Medieval date. This is a disc brooch probably dating to the 10th century. Diameter 28.82mm, thickness 2.35mm. It weighs 6.2g. The brooch is very corroded and worn but bears an image in relief of a four legged animal facing left but looking right towards an upturned tail. This motif is enclosed within an indistinct raised circle. The disc is slightly bent out of shape and part of the edge is missing. The pin is missing but on the reverse is a double lug at one edge to hold the hinge and a single lug on the other edge which acted as a catch plate. The…
Created on: Thursday 5th November 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Record ID: ESS-11C830
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon, cruciform brooch. The copper alloy fragment consists of the head, bow and part of the foot of the brooch (all integral). The knobs are semi-circular in shape on short raised wasted necks and are decorated with incised lines, possibly representing faces of raised dots for eyes and a broad curled nose. The head plate is rectangular and consists of a raised rectangular central panel which tapers towards the top knob and two wings on either side of the panel. Below the head is the bow which has a C-shaped profile. The bow is decorated with two rectangular depressions, on…
Created on: Friday 8th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-031E91
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon cast copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch. It has a sub-rectangular head with cylindrical wings and capped ends. It has a semi-circular sectioned bow, is C-shaped in profile and has a straight leg. There is no foot knob. There are pairs of transverse grooved lines at the top and bottom of the straight leg, at the top and bottom of the bow, at the bottom of the rectangular head, and there is a single transverse grooved line at the top of the head. The back is undecorated. The catchplate has survived and extends to the end of the brooch's foot, but the curl is missing. T…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-02F0A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval cast copper-alloy brooch fragment, probably from a small-long brooch, 5th to 6th century. Fragment consists of a sub-rectangular foot with part of semi-circular bow surviving. Foot is decorated with two large ring and dot motifs, one on either side (the left and right) of the foot, and two smaller ring and dot motifs, one on the top and bottom of the foot. Reverse is plain but does include the remains of the catchplate, minus the curl. The original surface is an even mid green and exposed surfaces are bright/light green. The break edges are worn. It measures 27.74mm lon…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: ESS-DBC1A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch. This brooch was previously recorded on this database as an "unknown type" late Roman bow brooch. The original discription of the object has been kept below: The head of the brooch is formed from a semicylindrical spring case, that is essentially a flat, rectangular panel capped at either end with circular plates with a circular perforation to both. The rectangular panel is decorated to the front with two horizontal incised lines. Nothing of the spring or pin survives. The bow of the brooch humps from the spring case with a subci…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-60BD12
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon square headed brooch of Hines group XI. This fragment represents part of the headplate inner panel and the bow of the brooch. The bow is rectangular in plan and flat in section. It has been squashed flat and no longer has its C shaped curved profile. A raised moulded border surrounds the bow. The central panel is decorated with a central moulded rib, with a raised, hollow and circular boss at the central point (not domed). It is decorated to either side of the mid rib with a design in the four quarters of the bow. Each upper angle appears to h…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: ESS-182017
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy early medieval ‘ansate’ brooch. The bow of the brooch is semicircular in section, having a domed front and flattened reverse. It has a gently arched profile. The terminals at either end of the bow are not expanded and are of equal width with the rest of the brooch. The ends are flattened off. The brooch is very worn, but it is possible to see one integrally moulded transverse line at the centre of the bow. The reverse of the brooch is plain. To the rear of one terminal is a double pin bar lug, which still holds the very corroded pin bar. The other term…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatfield Broad Oak', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-1DC5A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of cast copper alloy Early Medieval brooch. This small fragment is semicircular in plan and flat in section. The main body of the fragment is ever so slightly recessed. It has been carved with a border that runs along the curved edge, which is hatched with diagonally raised lines. A plain raised line runs along the straighter edge. To one side of the plain raised line is a raised semicircle. Both the tops of the line and the semicircle are abraded. The decorative front side of the fragment is gilded. The reverse is plain and traces of silvering or tinning survive. The entire c…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fingringhoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-CA3565
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch. This brooch was previously recorded on this database as an "unknown type" late Roman bow brooch. The original discription of the object has been kept below: The head of the brooch is formed from a flat, rectangular panel capped at either end with a D-shaped pierced lug. The rectangular panel is decorated to the front with two moulded steps and a moulded horizontal beaded line that runs along the bottom edge of the first step. Within the spring case the copper-alloy spring survives intact with six coils, with a short length of th…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-C4EB33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy zoomorphic brooch in the form of a fish. It is long, narrow and tear shaped in plan with a flared triangular terminal that forms the flat tail (like a whale not a fish). The brooch has a subtriangular section, in that the front of the brooch is slightly bevelled (more curved than sharply), though the tail is flat. It is decorated with two punched dots that form the eyes, and the triangular tail is decorated with three ring and dots, one in each corner, otherwise the body of the fish is plain. The reverse of the brooch is slightly concave, though the tail is sol…
Created on: Monday 6th September 2004
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North West Essex', grid reference and parish protected.