Record ID: LIN-413577
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, lead. The fragment is part of the foot and catchplate. At the top the object is broken just below the bow. There is a flat rectangular plate with the remains of an incomplete catchplate on the reverse. There are two moulded transverse collars below, the uppper of which is thicker than the lower. Below the collars is an incomplete animals head. There are two large eyes represented by two moulded pellets. The forehead is D-shaped in cross-section and the snout is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-415104
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment, lead, probably the foot terminal from a florid brooch. The object is in the form of a human face and is roughly D-shaped in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated in relief with a prominant forehead and deep set moulded eyes in the form of two large moulded pellets. The nose is large, triangular and flanked by two chubby-looking curved cheeks. There is a deeply incised elongated triangular channel at the bottom of either cheek, which emphasises them against the rest of the face. The mouth is relatively small and represented by two ver…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-109141
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon lead disc brooch of Weetch's type 5, with single transverse pin lug and catchplate on reverse. Six concentric circles of pellets surround a central motif. Diameter 39mm. Thickness c.1.5mm. Weighing 20.68g. A.B.Marsden's (8/5/07) comments: The brooch's design can be described as broadly nummular rather then explicitly so. There is no legend. Indeed, most of the decorated face of the brooch is taken up with the raised circular borders surrounding the central device; these are of alternating form, four being plain circles, the other three being constructed of pellets. The c…
Created on: Wednesday 19th September 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Acre', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B40A88
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch which is broken with two large fragments surviving and other parts missing. The brooch has a rectangular head with a raised central panel. Moulded terminals project upwards and to the sides. These consist of a central zoomorphic lobe with moulded eyes and a projecting snout with a projecting scroll on each side. The scrolls are open work and may be exaggerated nostrils or whiskers. They are tapered. Only the left hand terminal is complete. The lower edge of the head of the brooch is torn and missing, and the other surviving piece is the …
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Riding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-156313
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy disc, in the form of an early medieval button brooch. The object has no rim, and two ill-formed projections on the back correspond to a pin-lug and catch-plate. Possibly a model used in the production of a mould for a copper alloy button brooch.
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMS-69A740
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon lead nummular brooch, circular with pelleted decoration in relief on face, damaged outer edge surviving best as a projection where the squashed catch-plate survives on the reverse. Diameter >36mm. The brooch is broadly nummular in type but does not exactly correlate to a particular reverse type. The nearest parallels for the arrangement of pellets and annulets are perhaps the Jewel cross types of Cnut and his successors but these lack the ornate decoration around the border of the brooch. There are no parallels for this decoration of chevrons, pellets and curved lines on th…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swaffam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B664E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead Late Saxon brooch. The brooch is circular and flat. It has been decorated on the front with a ladder-style border. Inside this are three crescents, each decorated with the ladder-style border. There is a raised crescent inside each one. There is a Y-shaped field between the crescents. There is a central, large pellet and a row of smaller pellets in each arm of the 'Y'. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The remains of the lug and catchplate can be seen and these have been arranged longitudinally. Both parts are badly squashed and damaged. No pin survives.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Paull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-52EB23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval Anglo Saxon cruciform brooch fragment made from lead, 5th-6th century. Head-plate and top-knob only. Integrally cast top-knob, semi-circular in section, domed in outline with groove at the junction with the rectangular-sectioned trapezoidal base. Trapezoidal head-plate; it is unclear if side wings have been broken off or if they were never present. The rest of the brooch is broken off at the base of the head-plate. The single lug on the reverse of the head is un-pierced, and so could not have supported a pin; it is bent to one side. Thick cream patina. Length 41.38mm, w…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2009
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DE8EF6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead nummular brooch of late Anglo-Saxon date, Weetch type 5. The brooch is now incomplete, but would have been circular; it is rectangular in section. The outer edge of the upper surface is decorated with five small raised bosses which are each encircled with a ridge. Between each of these is a small circular pellet. This band of decoration is bordered on each side by an inscised line. In the center of the object is a raised boss. One side of the object has broken away. The reverse is undecorated. There is a raised projection on the reverse which was possibly part of the attachm…
Created on: Thursday 9th April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Peover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-729CC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast lead Early Medieval brooch. The front is decorated with two concentric circles. The large inside circle has a cross made of wedges with a raised boss in the centre and in each arm of the cross is a raised triangle. In between each arm are four pellets in a triangle formation; three along the top and one at the bottom. In the outer circle is a border of raised lines. One edge of the brooch is incomplete and there is a crack down the centre. On the back of the brooch are two integral lugs with a lead rivet through them. Between the lugs is the fragmentary remains…
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunham on Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E8A4D5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead disc brooch of late Early-Medieval date. It is missing the pin and the outer edges of the pin lugs due to old breaks. The brooch is flat, circular in form and with relief decoration on the front face. This comprises a double stranded border within which is contained an animal or beast in the Jellinge style. The animal is positioned in a reverse S-shape and has a triangular head with oval shaped eyes and a bulbous open jaw. Extending from the base of the mouth is a double-stranded tongue that interlaces with the body and one leg. The curving neck and body run along o…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FF8471
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an Early Saxon lead cruciform brooch or model thereof, comprising part of the headplate with the top knob. The latter is now three-quarter round, but may once have been fully round before abrasion. The sides and base of the headplate are missing. The stub of a single pin lug, with part of a transverse perforation, projects from the reverse. The surviving piece measures 24 x 11mm x 8mm and it dates from the mid to late 5th century.
