Record ID: WILT-F72071
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman copper alloy headstud brooch dating to AD 75-200 (Mackreth type Headstud 5.).  The brooch is missing the foot of the bow, most of the catchplate and the top of the bow (it appears that the bow has broken across the centre line of the headstud).  The bow is decorated with the semi-circular curve of the remaining headstud.  Below this the centre of the front of the bow is decorated with cross-mouldings creating a lattice of cells down the centre with with half cells along either side and an incised line along the outer edge.  The central cells…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-656ED2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch dating to c AD 335-400.  Mackreth CD H 12.c. The brooch is incomplete and is mssing the tip of the pin, the catchplate and the foot of the bow.  The brooch comprises short wings with a single incised line around the front of the ends of the wings.  In the centre of the wings the top of the bow rises in a peak to a raised headloop with a central piercing which may have been filled with enamel or glass.  At the back of the wings, there is a hinged pin.  The bow has a central ridge running from the headloop an…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-64CE0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy headstud brooch dating to c AD 75-200. cf. Mackreth Headstud Type 1.gb. The brooch is  missing the lower part of the bow, the hinged pin (apart from the part attached to the retaining bar) and part of one wing.  The fragment has a headloop in the centre of wings which are formed as cylindrical tubes into which the pin retaining bar was inserted.  Along the front face of the wings there are 7 vertical incisions on each side of the bow.  The bow is not heavily decorated and has a smooth top section, a raised annulet forming the headstu…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-643DE7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy circular plate brooch (possibly repurposed or intended as a decorative mount) dating to c AD 80-250. cf Mackreth's PL CONT 9.a. The brooch is circular with champlevee decoration.  The outer rim of the brooch is raised and there is a second raised field inside this with a central raised knop.  There is field of grey enamel surrounding the central knop and the remnants suggest that the gray enamel formed a star shape with fields interspersed (although there is no longer any evidence of these).  The outer ring has alternating blue and red secti…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-3A1937
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy plate brooch dating to c AD 43-200.  Mackreth PL CONT no. 25. The brooch is incomplete with only two-thirds of the bow remaining and part of the catch plate.  In its complete form, this would have been an elongated brooch comprising two half cones joined at their bases in the middle of brooch with a pair of transverse mouldings with diagonal slashes.  At top and bottom are single forward-facing studs.  Only the lower half of the bow is complete and there is evidence in the stud of possible enamelling (although the remains are scant).&n…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-37746C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Polden Hill brooch dating to AD 75-175.  Mackreth's CD PH 5.b.1. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the lower part of the bow, the pin and one end of the wings.  The wings encase the spring mechanism and have capped ends with two mouldings at each end (one wing missing).  There is then a short undecorated section before vertical ribs from the top of the wings to part way down the bow which rises up between the ribs and has a central raised rib down the bow with horizontal slashes across it.  See Mackreth …
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-EBCF89
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative Roman brooch dating to c AD 43-100.  The brooch comprises curved wings which would have curled around the spring.  The centre of the top of the bow has a forward hook that would have captured the spring and the bow then continues in a horn shape. The lower section of the bow is missing as is the spring, pin and catchplate.  The brooch is undecorated. Dimensions: 21.8mm length; 23.8mm width; 4.78g weight.
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-99B201
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative type brooch dating to c AD 100-180.  The brooch is missing its pin and lower half of the bow.  The fragment comprises wings with two incised lines around the ends with a space in the centre for the hinged pin.  The bow has a rectangular section at the centre of the top with a row of pellets on each wide and an incised line below.  There is a small area extending each side and framing the rectangle.  Below the rectangle, this is an section with three incised lozenges, the central lozenge is filled wit…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
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Record ID: WILT-B47FAE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman incomplete copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating to AD 43-75.  The brooch is incomplete and it is missing its pin and the lower section of the bow.  At the head of the brooch, there is a cylinder which is rolled forward to hold the pin retaining axis bar and in the centre a split where the pin would have fitted.  Below the head, there is a narrow neck with a raised transverse rib and beneath this, the upper bow gradually flares out before expanding more sharply.  The expanded section appears to be damaged and although there is no evidence remaining, may origin…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-D69224
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy enamelled "fly" brooch dating to c AD 160-230.  The brooch is incomplete and is missing its pin, catchplate and headloop.  The front of the brooch comprises an oval trumpet shaped section where the pin would have been affixed.  The trumpet narrows to a slender neck which then widens into the shoulders of a flat plate.  The points of the shoulders curve downwards to the sides of the brooch which narrow down to the foot which has a raised lateral band and a knop with raised decoration.   The b…
