Record ID: IOW-DD3763
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of 'Winchester' style (Hattatt 1985, 23). Overall length 43.2mm, maximum width of bow 9.8mm and thickness of bow 1.2mm. Weight 4.55g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The pin, part of the spring and part of the catch-plate are missing due to old breaks. The spring, when complete, would have had four coils. Two of the coils are missing but the internal chord has survived. The bow has a length of 37.0mm and both the front and rear faces are flat. It is angled at the head and the foot, so when…
Created on: Sunday 6th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-C74962
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy Colchester type bow brooch, 65mm long, 21mm wide and weighing 12.20 grams. The brooch is plain with short open wings containing a spring of seven coils. The curved bow is sub circular in section and tapers to a point and has a raised tapering area protruding from the spring and down the centre of the upper part of the bow. Traces of a catchplate 16mm long are just visible and the upper part of the pin survives.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-191256
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester type one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch comprises a head of two very small, triangular wings concealing the single remaining coil of the integral spring mechanism. The head extends to a rectangular section bow which tapers to a very sharp point. The catchplate is missing. The brooch measures 66mm in length and a maximum of 8mm in width.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-19F174
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch possesses a head comprising two flat rectangular wings which conceal a fragment of the integral spring mechanism. The pin is missing. The head extends to a D section tapering bow, with a poorly cast, semi-circular catchplate. The brooch measures 74mm in length and 10mm in width.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston Colville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-157476
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete damaged and misshapen copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of 'Winchester' style (Hattatt 1987, 21). Overall length 60.6mm, maximum width of bow 7.2mm and thickness of bow 0.9mm. Weight 2.69g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The pin and most of the spring are missing due to an old break. The spring, when complete, would probably have had four coils and an internal chord. The surviving part of the spring is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 0.9mm. Due to agricultural activity the brooch has become almost straightened …
Created on: Saturday 2nd June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-3D0C52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Early Roman period copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type and dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing only the pin and is comparatively small with a length of 36.88mm and has a weight of 3.2g. The spring mechanism (1.5mm diameter) coiled for three turns either side of the centre with a width of 14.60mm and the chord was anchored by the forward facing and tapering hook at the head. The spring has broken after the first coil on the return. The wings have a width of 13.17mm and are decorated on the fronts with vertical incised line…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-68B9B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman (AD 25-100) copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and has a surviving length of 51.52mm and a weight of 4.7g. The spring has broken before the first coil, but it is likely that the spring would have coiled twice either side of the head and would have had an internal chord. The bow has a maximum width at the head of 4.40mm with straight sides, which converge towards the pointed foot. The bow is of D-shaped section with a maximum thickness of 3.46 near the head. The upper bow is decorated with a series of oblique incis…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LVPL-7CA124
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Langton Down bow brooch. The pin is missing but the catchplate is present. The bow is flat and tapers to a point with no footknob. It has 2 vertical ridges running down its length. The wings are tubular and contain the spring for the pin. There is a gap in the centre of the wings where the pin should be. This type of brooch dates to the 1st century AD (Hattatt; 80-81).
