Record ID: SUR-D24694
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and bent cast copper alloy Roman Initial T-shaped brooch, of Colchester derivative hinged pin type (Mackreth (2011) CD H) dating to the late 1st to early 2nd century AD. The wings are cylindrical with moulded lobes around each end and contain remains of an iron axis spindle which has corroded, expanded and broken the wings in places. The centre of the head has a notch for the pin. The bow is convex, with a moulded spine, ridged margins and a triangular lobe at the apex with a small hole at the centre and a lobed collar behind. The bow then tapers back to a round…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-BE2952
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy penannular brooch of late Roman to Early-Medieval date, c.AD 350 - 600 and of Booth Type F (Fowlers Type F). The frame is bent open and has a sub rounded cross section, with thin incised decorative transverse banding running around it. The zoomorphic terminals are integrally cast and aligned with their upper surfaces facing outwards from the body of the wearer; each is sub-rectangular with moulded details (second image) including a snout facing forwards with recessed circular eyes and a brow behind. The pin is 67.5mm in length and slight…
Created on: Wednesday 27th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th December 2023
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Record ID: SUR-A48208
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman enamelled Trumpet brooch (c. AD 100-250.  cf. Mackreth (2011), TR 1.2b4, p. 83, pl. 80. The head is oval with a pointed stump of a now lost attachment loop and enamel inlay decoration in the form of a circular motif comprised  two opposing C-shaped forms in blue enamel with triangular recesses around the sides which may also have once held enamel. There is a single round loop at the centre of the underside of the head to hold the spring and pin, now lost. The bow is narrow with a sub rounded cross section and curves sh…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Record ID: SUR-EFF51E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A large cast copper alloy Roman  brooch of Colchester derivative Harlow double-lugged type (Mackreth 2011, CD Ha 1,  Plate 32) dating to the first century AD. The arms are semi-cylindrical with moulded ridges and shoulders, and the catchplate is openwork and largely incomplete. The bow, which is slightly bent, has a triangular cross section with a moulded spine which joins the double-lugged projection for the hinge. The spring and pin are missing.
Created on: Wednesday 30th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-257AFB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman Initial T-shaped brooch, of Colchester derivative hinged pin type (Mackreth (2011) CD H) dating to the late 1st to early 2nd century AD. The wings are cylindrical with moulded ridges around their tips and contain an axis spindle. The bow is convex , with a raised spine decorated with panels of incised saltire crosses separated by ridges. The bow tapers back and ends in a break and the foot and catchplate are missing. The pin is largely missing aside from the loop at the hinge which remains articulated.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
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Record ID: SUR-2A3C68
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy hinged Roman brooch of south-western T- shaped type, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. The arms are tubular and completely enclose the axis bar. The front has the stump of a broken projecting loop. The main portion of the bow has a flat cross-section and has four parallel ridges running down the spine. The foot, pin and catchplate are missing. 
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-B4EFB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy headstud brooch (cf. Mackreth 2011, Headstud 5.a Plate 73) dating to c. AD 70-250. The head has a pair of short flat wings to either side, each decorated with transverse grooves, underneath which are the cylindrical mounts for the iron axis bar and now missing pin.  At the front of the bow is a worn stump of a broken loop. The bow is strongly curved with an integrally cast boss, behind which extends a panel of recessed lozengiform and triangular cells which may have been enamelled . The foot of the bow has broken off. The r…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 28th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-0E4733
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy hinged Roman brooch, possibly of south-western T- shaped Type, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. The arms are tubular and completely enclose the iron axis bar. The front has the stump of a broken projecting loop. The main portion of the bow has a flat cross-section and has three parallel ridges running down the spine, the central of which is cast in a zig-zag pattern. The foot, pin and catchplate are missing. Circa 1st to 2nd century AD.
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 20th April 2023
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Record ID: SUR-DD66B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy early Iron Age bow brooch dating to 450-300 BC, 27.7mm in length, complete with part of the spring, but missing its pin. The bow has a flat cross section and flares into a lenticular plate which is strongly arched and is decorated with two ridges which form an ellipse along the spine. The catchplate is incomplete. As Adams (2015) type IB-C.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: SUR-E90A6B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval silver annular brooch dating to c.1600-1700. The brooch consists of a circular frame, 23.9mm in diameter that has a convex frame 3,2mm wide with rounded exterior surfaces set at an oblique angle. The reverse is concave. There is a pin constriction flanked by collars with pairs of transverse decorative grooves. The pin is retained and has a flat triangular cross section. There are no maker's marks.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
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Record ID: SUR-76650A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver pin from a medieval brooch, probably of annular type. The pin is 27.6mm in length and bent. The shaft has a flattened and oval cross section and tapers to a rounded tip. There is a small collar at the loop which is decorated with punched annulets, although use wear has obscured these. The articulation loop has a flat cross section. The underside of the pin has a distinctive patch of corrosion running from the bend to the tip. This may relate to use, perhaps representing an area in regular prolonged contact with acidic organic surfaces such as skin or leather.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-B98405
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Harlow double-lugged type dating to the first century AD. The arms are semi-cylindrical, each is decorated with incised transverse grooves. The head of the bow is triangular in cross section, with a moulded central spine flanked by concave shoulders. The remainder of the bow, along with the foot, spring and pin are missing.
