Record ID: BH-331E85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester derivative, Harlow brooch of 1st century AD date. The head has two decorative vertical grooves at each end and a flat underside. At the centre of the underside is a perforated lug into which the now missing axis bar would have fitted. The remaining three coils of the spring are held in place by an external chord which passes through a rearward lug on top of the head. The rearward lug extends downwards into a tapering ridge. The bow is of semi-circular section and tapers towards the foot, where there is a central ridge. The bottom of the foot is sq…
Created on: Friday 3rd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-72E3A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Langton Down (variant) type (AD 43 - AD 100). Length 16.1mm, width 16.3mm and 7.7mm thick. Weight 2.97g. The wings, the spring and the pin are incomplete and the lower part of the bow is missing. All the breaks are old and abraded. The wings appear to have fully enclosed the spring mechanism. However, part of the wings at the rear is missing due to ragged breaks. Each end of the wing is also missing. Viewing the brooch from the rear, the left side of the spring is intact and consists of five coils, including the coil that evolves i…
Created on: Monday 6th 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: KENT-984E65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A miniature medieval brooch, roughly oval in shape, and terminating in two joined hands. The brooch has two facets which carry an enigmatic inscription, punctuated by flowers and colons. Reading clockwise from the pin, the letters are On the inner band N V I V N: I I M I N I On the outer band: V I I I T I: I: I - I I V L V I (?)I The meaning of this is unclear, but may have magical or amuletic significance. The two hands may once have held a pearl, which is customary for brooches of this type. The brooch is gold, and dates from the thirteenth century.
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9A73E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo Saxon copper alloy small long brooch dating to the 6th century. It is a square headed type and appears mostly free from decoration. There are four circular perforations, one in each corner of the head. One of these holes has broken through to the edge. The catchplate and some of the lug remain but the pin is missing. The bow is curved only at the top part close to the head. The foot is spatulate shaped and has a horizontal line across the lower part. It is slightly broken at the bottom and so has an uneven edge. It has a mainly green patina but there appears to be som…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-C483F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T381 "A medieval brooch , the frame formed from a circular-sectioned hoop, its pin with a flattened edge and a wide rectangular collar. The pin was formerly attached to the frame by a loop attachment which is now broken. Undecorated brooches like this were produced in large numbers in the medieval period and occur frequently in base metal such as copper-alloy. They were manufactured in a wide range of sizes (for a miniature, base-metal example see British Museum MME1856,7-1,2752). Given their utilitarian aspect, it is likely that they were used as a practical fastening for clothe…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Embsay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C5A978
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T219 "A circular Medieval brooch, the hoop of which is formed from twisted wire and decorated with pellets within each twist. The pin is intact. The brooch as a whole is much abraded. The brooch is silver, and dates from the late 13th or early 14th century. Dimensions: diameter 22.3 mm. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996." J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 29th August 2006
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cawood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C5D8C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T221 "Medieval brooch, consisting of flattened circular frame with pin, the frame decorated with zigzag grooves and bearing the following inscription: - X IESV (X jesus). The brooch is silver and dates from the 13th century. Dimensions: 18.5 mm. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996." J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 29th August 2006
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-C78AB2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T344 "Medieval brooch, formed of a simple hoop, which is circular in section. The pin remains intact and is decorated with a collar of punched ornament. The brooch is silver, and dates from the 13th century. Dimensions: diameter 25.8 mm. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996." J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 1st September 2006
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadcaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F50120
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Roman Colchester derivative brooch (AD 50 – AD 80). Overall length 22.8mm, width 33.0 and maximum thickness 3.9mm. Weight 5.99g. The lower part of the bow and catch-plate are missing due to an old break. The spring mechanism (including the chord) and pin are also missing. The wings which are 33.0mm in width are semi-cylindrical (concave at the rear). The wings are abnormally long for a Colchester brooch and might suggest a link to some of the South-western brooches which have long wings. At the end of each wing, at the front, there is a sim…
Created on: Sunday 12th August 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: SF-031D82
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (folded wings, Eastern Group) type, incomplete and missing lower bow, foot, catchplate, spring and pin. Measuring 18.31mm in survving length and 27.84mm in width. The semi-cylindrical wings are extended and folded round to form a short fully enclosed section at both ends, which held the axis bar, fragments of this bar remain. The rear facing hook at the centre would have originaly held the spring cord. The wings have transverse grooves across them and swollen rounded ends. The bow has a D-shaped section and has two parallel longitudinal grooves…