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tewkesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-140666
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and wrought copper alloy Colchester brooch of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (c. AD 20 – c. AD 65). Overall length 58.5mm, maximum width 12.0mm. Weight 5.01g. The coiled spring, the pin and the catch-plate are missing. The wings are also incomplete. The brooch is long and slender but severely corroded. It would have had small diminutive wings. However, one side of the wings is missing and the other side is incomplete due to old breaks. The present width of the wings is 12.0mm. At the head of the brooch there is a stub, representing the remains of a forward pr…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-F98138
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate, but has very poor surface preservation. The brooch has a length of 46.44mm and has a weight of 6.1g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 14.66mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is considerably wider on the pin side, than the other (7.6mm diameter compared to 5.1mm diameter). The chord is anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook. …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-FBA826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate and the end of the pin. The brooch has a distorted length of 48.00mm and has a weight of 7.9g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 15.38mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is slightly wider on the pin side, than the other (6.7mm diameter compared to 6.2mm diameter). The chord was anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook, which is n…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WAW-817661
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The brooch is a cast copper Colchester brooch. The wings are formed by a horizontal rectangular band which is abraded and undecorated. On the reverse of the wings , integral to the upper edge is a oval sectioned protrusion which tapers to a blunt point and curves upwards and forwards, forming, in profile, a ‘c’ shape. The lower edge of the wings has the integral spring protruding, which has two coils remaining before it is broken. The break is not too recent. The bow is hump-like in profile, but is slender and tapers down the bow. The bow is oval in section. The reverse of the low…
Created on: Sunday 1st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-on-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-36C874
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast and wrought copper alloy brooch of Late Iron Age or Early Roman La Tene III date (1 AD – 100 AD). Length 65.0mm, width 5.3mm and 2.9mm thick. Weight 6.62g. The brooch is misshapen and half of the spring (two coils) and the pin are missing due to an old break. When complete, the spring would have consisted of four coils with an internal chord. The surviving part of the spring and chord are circular in cross-section and have a diameter of 2.1mm. At the top of the bow, close to the spring, the bow is sub-triangular in cross-section and measures 5.3mm in width and h…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-390EB0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Colchester brooch, dating from 25 - 65 AD. This cast copper alloy brooch is incomplete. The wings are broken, with a forward facing chord hook folded over the centre of the head. Only one turn of the spring from the (now missing) pin survives. The bow is rectangular in plan, and slightly curved in profile. The catchplate is missing. The brooch is plain and undecorated. It is 38mm long.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-3938D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete colchester brooch dating 20 to 70 AD. The brooch has small, flat wings which are rectangular in plan and have a central cord hook for the now missing sprung pin. The bow is decorated with small moulded triangles along its length. The bow is curved in profile. The triangular catchplate is incomplete and has two circular perforations. It is 57mm long.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-70BD13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy bow brooch of Langton Down Type and dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow only with a surviving length of 23.4mm and a weight of 8.3g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured within an open cylinder. The spring appears to be made of iron. The brooch has a width at the head of 19.8mm. The head is decorated with a rectangular panel defined by triple grooved lines at the top and on each side of the head. Inside the panel are fine incised lines radiating from an arc formed by the …
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2015
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: IOW-1BF892
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy La Tene III ‘Nauheim’ derivative brooch of Late Iron Age or Early Roman date (AD 1 - AD 100). Overall length 36.9mm, maximum width of bow 7.9mm and maximum thickness of bow 3.9mm. Weight 2.16g. The brooch was cast in one piece and then wrought. The spring and pin are missing due to an old break. When complete, the spring would probably have had four coils. The bow is flat at the front and flat at the rear. The upper part of the bow extends forwards at a right angle to the position of the spring before projecting abruptly downwards. Viewing the broo…
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1D45F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman bow brooch of Langton Down type. It is incomplete as the lower bow and foot and pin are missing. The spring cover is cylindrical and bow flat backed with three transverse grooves where it joins the spring cover and five longitudinal grooves running down its length. This brooch measures 20.11mm in surviving length and 14.90mm in width.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-96BC36
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A La Tène III type, Nauheim-derivative brooch. Copper-alloy Iron Age to early Roman brooch AD 25-100. This brooch is incomplete; it is missing the pin. This brooch is a one-piece brooch with a sprung mechanism. The internal chord extends around under the bow like most of the La Tène I and III examples seen in Hattatt. The spring mechanism has two remaining turns. The end turn extend to form the chord. The bow is slender and undecorated. The bow tapers to the end with the catchplate. There is no foot-knob on the end of the bow. The width measurement given below relates to the width a…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Findon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-CBC282
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman Langton Down brooch. The brooch is incomplete as the lower bow and foot, as well as the pin are missing. The spring cover is cylindrical, and the bow flat-backed. The spring is bilaterally turned, with 4 coils visible to the left (right-hand side unclear). On the obverse of the brooch, there is a single transverse groove along the join between bow and spring cover, and 7 longitudinal grooves (characteristic of Langton Down type brooches)running down the length of the bow. This brooch fragment measures 17.9mm in surviving l…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.