Record ID: WAW-C2512F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete but broken silver annular brooch with a silver pin. The brooch frame is circular in plan and has an oval cross-section. The frame is broken with the two broken edges being perpendicular to the outer edges and parallel. The break occurs within the decoration and now leaves a slight gap. The outer face of the frame is decorated with three decorated panels alternating with three undecorated panel. Each panel is bordered by a transverse groove with two other obliquely angled grooves forming a broken chevron in the centre of each panel. In the field around the …
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
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Record ID: WAW-315591
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The annular brooch is decorated with a number of zoomorphic figures whose limbs form areas of openwork. On the brooch frame there is a constriction for the pin, which is an elongated triangle curled around the constriction. The pin is decorated with a collar between the pin and curl. The pin is bent slightly towards one side at the collar. Either side of the constriction on the frame there is a head of a beast which is similar to a large cat such as a leopard. On these heads low-relief pellets depict the eyes and triangular indentations depict the ears. Each head has a slight…
Created on: Friday 26th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
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Record ID: WAW-862C39
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The brooch has an annular frame with a constriction for the pin. The frame is rectangular in section and only decorated on one face. This face has a low-relief French inscription written in Lombardic capitals 'AMIE TV ES MA VIE' meaning 'Love, you are my life'. The inscription starts at the pin constriction. The reverse of the frame is undecorated. The pin is curled around the constriction and has a collar traversing the pin just after the loop. The pin is an elongated triangle in plan and sub-square in section which tapers in width and depth. The pin has a recent scuff mark…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th July 2021
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Record ID: WAW-C5BF13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The item is a boss from an annular brooch. The boss is lozenge-shaped in plan and soldered to a small portion of frame which has a break at each end. The frame has been twisted as decorative feature. The front of the boss has stamped decoration forming a border with a cross within. At the centre of the cross there is a small pellet. At each corner of the lozenge there is a small stamped chevron. A brooch with similar bosses and frame has been recorded from Gloucestershire (Treasure: 2006 T343) and the Isle of Wight (Treasure: 2016 T94) dating to the late 13th to early 14th centuries.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Stratford-Upon-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-C5B8BB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver annular brooch whose frame is oval in section. The frame has a small constriction which shows sign of wear. The pin is missing. The surface of the frame has a slightly shiny mid grey colour due to tarnishing. A parallel to this brooch can be found in Egan and Pritchard (2002, No. 1307) which is made from copper alloy, whereas No. 1337 is silver but has decoration. These brooches date to the 13th to 14th century. Similar silver brooch frames on the PAS database include 2018 T488 (SUR-49FBD5), 2016 T81 (YORYM-B91C6C) and 2017 T208 (BERK-82561B) which have all been dat…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Stratford-Upon-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-BD9DA8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The silver gilt brooch is in the form of two figures that are leaning towards each other with their heads touching and drapery and the base joins the lower edge of the brooch forming an annular brooch. One figure is slightly taller than the second suggesting it is a male and female, although the detail is not clear. The smaller figure is possibly wearing a head scarf and this is also visible on the reverse of the brooch as a length of fabric continuing down the back of the figure. Each figure has an obliquely angled stand or frame which has a moulded collar and knop on the upper termi…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2018
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Record ID: WAW-8C7489
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The annular brooch is made from silver, and has a tarnished dark grey surface. The frame of the brooch has a constriction for a pin,which has a rectangular section and tapers to a blunt point. The other terminal is curled around the constriction. The upper surface of the brooch is decorated with five, small, equi-distant knops which has a moulded plait motif inbetween the knops. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated and is flat. Length: 8.33mm Width: 8.15mm Thickness: 1.96mm Weight: 0.38g. Due to the constricition on the frame the object is considered to be a br…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th June 2018
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Record ID: WAW-56FF0A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval annular brooch of miniature size in the form of a ring, made from a single strip of silver. Curved projections at the top of the pin give it the appearance of a miniature sword. The pin is square in section, and each facet is incised with wavering zig-zag lines. The curved projections have punched decoration. Iron corrosion adheres to the top of the pin. Several other examples of brooches with sword-shaped pins have been found, including TAR 2005/6 No 332 (2006 T429), YORYM - 96C42D, LVPL - 3F8372 and NMS 8BB61E. The brooch dates from the 13th to 14th century…
