Record ID: SWYOR-0311C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman initial T-shaped brooch probably dating from AD 60 - 90. The head is tubular with a central slot to accommodate the hinged pin. The copper alloy pin bar and a short section of the copper alloy pin remain in place. The bow is undecorated but has a slight central longitudinal rib, and has no distinct foot, simply tapering and flattening to an integral catch plate which also remains in place. The brooch has a smooth dark brown patina. It is 32mm long, 22.1mm wide and 12.7mm thick. It weighs 3.73gm. A number of similarly undecorated brooches are record…
Created on: Tuesday 16th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-27B812
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch; an initial T shaped brooch probably dating from AD 60 - 90. The head is tubular with a central slot to accommodate the hinged pin. The copper alloy pin bar and a short section of the copper alloy pin remain in place. The bow is undecorated and has no distinct foot, simply tapering and flattening to an integral catch plate which is incomplete. The brooch has a smooth green patina. It is 31mm long, 21.7mm wide, 14.3mm thick and 4.01g. A number of similarly undecorated brooches are recorded on the database; see for example references WILT-460F…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-07C7B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of an Early Medieval, copper alloy brooch of the cruciform type, dating from AD 400 - 600. The remaining portion consists of the lower end of the bow and the foot. There are two moulded, transverse ridges at the junction of bow and foot, separated by a wide groove, the upper ridge being broader than the lower. There is an animal-head terminal which has prominent eyes, moulded eyebrows and expanded nostrils with a short, rounded extension between them. The outer edges of the nostrils and the extension are decorated with a single row of small, punched dots forming a border. The und…
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-2F29A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of an Early Medieval, copper alloy brooch of the cruciform type, dating from AD 400 - 600. The remaining portion consists of the lower end of the foot. There are two moulded, transverse ridges across the half-round part at the top of the surviving piece, separated by a wide groove, the upper ridge being broader than the lower. Each ridge is incised with a single, narrow groove. There is an animal-head (horse) terminal below, which has prominent eyes beneath semi-circular eyebrows, a long, moulded ridge for the nose and expanded comma shaped nostrils with a short, flared extension…
Created on: Tuesday 18th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-B8B68B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Early Medieval small-long brooch dating from the 6th century. Only the head and upper bow survives, and they are damaged. The head is a flat rectangular plate with damaged and tattered edges, but no evidence of knobs. There is a faint ring and dot motif in the centre. The surviving part of the bow has faint possible punched decoration along the sides. On the reverse are the remains of two semi-circular lugs to hold an axis bar, which is now missing. Dark brown corrosion suggests it may have been iron. The breaks are partially patinated. The brooch is 25.1mm lo…
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-F2C959
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, hinged brooch dating from about AD 60 - 175. One wing, the pin and the catchplate are missing. The wings are rolled to form a tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar and have a slot for the missing pin. One min bas broken off across the slot and is missing. The surviving wing is decorated with a simple circumferential groove round the outer end. The upper bow has a moulded ridge along the centre with two curving moulded grooves on each side. The lower bow is decorated with heavily moulded transverse ribbing taking the form of alternat…
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-F32983
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to early Roman (AD 20-80) copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch missing the spring, pin and catchplate. The wings are rectangular in cross section and only part of the forward facing hook remains. The bow tapers from 4.8mm to 1.4mm at the foot and is oval in cross section. The catchplate is damaged. The brooch is 41.1mm long, 6.7mm wide and 22.3mm thick. 3.06g. It has a brown colour with patches of a bright turquoise patina in places. The brooch is similar to WILT-025937 and BERK-B77E52.
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-379899
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch, dating from AD 43-65. The brooch has a rearward hook to hold the spring mechanism, which is now missing, along with the pin. The wings are semi-cylindrical and undecorated. The bow is D shaped in cross-section and does not appear to be decorated. The foot of the bow tapers to a point. The catchplate is incomplete. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 35.9mm long, 26.2mm wide and 13.9mm thick. 7.15g. Compare SWYOR-5B200C.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Sunday 13th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A217F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy annular brooch of Medieval date, about AD 1250 - 1350. It has a frame of sub-rectangular section, with a slightly bevelled upper side and a concave underside. The outer edge is decorated with a series of small, U shaped grooves. There is no other decoration. The flat, copper alloy pin remains in place, looped round the constriction. The brooch is 16.8mm in diameter and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 1.68gm. Similar brooches are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories, Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, pages 249 - 253.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A4FB23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval small-long brooch dating from AD 400 - 600. Only the foot of the brooch survives. The flat upper part of the leg is decorated with annulet punch marks along both edges. The catchplate projects form the rear of this area. Below, is a half round panel decorated with five transverse grooves. The foot is again flat, slightly flared and decorated with two vertical rows of annulet punches in the centre. The break is patinated. The brooch has a smooth dark rown patina, green where damaged. It is 30mm long, 8.2mm wide and 12.9mm thick (including the catchplate). 3.58g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A54F4C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval annular brooch dating from about AD 1200 - 1450. It has a constriction for the pin (which is missing) and moulded beaded decoration on either side of the constriction, and on the area where the pin would rest. The metal has a grey patina. The brooch is 22mm diameter, 2.6mm thick and 2.03g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-AAFC0B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Dolphin brooch with spring mechanism dating from AD 43 - 65. The wings are concave on the reverse where the missing spring would have been housed. The attachment loop is also incomplete. The bow is humped, with mouldings where it meets the wings, is sub-circular in section and tapers towards the foot which is also missing. The breaks are worn and patinated. The bow is plain and the catchplate is mainly missing. The brooch is 44.5mm long, 24.5mm wide and 16.8mm thick. 13.83g. Compare examples on page 298 of Hattatt's visual catalogue.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB15DE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch with spring mechanism dating from AD 43 - 65. The wings are concave on the reverse to hold the copper alloy spring of 15 turns with an external chord passing though the pierced forward hook. The pin is missing. The front of the wings are decorated with a single vertical incised line at each end. The bow is humped, plain, is sub-circular in section and tapers towards the foot. The catchplate survives apart from the turnover. The brooch is silvered. It is 24.3mm long, 21.3mm wide and 11.1mm thick. 5.27g. Compare 351 and 350 on…
