Record ID: LEIC-DE5A26
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman silver omega brooch. 36mm long, 34mm wide and 8mm thick. The brooch weighs 16.9 grams and has a good silver patina, but needs cleaning. The brooch is pennanular in form, turning back on itself to form terminals. At this point it is circular in section and has barrel shaped terminals, 6 mm long and 5 mm in diameter, with three raised grooves. The main body of the brooch has a diamond section. The diamond section is made up of four main raised ridges, with extra ridges in between these on the outer sides. The surface of the brooch is decorated with incised lines, forming a herring …
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-9C94D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver crossbow brooch, 70mm long and 46.5mm wide. The brooch is in good condition with a good silver patina and a weight of 52.8 grams. The foot is 35mm long, 9mm wide and 6mm thick with a semi-circular section. It is open all the way down one side to accommodate the pin, which is 36mm long (10mm sits inside the catch). The front of the foot is decorated with two incised parallel lines which run its length on a slight diagonal axis. Either side of this are four slightly raised triangular areas which are decorated with a V shaped incision, flaring out towards the edge. The bow, …
Created on: Thursday 2nd November 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charnwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FBE019
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative, rear hook brooch, dating to AD 41-68. The wings and bow and catch plate are complete the pin is missing. In plan, the brooch is T-shaped, and the bow is D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. The hollow cylindrical wings are decorated with a single vertical incised line at each end. Centrally at the top is a rear curved hook. The centre of the bow is decorated with five moulde…
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2023
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