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Attleborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-FD4E61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Anglo-Saxon brooch made from cast lead. The face bears a motif consisting of a triqueta, its three arms made up of two raised lines their ends terminating in pairs of opposed scrolls surrounding pellets. In the centre of the disc is a single pellet and, around its edge, is a ring of pellets. The brooch is crushed and no trace of remains of the pin and clip. On the back of the brooch is a series of scratches which could, with the eye of faith, be interpreted as the stern of a ship, with two steering oars a mast and a yard.
Created on: Saturday 19th February 2011
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walkington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-488741
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy brooch of early-medieval date and nummular type, probably dating from the 9th-11th centuries. The brooch is circular in shape, with a wide flat border. The central area is raised to create a stepped-up inner section, which is also circular and flat. This area is hollow on the reverse. The rim of the brooch is decorated with a continuous run of small inward pointing lines. Adjacent to this are a series of raised triangles, each one pointing to the edge of the brooch. Each triangle has been further decorated with three parallel raised lines. The central raised area fea…
Created on: Wednesday 7th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CCF226
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead disc or nummular brooch of late Anglo-Saxon date. It is missing its iron pin due to old breaks but is otherwise intact. The brooch is flat, disc shaped in form and with moulded decoration on the front face. This comprises a cross pattee with central pellet at the centre of the brooch. An inner border formed from double parallel lines with numerous short vertical strokes surrounds the central motif, with a second similar band of decoration forming a border around the outer edge of the brooch. Between the inner and outer borders there is a band of pellets. The flat ba…
Created on: Friday 24th September 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hessett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-90F5E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Saxon lead disc brooch. It is cast in relief with a central pellet from which four evenly spaced lines radiate to the edge of the border, which is formed from an inner and outer circle connected by raised lines. There is a single pin lug on the reverse, parallel with the edge. Part of the edge is missing, and there is no trace of a catch-plate on the surviving parts. The pin is missing. It measures 17mm in diameter and is 1.5mm thick (excluding the pin lug).
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mundford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C321A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast lead Early Medieval Anglo Saxon cruciform brooch. The fragment consists of part of the foot. Either side of which are lappets, originally in the form of eagle's heads. At the lower end of the fragment is a moulding representing the brow with ridges above the eyes on the foot. Behind the foot is the remains of the catchplate, which has been turned over, apparently for use. A feature of the brooch that cannot be understood is the material that fills the recessed lines on the face of this object. This is mid-green and purple in colour and seems soft. It has been su…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-56D604
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late early-medieval lead disc brooch with possible runic inscription. In the centre of the brooch is a convex boss, and this is surrounded by perhaps five closely spaced concentric ridged rings. On the reverse (from the photo only) it is hard to see any pin fixings, although there is damage including two large cracks. The photos appears to show a brooch of c. 28 mm diameter. Interestingly, in the centre of the brooch. slightly off-centre on the boss, is a possible runic graffito. The motif is in the form of a lozenge with 'tails', the runic 'epel' (approximating our letter '…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-E49135
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead brooch of 'hub-cap' type (Weetch type 17), of late Early-Medieval date, probably 10th or 11th century. It is circular, 26.7mm in diameter and 1.25mm thick, with a central circular hole (7.65mm in diameter) surrounded by a raised edge. It weighs 10.08g. There are four evenly spaced raised hollow-backed bosses or domes, 4.44mm in diameter, around the edges, each pushed up from the back of the brooch. There is a small sub-circular hole through the lead between two of the domes. There is a lead loop catchplate on the back of the brooch, and remains of an attachment point for a pin.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2007
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-877FF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch; fragment of a possible lead model for an Early Saxon cruciform brooch, foot only with pointed terminal between two discoidal nostrils, upper part slightly hollowed near break on reverse. Cf. examples from Quidenham and others in Leahy (2005) Med. Archaeol. 337-341. Åberg Type II b.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Rudham', grid reference and parish protected.