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 13th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB2AA9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Dolphin brooch with spring mechanism dating from AD 43 - 65. The wings are concave on the reverse to hold the missing spring. The front of the wings are decorated with vertical bands, some beaded. There is a ridge (a pseudo forward hook) on the head. The bow is humped, D shaped in section and faceted at the front. The lower bow is missing, The break is patinated and worn. The brooch is 23.9mm long, 18.7mm wide and 10.7mm thick. 6.84g. Compare examples on page 298 of Hattatt's visual catalogue.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB41AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy brooch, possibly a Headstud type dating from AD 75 - 175. Only the foot and lower bow survive. It has a flat bow, rectangular in section but with a projecting ridge along the centre which is decorated with tiny triangular recesses, leaving a row of lozenges along the ridge. A double collar at the base separates the foot which is circular and juts forward. Much of the catchplate survives. The breaks are patinated but not worn. The brooch is 21.6mm long, 6.2mm wide and 11.7mm thick. 2.67g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-7E6927
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, Roman brooch, probably of the Colchester derivative, hinged pin type, dating from dating from AD 43 - 200. The remaining portion consists of part of the bow and the tubular wings. The humped bow is flattened at the sides and the wings are mounted at the top of the bow, resulting in the slot between the wings projecting downwards into the back of the bow itself. Each side of the bow is decorated with two lateral grooves following the line of the bow; the ridge formed by these grooves is then further decorated with a series of small, transverse grooves (bead…
Created on: Thursday 15th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EF52C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch,dating from AD 43-65. The bow is plain, D shaped in cross-section, and tapers towards the foot. The tip is missing. There are two short wings, concave on the reverse to take a spring pin mechanism. Each wing is decorated with a pair of narrow, angled grooves, pointing towards the bow at the top. The spring and pin and the catch plate are all now missing. There are the remains of a rearward hook. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 29.8mmColchester derivative, rear hook long, 15mm wide and 11.6mm thick. It weighs 4.23gm.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Sunday 13th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-8C24F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman brooch; a disc type dating from AD 80 - 250. The plate of the brooch is flat and of circular plan. The decoration on the front of the plate consists of three raised concentric circles: one thin band around the outer circumference of the plate, another thin band, and then a smaller, thicker band in the centre. Between these are recessed areas. There are traces of blue enamel in the outermost band, and red in the next band. Nothing survives in the central circle. On the reverse are the remains of a broken double pin lug, only the stumps of thi…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th February 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-115705
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy plate brooch of Roman date (AD 300-410). The object consists of an oval plate with outer raised border and inner raised oval border/rim within which is an integrally cast recessed oval lozenge which would have contained an applied intaglio, enamel or glass decorative boss. The reverse is comprised of an integrally cast hinge with a partial wire looped spring and an integrally cast partial catchplate and is smooth, flat and undecorated. The pin, part of the catchplate and decorative boss are all missing due to old breaks. The surface front surface reta…
Created on: Thursday 25th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-67954E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the rim of a cast copper alloy, gilded, chip carved, circular artefact of Early Medieval date. It may be part of a button brooch dating from AD 450 - 550. The front retains much of the gilding and a small part of the chip carved design. There is a raised rim (1.6mm thick) and two concentric lozenge shapes in relief. The object is broken along the line of the chip-carved groove. The reverse is plain, except for a small, circular depression that may be the location of some type of mounting point, or could just be corrosion pitting. The fragment is 12.6mm long, 5.7mm w…
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-FCC5AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early Anglo-Saxon small long brooch dating from about AD 450 - 600. The head is incomplete, but is flat and cross shaped with notches in the lower corners and rounded corners or notches at the top. The top and sides are old, patinated breaks. The bow is arched and faceted, trunctaed at the base by an old and patinated break. The lower bow and foot are missing. On the reverse of the ehadplate is a lump of iron corrosion, the remains of the pin, and at least one copper alloy lug to hold it in place. There are probably two lugs, sandwiching the pin, but the corrosion obscur…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-0A3637
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy detachable knob from an Early Medieval cruciform brooch dating from the 5th century. It is 20.6mm long and 10.3mm in diameter. It consists of a flattened domed terminal decorated with thee incised lines round the base. Beneath this the knob is waisted and then there is another disc, the edge of which is also decorated with three similar lines. Beneath the disc is an oval projection which would have been attached to the head of the brooch. The oval part is also decorated with three similar lines. Compare NMS-957207 for a knob in situ.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 4th September 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-1D2879
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver gilt Medieval incomplete pin from a brooch dating from about AD 1250 - 1350. The pin is D shaped in section with a rounded upper face and tapers towards the point, though it is broken with only the loop end surviving. At the attachment end is a wide transverse collar decorated with a groove flanked by a ridge on each side, and then the attachment loop is also decorated with a longitudinal central grove and faint transverse groove son each side giving a double stranded beaded or ropework effect. The attachment loop is formed from a rectangular sectioned extension from the pin,…
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-20D1DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a T shaped brooch dating from AD 43 - 200. The head is tubular with a slot for this missing pin. The only decoratoin on the wings is a groove round the far end of each wing. The bow has a flat head and is D shaped in section. It is decorated with a series of transverse ridges the whole length of the bow, and a longitudinal groove on each side, flanking the ridges. The foot kicks forwards slightly, but remains as narrow as the lower bow. The catchplate has lost its catch. Number 403 on page 302 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue looks similar. The brooch has a s…
