Record ID: WAW-A432E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (AD c. 69-96) T-shaped brooch: The cylindrical crossbar is formed by being curled around the iron axis bar forming a horizontal seam on the reverse of the crossbar. There is some damage on the reverse of he cross bar. The crossbar has a central slot on the reverse to allow the pin to be hinged which is now missing. The outer face of the wings is decorated with triple-stranded transverse ridges in the centre of each wing. The bow protrudes from the centre of the cross bar and is slightly hump-like and is oval in section. The bow and bow head are decorated with a wide vertical rid…
Created on: Friday 25th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 27th April 2014
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Record ID: WAW-FCAB60
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. The wings are tubular with abraded terminals. In the centre of the wings there is a slot to allow the pin to move. The pin is now missing. The axis bar within the wings is possibly iron. The bow head and bow are angular, thick, and a sub-lozenge shape in section. In profile the bow is a pronounced ')' shape and the lower edge tapers to a broken edge. The lower portion of the bow is missing. The surface of the brooch has a well developed shiny grey patina which is incomplete. It measures 29.28mm long, 25.16mm wide across the wings a…
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2010
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Record ID: WAW-FC76E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (West Midland). The wings are semi-cylindrical but are incomplete and abraded. It is not certain whether they had wing caps or not. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is semi-circular in section. The bow head and bow are undecorated. The bow tapers to a blunt point which is a broken terminal just below the probable mid point. This break is possibly recent. The catchplate is therefore missing. The surface of the brooch is has a …
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2016
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Record ID: WAW-F83766
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy annular brooch of later medieval date (1300-1450). The brooch is approximately 50% complete, consisting only of the circular (annular) frame. The pin is missing, presumably lost in antiquity. In plan the brooch is an irregular oval (probably originally circular) with a triangular cross section, with the apex pointing towards the centre of the brooch. The external (outside) edge has been decorated by a series of V-shaped notches, regularly spaced approximately every 2mm. The back of the brooch is plain, apart from fine file marks from the fi…
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
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Record ID: WAW-B0B552
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c. The wings are semi-cylindrical but are incomplete and abraded. There are incomplete wing caps at each terminal. A fragment of the copper alloy axis bar, but the spring and pin are both missing. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is oval in section. The bow head is decorated with a low-relief trianglewhich descends down the bow. The bow tapers to a blunt point which is a broken terminal. This break was no…
Created on: Wednesday 12th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd November 2016
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