Record ID: LANCUM-AB512C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled copper alloy plate brooch. It is circular, a raised border on the outer circumference and approximately halfway along the diameter forms a section, inside which cells for enamel are formed by alternate high and low sections. On the raised parts there are traces of a blue enamel. The central section of the brooch would have been divided into six triangular sections, like wheel spokes, which would have also have been enamelled. Three of these remain. In the centre is a raised boss which would have been a prominent feature, but is now missing. The reverse is fl…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Aldborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-17AF79
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible silver, oval shaped fastener from the Victorian or early twentieth century AD, c. 1850-1950. The decoration is eclectic with many faceted shapes making the overall design.The pin mechanism does not survive but the mounting points for this can be seen on the rear of the brooch. It is in clean condition, complete except for the pin. It measures 41mm long by 21mm wide, and weighs 5.23g. In spite of the brooch being made of silver, it is less than 300 years old and therefore does not qualify as Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996 Finders reference: 1872
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-1710AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Roman fibula brooch. Only the lower portion of the brooch remains. In profile the brooch is an elongated and thin ‘S’ shape. The bow is broken just above the apex of the bow, and is not a recent break. The apex of the bow has a bulbous shape of which any detail is difficult to discern. The foot is an oval shape in section and much of the catchplate is missing. Dimensions: Length 48mm and width 6mm, weighs 4.25g Finders reference:1858
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-16F7D8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy brooch, Dragonesque style as Mackreth 2011, DRAG  3.a4. Plate 129, probably the latter as enamel is still present in the cells. The head of the beast is missing although the attachment for the 'nostril' is still visible on the body. A central line and borders define four central rectangular cells flanked by two sub-triangular cells to either side; the central squares have opposite cells with blue and yellow enamel, and white in the other two, while the sub-triangular cells have blue with yellow opposing. Examples on the d…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-A32DCD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy Headstud brooch, dating to c. AD 75 - 200. The brooch has a rectangular head which encases a tubular hinge mechanism. The top of a copper-alloy pin is still attached to the axis bar. A rectangular-sectioned bow curves downwards from the head, terminating in a flat, circular foot that angles upwards at the front. Just below the head on the front face sits a flat, circular decorative knob. The bow is further decorated by a three ridges that run down the length of the front face. Further vertical ridges decorate the wings of the head of the brooch. A sub-triangular cat…
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-A1FCF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Head fragment from a Roman copper-alloy Trumpet brooch, dating to c. AD 75 - 175. The object has an oval, flared head reminiscent of the mouth of a trumpet, which curves back from a circular-sectioned bow. There is a D-shaped lug at the back of the trumpet head, although the spring mechanism and pin are both missing. At the midpoint of the bow is a broadly globular 'acanthus' knob, beneath which the bow terminates in an abraded break. The object has a worn surface with a green patina. It is 26.26mm in length, 12.55mm at maximum width and 9.54mm at maximum thickness. It weighs 5.46g. …
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-A1DE7F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper-alloy Trumpet brooch, dating to c. AD 75 - 175. The object has an oval, flared head reminiscent of the mouth of a trumpet, which curves back from a circular-sectioned bow. There is a D-shaped lug at the back of the trumpet head, although the spring mechanism and pin are both missing. At the midpoint of the bow is a broadly globular 'acanthus' knob, from which the bow tapers to the foot. A triangular catchplate extends from the back of the bow, from a point just below the mid-bow knob to the foot. The object has a worn surface with a dark brown-green patina. It …
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-6F6CEB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver decorative boss from an annular brooch of medieval date (c. AD 1200 - 1400). The boss is flat and lozenge-shaped with a design etched onto the front face. This consists of a concentric lozenge divided into four smaller lozenges; the design on the smaller lozenges alternates between a cross and a central dot. The back of the boss displays a curved groove running across its width; this is where the component was once soldered onto the brooch. There are a number of examples of medieval annular brooches that have decorative lozenge-shaped bosses soldered onto them and a number o…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-368DCF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy head fragment from a Roman bow brooch, possibly a Langton Down or Thistle type (c. 25 - 75 AD). The object has a cylindrical head which encases an axis bar for a hinge mechanism. The pin is now missing but seems to have extended from the back of the head. A wide, flat bow extends from the bottom of the head; this terminates in a distorted, jagged broken edge. The surface of the object is worn and covered in green copper-corrosion, yet the remains of a linear decorative ridge running down the front of the bow can just be made out. A shiny patch on the head indicates that t…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-35EA74
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy head fragment from a small Roman bow brooch, probably either a Colchester-derivative or Bow and Fantail type (c. 50 - 150 AD). The fragment has a broadly triangular head, the top of which is formed from cylindrical wings encasing an axis bar. A rectangular-sectioned pin with a triangular lug is attached to the axis bar through a gap in the cylindrical casing. The top of a narrow rectangular-sectioned bow extends from the bottom of the head, although this rapidly terminates in a worn, broken edge. An integrally-cast loop sits above the hinge mechanism, with a lateral groov…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-357E1B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch (c. 50 - 100 AD), missing its pin. The object has an oval, flared head reminiscent of the mouth of a trumpet, which curves back from a D-sectioned bow. There is a lug at the back of the trumpet head, with the remains of an axis bar corroded within it. At the midpoint of the bow is a globular knob flanked by flat ridges; this is characteristic of the earlier form of this type of brooch. The foot of the bow is missing, leaving an abraded broken edge. A triangular catchplate extends from the back of the bow, from a point just below the mid-bow knob to th…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-FB0AA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely corroded and incomplete cast copper-alloy probable Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 43-150AD. The trumpet head is circular mostly missing as are the vestiges and the lower arc, axis bar and pin. The brooch has a green patina with corrosion products showing through. The length is 26mm, the width is 7mm and the weight 2.29g.