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th February 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-35FA87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged brooch dating from AD 55 - 100. The tubular wings are plain. They contain a copper alloy axis bar and have a slot for the hinged pin which is missing. The plain bow has a hump and is sub-circular in cross-section. It tapers to a blunt point at the foot. Hardly any of the catchplate survives. The brooch is 47.1mm long, 23.7mm wide and 15.7mm thick. 10.88g. Compare number 359 on page 299 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-9E2086
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman umbonate brooch dating from AD 100 - 250. The edges are damaged, but the brooch has a central circular domed plate which is decorated with a central circular cell. This is surrounded by a ring of fourteen inward pointing triangles contianing discoloured enamel, probably red or blue. Outside this is another ring of fourteen more similar, but larger triangular cells, again containing the remains of red or blue enamel. The edges of the brooch are missing. At one side, a projecting copper alloy lobe hides the catchplate, but the pin is missing, as is the hinge mechani…
Created on: Sunday 21st February 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-813328
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, hinged brooch of the dolphin type, dating from AD 55 - 100. The outer face of the humped bow is rounded and the underside is faceted, being flat in the centre and sloping at the sides. There is no foot, this part of the brooch having broken off and the break patinated. There is a raised line running along each side of the bow and a longitudinal ridge running along the centre of the outer face. These three ridges are decorated with very small, closely spaced transverse grooves. The wings are half round in cross section and hold an iron axis b…
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-2AF884
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a medieval gilt silver annular framed brooch dating from AD 1200 - 1350, consisting a small part of the frame with, attached by solder, a flat plate in the form of an elaborate quatrefoil. The frame fragment is round-sectioned. The breaks are not recent. The diameter of brooch is not calculable. The surviving fragment is 11.6mm long, 8.3mm wide and 2.8mm thick. 0.75g. The frame is 2.5mm wide and 2mm thick. Compare NMS-AC9E69 (2014 T514) where the author notes that: "Brooches with round-sectioned frames and four applied plates are not exceptional, though at one time…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-3B77CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a medieval silver gilt annular brooch dating from c. AD 1300-1400. The fragment comprises a conical collet, with an oval recess at its apex, now containing soil. Foliate decoration in the form of two transverse leaves arranged in a 'V' joins the collet close to the apex. These are in turn joined to a third leaf whose stem extends downwards at an angle of c. 45 degrees to join with a second curved projection extending from the base of the cone. After this intersection the brooch terminates in a worn break. A second worn break is present at the base of the cone on the oppo…
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-DB20EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the one-piece Colchester type, dating from AD 25 - 60. It has a plain bow, which is oval in cross-section and which tapers to a point at the base where the catch plate has broken away. The head is incomplete, retaining only stubs of the short wings and a short section of the external hook that held the chord. The spring, the pin and the catch plate are all missing. The brooch has a smooth, dark red/brown patina. It is 51.7mm long, 7.2mm wide and 14.3mm thick. It weighs 4.77 gm. Similar brooches are illustrated in Hattat, 2000, A Visual ca…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th July 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-C78214
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the Bow and Fantail type, dating from about AD 70 - 150. It is Mackreth 2011, type TR 4.1bx. The head of the brooch is missing. There is a disc in the centre of the bow which has a raised dot in the centre of a concave area, bordered by a raised ring. The foot of the brooch is triangular, flaring at the foot end, and is decorated with two incised grooves which follow the line of the edge of the plate, one at each side, and then turn inwards towards each other at the base with a zigzag line across the bottom. There is a space between the two …
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7A232
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gilded disc plate brooch of Roman origin dating from about AD 200-350. It is of oval shape and copper alloy composition. This example has lost its central setting (probably glass or paste). There are two concentric gilded zones between the edge of the brooch and the central cell, each consisting a series of crosses saltire in relief. The reverse of the brooch is plated with a white metal. At one end there is a catchplate; at the other a single pin attachment with the remains of an iron axis bar. The pin is missing. The brooch is 30.2mm long, 25.3mm wide and 11.1mm thi…
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-3316AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval gold annular and inscribed brooch dating from AD 1250 - 1350. The frame is circular and is decorated at the top with a pair of clasped hands. These are moulded, but they curve in the same orientation as the frame of the brooch. At the right hand and bottom cardinal points are flower motifs; one four petalled flower at each point. The petals are concave. The left hand cardinal point is occupied by the constriction for the pin. The flat upper face of the frame is inscribed: "+ IO - SVI - DE . D - RVE" (Translated by John Cherry as Ie Sui De Drue, meaning 'I am [a brooch/gi…
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-351C2F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman plate brooch, dating from AD 100 - 300. It has an oval body with a central, oval depression which probably once held a decorative setting, though only a greenish residue now remains. The reverse of the brooch carries the stubs of a single pin lug, pierced to take a copper alloy pin, and the catch plate. A small part of the pin remains in the lug. Hattatt suggests that the outer section was enamelled and the inner section carried a paste intaglio. No evidence of either remains. The brooch is in poor condition, much of the edge having been chipped away.…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-354108
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon brooch, probably a great square-headed brooch dating from AD 400 - 600. Only part of the head-plate and part of the upper half of the bow survive. The surviving part of the head-plate has two rectangular panels alongside the top of the bow. These bear scrolled decoration. The bow is ridged or fluted longitudinally with a wide central rib flanked by wide grooves, and a raised outer edge on each side. The stumps of a pair of integrally cast perforated lugs are present on the back of the head-plate; the missing iron spring/p…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-CFEC7B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cast Roman brooch, a Colchester Derivative hinged type (previously known as a T-shaped brooch) dating from AD 43 - 120. The wings are folded around to form tubular wings containing an iron axis bar which supports the hinged pin. Only the head of the pin survives, with the top part of the pink shank bent to the side. The wings are plain. The bow is decorated with a ridge along the centre of the upper half. The bow is thus triangular at te top, tapering to a point at the foot. The catchplate does not survive. The length is 34.0mm, the width is 22.9mm, the thickness is 5…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th September 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-D16D09
