Record ID: SOM-CB6AF9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy hinged initial T-shaped brooch dated to AD 50-150, comprising the head and the majority of the bow however the foot, catch plate and pin are missing. The head is formed of two wide possibly open-ended cylindrical wings, oval in section. The left wing has at least one deeply incised line running across its front half and the right has two. The right wing has been chipped revealing the hollow core filled with a medium brown material that is likely all that remains of the solder within the wings. There is a slot on the underside of the head that…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-291FA2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman developed T-shaped brooch of Hull T105/6, dating to c. AD 50-150. The brooch comprises the wings and part of the bow, the lower part of the bow, footplate and pin are all now missing. The wings are cylindrical in shape with a broad rectangular notch at the centre where a significant amount of iron decay suggests that the iron hinge would have been located. The bow rises gently from the centre of the wings, and is flattened in cross section. It curves very steadily downwards to the break. The wings are decorated with a number of incised verti…
Created on: Monday 16th November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 11th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broadclyst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-09BE20
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy Roman Colchester Derivative Harlow type brooch. The wings are hemispherical and open at the reverse. In the centre is a pierced double lug, the upper perforation holds the chord and the lower the axis bar through the coils. On each side of the lug are 6 coils, not counting the pin. The front face of the wings have transverse incised lines. On one side is 5 lines and on the other is 4. A moulded central ridge runs down the top of the bow, tapering inwards. At the end of the bow are 4 transverse incised lines. The bow runs vertically from the wings and tape…
Created on: Wednesday 9th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-CC06CA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete large Roman copper alloy hinged developed T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c.AD 50- 160. It comprises the head, an attachment loop, wings, bow, foot, catchplate and an, iron axis bar and is only missing its pin. At the head of the brooch the wings survive complete to a width of 23.4mm, these are cylindrical in cross section, c. 4.8mm in diameter. These are undecorated. Both the wings are open ended with the right wing revealing a pale-coloured material that may be remains of solder. There is a central slot on the underside of the head his is filled with iron co…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CC4686
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester Polden Hill brooch, probably dating to c. AD 130-240. The brooch is missing its pin although the spring survives and part of its catchplate and foot. The head of the brooch survives to a width of 23.5mm. The wings are oval, with an open reverse and each wing terminating in a perforated oval wing cap. The wing caps taper inwards towards the reverse. The wings are decorated with one incised line placed c1.5mm from the outside edge the area between these is decorated with incised transverse lines, the right wings decoration is far more abr…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CC7E45
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy hinged Strip Bow brooch dating to the period c. AD 25- 70. The majority of the brooch's survives although it is missing its pin and parts of its wings. The head of the brooch projects backwards from the bow in a sub-rectangular plate which is incomplete and has a central slot cut into the edge. This section would have been curled to form a cylinder, but its terminates in an irregular break just after it begins to curl backwards.The slot would have held the hinged pin but is now missing, as is the axis bar. The bow of the brooch is a very flat…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wanstrow CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-7FD7F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch of developed T-shaped of Hull T139; Colchester derivative hinged (Mackreth 2011, Group 2a, pl. 68 that has a loop at the top and tubular wings which hold the pin axes bar, there is a slot in the centre rear of the wings for the pin, the pin is missing. The top half of the bow is decorated with two long rectangular cells that each contain a stamped chevron pattern, the lower half of the bow is undecorated. The catch plate on the reverse is closed. Date 100-199. The bow is broken in two, this is a clean breaking suggesting it was cut rather than snapped in half.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B82952
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Small and incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative rearhook brooch, perhaps of Mackreth's (2011) type 1.h. The spring, pin, foot and catchplate are missing. The wings are C-shaped in cross-section and taper marginally in width from the bow to the tips, perhaps due to wear. On the front they are each decorated with two transverse grooves located between the mid-point and the bow. The wing on the viewer’s left also has a third, narrower, transverse groove at its very tip. The space between the second and third groove is longitudinally concave, so perhaps it constitute…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Spatial data recorded.