Record ID: WAW-0D70E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.a3. Plate 50. Roman date (80-120AD). In plan, the brooch is T-shaped, and semi-circular in cross section. The bow head is humped and angular in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. The projects out of the head at a ninety degree angle before running down to the foot. The wings of the brooch are undecorated. Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap which is raised. A complete hook pointing forwards which holds part of the spring is…
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bredon Hill area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-0CA771
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded incomplete Late Iron Age/ early Roman (AD 20-80) copper- alloy Colchester one-piece brooch missing most of the catchplate. The wings are flat and rectangular are 15.25mm wide. No decoration is visible on the bow. Behind the wings, the undamaged spring chord is held by a forward-facing hook, the pin is bent inwards. The catchplate is mostly missing The brooch is 51.25mm long and weighs 8.2g.
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bredon Hill area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-0C6D61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 43-70) copper-alloy tinned Hod Hill brooch,consisting of the bow, foot and catchplate only. The wings of the brooch are missing. The bow is bent inwards at the old break before expanding outwards slightly towards the two knops. The left side knop is missing but the right side knop survives. The bow tapers below the two knops towards the foot. The bow is decorated with two raised vertical ridges which terminate just below the knop. Below this is a slightly recessed horizontal incision and a raised horizontal ridge. The tapering section of the bow is decorated wi…
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bredon Hill area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-0C3C90
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of Roman (AD 43-70) copper alloy Hod Hill type brooch, consisting of damaged wings and top of bow only. The slightly worn wings, c.17.95 mm in width have a recess in the centre for the pin, the brooch tapers towards the bow which is 10.7mm in width and curves forward slightly below the curled forward wings. The bow is decorated with a horizontal ridge with two veritcal ribs below. The jagged break is old. The brooch is 21.75mm in length, 17.1mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighs 2.3 grams. Hod Hill type brooches were very popular in Britain and a wide range of varients are …
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bredon Hill area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-143136
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment, possibly of a Roman brooch. The fragment bears similarities to a trumpet or hod hill brooch, only a section of what would be the bow survives with an expanded centre in the centre similar to an acanthus flower from a trumpet brooch. Both incomplete expansions of the artefact have three horizontal ridges. The reverse has horizontal ridges running along the length of the artefact, the tip of the reverse has a vertical ridge which may be part of the catch plate. The fragment bears similarities with trumpet brooches or a hod hill brooch examples from Hattatt; 20…
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
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Record ID: WAW-1DC847
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly corroded and damaged cast copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating to the second century AD. The majority of the brooch survives, with the exception of the pin. The flared trumpet head is sub-circular with a flat lower surface from the centre of which protrudes a loop, a truncated oval in shape. The bow is D shaped as it emerges from the head. There are grooves between the bow and the head giving the latter a moulded quality. Above these grooves there is a pair of parallel lines on the bow giving a 'V'.The brooch has a central moulding flanked by prominent transverse groove…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Saturday 10th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elmbridge CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-E8AEB8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly corroded and damaged cast copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch. The majority of the brooch survives, with the exception of the pin. The flared trumpet head is sub-circular with a flat lower surface from the centre of which protrudes a loop, a truncated oval in shape. The bow is D shaped as it emerges from the head. There are grooves between the bow and the head giving the latter a moulded quality. Above these grooves there is a pair of diagonal lines on the bow giving a 'V'.The brooch has a central moulding flanked by prominent transverse grooves and ridges, these latter form…
Created on: Friday 19th August 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2011
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Record ID: WAW-AF84C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date. The bow head has no wings and in plan the bow head is a horizontal oval. The bow head has a number of transverse incisions above the bow below the lug, there is a small perforation on one of the incisions. The upper edge has a trace of a decorated integral lug, originally a fixed headloop. On the reverse of the bow head there are two vertical sub-oval integral lugs with a central perforation. The lugs support a copper alloy axis bar around which there are traces of a spring. Only three coils of the spring remain. The pin is missing. On…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: WAW-AF61B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Group 4.a-b, flat wing ends type) brooch of Roman date (80-120 AD). The brooch is incomplete, the head, wings and part of the bow survive. The foot, spring, the pin, bow and catch plate are missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and oval in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. The wings of the brooch appear to be undecorated. Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap. An incomplete hook pointi…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2017
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Record ID: WAW-AF36A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Aesica (Crescent type) brooch of Roman date, (AD 50 - AD 75). Much of the semi-cylindrical wings are lost as well as the chord-hook that would have retained an external chord. The bow is strongly arched. Traces of vertical ribbing are barely visible on the front face of the bow, one raised vertical rib has a horizontal rib at the tip. The crescent type plate is incomplete the fan tail tip is missing. This brooch is corroded and has old abraded breaks. Length: 19.85mm; width: 14.6mm and 12.65mm thick. Weight: 5.0grams. Aesica brooches have been dis…
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: WAW-F35BB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper-alloy possible plate brooch of Roman date. The brooch is lozengeform in plan, the edges of the lozengeform has a series of fine incisions creating a border, there is a raised lozengeform section in the centre of the brooch. The edges and the raised section are worn and damaged in places, there may have been protrusions on each corner, possible breaks are visible, it could just be abraded. The pin bar and catch plate are located at either tip, both are incomplete. The reverse is flat and undecorated, the centre of the reverse has a concave depression. The bro…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2011
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Record ID: WAW-78F218
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bow brooch of Roman date. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top which are incomplete. The bow is decorated by a central vertical rib, and a small rib at the junction between the bow and the wing caps. Each of the wings has an incomplete wing cap. The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The brooh is broken partially down the bow. The brooch measures; 22.25mm in length, 26.4mm in width, 9.2mm thick and wei…
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd June 2011
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Record ID: WAW-789745
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete brooch of Roman date of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 2, Transitiional 2/3, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 3.Manufacture had moved north to the middle Severn Valley. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. The bow is decorated by a central vertical rib, and a small rib at the junction between the bow and the wing caps. Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap, with a perforation f…
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded.