Record ID: WAW-4C2405
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Nauheim Derivative/La Tene III brooch of Iron Age to Roman date (c. 50 BC - AD 70). The pin, catch plate, and foot are missing. Four coils of a spring are wound at the head, with one of the central coils expanding to form a lenticular bow. There are no signs of decoration on the bow, and there is a break before where the catch plate would have been. The bow is relatively flat, tapering from 1.52mm thick near the top to 1.08mm thick just before the break at the bottom. The coils on the right-hand side of the head are distorted, and the pin running from …
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
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Record ID: WAW-BD342A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy single-loop buckle dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1250-1500). The buckle is D-shaped in plan with a crescent-shaped outer edge. The bar is incomplete. the pin has been retained and is formed from a single piece of copper alloy that is wider one end and tapers to a point. The widest end forms a loop around the remains of the bar. The outer face of the buckle has a worn linear design on the frame. The reverse is undecorated. The object has a mid-green patina. For comparable examples see Marshall (1986: 10) nos 44-45. The overall dimensions are as follow…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 25th August 2022
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Record ID: WAW-82D3ED
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (AD c. 50 - 400) Initial T-shaped brooch (Mackreth 2011, Chap 3, Part 5, The Hinged Pin, Type 1 or 2 Plate 67-68); The copper-alloy brooch has a cylindrical crossbar which has a central slot on the reverse to allow the pin to be hinged on a copper alloy axis bar. The pin is fragmentary. The wings are undecorated, but there is an incomplete headloop. The bowhead is angular and is rectangular leading to a vertical bow. The bow head or bow is decorated with four rectangular cells, two of which are filled with dark blue enamel. The bow is broken below these cells, the break is not r…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-EFAFE4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (AD c. 50-400) Hod Hill type brooch (Mackreth 2011, Chap. 6 Part 2, Hod Hill, Type 3e, Plate 92, No. 8932); The upper edge is the wings in a tubular form and has a slot off-centre on the reverse to reveal an iron axis bar. The pin which would have been hinged on the axis bar, is missing. The bow protrudes from the wings and is it a slender rectangular in section, and is waisted before expanding in width as the bow is curved to form the body of the bow. The outer face of the curved area is decorated with a transverse ridge. The bow tapers and is rectangular in plan, but flares ou…
Created on: Monday 28th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-EF1786
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, (Mackreth 2011, Chap 3 Part 1, Group 3a-b Plate 34, AD c. 60-late 4th century). The copper alloy brooch has decorated wings which do not have a cap. The decoration is at the terminal in the form of a vertical groove. on the reverse of the wings there is a central perforated lug which supports the axis bar. The lug has a second perforation at the junction of the bow head and wings which supports the chord. The spring has nine coils, with one possibly missing, and the pin is also missing. The bow head is narrow and hump-like in profile and tapers a…
Created on: Monday 28th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-85030A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (mid 1st to 2nd century) brooch: The lower portion of the bow remains. The bow is broken at the upper edge which is at the approximate midpoint of the bow, and this is not a recent break. The bow tapers to a bulbous point. The bow is decorated on the upper half with two transverse ridges and a waisted section between these. On the reverse of this portion of the bow there is a complete solid catchplate. The surface of the brooch has an incomplete brown patina. The brooch measures 30.59mm in length, 7.96mm in width across the upper edge and weighs 1.51g. The brooch pr…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-7926AC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman (late 1st century BC to AD late 1st century) cast copper alloy Nauheim Derivative, La Tene III brooch. The brooch is cast as one piece. Protruding from either side of the head there originally were wings, except one is now missing. The remaining wing is decorated with vertical ribbing. There are three coil of the spring behind this wing, otherwise the spring and pin are also missing. The chord travels above the wing and is held in place by a integral hook which is bent so it rests against the bow. The bow is oval in section and tapers to a blunt point. The…
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-787CA7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman (late 1st century BC to AD late 1st century) cast copper alloy Nauheim Derivative, La Tene III brooch. The brooch is cast as one piece. The spring is coiled with three coils with the pin missing, and the chord going under the spring. The spring develops into the bow which is a slender rectangle and an elongated asymmetrical oval in plan. In profile it is slightly curved with the convex face forming the outer face. The lower terminal of the bow is broken, probably recently. The surface of the brooch has a mottled brown patina. The brooch measures 35.…
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-B7542E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman (50-200) penannular brooch of Booth's Type A5. The brooch is fragmentary with only a terminal and a portion of the frame remaining. The frame is an asymmetrical pointed-oval in section, and crescentic in plan. The complete terminal has a bulbous knop and the other is a break, but not a recent one. The surface has a light green patina. It measures 36.55mm long, 16.25mm wide and 6.67mm thick. Booth (2014) suggests this is a type A5 brooch with the bulbous terminal which broadly dates to 200 BC to the 7th century, but is larger numbers are found to date to…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Saturday 11th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-42F48D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (c. 500 to 600 AD) incomplete long brooch, cruciform type; the copper alloy brooch is incomplete with only a fragment of the headplate and a portion of the bow remaining. The brooch has been cast, in copper alloy. The head plate is sub-square with the left-hand edge being broken, but not too recently. The upper edge has an integral, elongated triangular projection which has a rounded tip. The right-hand edge has a small broken section where presumably a projection is now missing. The head plate is decorated on the outer face with a central trapezoidal, undecorated pa…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-CED06B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy composite double-disc brooch (c. AD100-c. 200). Due to breaks and abrasion at the edges, the disc is now sub-circular in plan with traces of 4 flat knops equi-distant around the edge. In the centre there is a rivet hole which on the reverse holds in place a bar with a catchplate at one terminal and two semi-circular perforated lugs at the other. The lugs form the hinge for the pin which is now missing. The outer face of the brooch has linear striations which are possibly decoration rather than accidental. This surface also has traces of a white allo…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
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Record ID: WAW-CD5D3F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (mid 1st to 2nd century) brooch: The lower portion of the bow remains. The bow is broken at the upper edge which is at the approximate midpoint of the bow. The break is not a recent. The bow tapers to a blunt foot. On the reverse of this portion of the bow there is a complete catchplate with a triangular perforation. The surface of the brooch has a well-developed mid grey-green coloured patina. The brooch measures 32.06mm in length, 3.44mm in width across the upper edge and weighs 3.19g. The brooch is a Colchester derivative. It probably dates to the mid-1st to second cent…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
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Record ID: WAW-97539F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (mid 1st to 2nd century) brooch: The lower portion of the bow remains. The bow is broken at the upper edge which is at the approximate midpoint of the bow. The break is not a recent. The bow tapers to a bulbous foot. On the reverse of this portion of the bow there is a solid complete catchplate. The surface of the brooch has a well-developed dark green coloured patina. The brooch measures 17.77mm in length, 3.38mm in width across the upper edge and weighs 1.56g. The brooch is a Colchester derivative. It probably dates to the mid-1st to second centuries.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
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Record ID: WAW-4718C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman (c. AD 25 to c. 60) Colchester One-Piece brooch: The copper alloy has wings which are formed by a horizontal rectangular bar. On the reverse of the wings, integral to the upper edge is a rectangular protrusion which is folded back on itself forming a loop. The lower edge of the wings, on the reverse, there is an incomplete integral spring. The bow is hump-like in profile, but is slender and tapers down the bow to a sharp terminal. The bow is sub-oval in section and undecorated. The reverse of the lower portion of the bow has traces of a catchplate. In prof…
Created on: Sunday 3rd December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Record ID: WAW-73F66B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (1st to 2nd centuries) trumpet brooch: The copper alloy brooch has an undecorated head which has no wings and, in plan, is a horizontal oval. The upper edge has a trace of an integral, headloop. On the reverse of the bow head there are two vertical integral lugs with a central perforation. The bow leads from the centre of the head and is triangular in section, waisted and is undecorated. At the broken edge there bow has two horizontal collars. The brooch has an abraded dark green coloured patina. The brooch measures 32.33mm in length and 20.12mm in width and weighs 6.05g. …
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
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Record ID: WAW-84E897
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Bow-and-Fantail type brooch (AD c. 75-100): Only the lower portion of the brooch remains which is triangular in plan and decorated on the outer face with two low-relief ring-and-dot motifs. The tip is bulbous and broken on the upper edge. On the reverse of the lower portion of the bow there is an incomplete solid catchplate. The surface of the brooch has a well-developed, light grey-green patina. It measures 25.06mm long, 14.74mm wide across the base and weighs 4.42g. The brooch is a Bow-and-Fantail type. As Bayley and Butcher (2004, 168) note, this is a 'very uniform type…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: WAW-0AFFE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (43 - 96 AD) brooch: An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative style brooch. Approximately 60% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, wings, and portion of the bow. The foot, pin and catch plate are missing, presumably lost in antiquity. The wings are slightly crescentic in section and taper to a blunt mount. In the centre of the wings, on the inner face there are vertical lugs which have two perforations. The lower one supports the copper alloy axis bar, the upper perforation supports a fragment of the chord. The outer face of the wings are decorated w…
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2017
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Record ID: WAW-2E21C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Polden Hill type brooch (ADc. 80-120): The copper alloy brooch is incomplete. The wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete perforated wing caps. The decoration on the wings consists of vertical grooves, but the number is not clear due to abrasion. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is the trace of a hook or lug which would have supported the chord. The axis bar, spring and pin are all missing. On the reverse of the wings, in the centre there is a small oval hollow. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a platform on the sides, and is undecorated. The bow is…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2017
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Record ID: WAW-2DB2D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Romano-British (c. AD 70 - 110) copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.c. Plate 50. The wings are semi-cylindrical, which terminate with perforated wing caps. The wings are decorated with an obliquely angled groove and with a vertical grove at the outer terminal. The iron axis bar has the spring coiled around it nine times and the pin is incomplete. The chord is in place and supported by a perforated lug at the centre of the upper edge of the wings. The bow head has a prominent ridge leading from the lug down th…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Record ID: WAW-564065
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (5th to 6th centuries) brooch: Only a fragment remains of the head plate remains. The fragment has a flat undecorated portion of the head plate with an integral side or top knop protruding from the edge. The knop is semi-circular in section and is moulded with a wide collar at the junction of the head plate and knop. The broken edges of the brooch are not recent. On the reverse there is an incomplete perforated lug. The surface of the brooch has a heavyily pitted green patina. In length it measures 30.84mm and 27.97mm wide. It weighs 7.12g. This brooch is proba…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
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