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
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Record ID: SUR-3A412A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and broken cast copper alloy Roman skeuomorphic plate brooch in the form of the sole of a shoe dating to the second to mid third century AD. The brooch is 43mm in length, with a narrow foot-shaped plate which has a central recess with traces of orange enamel. There is a small round attachment loop at the heel end for a chain. This has broken through wear. The toe tapers to a point which is offset, with the plate being asymmetrical in the manner of a left foot. The underside is flat with an in line double lugged hinge at the heel and a catchplate at the toe end. Cf.…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 6th May 2022
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Record ID: SUR-EBAA29
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver gilt annular brooch of medieval date. The frame has a plano-convex cross section with a flat reverse. The frame is elaborately decorated with two sets of paired beast heads, one flanking the pin constriction and one flanking the oval lobe which functions as the pin rest. These heads have rectangular crania with small projecting ears at the rear, with pellet eyes and faceted snouts at the front. Along the centre of each of the heads is a single line of rocker-arm zig-zag decoration. Around the sides of the frame, between each set of heads, is decoration comprising…
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
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Record ID: SUR-39121A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and damaged copper-alloy Nauheim derivative type bow brooch dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period of the type suggested by Mackreth 2011, ND 3.b3. Plate 8. The brooch is in two pieces, together approximately 52mm in length and is complete with the spring and part of the pin, which is made from the same piece of metal as the rest of the brooch. The bow is 5.6mm wide with a flat cross section and is undecorated. The foot is bent around on itself, but there appears to be no catchplate remaining.
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
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Record ID: SUR-16388A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of  south-western T- shaped type with hinged pin  dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. The arms are tubular with moulded lines around each tip and completely enclose the axis bar. The front forms a sharp angle with the bow and has the stump of a broken projecting loop. The main portion of the bow has a flat cross-section and has three parallel ridges running down it, one at the centre with one to either edge, creating two long cells which may have been filled with enamel, although no trace now remains. The foot and catchplate are…
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 20th April 2023
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Record ID: SUR-01E31D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Langton Down type, 43mm in length, dating to the late Iron Age or early Roman period, c. 25-60 AD. The bow is flat, tapers to the foot and is decorated with moulded longitudinal ridges. The arms are cylindrical and partly enclose the copper alloy spring. Extensive corrosion has obscured any original surface decoration and the pin and catchplate are missing.
Created on: Tuesday 27th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 27th July 2021
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Record ID: SUR-0319A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman cast copper alloy and enamel disc brooch dating to the second century AD. The brooch is 21.2mm in diameter and decorated with a sexfoil design with a central pellet surrounded by six pellets conjoined by arcuate lines. The centre of the design, around the central pellet is decorated with red enamel. The outer field of the design has blue enamel around the central design. The reverse is flat with an in-line hinge loop and stump of a catchplate. The pin is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2023
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Record ID: SUR-1914CE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Developed T-shaped brooch dating to the period AD 50-150. The head has a pair of tubular wings divided by a central pin slot retaining the rusted remnants of an iron axis bar. There may be a stump of a (now lost) projecting loop on the head. The bow meets the head at a 90 degree angle and has decoration in the form of a panel of three diamond shaped cells flanked by triangular incuse cells which would have probably held enamel; below this panel is a raised sub-rounded boss. The underside of the bow is concave. The foot, catchplate and pin are missing.
Created on: Friday 17th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2020
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Record ID: SUR-9DB44F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative Harlow double-lugged type, dating to the first century AD. The arms are semi-cylindrical, and the catchplate is openwork with a pair of small subcircular cutaways. The bow has a moulded spine which joins the lugs at the hinge where a heavily bent spring remains in place, threaded through the chord and axis lugs, with a bent pin attached.
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2020
Last updated: Friday 10th September 2021
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