Record ID: LEIC-5ABEF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 37mm long, 13mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 5.63g. The brooch is missing all of its lower half and its spring and pin. It has an oval head plate, housing a rectangular recess for the spring and above this is a semi-circular projecting loop. The bow is D shaped in cross section and emerges from the centre of the head plate. It is decorated with a raised chevron motif near its top and it has raised collars, arranged in three groups with the largest in the centre, at its shoulder.
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-5966F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch foot, 25mm long, 7mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 1.71g. The foot consists of a sub triangular catch plate with a slight turn on its outer edge. This is attached to the base of a bow that is sub-triangular in cross section, having a flat reverse and a prominent central ridge running down its front.
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-45FF86
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Polden Hill bow brooch, 19mm in length, 23mm wide, with a weight of 6.59g. The brooch has short open wings decorated with vertical ridges which house a spring of 12 coils partly obscured by iron corrosion. It has a D cross sectioned bow which sits on a small rounded platform and tapers sharply. Its lower bow and catchplate are missing.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-459F7D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Three Roman copper alloy Polden Hill bow brooches, Upper image = 38mm in length, 16mm wide, with a weight of 6.41g. an almost complete brooch, missing its pin, with circular cross sectioned wings and a tapering bow with a raised ridge decorated with transverse incised lines. Lower image, top = 19mm in length, 9mm wide, with a weight of 3.85g. incomplete, small open wings, missing its spring. bottom= 20mm in length, 14mm wide, with a weight of 5.77g. Brooch with intact spring and ridge on upper bow.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A1B35E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch. 32mm in length and 15mm in width. It weighs 3.09g. The brooch has a roughly oval shaped head with a flat area behind to house a spring, now missing. The circular cross sectioned bow emerges from the front of the head and curves around, tapering in width. Below the point it has curved is a stylised 'acanthus scroll' decoration consisting of three rounded projections, the central one larger. Below this the plain bow continues to taper and has broken before the catch plate emerges.
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A14354
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Three Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged type brooch fragments, dating from the period AD 50-100. All of these brooch fragments have short projecting circular cross sectioned wings with hinges. All are partial, with the D shaped cross sectioned bows of each missing their ends. One of the brooch fragments has the remnants of a pin on the back, and the other has a ridge running down the length of the bow. The third brooch has very short wings with significant iron corrosion across its width. Brooch 1 measures 12mm in length, 30mm in width and is 7mm thick. It weighs 6…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8F93E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 33mm in length, 14mm wide, 12mm thick with a weight of 11.24g. The object represents the upper half of a brooch. It has a circular shaped and D cross sectioned head which houses a spring of 3 coils. The bow emerges from this and has a D shaped cross section, widening out to accommodate a double raised collar. At this point the object has broken.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8F446F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch, 63mm in length, 16mm wide, 8mm thick with a weight of 12.25g. The brooch has a sub rectangular head which is formed of a spring of four coils. Below this it has a curved bow with a D shaped cross section and incised linear border on its outer face. The terminal (toe) turns backwards and has a D shaped cross section and terminates with two flat circular motifs, the outer one slightly smaller, and this terminates in a small sub rectangular knop. The brooch fits Adams type 1c. See SF-FA2893.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8DE0AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy fibula type bow brooch, 22mm in length, and 21mm wide with a weight of 4.42g. The brooch consists of solid, circular cross sectioned wings which house a recess for a hinged pin. The bow is D shaped in cross section and is slightly swollen at its shoulder, but otherwise plain. The catchplate is missing.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-8D6488
