Record ID: HAMP-F4A2A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The remains of a copper-alloy medieval annular brooch, with just under half of the original artefact surviving. One of the broken ends features a constriction presumably for the pin. The brooch would have been circular, with six projecting circular collets; three are present on this fragment, evenly spaced. One collet still contains a green gemstone (or glass), with another gem removed recently; there is a lack of corrosion product over the white fixative. Any decorative detail has been lost due to corrosion.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-3CF193
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete Roman cast plate brooch of 2nd-century date. This flat brooch has an annular body with circular open centre (Dia.: 8.9mm). At the cardinal points are four protrusions which have suffered differing levels of abrasion. On the lower surface on the two complete, opposing protrusions are, respectively, the abraded catch-plate and the perforated, semi-circular double pin lug. The pin is missing, but the axis bar seems to partially survive. The more complete protrusions are divided from the main annular field by a circular border on the upper surface. There is another b…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th November 2010
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Record ID: HAMP-65A3D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman T-shape brooch dating to around the second half of the 1st century AD. Although the brooch survives in good condition, both wings are bent, the catch-plate has been damaged due to an old break and the pin is missing. The head has tubular wings, undecorated but for a double transverse incision at tip on the upper surface. This is only visible on the right hand wing (when viewing the brooch in plan, head uppermost) as this survives, at a right angle albeit bent back slightly. The other wing has been truncated and split at the tip, squashe…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-F9CB61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged medieval cast copper-alloy annular brooch of c. 14th-century date. The artefact has two parallel lines running along the edges of the upper surface acting as a border, possibly formed by a roulette wheel. Within this border is an inscription which has been slightly blundered: '+ (Cross crosslet) IhC [N]AXARE'. This legend refers to Jesus of Nazareth. The lower surface is plain and undecorated. The artefact is bent upwards at a ninety degree angle and has a mid-green patina with areas of off-white corrosion product. One of the breaks has occurred at a natural …
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Exton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-BE5A42
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch (probably a T-shaped type), missing the head, wings and pin. The brooch measures 71.1mm in length and weighs 19.13g. The wings and head are missing due to an old break. At the break the brooch is triangular in cross section and 6mm wide, it expands slightly to a ribbed collar before expanding to 14.05mm at the top of the bow. the bow is broadly rectangular in plan and tapers towards the foot. The top of the bow has a raised rectangular section which is decorated with two parallel vertical grooves which run in …
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-955FC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper-alloy developed T-shaped brooch with hinged pin dating to c. AD 75-150. The pin is mostly missing. The brooch head has open-ended cylindrical wings, these hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. A white paste/cement is visible at the ends. There is a large transverse slot through the centre of the underside of the head, between the wings, where the remnants of the pin survive. The triangular copper alloy pin head is still in situ but the pin has broken off just behind the head. At the top of the head is a small rectangular tab with a broken, worn upper edge, possibly t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2012
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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: WILT-E37762
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman (150-300 AD) enamelled oval plate brooch, missing its pin. It measures 27.10x22.08 and weighs 5.38 grams. The central setting is missing. Around this central area is a copper alloy band. A similar band flanks the outside edge, though is worn and broken away in places. The area between the two bands is a single cell filled with blue. The reverse of the brooch has a single pierced lug for the axis bar and a catchplate. Bayley and Butcher comment of this brooch type that most examples occur in central and southern Britain and very few from abroad. T…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-352D93
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the late first to early second century AD. The head has two cylindrical wings to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin, both now missing which would have moved in the slot on the underside of the head. The wings are decorated at the ends with simple transverse incised lines, four on both sides. There is an incomplete tab or loop at the head. The bow has a C shaped cross section with a concave back. It projects at 90 degrees from the head and has a gentle and continuous curve to the foot. The bow narrows gradually but consist…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-354CC2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the late first to early second century AD. The artefact consists of a cylindrical wing which would to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. the axis bar is still visible within the wing, the wing has a number of horizontal incisions which are abraded. It is now 16.35 mm long, 6.85 mm wide including the wing and 6.2 mm thick; it weighs 2.78 grams. T-shaped brooches are very variable in the decoration on their bows. Bayley and Butler (2004:167) suggest this type is mainly South Western in distribution and dates to the …
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-19A0E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy T-shaped bow brooch.The bow and a fragment of the pin only remain. The wings are short and tubular, housing the axis bar for a hinged pin, the wings are filled with a white substance. The front of the wings are both decorated with three incised lines. The head of the pin is still attached to the bar in a notch between the wings. The head of the pin is expanded from the shaft and has a slight point at one side to press against the back of the brooch to tension the pin. The upper part of the tapering bow is decorated with two parallel, longitudinal ridges and …
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Magdalen', grid reference and parish protected.

