Record ID: SUSS-E94808
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman period brooch of Langton Down type, c. AD 25-60. The remains of the brooch consists of a cylindrical head with incised horizontal decoration across the outer face of the semi-rectangular top edge, below which is lightly incised cross-hatching, followed by a semi-circular delineation in decoration between head and body, followed by a decorated sub-triangular tapering body. The brooch is severely bent and damaged, but seems to be mostly intact, including the openwork catchplate on the reverse which, while torn and …
Created on: Friday 1st April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-BD73C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman brooch of Colchester One-piece type, c. 1st century AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a small portion of the rearward-facing hook and a fragment of one of the multiple spring coils, which would have terminated in a pin, now missing due to old damage. The brooch remains of the simple flat crossbar is intact, although missing most of one side and the brooch neck bends at a nearly 90-degree angle from this and then terminates in a simple pointed foot. The brooch body is roughly circular in cross-section. A trace of the…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-BD427D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age or early Roman period one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tene III type dating to the 1st century AD. The head of the brooch including the large bilateral spring is almost entirely missing, including the spring coil which would have formed the pin; only a trace of one of the spring coils is intact, curving backwards onto the front of the brooch body. From the missing spring the body extends in a sub-triangular form in plan, widening slightly in the direction of the foot, before sharply tapering to a very narrow extension leading to…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-BAE856
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval cast copper-alloy and gilded brooch. The brooch consists of the head-plate, the upper bow and the upper portion of the expanded sub-triangular foot of a small square-headed brooch of the early Anglo-Saxon period, c. 6th century AD. The head-plate is complete and is oriented vertically rather than horizontally as in most examples, with a small inner gilded panel and an outer frame which is gilded around the outer edge. The base of the upper bow connects to the lower edge of the inner panel. The bow has a broad central ridge which is gilded vertically along …
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-AA2F4A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman plate brooch in the shape of a ten-petalled flower with enamel decoration, c.AD 80-250. The brooch is missing the pin and portions of two of the ten original petals. Formed in the shape of a ten-petalled flower, the brooch has been formed with an undulating circumference following the shape of the petals, which have been emphasised with raised copper-alloy, creating recessed cells within each petal. The centre of the flower has a recessed circle, within which is a smaller ring-and-dot centre. The reverse of the brooch is plain and relatively flat,…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-04C31E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Trumpet type, c. AD 75-175. The brooch is missing its oval trumpet-shaped head, including the coiled spring and pin. The remains of the brooch consist of the oval-sectioned neck positioned directly below the missing head, followed by an elaborate acanthus decoration consisting of two tri-petalled collars flanking a central semi-circular plain collar. Below this, the body is triangular in cross-section and is embellished with two narrow raised collars, followed by a plain body, terminating in a further acanthus decorated oval foot with a …
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-494B4C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy brooch of Alternative Headstud type. The remains of the brooch consist of a large sub-rectangular suspension loop block which is flat in cross-section, followed by a cylindrical cross bar with intact axial bar inside, with a fragment of the hinged pin still articulated in the centre of the reverse of the crossbar and held in place by means of the axial bar. The loop block is decorated with two raised horizontal lines extending across its base. The cylindrical crossbar has a raised outer lip at its ends and possibly further decoration now obscured by co…
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-46AF6C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age or early Roman period one-piece brooch of 'Nauheim derivative' La Tene III type dating from c. AD 25-100. The brooch has a head with an internal chord which passes underneath the bilateral four-coil spring, one of which forms the pin, which is missing. The brooch body is triangular in plan and oval in section, and has a slightly arched profile similar to many brooches of this type. The body tapers into a very narrow undecorated foot, which is bent outwards slightly at the end, possibly due to in situ damage. There are no traces of a catchp…
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-469103
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman brooch of Colchester One-piece type, c. 1st century AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a four of possibly eight original coils of the central spring, which were cast and then formed with the brooch itself; the rearward-facing hook and most of the axial bar running through it are intact, as is the small crossbar and tapering body, which terminates in a simple pointed foot. The brooch has an overall reddish-brown colour. It measures 53.34 mm long, 23.02 mm wide (at crossbar and spring), 12.24 mm thick (at crossbar and sp…
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1EF8D9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman period brooch of Langton Down type, c. AD 25-60. The remains of the brooch consists of a cylindrical head with elaborate incised decoration across the outer face of the semi-rectangular top edge, followed by a semi-circular delineation in decoration between head and body, followed bya decorated sub-triangular tapering body. The brooch is missing its lower portion of its body, including much of the catchplate on its reverse, although fragments remain of the vertical catchplate. The spring within the cylindrical head is incomp…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-4246AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small medieval silver annular brooch, AD.1300-1400. The frame with stamped decoration within a criss-cross pattern forming lozenge-shaped and triangular areas. The pin is attached to a constriction on the frame. The brooch dates to the 14th century. Dimensions: maximum diameter 19.5 mm, width of frame 3 mm, length of pin 17 mm.