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-07B0E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and highly abraded Roman copper alloy hinged T-shaped brooch of uncertain sub-type possibly a developed 'T' shape or headstud, probably dating to c. AD 50-150. The surviving brooch comprises of the upper bow and partial head, with the lower bow, pin and catchplate missing. The bow has a roughly oval cross section: it is fairly flat at the rear and more convex at the front. It curves rearward as it extends downward from the head, before terminating in a worn break. Viewed from the front the bow gradually tapers from top to bottom. No decorative detail survives. With suc…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-72478F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch fragment. The fragment consists of a section of the bow containing what appears to be a stylised acanthus, and the start of catch plate. The head, hinge mechanism, pin and most of the catch plate are all missing. Dates to between c75 and c175 AD. The length is 28mm, the width is 7mm, thickness 6mm, and the weight 3.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-93381B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy umbonate brooch dating to the Roman period (AD 100 - AD 250). The brooch is circular with four projections extending from quarter points around the circumference; one of which houses the pin mechanism and the opposite one, the catchplate. The main body of the brooch is domed and decorated with an outer recessed border. Within this border, there are two concentric rings of triangular cells pointing towards a central dot motif. All of the cells in the outer ring were filled possibly with enamel, whereas the cells within the inner ring are still filled wit…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-932B06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy plate brooch dating to the Roman period, c. 100-200 AD. It is lozenge-shaped in plan view, with a 'tiered' outer face created by the presence of a lozengiform projecting cell. The apex of the brooch demonstrates a single-lugged pin mechanism, whilst the cathplate is missing. On the reverse of the brooch there is a circular depression. The brooch has an uneven greenish patina. The length is 19mm, the width is 17mm and the weight 2.85g. A broadly similar plate brooch is recorded on the PAS database as BH-59E528, dated to the second century AD. The brooch…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9320B5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Probably a gilded copper alloy Roman wheel-type disc plate brooch cf. Mackreth 2011, Chapter 7, Part 1, Type 3.b5. Plate 107, dating to the period c. AD 250 - 370. The brooch consists of a circular disc plate that has a raised rim around the outer edge with another concentric circular ridge inside, the space between the ridges is undecorated. The front face is decorated with a series of cast designs; at the centre of the brooch is a large raised boss with a central pellet, surrounding this is a circle formed from five small pellets. The outer edge is decorated with small raised bosses…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-A216A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from AD150 - 250. Only the body with head and food remain. The spring coils, pin and axis bar are missing - having been made from iron the axis bar most probably corroded away thus resulting in the brooch also losing the spring and pin. The plain rectangular (with rounded corners) plate head conceals one lateral pierced lug which would have held the iron axis bar and the copper alloy spring coils. The bow is curved almost at a right angle and of kite-shaped in plan, rectangular in cross-section. The top of the bow has four moulded cells of trian…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2017
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boroughbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-71A242
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper-alloy brooch dating from the early Roman period that is the 1st century. Probably a Colchester derivative, double pierced lug type. Only the head and part of the bow survive and the surviving fragment is damaged and alll surfaces pitted and rough to the touch. The bow is oval in section and is decorated with a central groove at the head end. The wings are decorated with four vertical lines, two at the ends and the other two close to the bow. The spring and pin are missing.
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4F9B5B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman enamelled, copper alloy, umbonate brooch of c. AD100-AD 250. The front of the brooch, which is broadly circular in shape, has a central boss. Radiating out from this are 12 triangular cells with traces of alternating blue and yellow enamel. There is a suspension loop surviving and traces of at least 4 decorative lugs around the rim. It is possible that there would originally have been 7 of these in total (see Mackreth 2011, 165, 6e, Plate 109, No. 11166) The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated. It is concave. The catch plate and pin are missing, b…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 28th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Tanfield', grid reference and parish protected.