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: SOM-45CCB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete, abnormal and robust Romano-British copper alloy tinned brooch, probably a variant of the Aesica type. The head has two cylindrical wings to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin which is located in the slot on the underside of the head. The axis bar is partially lost. The wings are decorated at the ends with simple transverse incised lines, four on both sides. Instead of a bow there is a large hollow-backed quatrefoil boss with a central blind hole. The central boss has a central recess with four ridges expanding outwards in the form of a cross. In each angle there …
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-47CB27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the late first to early second century AD. The head has two cylindrical wings to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin, part of the pin survives. The wings are undecorated. There is an incomplete tab or loop at the head. There is a vestigial plate just below the loop. The bow has a sub-rectangular cross section and is flat at the back. It projects at 90 degrees from the head. There is a partial vertical ridge running along the bow which starts just above the break. The remnants of the bow and catchplate are missing. It …
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-48F0E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the late first to early second century AD. The head has two cylindrical wings, one is incomplete, to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. The wings have been filled with a white material and the pin is mostly lost. The wings are decorated at the ends with simple transverse incised lines, four on one side, two visible on the other due to the wing being incomplete. The bow has a D shaped cross section with a flat back. It projects at 90 degrees from the head and has a very gentle and continuous curve to the foot. The bow n…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-498001
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped brooch dating to the late first to early second century AD. The head has two cylindrical wing, to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. The wings have been filled with corrosion and the pin is lost. There is corrosion surrounding the slot on the underside of the head where the pin would have been secured to the brooch. The wings are undecorated and there is an incomplete tab or loop at the head. The bow has a D shaped cross section with a flat back. It projects at 90 degrees from the head and has a gentle and continuous curve to the fo…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-49B944
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman incomplete cast copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch dating to the late first to early second century AD. The head has two cylindrical wings, to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. The axis bar is extant and part of the pin survives. The wings are undecorated and there is an incomplete tab or loop at the head. The bow has a sub rectangular shaped cross section with a flat back. It projects at 90 degrees from the head and has been bent outwards. An undecorated section of the bow extends outwards briefly, before a straight section extends downwards abruptly. This section is…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4A56C7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman incomplete cast copper alloy tinned brooch foot and partial, incomplete catchplate dating to the first to second century AD. The foot of the bow is flat and at the tip there is a horizontal ridge and a projecting knop. The catchplate is incomplete, there is a perforation around half way along the surviving section of the catchplate. It is now 24.45mm long, 6.45mm wide and 7.73 mm thick; it weighs 1.08 grams.
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4AAE35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman complete cast copper brooch pin dating from the first to third centuries AD. There is corrosion at the end of the pin adjacent to the perforation, probably from the axis bar. The pin is bent at a fourty five degree angle. It is now 49.9mm long, 8.4mm wide and 2.25 mm thick; it weighs 1.61 grams.
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2011
Last updated: Friday 15th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6B94A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman cast copper-alloy Dolphin type brooch with hinged pin dating to c. AD 55-100. The brooch has a cylindrical head with open ends, a iron axis bar for the hinge runs through from end to end. There is a large transverse slot on the underside where the pin hinges, part of the pin survives. The plain, oval sectioned bow rises at 90 degrees to the head before gently curving down to the foot which is now missing. There is evidence of iron corrosion product at the top of the bow where it connects to the head, possibly due to the pin or a head loop which is now missing. At the top of th…
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cheddar', grid reference and parish protected.