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B37231
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A late Iron Age to early Roman period brooch probably of Langton Down or related variant type, c. AD 25-60. The brooch is severely damaged, probably from in situ conditions, but retains a portion of a semi-circular, possibly originally cylindrical head with elabroate incised decoration across the outer face of the semi-rectangular top edge, followed by a semi-circular delineation in decoration between head and body, followed by a decorated triangular tapering body. The brooch is missing much of its head, spring, pin and lower body with catchplate. The outer surface decoration consists…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
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Record ID: SUSS-B346E0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy late Iron Age to early Roman period brooch of 'Birdlip' or 'Beaked Bow' type, c. 50 BC-AD 50. The remains of the brooch consist of a portion of the neck and body; the brooch is missing its head, spring, pin and foot with catchplate. The remaining portion of the neck is curved at a nearly 90-degree angle from the neck with moulded decoration and is sub-oval in shape with a recessed oval channel broken onto one side from an old break, obscuring the original shape of the head. The neck is decorated with a boss on the bow which has a narrowed oval collar fl…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-E594AC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman enamelled disc brooch dating to the second century AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a portion of the central decorative plate and a small fragment of its circumference; most of the outer edges of the brooch, including projecting terminals and much of the reverse, including pin is missing due to in situ damage. The outer face of the fragment retains a portion of its central raised design including four of its six pointed star arms with circular terminals and a central large raised pellet. Within the star designed a recessed cell retains f…
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
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Record ID: HAMP-299CD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age La Tene III 'Knotenfibeln' (Boss-on-Bow) type brooch, dating from 100-50 BC. The remains of the brooch consist of two of the four original large spring coils, with the cord passing internally below the remaining coils. This is followed by a sharply arched neck and moulded decoration on the upper surface of the bow, which is circular in cross-section at the top and D-shaped in cross-section at the bottom. The moulded decoration begins with a cylindrical 'bead' at the top near to the springs, followed by a highly arched and plain neck, followed b…
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-318EDC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early Medieval saucer brooch of early Anglo-Saxon date, c. 5th-6th centuries AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a discoidal body; it retains some portion of its raised angular outer circumferential rim but is otherwise flat. The outer surface of the brooch bears an elaborate raised design, beginning with a raised circle slightly inside of the raised circumferential rim, within which is a raised long cross pattee. Within each quadrant created by the long cross design is an 'open heart' motif, with a pellet in the centre of each heart.These motifs a…
Created on: Sunday 30th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-113EF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy brooch, probably of Continental origin and Iron Age to early Roman date. The remains of the brooch consist of a rounded sub-oval head with integrally cast internal chord which passes underneath the bilateral four-coil spring, one of which forms the pin, which is now missing. From the simple sub-oval head, the body tapers to a simple flat foot and there is an even raised perimeter edge along both sides of the brooch body. The reverse retains traces of an extremely elongated catchplate, running the vertical length of the pin, beginning just below the spri…
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2015
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Record ID: SUSS-0C86FD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch probably of T-shaped type, dating from the first to second century AD. The brooch is miniature and of a simplified style, with the remains of a cylindrical head, followed by a narrowed neck, which then widens quickly to wider, curved shoulders, tapering to a point; the brooch has a gently curving profile with a fragment of the upper portion of the catchplate visible on the reverse. A small notch in the cylindrical head holds the remains of an iron hinge pin, which is still held in place on the reverse with an iron axial pin. Iron corrosion on th…
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2015
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Record ID: SUSS-1DCA27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A very simply constructed late Iron Age to early Roman brooch of Langton Down derivative type brooch, c. 25-60 AD. The remains of the brooch have been abraded severely, probably due to in situ damage; what remains consist solely of a small semi-circular spring cover, without the central pin notch typical to strip brooches from this period, and a thin tapering sub-triangular brooch body. The brooch body is composed of a thin strip of copper-alloy, which has traces of a vertical catchplate on the reverse and a simple decoration of two raised ridges running the vertical length of the out…
Created on: Friday 5th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Record ID: SUSS-E01787
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester-derivative brooch of double-pierced lug type, dating from the first century AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a double-lugged head, with one of the two original semi-circular crossbar arms; below this is a lightly curving sub-triangular body, which terminates without a decorative foot. No traces of the spring, pin or catchplate remain and a portion of the crossbar and brooch body are missing due to damage. The brooch measures 28.37 mm long, 16.81 mm wide (at crossbar), 4 mm wide (at foot end), 10.25 mm thick (at head), 2.18 mm th…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
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