Record ID: WAW-56AF29
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch (c. AD 75-175). The spring, pin, and part of the catch plate are missing. The surviving section of the head is sub-triangular in plan and is 11.52mm long and 11.62mm wide. The reverse of the head is slightly concave, with there being a more definite circular pit. The surface of the head is extremely worn, with there being remnants of moulded decoration, though it is unclear about the exact nature of the decoration. The bow is decorated with a triple element moulded knop below the head, with a larger, biconical knop flanked by two …
Created on: Thursday 28th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-ADB04A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester Derivative Rearhook brooch dating 50-200 AD. The C-shaped wings appear to have a moulded pattern of vertical ribs running along the upper long edge. Each wing is decorated with two circular knops with verticle ribs attached via copper-alloy rivets that are clearly visibile on the rear of the wings. There is damage to the short edge of the right wing. A rearhook projects from the centre of the brooch head. The bow is damaged at the lower edge and the foot is missing. There is a horizontal …
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-2D8838
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch, most likely a Trumpet brooch dating c. AD 100-250. Only the foot, catch plate, and part of the bow remain. There is an abraded break at the top of the object, which is followed by a central knop flanked at top and bottom by two raised discs and separated by them by horizontal grooves, with another horizontal groove after the bottom raised disc. The knop is decorated with two arched grooves, one facing upwards and the other downwards. After this groove, there is a shallow, short (c.2.85mm long) vertical groove remaining that leads from this, th…
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-201BA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-Medieval (late 5th to 6th centuries) possible saucer brooch made from gilded copper alloy. The brooch is sub-circular and has abraded and incomplete edges. The brooch has a border in light relief around the circumference. The brooch has been decorated in Style I with two beasts chasing each other around the brooch in light relief. The beasts circle around a centrally placed circular domed boss surrounded by a raised border. There appear to be three beasts depicted around the central boss. The beasts has pointed beaks or heads with oval eyes. The reverse is flat and wit…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-F14C78
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch dating to circa (AD 80-120) of (Mackreth Group 3, flat wing ends) type Mackreth (2011), type 3e, Plate 46. The brooch is T-shaped in plan. The wings are cylindrical with damaged and incomplete end caps. The foot and catch plate are missing along with the spring and pin. There are the remains of a reverse facing hook at the reverse of the head that would have held the spring in place. At the reverse of the head is a rectangular slot that is concave. The bow is hump like in profile and the…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-9C3A26
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill type 4. The pin, spring, and catch plate are missing. The head is 19.07mm wide (including the wings) and hump-like with arched mouldings present at the junctions with the wings, though these are heavily abraded. The wings are semi-cylindrical with semi-circular wing caps. There is no extant decoration on the wings. At the front of the head, there is evidence of a possible rearward facing hook and a possible moulded central rib that would have run from this down part of the head and bow. The bow has a D-shape…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 29th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-9BFE5C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill type 4. The spring, pin, left wing, and catch plate are missing. The head is 18.85mm wide, including the surviving right wing, and is hump-like with arched moulding present on both sides at the junctions between the head and the wings, though it is more heavily abraded on the left-hand side. The surviving right wing is semi-cylindrical with a semi-circular surviving section of the wing cap, though it is quite abraded. There is no extant decoration on the right wing. There appears to be the remains of a rearw…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-8CC823
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill type 4 dating c. AD 75-175. The foot, catch plate, right wing, spring, and pin are missing. The head is 15.38mm wide, including the left wing and the remnant of the right wing. The left wing is semi-cylindrical and has a pointed oval wing cap. There is no obvious extant decoration on the wing, except for a possible moulded rib on the end of the left wing. Part of the iron axis bar remains in situ in the left wing, with part of it protruding beyond the wing cap. The head is hump-like and there are&n…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-7AE040
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy object, possibly a Roman headstud brooch dating c. AD 75-200. The catch plate, foot, most of the bow, spring, pin, and parts of the wings are missing. The object has a sub-triangular shaped head that tapers from 22.38mm wide near the bottom to 8.35mm wide near the top of the head. There are two moulded, curved ribs that run from the wings to a roughly sub-oval shaped knop near the top of the head and the start of the bow. The reverse is undecorated, and there is the remains of an iron axis bar running across the width of the head. There is a sub-triang…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-603F3C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy umbonate plate brooch dating to the Roman period, circa AD 100-250. Mackreth 2011, British Plate Type 6.a. The brooch has a domed boss which is circular in plan. Surrounding the centre of the brooch are inward facing triangular cells a number are filled with blue enamel. Some are damaged and missing the enamel. The outer edges of the brooch are also damaged.  The hinge extends from one short edge of the rim at the reverse. The projection is broadly rectangular and is damaged and incomplete. This would have originally&…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-4BD496
