Record ID: LEIC-AD2EF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? copper alloy brooch fragment, 32mm long, 15mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brownish patina and weighs 13.10grams. It is sub rectangular in form and section and is broken at both ends. It appears to form an animal head like those which appear on early Medieval brooches. It has a rounded upper edge with a flat top and a triangular sectioned 'snout' which terminates with a flat edge.
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-679795
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch fragment, 50mm long, 44mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brownish patina and weighs 19.54g. The object has been well made but is suffering from various forms of corrosion. It consists of a central headplate which has a large central panel, with a thin recessed panel at each side. Attached to this are three integrally cast half-round knobs; each is identical, with a base and waist below the hemispherical dome. They are distinctly rounded, not elongated as many knobs are. A short stub of the bow is present, …
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-0E83C3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch fragment, 45.3mm long, 25mm wide and 10.6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 10.28 grams. The object consists of a rectangular headplate which is decorated with a border of incised circles, 1mm in diameter. There are two triangular notches in the lower edge, one on each side of the bow. The bow is short, curved and has a flat triangular shaped terminal on each edge, the point of which joins the central ridge which runs its length. Below this the object is flat and rectangular in form with three raised h…
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-218570
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy brooch fragment, 44.8mm long, 9.2mm wide and 4mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a brown patina and weighs 4.54grams The object consists of the lower part of a cruciform brooch which is missing a lot of its surface. It is rectangular in form and begins with a stylised animal head which is sub semi-circular in section and has bulging eyes. There is a rectangular area above it which may have a decorated border. The reverse shows the base of a long catchplate.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B99CE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy brooch fragment, 40mm long, 8mm wide and 4mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 5.48grams. The object forms the terminal of a cruciform brooch. It is rectangular in form and section and has a stylised animal head forming most of its surface. The object is very worn but the animal eyes can just be seen close to its centre.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-5C1F57
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch fragment, 68.4mm long, 50.4mm wide and 18.7mm thick (at bow) weight unknown. The brooch is good condition and has a good green patina. The brooch consists of a rectangular shaped head plate with two trapezoidal side plates, all plain. There are two integral semi circular(?) knops. The small bow has a triangular section with a visible ridge down its centre. Below this is a small section of rectangular bow which has two sub rectangular lappets, with central rounded protrusions, attached. At this point the brooch has snapped, probably due to p…
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-604DE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy disc brooch, 18mm long, 15mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a reddish patina and weighs 5.59grams. The brooch, which would have been circular in form, is missing nearly all of its orginal surface and is badly worn. It clearly shows its Borre knot design of a central circular depression surrounded by a concaved sided lozenge motif, which has from each corner double strand interlace emerging in a knotted formation. The reverse of the brooch contains a turned catchplate aligned with the edge of the brooch and oppo…
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-1BF711
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy small-long brooch, 42mm long, 25mm wide and 7mm thick, the brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 4.27grams. Around the head plate are the remains of three projections which were originally circular with central perforation to produce an annular shape.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2007
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-80FA38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
early Medieval copper alloy and gold brooch fragment, 36mm long, 20mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in poor condition with a powdery green patina and weighs 16.82grams. The object consists of a curved bow which has a raised rectangular protrusion in its centre which is picked out in gold. part of the head plate survives and is decorated with incisions picked out in gold. behind this is a two semi-circular copper alloy lugs which hold the remains of an iron pin.
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-ADABE0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch fragment, 19mm long, 8mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 2.17grams. The object consists of the upper part of the brooch and has a small rectangular head plate with a single knop on its upper edge. The sides are missing but the head plate has traces of the bow emerging from its base. The reverse has a circular lug which is corroded with iron.