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged brooch (T-shaped), which is undecorated and incomplete, dating from AD 43 - 120. The wings and part of the bow remain. A rectangular open groove to the rear of both tubular wings would have held a pin axis bar, probably of iron judging from the corrosion, and there is a slot in the centre of the wings at the rear for the pin which is missing. The bow is broken above the catch plate which is missing. The surface of the brooch is pitted and corroded and the patina is light green. It is 18.3mm long, 17.9mm wide and 7.7mm th…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2020
Last updated: Sunday 14th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-7771E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the T-shaped type, probably a sawfish variety, dating from the first or second century, AD 43 - 200. The bow is decorated with a moulded design consisting of two rows of deep triangular cells containing traces of red enamel, flanking a row of eight lozenge shaped areas in reserved metal, reducing in size towards a rounded foot set at an angle to the end of the bow, projecting forwards. The panel is flanked at each side by a narrow, longitudinal groove. On the shoulder of the bow is a longitudinal ridge or crest. It is damaged, but appears to…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-778C7E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch: a dolphin type with a hinge mechanism, dating from the first century, about AD 43-100. The brooch has tubular wings with a slot for the missing hinged pin. The bow is humped, projecting upwards from the wings before curving downwards. The bow is rectangular in cross-section with a concave front face. This is decorated with beading along the edges, and two ridges, one on each side of the central groove, running the whole length of the bow. The catchplate is pierced with an oval hole. The turn over is missing. The bow tapers to a point at the bas…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-779111
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy T shaped brooch dating from the Roman period, about AD 43 - 200. The head has tubular wings with a seam along the back. There is a slot for the hinged copper alloy pin, the head of which survives. The bow has six ridges running longitudinally along the full length of the tapering bow. The pin and catch plate are missing along with the foot. The brooch is similar to examples on p.302 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue. The length is 35.5mm, the width is 28.2mm and the thickness 13.6. The weight is 8.54g. The brooch has a smooth brown patina, but the alloy for the pin looks di…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-788773
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval to medieval lead-alloy shield brooch dating from AD 1050 - AD 1175, of Weetch type 26. The brooch is an elongated drop shape, or kite shaped. The outer face is decorated with five pellets, the centre one larger, equi-distantly spaced, forming a saltire with a pellet in the centre. The central pellet is surrounded by a ring of smaller pellets, with similar arcs round each of the other main pellets. There is a vertical band of decoration in the form of a column of pellets with a high-relief double strand either side. There is a matching horizontal band crossing through…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7974C9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Medieval, late Saxon lead disc brooch of Weetch Type 4.A, dating from AD 900 - 1000. The brooch is flat, circular, and decorated on the front with five moulded concentric rings, forming a border. The centre of the brooch is decorated with a moulded straight-armed cross motif. In the centre is a moulded, domed pellet. Each angle is decorated with many small pellets or dots. The reverse has two moulded lugs (a double pin lug) at one side, and the remains of a moulded integral catchplate on the opposite edge. Part of the edge of the brooch is missing. It is 42.5mm in d…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-07B9D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy early Roman brooch of the Dolphin type, dating from about AD 43- 65. Both bow and wings are plain except for a narrow transverse groove at the end of each wing and two further narrow grooves which create a raised rib which runs down the centre of the bow; the bow tapers to a foot and the catch plate has survived. The wings are cylindrical, with a seam running along the back. A copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina. A similar brooch may be found in H…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-084183
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Iron Age brooch (probably of the La Tene type 3), dating from about 100 BC - AD 100.The pin is now missing. The bow has a small hook at the top and the catch plate has survived. The bow has a single incised line marking the catch plate but the object is otherwise undecorated. The material is smooth and has a dark green patina. Length: 42.7mm; Width: 3.7mm; Thickness: 15.6mm; Weight: 2.7g
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09F2C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Middle-Late Anglo-Saxon Ansate brooch dating from about AD 700 - 1000. There is a transverse rib at each end of the D-sectioned bow and at each sub rectangular terminal. Each arm is also decorated with a pair of incised lines which run from the rib to the end of each terminal. There is a double pin lug as well as the stump of the missing catch plate on the reverse; the pin is now missing. It has a dark green patina with patches of dark red patina. The brooch is 55.3mm long, 9.5mm wide at the break, is 13.1mm thick and weighs 13.88g. Illustrations of si…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1C7BB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman hinged Dolphin brooch dating from about AD 55 - 100. Both bow and wings are plain; the bow tapers to a point and both the foot and catch plate are missing. The wings are cylindrical; the copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin; the back of the bow has a deep slot where the catch plate was attached. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina and there is mild orange corrosion on the end of the wings. A similar brooch may be found in Hattatt (2000). A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CD1A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman sprung Colchester derivative, rearhook brooch (previously known as a dolphin brooch) dating from about AD 40 - 70. The wings are sub rectangular in shape and are decorated by a series of grooves and ribs; the bow is decorated with ribbed grooves down the centre and a lightly raised moulded collar near the top of the arc. The spring and pin are both missing but the catch plate remains intact. At the top of the wings in the centre is an incomplete rearward hook. The brooch has an uneven light to medium green patina. Similar brooches may be found in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CF223
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy headplate of an Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch dating from about the 6th Century. The brooch consists of the headplate, top-knob and the start of the arched bow. The headplate is trapezoid in shape with sub-rectangular side wings. The top-knob is semi-circular in section and domed in outline with a moulded collar. The side knobs are missing. The reverse of the headplate has some iron corrosion and the remains of a semi-circular pin lug. The headplate has an uneven dark-medium green patina. It is 24.3 mm long, 19.4 mm wide, 11.6mm thick (in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 30th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1E5464
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval delicate annular brooch with eight raised bosses round the frame. One of the areas between the bosses is worn, suggesting that this is where the now missing pin was attached. The brooch would probably have been gilded, but only traces of corroded brown gilt now survive. The hoop is 1mm thick between the bosses, and the bosses are about 3.8mm wide. The overall diameter is 18.1mm. The brooch dates from the 13th - 14th century and can be compared to NMS-FF2792 and SF-C45D51.
