Record ID: PUBLIC-115245
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and foot (with a surviving length of 42.4mm and a weight of 12.1g). The rear of the head is concave to accommodate the missing spring which was secured around a singly pierced lug (9.7mm long, perforation diameter 2.2mm). There is a small knop at the top of the apex, possibly the remnants of an integral pin to help position the swivel chain loop and prevent the chain loop from falling out of line. The head is circular, almost disc like (with a length of 13.5…
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-762DD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and 1st to 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and catch-plate and has a distorted bow (with a distorted length of 52.1mm, a distorted depth of 24.1mm and a weight of 13.3g). The pin was hinged within tubular wings (with a width of 25.3mm). The wings are decorated with vertical knurled ribs in sunken relief positioned near the terminals and adjacent to the bow. The bow is of D-shaped section with an additional prominent midrib, and has straight sides converging to the foot (with a width at the head of 11.4mm…
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-769341
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch of 13th or 14th century The brooch is fragmentary, represented by approximately half of the original (with a surviving width of 23.1mm and a weight of 8.2g). The frame was open and of annular type (with a diameter of 44mm). The outside edge of the frame was octagonal with gently concave sides. The interior of the frame was circular (24mm diameter). The frame comprises a plate (1.5m thick) surmounted with sub-rectangular collets (6mm long, 5mm wide and giving the brooch an overall depth of 5.9mm), originally eight with four surviving, positioned a…
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-07EE87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg. 73, Plate 47. 1st to 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 17.8mm and a weight of 7.0g). The spring gear is housed between perforated end lugs and is secured around a copper alloy axis bar. The chord is tensioned by a lug on the head. The ends of the wings are angled inwards and are enhanced with a single vertical incised near each end (the wings have a width of 22.8mm). The …
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-08FF72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 21.9mm and a weight of 7.8g). The hinged-pin is secured within tubular wings (with a width of 24.8mm). The wing diameters narrow towards their terminals (where they have a diameter of 5.3mm). Iron corrosion adhering to the head suggests that an iron axis bar was employed. There is no decoration surviving on the wings. The bow is of oval section (with a width at the head of 10.1mm and a thickness of 7.7mm). The s…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0A0494
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type with flat wing ends, c. f. Mackreth 2011, 4.e. Plate 47, dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and has a distorted bow (with a distorted length of 67.0mm, a depth of 14.9mm and a weight of 14.9g). The spring mechanism is accommodated between terminal lugs, only one of which is perforated. It is unclear whether the lug without a perforation is worn and damaged and has lost the perforation, or whether it was ever perforated. The spring is wound around a copper alloy axis bar and the cho…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1EBCD7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Knee type dating to the second or third century AD. The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and catch (with a length of 30.8mm, a depth of 12.9mm and a weight of 5.5g). The brooch employs a spring mechanism within a hooded head (with a width of 15.4mm and a thickness of 6mm). There is no plate at the head. The iron corrosion around the wings implies an iron axis bar. The sides of the bow are convex (with a width of 9.3mm at the head, widening to a maximum of 10.8mm before narrowing again at the foot). The bow has five subtle facets with no appl…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A09FC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 28.3mm and a weight of 7.9g). The missing pin was hinged and secured within tubular wings (with a width of 27.1mm). No decoration is now evident on the wings. The sides of the bow have curved, stepped mouldings at the head (giving the bow a width of 11.2mm). The bow is of D-shaped section with straight sides (after the step mouldings), converging to the break (where it has a 3.6mm and a thickness of 2…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A12676
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-one-piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and catch-plate (with a length of 37.2mm, a surviving depth of 12.7mm and a weight of 1.5g). The missing spring was positioned behind short wings (with a width of 9.3mm) and the chord was tensioned above the head with a rearward claw, which partially survives. The bow is of sub-rectangular section near the head (with a width of 3.5mm and a thickness of 2.7mm) and becomes oval along the bow. The sides of the bow are straight and converge towards the po…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A1ABB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c, flat wing ends type, Western Group) of 1st -2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 28.3mm, a surviving depth of 11.4mm and a weight of 9.1g). The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by perforated lugs at the ends of the wings (Polden Hill type arrangement). A perforated lug above the head, now broken tensioned the chord. Only one of the wings survives (with a surviving width of 24.4mm) and has an expande…
Created on: Thursday 16th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B3A686
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of La Tenè I type and of 4th to 3rd century BC date. The brooch is near-complete although the spring is distorted (with a length of 33.5mm and a weight of 3.2g). The bilateral spring has a comparatively small diameter (6mm external diameter) and coils twice either side of the bow (with a distorted width of 9.0mm) and has an external chord. The spring widens and thickens to the arched bow (with a distorted depth of 21.5mm and an original depth of 11mm), where it is of D-shaped section (maximum width 4.6mm and a maximum thickness of 2.5mm). Th…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B3F705