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FCF6C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy applied hook brooch of Mackreth's (2011) type 1.a, dating to AD 25-100. The remnants of the brooch comprise the head, incomplete wings; bow which is missing part of the catchplate and; a small fragment of the decorative front plate. The srung pin is missing as is most of the front plate. The wings are heavily abraded and are now flat in cross section, with rounded ends. The bow is sub-rectangular in cross section, with a slight central longitudinal ridge and distinctly a hollow reverse, tapering from the head to the foot, which is unelaborated. From…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Wraxall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-437686
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to AD 43-175. The brooch is incomplete, although the pin is bent and the top of the bow has been flattened slightly. The wings extend to the sides and at the ends have double vertical lines around the front of the wing. There is a slot at the centre for the hinged pin and the ends of the wings are closed with a small hole for the pin retaining bar. The bow lifts sharply from the centre of the wings and curves down to a small foot. The catchplate extends back from the lower part of the bow. The top half of the bow has two raised …
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Downton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-431FA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch dating to c AD 25-60. All that remains of the brooch is the top of the bow, the wings and the top of the hinge. The brooch is likely to be a Rosette brooch as there appears to be evidence of a spring wrapped round a retaining bar. The fragment comprises wings which are split along the top. Rosette brooches typically have a spring mechanism to fasten them and it may be that the back of the wings have been pressed together to form a cylinder, or possibly the spring was damaged and the wings squeezed round so that the brooch could still be used. …
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Downton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F5200A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman plate brooch in the shape of a crescent dating to c AD 120-220. The brooch is almost complete and is only missing its pin and the boss from one tip of the crescent. The brooch is flat and in the shape of a crescent with a boss on the one remaining point. The outer edge of the crescent has a sawtooth design with the centre two teeth forming a different motif. The decoration is a mixture of triangles and circular motifs with evidence of enamel in the fields. The brooch weighs 5.5g and measures 31.06mm in length, 21.63mm in width, 8.05mm in height and 1.87mm in thick…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Latton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F25326
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 100-200. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the wings and top of the bow. The fragment comprises wings with assymetrical decoration. On the right, the two sets of double raised transverse lines encircling the wing are at the centre next to the bow and half way along the wing, with a raised rib at the end of the wing. On the left, the double raised lines are next to the bow and next to the raised rib at the end. The wing on the right is 11.11mm in length and on the left is 9.73mm in length. The wings a…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F16F8E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy knee brooch, with applied silver wire, probably dating to c. AD 150-200. Description: A copper alloy Roman knee brooch with applied corded silver wire. The brooch is almost complete and is missing only the pin rest of the catchplate and the point of the pin. The brooch has an unusually thick semi-circular head plate, surviving complete to a width of 22.0mm and a height 10.1mm; the head is c. 7.9mm thick, and hollow on the bottom. A narrow perforated lug projects centrally from the reverse of the head, with a groove on its upper edge to hold an external cord. Bo…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-37661C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 50-150. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains are parts of the wings and part of the bow. At the top the brooch has plain wings which have been heavily worn away at the ends. In the centre of the wings is a space for the hinged pin which is missing. In front of the hinge mechanism is a raised flat pedestal which originally had a loop above which is now missing. Below the pedestal the bow sweeps forward and gradually narrows. The top section of the bow is undecorated, there is then a raised elliptical shape positi…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
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Record ID: WILT-7D2401
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type brooch dating to AD 75-175. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the end of the pin. The bow section is complete and comprises a winged section at the top which has a bilateral spring mounted on an axis bar whose ends are housed in pierced plates at the ends of the wings, the chord being secured by a pierced crest on the head. The wings are short and decorated with an incised line around the edge and parallel groove close to the bow. At the centre of the top is a pierced crest through which the chord is inserted. The bow …
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7C3F56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type brooch dating to AD 70-100. The brooch is incomplete and is missing most of the spring including the spring retaining bar. The bow section is complete and comprises a winged section at the top which originally had a bilateral spring mounted on an axis bar whose ends were housed in pierced plates at the ends of the wings, the chord being secured by a pierced crest on the head. The wings are short and decorated with an incised line around the edge and a diagonal line from the bottom of the wing towards the crest which is pierc…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-2BB5AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Aucissa brooch dating to c AD 43-75. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the bow. The wings, pin mechanism and catchplate are missing. From the top, the brooch comprises a small fragment of the wing. There is then a flat section which leads into the deeply curved bow. The front of the bow has slightly flattened edges and then rises o a wide rib down the centre. The bow narrows and is sharply angled at the bottom to create the foot. The foot is narrow and the tip appears to have a zoomorphic head. On the back of the foot section is a small frag…
Created on: Friday 9th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coombe Bissett', grid reference and parish protected.