Record ID: SF-66FD80
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy disc brooch of Roman date. It is missing its pin, part of the catchplate, and enamelling due to old breaks. The brooch is flat, circular in form with central boss and six evenly spaced projecting peripheral lugs that are flat, semi-circular in form and some of which are missing their outer edges due to old breaks. On the front face of the brooch there is a moulded border comprising three circumferential ridges separated by two grooves. At the centre of the plate is a raised circular platform from which projects an expanding, conical boss with colla…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-6711A8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy cruciform brooch. The headplate is trapezoidal with plain trapezoidal wings on either side. Integrated half-round knops are present. These have a single-line collar at the base where they connect to the headplate. The bow is rectangular in section and the brooch is broken just below it. On the reverse of the headplate is a plate with a circular piercing where a pin would have been. There is a large accreted mass on the reverse below the bow which may encompass elements of the catchplate. Length is 60.4mm, Maximum width is 44.5mm and thickne…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mid suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-674AB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy side knob from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. It is round in section with a semi-circular top. It has a single-line collar near to where it would have been joined to the headplate. It has been broken from the head plate. There is a ferrous accretion at the break and on the tip. It dates to the fifth or sixth century. Length is 9.5mm, diameter is 7.1mm. Weight 1.82g.
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mid suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-78D441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Rosette brooch. Part of the spring casing/wings, the bow and part of the integral disc survive intact, the remainder of the brooch now missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is semi-cylindrical in form and missing its outer edges due to old breaks. Extending from the casing is the steeply curved bow, which is rectangular in form, oval shaped in section and decorated on the front face with transverse grooves at top and bottom between which run three vertical flutes. At its base the bow is integrally cast with the remains of t…
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8DDBB8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Roman plate brooch. It is missing its pin due to old breaks. The brooch has a flat disc shaped plate with triangular/fantail projection at the base and five evenly spaced projecting bilobate lobes around the outer edge. The front face of the disc has a border of three circumferential grooves and a central circular perforation that may originally have contained additional decorative elements but these are now missing due to old breaks. It has an extremely worn surface and it is uncertain whether this originally had an added white metal coating o…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-68E55B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy disc brooch of probable Early-Medieval date. It is missing the edges of the disc, central setting, hinge, pin and catchplate due to old breaks. In its current condition the plate is roughly lozenge shaped in form, slightly convex with a concave back face and moulded front face. At the centre of the front face is a raised circular collet or border, decorated on its outer face with a circular collar that has multiple globular pellets arranged at regular intervals. The interior of the collet contains the remains of white solder or paste that would…
Created on: Friday 4th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Whelnetham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F86D27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very worn cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Rosette brooch. Part of the spring casing/wings, the bow and part of the integral disc survive intact, the remainder of the brooch now missing due to old breaks. The spring casing is semi-cylindrical in form and missing its outer edges due to old breaks. Extending from the casing is the steeply curved bow, which is rectangular in form, oval shaped in section and possibly decorated on the front face with vertical grooves or flutes, but this is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. At its base the bow i…
Created on: Monday 20th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 7th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-09F136
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper-alloy ansate brooch of middle or late Anglo-Saxon date. It is missing most of the pin, the outer edge of the catchplate and the outer edges of the brooch due to erosion and old breaks, but is otherwise complete. The brooch has two flattened circular terminals that are decorated on their front faces with a central punched ring-and-dot motif surrounded by seven similar ring-and-dots. There was perhapsd an incised border around the edge of the front face of each terminal, but this is uncertain due to damage to the outer edges of the brooch. The terminals are connect…
Created on: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0AC9C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy small-long brooch of Early-Medieval/Anglo-Saxon date. It is missing the terminal end of the foot, outer edges of the pin lug and catchplate, and the pin, due to old breaks but is otherwise complete. The headplate is flat, trefoil in form with a central square plate from which extend three semi-circular arms. The arm to the right has been bent forwards due to post-depositional damage. Each of the arms is decorated on its front face with an incised border at the inner edge, along which runs a row of seven punched semi-circles. On the back face of the head…
Created on: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Last updated: Friday 7th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elmswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-33BDA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative hinged type. It consists of most of the wings and upper bow only, the pin, axis bar and catchplate are missing. The wings are folded round to form a cylinder, on one side of the bow only, the other side is missing. There is moulding on the upper bow and incised lines running transversely around the wings. The bow is D-shaped. The brooch measures 31.75mm in surviving width across the wings, 25.14mm in surviving length, and weighs 6.46g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foxhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-344A62