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-233563
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably of the Thealby type, dating from the second century. The bow is narrow, with a groove along each edge and a raised, central section. This central section has a further raised section in the form of a narrow, elongated triangle, beginning at the shoulder of the bow and tapering to a point just above the small foot, which is separated from the bow by two short, transverse grooves. There are two short, tubular, undecorated wings with an integral, cast chain loop between them. The loop is worn and broken at one side. A section of copper alloy pin…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-238062
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative rearhook type (previously known as Dolphin type) dating from AD 40 - 70. The humped bow is undecorated and tapers to a point; there is no separate foot. There are two short wings, also undecorated. These are semicircular in section and hollow behind to accommodate a sprung pin mechanism; both spring and pin are missing. At the top of the bow, between the wings, is a short, pointed projection (a rearward hook). A small section of the catch plate remains, but most of this is also missing. The brooch has a dark green patina. It is…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-23D8B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch dating from 55 - 100 AD. The bow is undecorated and tapers to a point; there is no separate foot. The wings are also undecorated. These are semicircular in section, and hollow behind to accommodate a sprung pin mechanism; both spring and pin are missing. At the top of the bow, between the wings, is a short, pointed projection bending backwards (a rearward hook). A small section of the catch plate remains, but most of this is also missing. The brooch has a light green patina. It is 45.3mm long, 27.3mm wide and 17.1mm thi…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-240523
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD. The bow is undecorated and is separated from the small, semi-circular foot by a single transverse groove. The tubular wings are also undecorated except for a single, transverse groove at the outer end of each wing. The copper alloy pin bar and hinged pin remain in place, as does the catch plate. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 38mm long, 23.8mm wide and 15.7mm thick. It weighs 9.13gm. A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattat, 2000, Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, figure 158, n…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2465D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast copper alloy, Roman brooch of the Dragonesque type dating from AD75-175. It has an openwork body of a scrolled S shape and one solid S shaped terminal, the other terminal, having broken off in antiquity, is now missing. The remaining terminal is decorated with two rings and is connected to the outer curve of the main body. In the centre of the body is an openwork circle that was once divided into two, but a section of the central divider is also missing, as is the pin. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 45.4mm long, 25.2mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 12.…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-24BDC0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast copper alloy, Iron Age brooch, dating from 600-400BC. It has a strongly arched hollow bow; the sides of which are flat and the upper portion of which consists of two angled, flat facets that meet in a slight ridge at the top. At one end of the bow, and set at right angles to it, is a small, rectangular catch plate with a shallow, U shaped groove to take the pin. Above the catch plate, a short way up the bow, is a projection consisting of a single flat disc decorated with three concentric recessed rings. This disc probably originally joined to the base of the catchp…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-254FE8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, Anglo Saxon, cruciform or small-long brooch dating from AD400-600. It consists of the bow and that part of the foot holding the catch plate. Both the upper and lower portions of the brooch have broken away in antiquity and are missing. Above the bow are two narrow, transverse grooves beneath a shallow semicircle of four inverted crescents. The bow itself is decorated with three lateral grooves running down the centre, bordered by punched crescents. Beneath the bow are two transverse grooves separated by a ridge marked with small, punched rectangles. There …
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09E2D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a late Iron Age to Early Roman, cast copper alloy brooch of the Birdlip type, dating from 50BC-50AD. Only the central part of the brooch remains, the top of the bow, the pin and the foot are missing and only a small part of the catchplate survives. The remaining portion of the upper part of the bow is triangular in section. Just below the break at the top is a semicircular collar, divided into two by a transverse groove. The lower part of the collar is wider than the upper part and is stepped. Below this is a constriction then a single moulded beak projecting forwards.…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0FA7E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating from AD 75 - 200. The brooch has a tubular housing for the axis bar behind the head, and the hinged pin is missing apart from the very top. The brooch is very corroded, but there appear to be the remains of an integral headstud on the upper bow. The lower bow is missing. The breaks are worn and patinated. The metal has a dark brown patina. The brooch is 22.5mm long, 23.9mm wide and 9.7mm thick. It weighs 3.74gm.
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-101D47
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy annular brooch of Medieval date, probably about AD 1200 - 1400. The frame is flat and is sub-circular on the inner face, but on the outer edge it is scalloped between six large, but still flat, projecting knops. Each projection is birfurcated at the outer end, each of the two terminals on each bifid knop having grooves suggesting moulding as a fleur-de-lis. Traces of gilding survive in the central groove of each knop. The space where a seventh similar knop would fit is occupied by a constriction for the (now missing) pin. There is no evidence of a pin rest.…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-11F169
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete copper alloy Moulded Type disc plate brooch of the Roman period, dating from about AD 100 - AD 200. The brooch is broadly circular in plan and has a separate onion shaped knop projecting from the centre of the front, riveted through the plate. The upper terminal of the knop is missing. The slightly convex plate is decorated with a field of dark blue enamel and eight small circles of reserved metal arranged in a circles round the central knop. The reverse is flat and undecorated, with a small circular central hole for the knop attachment in the centre. The spri…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-E682D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy annular brooch of the Medieval period, dating from about AD 1200-1400. The brooch is complete, though damaged and bent out of shape. The hoop is made from simple copper alloy wire of circular section (1.7mm diameter), and has sprung apart in one place. A groove along most of the inside of the hoop may be wear from the pin, or may be a detail of construction. There is o decoration on the frame. The pin is also made from copper alloy wire (1.3mm diameter), and tapers to a point. It is bent into a loop to attach it to the frame and it moves freely. It is decorate…
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-D33C77
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of T shaped type, dating from AD 43 - 200. The bow tapers from the shoulder to the foot and becomes horizontally flattened just above the catch plate, part of which has broken away and is missing. The foot kicks forwards slightly. The bow and wings are all undecorated. The wings are tubular and have a slot in the centre to take a hinged pin, which is missing. Part of a ferrous pin bar remains in the wings. The brooch has a patchy, dark green patina. It is 32.1mm long, 20.8mm wide and 12.9mm thick. It weighs 4.87gm. Similar brooches are illustrated i…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 19th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-D3B787