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch, 33mm in length, 27mm wide, 10mm thick with a weight of 7.73g. The brooch is incomplete, missing its foot and consists of a head plate with three integral semi-circular knops, with a double collar. This has very crisp decoration in the form of two vertical rows of incised dots flanking a central saltaire. The rounded, arched bow also has the same incised border down each edge. The reverse of the head plate has two semi-circular shaped projections, housing an intact iron spring.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-F71BB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy penannular brooch terminal? 38mm in length, 6mm wide, 4mm thick with a weight of 2.76g. The object consists of the terminal of a probable annular brooch. It has a D shaped cross section and at its flat terminal end is 6mm wide and 4mm deep. It tapers in width to the point it has broken off and here it is 3mm wide and 2mm deep. It is very corroded so no decoration is visible.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F70311
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Polden Hill bow brooch, 38mm in length, 19mm wide, 10mm thick with a weight of 7.53g. The brooch has box like semi circular cross sectioned open wings which house a spring of six coils and a small projection in its upper centre . The bow sits on a D cross sectioned, rectangular projection and is sub rectangular in cross section, tapers to a point and has faint traces of incised lines running its length. The reverse houses the worn traces of a catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F6ECC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy umbonate plate brooch, 34mm in length, 26mm wide, 7mm thick with a weight of 4.78g. The brooch is circular in form with a D shaped cross section. It is missing most of its flat outer border but has part of a suspension loop projecting at one end and a very worn catch plate projection opposite this. It is formed of a hollow domed plate which is decorated with a series of elongated triangular enamel cells, converging at the apex of the dome. These are filled with alternate blue and yellow enamel. The flat outer border has traces of tinning/silvering.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F6C6DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Dolphin type bow brooch, 22mm in length, 14mm wide, 8mm thick with a weight of 2.73g. The brooch has semi-circular cross sectioned open wings, which are now very worn. These sit on a curved bow with a D shaped cross section that tapers to a point. The brooch is missing its spring and pin and catchplate.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-AB1079
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Harlow, double lug brooch fragment, 16mm in length, 14mm wide, 8mm thick, with a weight of 2.48g. The brooch consists of one circular cross sectioned open wing with a central partial double suspension, with two spring coils and wire on the opposite side. This sits above the upper part of a sub rectangular cross sectioned bow which appears plain.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-AAED17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy Le Tene III bow brooch, 33mm in length, 5mm wide, with a weight of 2.05g. The brooch consists of a partial spring of two coils with a small lipped projection above and very short sub rectangular flat wings below. The bow is sub -circular in cross section and slightly curved, tapering to a point at its base. Behind this sits a sub rectangular catch plate with two small circular holes, one above the other, in its centre.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-AAD274
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch catchplate, 31mm in length, 15mm wide, 4mm thick, with a weight of 2.02g. The catch plate is sub triangular in form and has a triangular hole in its centre and a flat base. It is attached to a rectangular cross sectioned bow fragment which is undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-AABBFD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Harlow, double lug brooch. It is 14mm in length, 13mm wide, with a weight of 13.00g. The brooch has incomplete semi-circular cross sectioned open wings with a double suspension loop attached to centre, missing spring and pin except for a wire fragment through the upper loop. The other loop and the area below the wire has iron concretion filling it, suggesting an iron spring. The bow is sub triangular in cross section, having a pronounced ridge running down its centre from the suspension loop. It is missing its base and catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-AA9D7B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative Harlow type bow brooch, 16mm in length, 20mm wide, with a weight of 4.59g. The brooch has semi-circular cross sectioned open wings with a double suspension loop attached to centre, missing its spring and pin. The wings are decorated with a double incised line at their ends and a possible shallow incised V motif in the centre (each motif is only visible on opposing ends). The bow has a sub rectangular cross section and has a prominent ridge running from the base of the suspension loop. This is flanked by an incised line at each side. the lo…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-AA83CE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy rosette brooch fragment, 27mm in length, 11mm wide, 8mm thick with a weight of 2.34g. The fragment consists of the incomplete semi-circular cross sectioned spring housing from which part of the rectangular cross sectioned curved bow emerges. This is very worn but appears to have a transverse linear depression sitting above possible ridges?