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment. It consists of the catch plate and base of the bow only, the rest is missing due to old breaks. The bow is plain and 2.7mm in width, with the triangular-shaped catchplate forming a frame for a large triangular perforation at its centre. There is a strong groove on the inside of the catchplate to accommodate the pin when the brooch was closed. It is likely to be part of a Colchester derivative type brooch. The fragment measures 16.12mm in surviving width, 26.19mm in surviving length, and weighs 2.08g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foxhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C46055
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, probably a Colchester derivative hinged type. Only one wing and the upper bow survive, the rest is missing due to old breaks. The metalwork is worn and there is active corrosion product. The wing is cylindrical and the bow is rounded in section, the surfaces being too worn to ascertain the true dhape and thickness. The fragment measures 12.88mm in surviving width, 28.61mm in surviving length, and weighs 6.74g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foxhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C83B51
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy side knob from an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. It is fully round with a globular, oval shaped head. Beneath the head is a broad neck with transverse circular collar at the base. The underside of the base is flat and appears to have no evidence of decoration or a transverse groove/slot. Through the centre of the knob is a pin hole that contains the corroded remains of an iron pin. This object measures 10.64mm in height, 9.92mm in diameter, and weighs 3.16g. This is a detatchable full-round knob of Anglo-Saxon date similar to other examples from Suff…
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C8C150
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn Early-Medieval/Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. It is missing the lower half of the brooch, side knobs and the pin due to old breaks. The headplate is flat, rectangular in form with rectangular wings that slope backwards at an angle of 45 degrees to the plane of the headplate. At the top of the headplate is a central integrally cast knob, which is fully round with globular top and two transverse collars separated by a narrow neck. On the back face of the headplate there is a mass of copper-alloy and iron corrosion that obscures the now incomplete pin lug and …
Created on: Tuesday 11th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-460C06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch of late Iron Age date. It is missing the foot, most of the catchplate, parts of the wings/spring casing and the pin due to old breaks. The wings are cylindrical in form, folding to encase a separately cast copper-alloy axis bar and spring, of which six coils survive intact. The spring casing is worn and corroded, particularly at its outer edges, and has the remains of a rectangular slot through which the pin would have hinged. At the head of the brooch between the join of wings a and bow there is a prominent transverse ridge. The bow itself is tra…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Waldingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-58F8B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Roman Aucissa brooch. Only the head of the brooch includig axis bar and pin survive intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The flat, rectangular headplate has a rolled outer edge that forms a cylindrical casing to hold in place the axis bar. At either end of the axis bar are separately cast copper-alloy knobs that are globular in form with raised collars at their base. At the centre of the headplate is a rectangular pin slot through which hinges the copper-alloy pin. This is cylindrical in form, tapering to a point at one end and …
Created on: Tuesday 18th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Waldingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA49C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper alloy half-round knob from a brooch, most likely of cruciform type. It has a collar 4mm in width, at the base, a narrow waist also of 4mm, and a semi-circular head. Part of the collar is missing due to old breaks. There is a groove in the base of the collar into which the side of the brooch head plate would have fitted, and a perforation which would have held a pin for attachment to the body of the brooch. The knob measures 15.13mm in length, 10.52mm in width, and weighs 3.29g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 31st January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemingstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EE56D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon small long brooch. It is trefoil headed, with notched lobes on all three sides of the head-plate. There is a narrow groove and ridge defining the edge of the head-plate, but no other decoration. the remains of a pin loop can be determined on the reverse in a mass of corrosion material. The bow is curved and hemispherical, with a central longitudinal ridge, and further pairs of grooves and ridges occuring at the top and bottom of the bow. The flat plate below is rectangular, and has the remains of a catchplate projecting at right angles from the back. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ufford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-695403
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy annular brooch. The ring is plain and undecorated. The pin is formed from a sheet of copper alloy folded around the frame. It is 21.90mm in diameter, 1.69mm thick and weighs 1.76 grams.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-FFE4A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval annular brooch or possible shoe buckle. The edges are bent, probably due to plough damage, and there is a single pin placed across the diameter of the object. The pin is narrow and rectangular, 27.66mm in length, 1.95mm in width. One terminal is fixed to the edge of the brooch by a short upright, 2.8mm in height. The opposite terminal is unattached, but may once have ahd a similar attachment point to the fixed terminal. The brooch is composed of two concentric ciclres, both decorated with punched hemispheres, sixteen around the inner circle and twenty-four…
Created on: Monday 7th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.