Record ID: LEIC-1451E5
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy disc brooch, 26mm long, 19mm wide and 7mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 5.55grams. The brooch is circular and is missing a lot of its surface. It is plain except for a circular, hollow protrusion which probably held a decorative conical fitting or a stone. The reverse shows a catchplate and a double lug with the remains of a three coiled spring inside.
Created on: Monday 17th May 2010
Last updated: Saturday 2nd June 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-8AC876
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 21mm long, 11mm high and 1mm thick. The brooch weighs 1.22 grams and has a green patina. The brooch is in fair condition and is incomplete, missing a third. The brooch consists of a hare running right with one back leg intact (the head is missing). The body consists of three cells divided by two raised diagonal lines, no enamel is present. The reverse has a pin loop 4mm wide with a hole 2mm in diameter. The brooch is similar to 1191, Fig.221 in Hattatt except that the foot is closer to the body.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-3A4A53
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy zoomorphic bird brooch, 24mm long and 8mm wide. The object is in a fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 2.36 grams. The brooch is in the form of a bird with a triangular sectioned body which is trapezoidal in form and is decorated with triangular shaped depressions which may have held enamel. Its tail, also trapezoidal in form has been bent slightly. It is missing its pin and hinge. similar to fig. 1157 in Hattatts ancient brooches.
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-FF2AD2
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy zoomorphic (duck) plate brooch, representing a duck floating on water. Most of the wings and body of the bird are intact, but the neck and head are missing. It is roughly triangular in plan and curves downwards at each side to represent the wings. The back of the bird has a long central ridge 3mm wide, running down its length. This ridge widens slightly at the tail end which is square and there is a circular recess with a diameter of 2mm on the tail. There are slight traces of white metal coating close to this recess. Just above this are two irregular …
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2003
Last updated: Sunday 6th May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-EDEE81
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast three-dimensional Roman zoomorphic plate brooch, representing a swimming duck. The body is modelled as a concavo-convex tear-drop shape. The remains of a pin attachment and catch-plate remain on the reverse, attached at either end with the hollow of the body behind them. The outer display face is divided into 18 compartments extending from neck to tail (four for each wing, two for the back, eight for the rump), several of which retain traces of blue and yellow enamel. A finely modelled head and neck are cast solid but slightly corroded, with enamel dots defining the eyes. The obj…
Created on: Saturday 14th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-07A1AD
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch 28mm wide and 26mm high with a thickness of 8mm. The brooch is circular in form and convex in section. It consists of an eight pointed domed star with sub-spherical knop terminals at each point. Two of the aligned knops are slightly larger and hold a catchplate base and the remains of a hinge. The centre of the brooch is unusually decorated with a semi-spherical central knop which is surrounded by incised decoration. This takes the form of two concentric loops around the central knop with a series of radiating lines running from this. There is a slight ste…
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-E10705
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch, Length: 31 mm, width: 24 mm, thickness: 12 mm, weight: 5.66 grams. The object consists of a hollow circular central section with a rectangular cross section which has a raised circular plate in its centre, whose surface tapers upwards towards a central subspherical knop. Three of four circular projections emerge at cardinal points from the base of the central section, each one with a hollow upper surface to accomodate enamel? One projection houses a hinged pin with a double lug attachment. The pin is still intact and articulated. It has a greyish/silve…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-328722
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy zoomorphic brooch, 13.25mm long, 8.81mm wide, 2.65 mm thick. The object is in a fair condition and weighs 0.5 grms.This is a fragment of a plate brooch representing the back-end of an animal. The brooch shows a hare facing right, it has a triangular protrusion portraying the tail and is missing its leg. The fragment is filled by an incomplete empty oval shaped enamel cell representing the animals back leg. The reverse is flat with a rectangular casting scar suggesting the presence of a semi-circular lug.
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-3608B1
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy zoomorphic brooch, 15.55 mm long, 11.17 mm wide, 6.15 mm thick. The object is in a fair condition and it weighs 1.04 grms. It is a fragment of a plate brooch representing the back-end of a hare/rabbit. The animal points right, retains part of its tail, formed by a partially eroded triangular protrusion and is missing the lower part of its leg. Two enamel cells are visible, the larger is comma shaped and forms the back end. The other is incomplete and trapezoidal in form . On the reverse side, which is flat, the semi-circular lug is present.
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-B3B8A0
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy zoomorphic brooch fragment, 14.53 mm long, 8.04 mm wide, and 5.33 mm thick. The object is in a fair condition and weighs 0.67 grms. The object represents the back-end of a dog. It consists of a back leg extended as though running to the right and above this a curved, upwards pointing, short tail. part of the body is present and it is filled with one large enamel cell with a rounded comma like terminal to fill he dogs thicgh. On the flat reverse side, the semi circular lug is present behind the thigh and retains part of a coiled iron pin. The fragment is very s…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-EB1716
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy moulded disc brooch, 33mm long, 24mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 8.7grams. The brooch is circular in form and has a broken loop protruding from its edge. Opposite this, on the other edge is a sub rectangular knop like protrusion. The surface of the brooch has a plain raised border which encloses a recessed band. Inside this the surface rises again and is decorated with aseries of incisions, before again dropping to form a central circular depression, probably to hold a stone or separate metal component. The reverse of the brooch has two suspension loops hold…
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FDB224
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy umbonate brooch fragment? 30mm in length, 21mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 8.24grams. The object consists of part of a circular object with a hollow domed centre and a flat rim. it has a partial loop attachment? emerging from the edge (top as photographed) It has traces of possible raised decoration on its domed centre and a circular hole in its flat rim (bottom right as photographed - filled with wax). The object could be a brooch or possibly a lid of some sort with a hinged fitting? It was found in assiocation with a large scatter of Roman coins and …
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-B122B7
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 30 mm long, 16 mm wide and 2mm thick, with a weight of 4.29 g. The brooch is almost intact, missing part of its edge and its pin. It is Lozenge shaped and rectangular in cross section. It has a central rounded boss, 5mm high and c.8mm in diameter. This is surrounded by a field of blue enamel contained within a narrow raised border. There are two circular patches with no enemal either side of the boss, though it is not possible to say if this is deliberate or damage? The reverse has a small rounded projection at one side of the hollow end to hold the pi…
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-9907C3
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy disc brooch, 29mm in length, 19mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 5.94grams. The object is circular in form and triangular in cross section. It consists of a hollow conical plate with a central circular rim, which when viewed from the side has a rectangular cross section. In the centre of this is a small circular projecting knop. The existing outside edge has a border of short linear depressions. The bottom edge of the circle (as shown) has a small rectangular projection with a raised lip, the reverse of which houses a semi-circular pin lug. The opposite edge ha…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-2BF703
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch, dating to 100-200AD. Length: 35 mm, width: 27 mm, weight: 9.79 grams. The brooch is rectangular in form and semi-circular in cross section, aligned so that its corners form the top and bottom. The upper one has an intergal circular suspension loop and just below this on the reverse, is a double semi-circular lug to house the pin, now missing. The lower corner has a slightly elongated knop which houses a small catchplate on its reverse. The other two corners have small rectangular knops. The centre of the brooch houses a hollow dome surrounded by a c…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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