Record ID: OXON-439AC3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy brooch, of Adams class 2LD dating from the Middle Iron Age 350-150 BC.  The pin is missing.  The top of the brooch comprises a central rounded knop (6.38mm diameter) from which the two wings extend on either side. The wings of the brooch are rectangular in plan and near circular in cross section and each terminates in a circular knop (5.9mm diameter).   The main body of the brooch emerges from the base of the central knop and is comprised of a thick humped bow which is oval in plan and crescent sh…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: OXON-AADE70
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy anthropomorphic socketed terminal fitting of late Iron Age to early Roman date although an Early Medieval date may also be possible. The object is hollow and moulded into the form of a human head and neck. This has long hair with incised vertical lines giving the impression of strands. A projecting nose and chin and recessed cells for eyes beneath a prominent eye brow ridge. A subtle downturned mouth is present as an incised line beneath the nose. At the base of the neck are the remains of two attachment loops. The left (when seen from the front) i…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Checkendon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-99B871
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy (bronze) cast horse harness fitting or strap distributor, dating from the late Iron age to the early Roman period ( c.50BC-AD50). The object comprises three connected openwork trefoil rings (of which two survives intact) and a probable central motif of a horses head projecting 90 degrees from the centre of the object. The complete rings have an internal diameter of 9.7 mm and 8.8 mm. There are faint signs that the horse's head is decorated with ears and a mane comprised of incised herringbone grooves, and probably a split mouth. Much of the …
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-4E07EE
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A incomplete enamelled harness fitting of probable late Iron Age dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The harness fitting is an irregular shape, almost comma shaped, with a rounded head and a squared tail. The upper surface is flat, with five panels of enamel decoration. The rounded head has three enamel panels, each a lentoid or pointed oval shape, creating a triskele shape between them. The remaining two panels of enamel are sub triangular in shape, continuing down the length of the 'comma' tail'. The edges are bevelled.  The reverse of the tail has a curved recess …
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-43D954
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Complete copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe of Sompting type and of Early Iron Age dating (c. 800-600 BC) The axehead is complete (with an overall length of 123.3 mm and a weight of 386.4 g). The mouth is sub-rectangular (45.0 mm long and 41.9 mm wide). The socket is rectangular (29.2 mm wide, 28.0 mm long and 95.8 mm deep).  The mouth moulding has a well-defined rectangular step (9.7 mm long) with a prominent step to the face. The oval sectioned loop springs from the moulding (13.4 mm wide, 4.9 mm thick and 26.6 mm long). The sides are straight before widening to a m…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-436A3D
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy terret ring or harness fitting of the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period, dating from c. BC 150 - c. AD 100. The ring is circular in plan and broadly circular in section. It is convex on the outside edge and flattened slightly on the inner edge. The ring is heavily abraded all over the surface, but abrasion is less on the inner edge. There is no further decoration on the surface of the object. The object has an external diameter of 23.3 mm and an inner diameter of 11.3 mm. It has a thickness of 6.9 mm and the band is 5.5 mm …
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-8D6178
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age  (1st century) copper alloy harness fitting of toggle type. The toggle is complete. It is a sub-rectangular in plan with swollen central block and either side the arms are slightly narrowed. The arms are oval in section and slightly expanded at the terminal. The central block has rounded edges and has a vertical oval shaped perforation running through it. On one face the central block has three circular cells in a row. The cells are positioned not quite in a straight line. There are traces of enamel in the cells, which was possibly red. Either side of th…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: OXON-B7A88D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy brooch of Middle Iron Age date, c. 300-150 BC. The brooch is another example of the regional 'Vale brooch' type from the Oxfordshire / Berkshire area.  This example is made of two bulbous domes, forming a figure of eight shape. Each dome has a convex front and then a potentially concave hollow reverse, however these are now full of concreted corrosion product such that it is difficult to be certain of this. The join between the two domes is marked by an uneven horizontal line slightly narrower than the domes that may have been a collar no…
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2023
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Record ID: BERK-7C317B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and worn cast copper alloy annular brooch of Adams Type 2Bb2 dating from the Middle to Late Iron Age, constructed in the La Tene III style (c. 300 BC - AD 100). On the front face the circular frame is made of six moulded decorative hemispherical lobes or domes cojoined to form the annular frame. Each lobe has a hollow reverse. except for the two that carry the remains of a perforated double lug for the pin and, diametrically opposite, the remains of the catchplate. The pin is now missing and the brooch is quite worn. This is an unusual and rare style of brooch, however a…
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
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Record ID: IOW-2D6CBC
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Description (by F. Basford, D. Boughton & L. Ellis, edited by N. Wilkin) This hoard is formed of socketed axes of near complete and fragmentary nature. There are 11 individual items, with a further two fragments located within two of the axes. 1. Socketed axe of probable Sompting type, Figheldean Down or Cardiff II variant - Other ref: IOW2014-2-311-1) A near complete copper-alloy socketed axe of Sompting type. The axe is sub-circular in plan at the socket with a pronounced rim at the mouth; this is large and 'D' shaped in section. Below the rim springs a side loop; this is …
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th December 2019
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