Created on: Friday 31st October 2008
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-B08232
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper -cruciform brooch, 41mm long, 28mm wide and 13mm thick. It has a rectangular headplate with a raised central panel which flares slightly towards the bow, into which it smoothly merges. The flatter wings taper slightly outwards. There are three small integrally cast semi-circular knobs. The bow curves gently upwards and has a sub-triangular cross-section. Below the bow is half of a flat panel, across which the brooch has snapped. The reverse contains a single semi-circular lug which is covered with iron staining. The brooch is small and simple with no extra dec…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2008
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7EF505
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Early-Medieval gilded copper alloy saucer brooch, 26mm in diameter and 2mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 5.91g. The brooch is circular in form and rectangular in section. It is missing its angled lip, but has a decorated surface contained within an incised border. The decoration consists of a roughly central dot and ring which is surrounded by relief decoration in relatively crude Salin's Style I, consisting of raised short lines, concentric curves, a triangle and concentric semi-circles. The reverse of the brooch contains the traces of a …
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-366E15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper alloy small-long brooch foot, 36mm long, 18mm wide and 9mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 6.11g. The object consists of a tiny fragment of bow above a flared sub-triangular foot which has a curved base and is decorated with a border of punched circles. Above this is a moulding, semi-circular in cross-section, which is decorated with five transverse incised lines. At this point on the reverse begins a sub-rectangular catchplate 15mm long. The rest of the brooch consists of a short rectangular-section flat panel which is de…
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2009
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8440D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy brooch foot, 27mm long, 15mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 2.92 grams. The object is sub rectangular, but appears to have originally been triangular in form as it has damage to both sides. It has traces of a border of punched triangles and its upper edge is the lower part of a shaft with raised horizontal bands. The reverse contains the remains of a catchplate 12mm long and 2mm thick. The object is most probably an example of a small- long brooch, similar to eg.668, fig.235 in Hattatts ancient brooches.
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2009
Last updated: Saturday 23rd October 2021
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Record ID: NARC-3BE437
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large cast copper alloy cruciform brooch. Early Medieval. 6th Century. Large square head with semi-circular lugs protruding from three edges. The lugshave two large circles with curved lines radiating from a curved border. These represent eyes and hair. The central square panel is plain. The bow has a central raised boss. The footplate is straight and vertical. A plain panel with side lugs and two circular depressions is follows by a straight section with horizontal ridges which appear to be filled with niello. Circular depressions with central raised dots represent eyes, followed by …
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: NARC-3BEED6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Early Mediveal. 6th Century AD. Almost complete. The head is rectangular (44mm wide, 25mm long) and split into three vertical panels. The central panel is slightly raised and is bordered by stamped dots and S-shapes. One knop protrudes from the centre of the upper and side edges. The knops are oval but with a narrow band across the centre. The bow is 20mm wide (the same wide as the central panel on the head) and curves outwards. The bow is broken horizontally 9mm from the head. The lower half fits together at the break but the edges are …
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: NARC-3BF9E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The inner panel of a cast copper alloy square headed brooch .Early Medieval. 6th Century. The headplate frame and the majority of the bow are missing. The beginning of the bow is present. the inner panel is rectangular with a raised border edge. A smaller central inner rectangle has moulded decoration of two 4-armed triskeles. Between the triskeles is an upside down depiction of a face. Between the outer and inner borders are a series of stamped dots. The reverse has the hinge lugs, but the spring and pin are missing.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: NARC-3C0356
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy gilt Anglo-saxon square headed brooch. Early Medieval. 6th Century AD. Fragment of footplate of large square headed brooch. A diamond shaped inner panel outlined by a raised inwardly curving border. Stamped annulets around the inner border. Intricate inter-twining moulded decoration in the inner panel frame. One side-lobe remains. a small portion of the bow still present. The catchplate is fixed centrally on the reverse. It is 23mm long and only partially survives. Similar to Plate 35a in Hines, 1997.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-FBB697
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy cruciform or small-long brooch, 23mm long, 20mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 3.89 grams. Part of the rectangular head plate and one flat damaged knob survive. The headplate has a line of circular stamps running up its edges, but no other decoration can be seen. The upper part of the bow is present, protruding from a rectangular protrusion at the base of the plate. The reverse contains one centrally placed, damaged semi-circular lug which has a large patch of iron corrosion surrounding …
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-44F803
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost complete cruciform brooch. Early Medieval. 6th Century. Three circular lobes attached to a central square panel. The lobes are pierced in the centre. One lobe survives intact, the other two are broken through the pierced hole. The intact lobe is 9mm in diameter with a hole 2mm in diameter. The arched bow is 7mm wide leading to a vertical footplate. The footknob is globular. The reverse shows scars of the hinge lug and catchplate.
Created on: Friday 8th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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