Created on: Thursday 29th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
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Record ID: WAW-8C60DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Medieval gilded silver annular brooch fragment. The fragment is the frame which suggests it was circular originally. In cross-section the frame is a slener trapezoid with the longest edge former the outer face of the frame. The corners on the reverse of the frame are rounded. One terminal of the frame is broken, and the break is possibly recent. The opposite terminal has a narrowed protrusion, which is an angular oval in cross-section, and again it is possibly a recent break. This narrowed protrusion was originally the bar around which the pin was positioned. On the ou…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-741A8E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small silver dolphin brooch, two piece, originally with spring and pin but these are now missing. The bow is bulbous and narrows to a triangular foot, bent and broken. The catchplate is missing. The wings are broken, as is the backwards hook that would have held the spring in place. Discussion: for a parallel, see Hattatt 1987, no. 883. Date: mid first century AD Wt.: 2.39g L.: 21.2mm Hattatt, R., 1987. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford. Note: this item is more than 300 years old and composed of more than 10% precious metal so qualifies as treasure as stipulated in the Trea…
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: WAW-E0D540
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval silver brooch. The brooch is decorated on both faces. In plan it is a sub, asymmetrical V-shape with both terminals now broken and bent out of shape. In the centre of the fragment, where the frame is indented on the exterior edge, and protruding on the interior edge there is a fleur-de-lis within a lozenge border on one face, and a quatrefoil on the other face. On the remaining frame there is a legend which reads: ARIA. The frame is abraded and the letters are not distinct. The reverse appears to be decorated with a branch or flower stem. On the surface of both …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Friday 15th July 2016
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Record ID: WAW-D42D94
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gilded silver annular brooch with surviving pin. The frame is circular, wedge-shaped in cross-section to give a flat inward-sloping surface on either face, and has a construction for the surviving pin. The pin has a groove set between two ridges on one face at the junction of loop and shaft; the shaft appears to have a stamped motif, perhaps a letter O, half way down on both faces. The frame carries an inscription in Lombardic lettering on both faces. The front (judging from the decoration on the pin) reads + AMVR VENT TVTEN (or R), a variant of the common inscription Amor…
Created on: Thursday 2nd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2016
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Record ID: WAW-9CF770
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
2011 T901: Silver brooch WAW-9CF770 Findspot: Bicton, Shropshire Date of discovery: 2.10.2011 Description: A fragment of a silver Medieval annular brooch. The upper face is bent upwards slightly in the centre, it is decorated with heavily worn slightly raised pellets, possibly forming a quatrefoil. The reverse is bent and undecorated. A further strip of silver is attached to the reverse presumably part of a catch plate. Length 23.0mm, width 7.85mm, thickness 2.8mm, weight 0.7g Metal content: The precious metal content fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in tha…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th September 2021
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Record ID: WAW-788951
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Report: 2006 T343 JPR/EM Parish/County: Saintbury, Gloucestershire A Medieval brooch, consisting of four flat lozenges, soldered at equidistant intervals to a hoop which is intermittently flat and twisted at opposite points between pairs of the lozenges. Each lozenge is stamped with a motif resembling four leaves within a double border. The brooch is broken into three parts, and the pin is missing. The brooch is silver-gilt, and dates from the late 13th or early 14th centuries. Dimensions: reconstructed diameter 35 mm. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 1…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saintbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-785C62
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval annular brooch, and is formed of a twisted wire, which is decorated by a row of pellets within each twist. The frame is narrowed for a short section to form a pin constriction. The pin constriction is oval in section and is broken in the centre. The break is not recent and is possibly due to wear. The pin is missing. The brooch measures 20.2mm in diameter, 2.52mm thick and weighs 2.19g. The brooch is silver and has traces of gilding. This style of brooch dates from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth centuries. Similar examples were found in Derbyshire, Wiltshire, Nor…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Monday 19th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunchurch', grid reference and parish protected.