Record ID: LEIC-AACD28
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy Cross potent small long brooch dating to 6th century. The object is 60mm in length and 28mm wide. The pin is missing and the catchplate is slightly damaged. The brooch has been broken in two about half way down, towards the bottom of bow and is held in place by a modern repair. The brooch has a rectangular head plate which has incised lines running parallel to its edge. It has a trilobed cut out in each top corner, about 10mm deep. The lower half has bilobed cut outs at either side of the bow, 4mm deep. The three straight edges have a semicircular cut out i…
Created on: Monday 13th October 2003
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-3D3914
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete bow brooch with exposed spring. It has a complete pin and catchplate and dates to 1st century AD. Its 35mm wide and 60mm long and made of bronze. The brooch is formed by a bar (called a wing) which is 35mm across and circular in profile. This forms the head of the brooch and houses the spring. Coming down from the centre of this is the comma shaped body which starts 10mm wide and tapers in towards its end. From this the triangular shaped catchplate emerges at right angles, the edge of this is folded over to keep the pin in place. The brooch is completely plain with the excepti…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-4E2603
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch of a horse, 38mm long and 28mm high, 2nd Century. The horse is flat and facing right, its missing its legs and tail. It has a narrow head with wider neck and shoulders. At the base of the shoulders is the broken off front leg which faces forward. The underside is very straight and the centre of the torso is narrow. towards the hind quarters this curves downwards to the broken off back leg. The rump is quite flat and thin with the begining of a broken off tail emerging from the centre, pointing down slightly. The object is quite corroded with the original surface on…
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-50B731
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman Bow (or Dolphin) brooch, 40mm long and 28mm wide. The pin is missing and the brooch has no decoration. The brooch is formed by a bar (called a wing) which is 28mm across and semi-circular in profile. This forms the head of the brooch and houses the spring. Coming down from the centre of this is the comma shaped body which starts 8mm wide and tapers in towards its end. Recorded at the 'Hidden Treasures' finds day at Market Harborough.
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B8DD97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Two, probably a pair, of cruciform brooches; one is complete, the other has only the upper part present. The complete one measures 128mm in length and is 34mm wide at the head plate with a 16mm shaft. It is made up of protruding knob with two bands of decoration carved into its surface. This is attached to the head plate which is oblong and divided into three sections. The middle section has a triangle in its upper half, the pointed end facing upward. Below the headplate the brooch is arched with an incised ridge running its length. Below the arch, about half way down, the remainder o…
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-B97BC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch of Dolphin type. The wings have two deep incised lines running vertically at each end. The bow curves downwards, is very thin and tapers down to a point. The spring is intact but the pin and cathplate are missing. The brooch is 45mm long and 30mm wide.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B9AD23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman Polden hill bow brooch, 32mm long and 23mm wide. The Brooch is very small and has a very wide body. The wings are very short and have no decoration other than rolled edges? The shaft is very wide, taking up most of the width and curves very sharply. It is decorated with three deep chevrons, the uppermost has a beaded border, these curve around and down the broch almost half way. catchplate and pin missing.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B9DC15
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman Bow Brooch, Colchester derivitive. 38mm long and 27mm wide. The wings are covered in vertical bands of decoration, some are incised into the surface and others are flat and have horizontal lines in between. There is an intact loop at the top. The shaft has a concave shape and has similar decoration with the outer edges covered in horizontal lines which meet vertical lines near the centre. pin and cathplate missing but spring intact. Similar to 376 in hattatt .
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-BA1C65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman Aesica Brooch, 43mm long and 20mm wide. This brooch worn and has no surface left. The pin is missing but the casing is intact. The brooch is made up of two distinct parts, the first emerges from the spring and covers almost its full length. the flat trapizodal shape then curves upwards and out. From this shape a small strip of metal, C.4mm wide, curves downwards to join the other section. The second, lower section is slightly narrower than the first and has a roughly oblong shape, the catchplate would be attached to the back of this, here it and the pin are missing.…
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-CBDD41
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon Cross Potent small-long brooch, (Type 673, p.376 in Hattatt) 53mm long and 27mm wide. The headplate is rectangular, but has some damage and is missing part of its upper edge. It has bi-lobed cut-outs on each side of its upper edge and semi-circular cut-outs on the lower edge, at each side of the bow. The headplate is decorated with ring-and-dot motifs, each consisting of a circle with another smaller circle inside and a dot in the centre. There are four of these, three in a row along the centre of the headplate with one above in the centre, between the t…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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