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A9E0CF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy rosette brooch fragment, 26mm in length, 21mm wide, 15mm thick with a weight of 7.85g. The fragment consists of a central rectangular shaped and curled bow with ridged decoration. At one end it joins an incomplete rounded plate with has raised elongated triangles running from its edge to the base of the bow. The other end joins an incomplete curved wing, missing the sping and any attachments. The bow is so tightly curved that the brooch components at each terminal are touching. The fragment is part of brooches such as fig.167 e.g.s 1470 and 788 in Hattatt, R. …
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A9CB41
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Dolphin bow brooch, 21mm in length, 26mm wide, with a weight of 6.98g. The brooch has semi-circular cross sectioned open wings with a central suspension hole, missing spring and pin. The wings are decorated with a central double incised vertical line. The bow is sub triangular in cross section and is decorated with an upper elongated triangular incision, which encloses a raised triangular area. This is flanked by a stepped border down each side. The base and catch plate are missing.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A9B74D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Harlow, double lug brooch, 28mm in length, 14mm wide, with a weight of 3.59g. The brooch has open semi-circular cross sectioned wings with a single incised line at each end and a double integral suspension loop in the centre. This is missing the spring and pin. The bow has a sub rectangular cross section and is decorated with a crest like projection in the centre of the upper bow, which decreases to a linear ridge as it runs towards the base. It has a large triangular catch plate, with broad turned catch.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A99BBC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Harlow, double lug brooch, 36mm in length, 20mm wide, 10mm thick with a weight of 7.67g. The brooch is almost intact and has an open semi-circular cross sectioned catch plate with a spring of 9 coils and an almost intact pin. The bow is sub triangular in cross section and has a central ridge flanked by an incised line and a concave surface. The catch plate is triangular in form with a triangular opening.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-A972CB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged type brooch, 21mm in length, 34mm wide, with a weight of 12.80g. The brooch has solid circular cross sectioned wings with the terminal of the hinged pin intact. These are decorated with four linear incisions on each edge. The bow is sub triangular in cross section and is decorated with a slight ridge. the brooch is missing its catchplate and lower bow.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-15B668
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy gilded plate brooch, 19mm in length, 12mm wide, with a weight of 2.84grams. The object is oval in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a gilded outer border decorated with a row of raised X motifs in a tight row, which is heavily gilded but incomplete. The inside has a damaged raised oval border and a recess which would have housed a stone. The reverse has the remains of a long sub rectangular catch plate and a corresponding semi-circular pin lug. The brooch is similar to NLM-E9BD1B, LIN-BD2A26 and OXON-8ECB45.
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-155F4B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy enamelled disc brooch, 5mm thick, 31mm in diameter, with a weight of 9.62grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section with a raised circular shaped central knop. The brooch has a raised solid border with transverse nicks c.1mm apart. There are two more similar raised borders within separating the enamel fields, The outer field is c.4mm wide and is now largely red, with a blue quarter. This is separated by seven thin transverse bands of white enamel. The second is a field of white enamel and the inner field is now beige/brown, separated by f…
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-59FCD2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Le Tene variant brooch. 42mm in length, 12mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 3.07grams. The object has half of a coiled spring at its head and has a rectangular shaped and cross sectioned bow. This is curved and has a chevron collar at its shoulder. It continues with no decoration to a chunky rectangular shaped catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-362A76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch headplate, 31mm in length, 22mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 4.87grams. The object is well worn and is rectangular in form and cross section. It consists of a plain rectangular head plate which has three integral semi-circular knops, one at each edge. The fourth edge houses a raised portion of rectangular shaped and cross sectioned bow. The knops have a semi-circular raised collar where they join the plate, then a concave depression before terminating in a semi-sphere. The reverse of the brooch has a centrally placed semi-circul…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-33DBDC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Viking-age) copper alloy trefoil brooch, 46mm in length, 27mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 11.18g. The brooch is incomplete, missing most of one arm. The surviving arms are sub- rectangular, with a rounded tip. The front is slightly convex and the reverse is flat and undecorated. The front has been decorated with a plain raised outer border, then a double-strand interlace design running around the edge of the brooch and underneath three sub triangular motifs, each one sitting in the curve formed where the arms join and running to the object's edge. These surr…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-3312C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy disc brooch, 21mm in length, 17mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 3.49grams. The brooch is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is almost complete, missing its pin, but damaged and is decorated with a central raised circle surrounded by a swagged border with six raised roundels attached. The rest of the field is filled with red enamel in the centre and green outside (missing in patches) and unusually the brooch has a partial border of silver sheet which has been crimped? to resemble a ridged wire? The roundels were probably silvered as well, …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-4C1540