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Dolphin type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and catch-plate (with a length of 67.4mm, a depth of 21.1mm and a weight of 17.1g). The missing spring was secured by a 'dolphin' type arrangement with a hook at the rear of the head to tension the chord. The wings are eroded (and have a surviving width of 8.5mm). Traces of iron corrosion staining on the interior of the head, may suggest that an iron spring was employed. The top of the bow is of sub-square section (with a width of 12.0mm and a thickness of 10mm). The…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F5A296
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch, of La Tène III (Nauheim Derivative) type and of 1st century BC to 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and with some peripheral damage (with a length of 42.3mm, a surviving depth of 12.0mm and a weight of 2.6g). The brooch is of one-piece construction with a bilateral spring, coiling twice each side of the bow and with an internal chord (The spring has a width of 9.4mm and is of 1.7mm diameter). The bow is of oval section (with a width at the head of 3.6mm and a thickness of 1.8mm) with straight sides, converging to a poin…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-09CB67
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch of umbonate variant type and of 2nd century date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, catch-plate and some of the peripheral border (with a surviving length of 22.5mm, an overall depth of 12mm and a weight of 6.0g). The missing pin was hinged between twin lugs. The rear of the brooch is hollowed between the lugs and the missing catch-plate. The edge was decorated with protruding knops, five of which survive and are distorted (producing a maximum width of 25.3mm) and probably originally had eight. The better preserved knops have a small survivi…
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1A3908
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Developed T-shaped type and of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, chain-loop, catch-plate and foot (with a surviving length of 39.4mm, a surviving depth of 12.2mm and a weight of 9.8g). The missing pin was hinged within tubular wings (with a width of 21.7mm). The fronts of the wings have moulded decoration comprising a wider central groove, flanked each side by narrower grooves. The integral chain-loop on the top of the bow is damaged. The upper bow is of oval section (with a width at the head of 10.2mm and a thicknes…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th March 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-444ED7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch probably of Alesia variant or Aucissa variant type and of 1st century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and foot and is distorted (with a distorted length of 41.5mm, a distorted depth of 22.2mm and a weight of 4.6g). The missing pin was hinged within the rolled-head (with a width of 9.5mm and a diameter of 6.5mm). The bow is of rectangular section (1.8mm thick at the head), with straight sides converging towards the leg. The surface of the bow is worn and it is now difficult to discern any decoration. There is the suggestion of incised …
Created on: Friday 24th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-446903
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch of uncertain type, probably a plate brooch of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, missing one of the terminals (with a surviving length of 29.6mm, a surviving depth of 6.3mm and a weight of 2.4g). The brooch has broken at the end of the hinged terminal (with a maximum surviving width of 7.3mm). The mid-section is of rectangular section (with a thickness of 3.6-4.4mm) with concave sides. The front of the bow is decorated with three square recessed cells for enamel. The lower two cells retain the enamel, which is now brown. The brooch thins and na…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-864F55
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and probably of 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin (with a length of 41.0mm, a depth of 14.6mm and a weight of 9.7g). The pin was hinged within tubular wings (with a width of 23.2mm). The oval wings narrow towards the ends and are angled slightly towards the rear. The bow projects forward from the head before a near-right angled turn. It is of sub-rectangular section (with a width near the head of 9.0mm and a thickness of 4.4mm), with straight sides converging towards the foot. The foot comprises a circula…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-867763
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch of 12th to 14th century date The brooch is complete (with a weight of 5.5g) and comprises an open annular frame (of 28.8mm external diameter and 21.5mm internal diameter) with a separate pin. The frame is of lozenge section (with a width of 3.8mm and a thickness of 3.1mm). The frame has a constriction slot to secure the pin and there is the suggestion of mouldings either side of the slot. There is no surviving evidence for a notch on the opposite side of the frame. The pin (with a length of 27.2mm) has a rectangular-sectioned head flaring to a c…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C8C966
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of T-shaped type and 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the foot but is distorted (with a distorted length of 22.5mm, a surviving straightened length of approximately 47mm, a distorted depth of 16.4mm and a weight of 6.5g). The pin is hinged within tubular wings (with a width of 25.2mm), which a single incised vertical line near each terminal. There was no chain-loop at the head. The upper bow is of low D-shaped section (with a maximum width of 13.3mm and a thickness of 2.5mm). The sides of the bow are straight and conver…
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2011
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