Created on: Monday 13th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Metfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-07ADF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper-alloy fragment of an Ansate brooch (8th - 10th century). The fragment includes the twin lugs that hinged the pin, which is no longer present. Part of the bow also remains, and that is decorated with transverse moulded ribbing. The reverse is hollow. Dimensions: length: 16.26mm; width: 10.92mm; thickness: 6.02mm; weight: 1.50g. The brooch is similar in form but not decoration to brooches found in York (Mainman & Rogers 2000:2570-1) Reference: Mainman A.J. & Rogers N.S.H. 2000. Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds from Anglo-Scandi…
Created on: Monday 13th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hambleden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1B0623
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wigan
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Kräftig Profilierte type, dating to 43-100AD. The brooch is complete apart from its missing pin. The spring has 6 coils and the external chord is intact. The bow is arched with a pronounced button at its centre. The broad head narrows to a neck before widening into its side wings, but does not cover the spring which is held in place by a forward hook. There is a single terminal knob at the foot which has a collar. The catch plate is complete. The brooch is quite corroded but where it remains, the patina is dark green. A very similar example is kn…
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-1E6957
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.i2. Plate 48. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps at each terminal. The caps have a central perforation which would originally support the axis bar. Only a fragment of a copper alloy axis bar remains with five coils of the spring curled around it, however his is no longer attached to the brooch. The pin is missing. The upper edge of the wings has a small downturned hook at the centre. The hook would have originally held the cross bar of …
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Record ID: SF-2CFD04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an early medieval brooch, either a cruciform or small long in type. A fragment of the lower head and upper bow, measuring 27.60mm in surviving length and 16.74mm in surviving width. The bow has transverse grooves at its top and there are two longitudinal parallel grooves down its centre. It is D-shaped in section. There is an incomplete pin loop on the back face with the remains of a corroded iron adhering to it, presumably from the iron pin.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-308452
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Romano-British folded wing ends-type Polden Hill brooch, worn and corroded, rear hook missing, traces of vertical mouldings on wings with semi-cylindrical closed ends, spring missing, damaged oval-sectioned bow, foot and catch-plate missing, 22 x >25mm. See Plouviez in EAA 106, 95. c. AD 50-70.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corpusty', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-AF5483
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible fragment of a cast copper alloy Early Medieval Anglo Saxon cruciform or square headed brooch. The fragment consists of a truncated rectangular or square panel defined by a raised strip, with a smaller panel inside. From the panel are integral two loops. The narrow width of the outer edge of each loop may suggest that these are zoomorphic bird's heads. The loops. The loops are decorated with multiple applications of small crescentic stamps and have a groove running down the length of the wider part. The length is 20.9mm, the width is 32.8mm, thickness is 2.2mm and the weight i…
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barton Upon Humber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-EF2CE8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval brooch formed from a flattened hoop. The reverse is slightly rounded. There is a break at the point in the frame where a pin would have been attached. The front carries an inscription, interspersed with ring and dot decoration. The remaining letters are O.V.N.Q.V.E.R.A.V.E.Z which should read MOVN CVER AVEZ [have my heart] with the first M missing, though the left-hand upright of the letter is still just visible. The brooch is silver- gilt and dates from the fourteenth century. Thank you to Malcolm Jones for his help with reading the inscription.
Created on: Friday 24th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 26th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Berkeley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-EFEAB0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver medieval annular brooch pin. The pin has a tapering rectangular section, terminating in a blunt point. The pin measures 29.8mm in length, it is slightly bent. There is a collar all the way around the neck of the pin. The pin head (which would once has held the pin around the pin construction of the frame), is formed from a rolled rectangular sheet of silver; it is hollow. The pin is undecorated. This brooch pin dates to the 13th - 14th Century. Dimensions: 1 grams. Length = 29.8mm, width at neck = 2.5mm, thickness at neck = 1.6mm
Created on: Friday 24th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southease', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-30C1E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (flat wing ends type, Western Group). The wings of the spring cover survive as do the coils of the spring and the now bent pin. There are five coils to either side of the pin but the spring axis has detached from one of the pierced end-covers of the spring housing. Likewise the external chord which passes through a pierced lug that projects forward from the centre axis of the brooch has become detached from the spring. The wings of the spring cover have two raised collars to either side of the bow decorated with…
Created on: Monday 27th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wantage', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-4122D0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy and enamel hare brooch, 31mm long, 11mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a brown patina and weighs 1.92 grams. The brooch is missing its ears and feet and appears to have snapped in two. It has a raised circle for an eye which is surrounded by traces of red enamel. Its body has three enamel cells, two are parallelogram in form with the last having a similar form with a circulur extension forming the hares rear end. The outer cells are filled with blue enamel whilst the central one appears to have both blue and red enamel present. The raised s…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.