Record ID: SUR-3CB390
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman plate brooch in the form of the sole of a shoe. The pits are intended to represented hobnails and there are possible traces of red enamel. The hinge and part of the pin also survive but the catchplate is broken.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-058BE4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn annular brooch or buckle. The frame is uneven; it is not clear if this is due to use or happened in the casting. The pin, the tip of which is missing, has a raised rectangular platform adjacent to the loop.
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-05A8E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A one piece brooch of early Colchester form. The side wings are plain. The spring has been displaced and the pin is missing. The upper part of the bow thickens into a flaring knop below which the bow is much narrower and in section becomes a flattened diamond shape. The catchplate is plain.
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-DC4FC3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete crossbow brooch dating to the late 3rd century. The brooch, which has a white metal coating and a hinged pin, has a wide curving bow which in section is an elongated triangle. Adjacent to the catchplate is a raised collar with a hollow on each side of the bow adjacent. The back of the catchplate has double grooves at the foot and a single groove at the junction of the bow as well as two pairs of triangular facets. Part of one side wing is missing. There may have been a separate fitting attached to the projection on the apex. If so this is now missing.
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-44F438
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The lower part of a Roman bow brooch of Hod Hill type. The remains of a white metal coating survives.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-D95354
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The lower part of a bow brooch of Roman date, possibly of Colchester type. The catchplate has a circular and a triangular aperture. On the foot are three transverse grooves.
Created on: Monday 12th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-80CDE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The lower part of a brooch, possibly of Hod Hill type. The central panel, which has bordering grooves, lies above a wider transverse hollow. The catchplate is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-80E1D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a plate brooch of crescentic form, with a looped terminal and a central aperture. The lower part of the brooch including the catchplate is missing. The brooch may once have been enamelled with the dolphin-shaped element reserved.
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-A700E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast object comprising a slender tapering and curved bow with ragged edges and no evidence for finishing.
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-2DF4E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The upper part of a bow brooch of Rosette type. The rosette, fantail, pin and catchplate are all missing. At the junction of the bow and the cylindrical housing for the spring is a transverse rib with decoration of punched dots. The cylindrical housing is decorated with finely-engraved radiating lines.
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-36D9E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A La Tene 1a one-piece wire brooch belonging to Hawkes and Hull's Group 1a. Much of the pin and part of the terminal is missing. The brooch is in very good condition. The spring is large and the bow is plain.
Created on: Friday 5th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-F64C33
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An early Saxon disc brooch; the pin is missing. Around the circumference is a series of 16 equally-spaced dots; a single dot lies in the centre. The brooch shows traces of a white metal coating. On the reverse, placed centrally, is the hinge and the remains of the catchplate.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-936111
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman plate brooch of umbonate type. The pin and most of the catchplate on the concave reverse are missing. On the front one of the original four circumferential projections is missing. The decoration consists of two concentric circles of triangular recesses inlaid with blue enamel, which survives quite well. The central circular depression apparently had no inlay. The depth of the brooch is 6mm, the maximum depth is 10.5, and the original width was c25mm. The spring and pin are missing.
Created on: Thursday 29th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-1790D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plain two-piece Roman brooch of Colchester type. Only the upper part of the bow and wings, together with the chord, survives.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-76D145
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An annular brooch with a plain tapering pin. The pin is 47mm long.
Created on: Friday 28th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUR-5B03A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
The upper part of a copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester type, cAD50-100. The brooch has a prominent spine; one wing and the spring are missing.
Created on: Monday 8th June 2015
Last updated: Saturday 11th June 2022
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Record ID: SUR-2362D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded, complete, small cast copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch with the pin attached. The brooch has multiple mouldings on the side wings and a raised spine. The date is c50-100AD.
Created on: Sunday 11th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th February 2015
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Record ID: SUR-D1E0C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch The bow has a prominant dorsal ridge which protrudes as a loop for the pin and is flanked by two smaller ridges. It is complete with most of spring, 29.4mm long and 32.8mm wide. Missing pin and catchplate. 1st century AD. Compares favourably to Hattatt (2000) p301, number 901.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 27th September 2018
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Record ID: SUR-D1FFC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch. he bow has a prominent dorsal ridge which protrudes as a loop for the pin. This loop is connected to another under the arms where the spring was mounted. It is 30.2mm long and 23.7mm wide. Missing pin, spring and catchplate. 1st century AD. Compares favourably to Hattatt (2000) p298, number 888.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 27th September 2018
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Record ID: SUR-0B2C37
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy one-piece brooch of the La Tene I period recovered from the Thames foreshore. The brooch has a wide rounded bow with a central cast pointed oval motif. Part of the wire spring along with the pin has been replaced in iron. The iron pin is now missing. The catchplate is complete and from this the terminal emerges and returns to lie below the bow ending in a rounded terminal with a short rounded collared projection. The brooch still retains an unpatinated brassy colour due to the wet environment in which it was found. Jon Cotton comments: This is a well known La Te…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 2nd April 2016
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