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the sprung Dolphin type, dating from AD 43 - 65. The bow tapers from the shoulder to the foot and there are two narrow wings, concave on the underside to take a spring and pin mechanism; both spring and pin are missing. The catch plate remains intact. There is a narrow raised ridge running down the centre of the bow and both sides are decorated with moulded petal shapes radiating from a point at the top of the bow, and a second set radiating from the lower bow. Each wing is also decorated with two broad, shallow transverse grooves. The brooch has a …
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 12th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-02D10F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative (dolphin) brooch, either a rearhook type or a hinged type, but too incomplet to be sure, dating from AD 43-175. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings with a concave reverse which would have held either a spring mechanism or an axis bar. The pin is missing. The wings of the brooch are broken close to the head. A narrow sub-cylindrical bow tapers towards the foot of the brooch. It has a humped head. The front is decorated with longitudinal ridges. The worn remains of an integral catchplate extends from the rev…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-031456
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and silvered Roman brooch, a Colchester derivative hinged type, dating from AD 43 - 120. In plan view the brooch has a rectangular head which is semi tubular, encasing a copper alloy axis bar and slotted for the hinged pin (missing). The wings are pitted and corroded but there are oblique grooved lines across the front. A trapezoid-sectioned bow curves downwards from the head, terminating in a flat, circular foot that angles upwards at the front. There is a ridge at the top of the bow, perhaps once a headstud or other decorative element. The bow is…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-8C1E72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch, probably a late Colchester type, or Colchester derivative type dating from AD 43 - 100. Only part of the lower bow and part of the catchplate survive. The bow is chunky and is circular in section. The front of the bow is decorated with a recessed panel filled by two longitudinal wavy lines in relief. The recessed areas may have been enamelled. There is a slightly knopped foot. The catchplate was openwork or fretted, but not enough survives to be able to deduce the design. There were at least two openings. The top of the fragment is a patinated…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-6AC4C7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy Roman brooch of the dolphin type with sprung mechanism, dating from AD43 - 65. The bow has a central ridge with a narrow groove running down each side. The ridge itself is marked with a large number of short, transverse grooves. There are two long, narrow wings, which are undecorated and are hollow on the underside to take the spring mechanism; the mechanism and pin are missing, There is no foot. The brooch has a dark brown patina. It is 44.6mm long, 30.3mm wide and 14.6mm thick. It weighs 6.47gm. Similar brooches are illustrated in Hattat, 2000, Visual Catal…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2012
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FCC24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester two piece type, dating from the first century AD. The narrow bow is undecorated and there are two short, flat wings, also undecorated, one of which has broken off and is missing. There is no foot; instead the bow tapers to a point. The back of the head has a projecting loop to take a separate pin mechanism. Spring and pin are both missing but part of the catch plate remains. The brooch displays a rough, light green patina. It is 32.2mm long, 9.1mm wide and 17.5mm thick. It weighs 2.88gm. Similar brooches are illustrated in Hattat…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5FA830
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded copper alloy Medieval annular brooch dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. Only about a third of the circular frame survives. The brooch has a circular sectioned frame and is decorated with evenly spaced bulbous knops of which three are present, each of which is decorated with rows of beading. Also present are two separately cast lozenge shaped panels bearing foliate-style decoration of eight petalled flowers on the upper surface. These panels mounted on the top of the frame, positioned alternately with the knops. The frame is broken across the constricted area where the pin woul…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-CB9B10
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, probably a T-shaped type dating from AD 50 - 150. The brooch has tubular wings which have a slot for the hinged pin, which is missing. A copper alloy axis bar survives, though bent. One wing is also incomplete. The bow projects forward with a flat top from the wings, and then curves sharply down. The upper bow is decorated with five longitidinal raised ridges which converge at the lower bow. There is also a reide at the head of the brooch; a pseudo forward hook. The lower bow is trinagular in section and the foot is short and kinks forwards. Little of the …
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-2056DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy, small-long brooch of early medieval date, about AD 500 - 600. The remaining portion consists of the lower bow and the foot; the upper parts have all broken away and are missing with a patinated break. The lower bow and foot are rectangular sectioned with a flared triangular teminal. The bow is decorated with frequent transver ridges. The flared terminal has a thickened lower edge. The catch plate remains in place and is complete. The brooch has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 38.8mm long, 14.3mm wide and 12.8mm thick. 6.02g. Compare NMS-24D39B and si…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-9E4A69
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete Roman brooch, probably a T-shaped brooch dating from AD 43 - 200. The tubular wings hold a copper alloy axis bar, and there is a slot for the hinged pin, which is missing. The front of the wings are decorated with an oblique groove on each. The bow extends horizontally from the wings before curving downwards. The upper bow is decorated with three deep transverse grooves, and below them a vertical ridge along the apex. The foot tapers to a blunt point. Part of the catchplate survives. The breaks are worn and patinated. The metal has a dark green to black patin…
Created on: Sunday 21st February 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-9E86DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Trumpet Derivative brooch of the Alcester/Almgren 101 type, dating from AD 100 - 250, missing most of the pin. The trumpet-head is semi-circular and hollow. The base of an integral head loop extends from the top, but the loop itself is missing. On the reverse, two side lugs hold an intact axis bar. Still around this are the coils of the spring pin (the exact number hidden by corrosion), the remains of a chord curling underneath, and a tiny stub of the pin. The front of the head is decorated with a curved band round the top of the trumpet mouth, decorated…
Created on: Sunday 21st February 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-CB1490
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman umbonate brooch dating from AD 100 - 250. The edges are damaged, but the brooch has a central circular domed plate which is decorated with a central circular cell. This is surrounded by a ring of fourteen inward pointing triangles containing enamel that appears red and blue, aranged alternately apart from three blue cells consecutively. Outside this is another ring of fourteen more similar, but larger triangular cells, containing the remains of blue enamel. The edges of the brooch are mostly missing. Where they survive there is a deep grove and then a raised rim. …
Created on: Monday 18th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 22nd July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-DE51DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Early Medieval brooch, a Great Square Headed brooch dating from AD 500 - 600. The surviving piece is part of the footplate with the pin catchplate on the reverse. The catchplate extends into a central rib. Both ends and both sides of the brooch are broken, though there is a small length of the original edge surviving. The fragment is decorated with a central rib springing from possible nostrils and with a large convex pellet near the upper break. To each side is a ladder-like ribbon with transverse grooves. The outer edges of these are curved to follow …