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy headstud bow brooch, 18mm long 18mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 4.02g. The object consists of a rectangular cross sectioned curved bow which is missing its lower half and is decorated with a raised circle containing a raised cross motif. This merges into rectangular shaped, stepped solid wings which house a hinged pin, now incomplete.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-4BF31D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy cockerel plate brooch, 35mm long 22mm wide and 16mm thick with a weight of 5.05g. The object is oval in form and sub triangular in cross section. It consists of a hollow oval shaped body which is rounded to form a central flat 'back' and sloping sides. At the base (under the missing tail) there are the remains of two semi-circular pin lugs with a corresponding catch plate scar at the base of the neck. At this end the object has a conical solid neck projecting upwards at an angle and this terminates in a flattish head with a long incomplete cocks comb and bea…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-0D64BF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver gilt annular brooch fragment, 21mm long, 5mm wide and thick and weighing 1.61grams. The object forms about a third of the brooch, which has a D shaped cross section and is curved. It has a flat, slightly concave, underside with a slightly projecting crimped? edge. Its rounded upper surface is decorated with alternate raised oval collets filled with white fixing paste and rounded projections decorated all over with circular overlapping stamps. At one end the brooch is intact and houses part of a narrow rectangular projection, which would have housed the pin. The f…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8DB5E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Polden hill type bow brooch, 27mm long, 22mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 7.43g. The brooch has hollow semi-circular cross sectioned wings sitting on a rectangular shaped, semi-circular cross sectioned platform from which emerges a semi-circular cross sectioned bow. This is decorated with a double incised elongated triangular motif covering the upper half of the bow. The brooch is missing its foot and its spring.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8D71E9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged type brooch, 21mm long, 17mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 4.77g. The brooch has circular cross sectioned, hollow wings and a semi-circular cross sectioned bow which is decorated with a series of short incised lines forming a band running down its centre. The brooch is worn and is missing its foot and its hinged pin.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8CFFF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age - early Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 56mm long, 15mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 20.31g. The brooch has a triangular cross sectioned curved bow which terminates in a plain head with a semi-circular plate protruding from the centre with two circular holes to hold a spring, now missing. One hole is filled with iron. The bow has a prominent ridge, is plain and tapers in width to a flat base plate, whose reverse houses a rectangular catch plate. The bow terminates with an outward facing sub rectangular foot. The brooch matches fig. 5531, pl.6 in Mackreth, D. 'Ro…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-554C09
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age to early Roman copper alloy Le Tene III bow brooch, 37mm in length, 9mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 2.98grams. The brooch is intact except for its pin. It consists of a circular cross sectioned curved bow which gradually widens and becomes sub rectangular in cross section towards its base to accommodate a very shallow catch plate. At its head it is a spring of four coils attached by a fold under the bow.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-6E27D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch, 37mm long, 20mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 10.36g. The brooch is incomplete, being unfinished and possibly a failed casting. It has open semi-circular cross sectioned wings sitting behind a circular cross sectioned tapering bow with rounded stepped foot. It has a sub rectangular catchplate with turned end which is half the length of the bow. It has a slight casting seam running the length of the front of the bow, with a more pronounced section in the centre. It has an extensive rough seam/'plate' of bronze on…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-6DE10C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Hod Hill, without side lugs brooch, 23mm long, 13mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 1.51g. The brooch is incomplete, representing the upper half of the brooch and is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It has an inverted triangular upper section with a central rectangular recess in its upper edge to house the now missing pin. Below it widens out to form 'shoulders' and then gently tapers in width and curves, with three slight linear recesses at decoration. It is missing its foot and catch plate.
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.