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch dating to circa (AD 50-100) of (Mackreth Group 5) type Mackreth (2011) probably 5a4, page 53, plate 50.  The brooch is T-shaped in plan. The wings are cylindrical with complete perforated end caps. The lower section of the bow, foot and catch plate are missing along with the majority of the spring and pin. The bow is hump like in profile and the bow tapers to an old break.  At the rear of the head is an integral pierced lug. There is a small section of coil remaning that passes through the pierced lug…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FB3C22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill type. The spring, pin, bow, catch plate, and foot are missing. The head is 16.98mm wide, including the semi-cylindrical wings. The wings terminate in wing caps, though more of the right wing cap survives than the left wing cap. The wings are decorated with incised grooves at the junction of the wings and the wing caps and with oblique grooves that run from left to right. At the front of the head, there is a rearward facing hook and a central, moulded rib with a triangular cross section that runs from th…
Created on: Sunday 4th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FAEDD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating AD 50-175. The spring, pin, and wings are missing. The brooch is 9.48mm wide, with arched moulding at the junction where the wings would have met the head. There is a single moulded rib that runs along the brooch from the front of the head to around a quarter of the way down the bow, though the exact point at which it terminates is uncertain due to wear and abrasion. The head has a similar shape to the heads for SF-38EAD7, BH-32D060 and ESS-EB953C. There is, however, little evidence of there having been a …
Created on: Sunday 4th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E7D1CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Polden Hill type 4 brooch dating c. AD 75-175. The pin, foot, part of the spring, and part of the catch plate are missing. The head is 19.86mm wide, including the wings. The wings are semi-cylindrical; have sub-circular, pierced wing caps; and do not appear to have any decoration aside from an incised groove running along the length of both wings near the junction with the wing caps. The head is hump-like and on both sides there is arched moulding present at the junction between the head and the wings. There is a pierced central lug at the front …
Created on: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E74682
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch, either of Aucissa or Hod Hill type, and dating AD 43-75. The pin, foot, part of the bow, and part of the head are missing. The bow is largely sub-rectangular in plan and arched in profile. The head of the brooch is roughly sub-rectangular in plan. At the front of the head, there are the remains of a folded tube with a sub-oval cross section that is formed by rolling parts of the copper alloy sheet initially upwards and then back upon itself and cutting a sub-rectangular slot in the centre. The left-hand section of the …
Created on: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-24577D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman penannular brooch of Fowler (1960) Type A2 or A4. The object consists of a knurled knop and part of the hoop of the brooch. At the top of the knop is a sub-circular to sub-hexagonal disc (6.15mm wide, 6.38mm thick). The knop itself has an oval cross section, reaching a maximum of 9.28mm wide and 7.97mm thick. The knop is decorated with moulded knurling consisting of twisting ribs. Beneath the knop, there is a groove and the dimensions drop to 7.13mm wide and 6.41mm thick, after which there is a moulded collar that is 7.45mm wide and 6.52mm …
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-2C588E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch, possibly of the Polden Hill type class 4 and dating c. AD 75-175. The pin, foot, catch plate, and most of the spring are missing. The head is 29.59mm wide including the semi-cylindrical wings. The wing caps are missing. The wings are decorated with two moulded ribs close to the junction between the head and the wings, with the ribs possibly being decorated with oblique incised grooves. Following this, there is a deep, wide, moulded groove, after which the wing returns to the previous height and gradual…
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FF6C2E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, potentially of a Trumpet brooch and dating c. AD 75-200. The fragment consists of only part of the catch plate, the foot, and part of the bow. The bow has a D-shaped cross section and tapers from a maximum of 5.84mm wide near the top to 4.23mm wide just before the foot knop. At the top of the bow section, there is the remains of a raised, moulded decoration, probably a knob, with a roughly V-shaped moulding at the bottom and a possible second V-shaped moulding nearer the top. Toward the bottom of the bow there is a raised disc, …
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FE131D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating AD 75-200. Only part of the head remains. The head is D-shaped with a stub of an integral chain loop that has stepped moulding. The reverse of the head is slightly concave with the remnants of two integral pierced lugs on the left-hand and right-hand sides of the head. The bow emerges from the back of the head near the top and has a D-shaped cross section and tapers from 4.78mm wide and 3.62mm thick at the start to a rounded point at the worn and abraded break. There is no extant decoration on the head. Dimensions. Length: …
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-FD00CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating c. AD 43-100, possibly of the Harlow spring type. The pin, part of the spring, part of the head, and part of the right wing are missing. The head is 19.47mm wide including the wings, which are C-shaped in cross section to accommodate the spring. The spring and axis bar are made of iron and are attached to the brooch by what appears to be a singular rounded lug on the reverse of the head. The front of the head is flat with there being no evidence of a second rounded lug, however, there is a second section of iron sta…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
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