Created on: Friday 12th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-7870E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Dolphin brooch dating from about 43-65 AD. The wings of the brooch are cylindrical in section. The axis bar for the pin is encased within the wings but is most visible at one end. There is a slot in the centre which has been subject to light corrosion. The bow of the brooch is broadest where it meets the wings and tapers towards the foot. The wings are worn on their ends and are decorated with an incised line at either end. The bow of the brooch is decorated with a single raised rib which runs down the centre, ending near the foot. The pin is missing b…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-78A567
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Dolphin brooch dating from about 43-65 AD. The wings of the brooch are cylindrical in section. The axis bar for the pin is encased within the wings and one corroded end is most visible. There is a sub rectangular slot at the midpoint on the back of the wings; there is light corrosion inside. The bow of the brooch is broadest where it meets the wings and tapers towards the foot. The wings are decorated with two moulded collars at either end. The bow of the brooch is decorated with four raised ribs which run down the midpoint, joining near the foot which…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-78F7C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman hinged dolphin brooch dating from about 75-150 AD. The brooch has cylindrical wings in cross-section containing an axis bar for a hinged pin, which is missing. The bow is D-shaped in cross section and decorated with two rectangular cells at the top of the bow which probably contained enamel, but the enamel has not survived. A raised moulded rib begins halfway down and extends to cover the entire base of the tapering bow, forming a foot which juts out slightly from the body. The catchplate is has been worn. The brooch has a dark green patina. Brooches o…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2011
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C6EC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman T-shaped brooch dating from about 43-200 AD. The wings of the brooch, which are cast, are cylindrical. The axis bar for the pin is encased within the wings but is most visible at one end. There is a slot for the pin which is missing except for the head. The bow of the brooch is broadest where it meets the wings and tapers to a point at the foot. The wings are worn on their ends and are decorated with an incised circumferential line at either end. The bow of the brooch is decorated at the top, middle and near the foot with chevrons across the bow, which consist of r…
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-32D282
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver gilt annular brooch fragment or cap badge (perhaps), dating from the 13th - 16th century. It has a flat face in the form of a flower head with six petals or leaves (creating at star like pattern), one of which has broken off. These are defined by raised lines with a pellet at each end. The front has been gilded. There is a scar on the reverse from a soldered recurving hook which is now missing. Compare ESS-286B04 (2007 T7) and NCL-0AEDA2 and one from Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire (TAR 2004, ref. 257, p. 288; 2004 T191) Length: 9.6mm; Width: 8.7mm; Thickn…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5AE917
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, annular brooch dating from AD1200-1400. The frame is oval in section and of varying thickness. It is narrowed to take a copper alloy pin, which is missing. The outer face is decorated with a large number of closely spaced transverse grooves. The brooch has a patchy, light green patina. It is 26.6mm in diameter and 3mm thick. It weighs 2.69gm. A similar brooch is illustrated in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, 2007, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast, plate 25, number 1702.
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-5B61F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Anglo-Saxon, cast copper alloy, small long brooch, dating from AD500-600. It consists of part of a plain rectangular headplate with L-shaped cutouts in the upper corners and two circular perforations. There was a further pair of perforations, which may have been rectangular with rounded ends, but the plate is broken at this point and it is impossible to be certain. Part of an integral pin lug, now broken, remains on the reverse of the plate. The brooch has a light brown patina. It is 24.2mm long, 17.6mm wide and 5.6mm thick. It weighs 3.11gm. A complete brooch of a…
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th June 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-C24E23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast, copper alloy Anglo-Saxon brooch of small long type, dating from AD400-600. It consists of an arched bow and a small, flat, head plate with three equidistantly spaced arms which taper to blunt, rounded points, possible zoomorphic but too worn to be sure. On the underside of the head plate are the remains of a vertical pin loop. The pin and the foot of the brooch are both missing, having broken away in antiquity. The brooch is quite corroded and no decoration is visible. It has a rough, patchy light green patina. It is 33.1mm long, 20.7mm wide and 11mm thick. It weighs 7…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-7514A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, a Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD with distinctive notches across the upper bow. The wings are tubular to hold the axis bar for the hinge pin which is missing apart from the very top. The humped bow is oval in section. It is decorated with a groove along each side, and tapers to a point at the foot. The upper bow has three wide notches across the bow. It has been suggested by a local finder that these notches are a characteristic of dolphin brooches from North Lincolnshire. Other examples include NLM-11DA12, NLM-7AAD80, NLM-E59C77, NLM-06BB85 and…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7591D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, cast copper-alloy annular brooch of medieval date (about the 13th century AD ). It is broadly square (with rounded corners) in form. It is formed of seven oval lobes flanked by moulded transverse ridges connected together (and integral) to form the frame. The frame has a D shaped cross section: the upper surface is domed and the lower surface is flat. Located between two of the lobes is a pin constriction with the remains of a copper alloy pin looped round it. There is no evidence of a pin rest. The surface of the brooch is corroded and pitted. It has a green and brown …
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-F32625
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Late Iron Age to Roman brooch, a Nauheim derivative dating from 25 - 100 AD. The brooch pin and half of the spring are missing. The top of the bow tapers and coils forwards to form the spring of which one and a half turns remain. The bow is sub triangular in plan, with shoulders near the top, tapering above and below to the spring and the foot. The bow is flat and rectangular in section. The front is decorated with four raised longitudinal lines. The centre two are vertical, and the outer two follow the shape of the edge of the bow. When the bow tapers so they are all c…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2013
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Record ID: SWYOR-F35167
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The head of the brooch and the pin are missing. The bow is narrow and D shaped to triangular in section. There is a central acanthus button which decorates the front of the bow only. Above and below this the bow tapers away towards the head and foot. The lower bow terminates in a large globular foot. There are traces of a catchplate running up the reverse of the lower bow from the foot to the double collar beneath the acanthus button. The foot has been bent sideways. the brooch has a light green patina with areas o…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F37324
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch; type uncertain owing to corrosion and damage, but probably dating from the 1st Century AD, perhaps a Colchester derivative. The head of the brooch and the pin are missing. The bow is narrow and oval in section, wider at the top and tapering to a point at the foot. There is a possible decorative panel on the top part of the surviving bow, but this could also be corrosion. The break at the top of the bow is ancient. There is no evidence of a catchplate, but the foot of the bow is rolled into a tiny loop. It is not clear whether this is damage or intentiona…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 18th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-F39F06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman plate brooch of skeuomorphic design in the shape of a shoe, slipper, boot or sandal. The brooch is flat and in plan is pointed at one end, has a narrow waist in the middle and is rounded at the other end. There is a broken loop at the rounded end. On the reverse of the brooch is a double pin lug at the rounded end, with the hinge part of a copper alloy pin surviving between them, held by a copper alloy axis bar; and a damaged catchplate at the pointed end. The reverse of the brooch has a rich green patina with some pitting. The front is decorated with a field of d…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F3FC72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch with a spring mechanism (now missing), dating from 43 - 65 AD. The brooch has wide semi-tubular wings which would have held the missing spring and pin. They are open at the back and one end of one wing is missing. A broken chord or loop projects from the top of the bow. The bow is D shaped in section and is humped. It tapers towards the foot, but the foot itself is missing with an old patinated break. The foot of the bow probably tapered to a point. Behind the lower bow is the remains of a catchplate. The brooch has a grey g…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-678CE2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper-alloy Roman headstud brooch dating from AD 75 - 200, of Mackreth's Headstud group 10. It has the remains of a cast head loop, a tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar with a slot for the hinged pin which is missing. The front of the wings are stepped. There is an integral headstud which is an inverted teardrop shape, possibly with a ring cell for enamel. The lower bow appears to be plain, but most of it is missing. The reverse of the bow is hollow. The breaks are worn and patinated. It is 24.7mm long, 15.5mm wide and 10.6mm thick. 4.8g. See page 109 and plat…
Created on: Saturday 6th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-67A34E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Umbonate brooch (a British Plate Domed Boss type) dating from AD 75 - 300. The front face of the brooch is domed and surrounded by a groove. The dome is decorated with a central recessed circle, and two rows of narrow inward pointing triangular cells, the outer row has cells mostly filled with red enamel, and the inner row is predominately missing its enamel. The brooch has a double pin lug at one end, projecting from the reverse of the brooch. The pin is missing apart from the head. The opposite side of the brooch is damaged and any other side knobs a…
Created on: Saturday 6th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-67CACF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, rearhook brooch of Mackreth 2011, CD RH 5.h.dating from AD 43 - 200. There is a stub of a chord hook, but it is not clear whether it is forward or rear pointing. There are also the broken remains of a loop to hold the missing spring and pin in place. he wings are small and plain, and very worn at the ends. The upper bow tapers and is decorated with a central moulded longitudinal ridge. The foot of the brooch is missing along with the catchplate. The brooch is small, at 16.7mm long, 16.3mm wide and 7.3mm thick. 1.5g.
Created on: Saturday 6th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-67FF2D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval brooch, either a cruciform or a small-long brooch, dating from AD 420 - 550. The head plate is flat but all the edges are missing so the original shape is uncertain. There is a flat rectangular panel at the top of the bow and the remains of one at the bottom. The back of the bow is flat, and the front is curved from side to side, making the cross-section D shaped. There are possible horizontal incised lines decorating the lower rectangular panel. On the reverse of the head are two pin lugs and a mass of iron concretion. The foot of the brooch is missing an…
Created on: Saturday 6th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-3FE40A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch, a Colchester derivative hinged type dating from AD 43 - 120. The hinged pin is missing, but was held on a copper alloy axis bar encased within the rolled wings. the wings are plain apart from a single groove round each end. The bow has a prominant central ridge and tapers to a point. The catchplate is not complete, but turns to the left as viewing the reverse, head uppermost. Measurements are; length 33.2mm, width 23.3mm, thickness 15.9mm and weight 6.0g. Mackrth (2011) CD H 4.c, page 86.
Created on: Monday 11th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-37DE24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman chatelaine brooch of which two pieces survive. It dates from about AD 75 - 300. The brooch has a rectangular plate which is incomplete. Descending from the surviving end of the long edge at the base, is a broken attachment loop. This would have supported a bar from which a toilet set could be suspended. The rectangular plate is decorated with two horizontal rows of triangular cells filled with red enamel, each pointing inwards. Three triangles in each row survive. Between these are reserved metal lozenges. Each is decorated with a ring and dot motif filled with re…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-D28336
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester one piece type, dating from AD 25 - 60. It has a plain, undecorated bow of rectangular cross-section, turning through ninety degrees at the shoulder, and two narrow, rectangular wings. There is an incomplete forward hook, and the stub of an integral spring, but most of the spring is missing, as is the pin. The brooch has a smooth, green patina. It is 33.1mm long, 12.9mm wide and 10.6mm thick. It weighs 2.6g. Similar brooches are illustrated in Hattat, 1989 Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, pag…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-7B65A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment from a brooch of the Roman period, a Colchester derivative hinged (T shaped) type dating from AD 43 - 120. Only the tubular wings and the top of the head survive. The wings contain an iron axis bar and There is a slot for the hinged pin, but only the very top of the copper alloy pin survives. The head has a transverse ridge across the top, and then a raised triangular moulding before the break which is patinated and worn. Length: 12.23mm Width: 21.54mm Thickness: 5.85mm Weight: 1.93g
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Saturday 6th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-7A4B0E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold half-sovereign of Victoria, Jubilee coinage, dated 1887, which has been adapted for use as a brooch. Obverse: veiled and crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left. V[ICT]ORIA. DEI. [GRAT]IA. Reverse: crowned and garnished shield with date 1887 below. BRITANNIARVM REGINA FID: DEF: The initials J E B appear below the bust. These are for the designer Joseph Edgar Boehm, The die axis is 12 0'clock and the wear of the coin is very fine. Spink (2011) 3869 on page 446. A tubular pin hinge slotted to take the missing pin has been soldered onto the obverse of t…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-2C2B44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged brooch (dolphin brooch)  dating from about AD 43 - 120. The wings are plain and tubular, housing a copper alloy axis bar on which is a hinged pin. The bow is humped, and has decoration which is restricted to a ridge along the centre from head to foot. The bow is sub-circular in cross-section. The catchplate is complete. It is solid, and curls to the left as viewed from the reverse with the head uppermost. Measurements; length 33.3mm, width 23.5mm, thickness 14.5mm, weight 6.6g.
Created on: Monday 4th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2022
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