Record ID: SOM-A5EB06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of uncertain type dating to the period c. AD 50-150. The head, wings and pin are missing. The bow commences in an old break and arches upwards into a moulded devolved acanthus knop. The bow then tapers into the lower leg, terminating in a knobbed foot. The catchplate extends from the reverse of the brooch, commecning just below the acanthus knop and termnating at the foot in a rolled pin rest. The brooch is covered in a thick layer of iron corrosion product. Length; 43.38mm Width; 9.21mm Thickness; 7.40mm Weight; 6.48g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A52773
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy enamelled T-shape derivative Sawfish brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The pin and the spring are missing. The brooch measures 43.38mm in length, 16.22mm maximum width, 4.02mm minimum width, is 21.57mm thick and weighs 10.73g. The wings are incomplete due to old damage. The remianing parts are C-shaped in cross-section and would have housed the sprung pin mechanism. The obverse of the wings are decorated with a series of alternating ridges and grooves. In the centre of the head are two stubs positioned one above the other, the remains of t…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BA63DE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman T-shape brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The brooch measures 13.56mm in length, 27.03mm maximum width, it is 3.47mm thick and weighs 3.71g. The brooch exhibits cylindrical wings which house the remains of the copper alloy axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. Only the triangular butt of the pin remains. The wings are divided by a central V-shaped pin slot. The tip of each wing is decorated by two parallel longitudinal grooves. On one side, the tip is slightly damaged. The bow arches back from the head and tapers along its length. It te…
Created on: Monday 11th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8BC215
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman enamelled copper alloy umbonate plate brooch, dating to the period c. AD 100 - 250. The pin mechanism is missing. The brooch consists of a domed circular boss, decorated with two concentric circles of recessed inward-pointing triangular enamelled cells, arranged around a central circular cell. The outer circle has 14 triangular cells and the inner has 14 smaller triangular cells. Most of the cells retain traces of enamel, now blue and red, however, some discolouration appears to have occurred. Many of the cells contain traces of degraded enamel, now white. On on…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8B060E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy late Iron Age or Roman bow brooch of uncertain type dating to the period c. AD 20 - 100. The head, pin, part of the catchplate and upper bow are missing. The brooch measures 40.95mm in length, 7.25mm maximum width, 1.63mm minimum width, is 3.44mm thick and weighs 2.26gms. The brooch commences in an old break at the lower leg and measures 7.25mm in width. It then tapers to a width of 1.63mm before it curves back to form the catchplate. It exhibits two longitudinal grooves which run down the long edges of the bow to meet at a point, forming a V-shape. T…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8A9BD7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy developed T-shape brooch dating to the period c. AD 50-150. The brooch comprises the head, wings, upper bow and part of the pin. The lower bow, foot, catchplate and half of the pin are missing. The head of the brooch exhibits two cylindrical wings, one of which has lost its tip to an old break. The tip of the intaxct wing is decorated by two parallel circumferential grooves. The wings house the corroded remains of the iron axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. The wings are divided by a central pin slot which houses the copper alloy pin. The pin …
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-89C3C9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy T-shape brooch dating to the period c. AD 50-150. The brooch comprises the wings, head, bow, foot and catchplate but is missing the pin. The wings are circular in cross-section, exhibiting three incised circumferential grooves at each tip. The wings house the copper alloy axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. At the central point where the two wings meet is a pin slot which would have housed the pin, now missing. The head of the brooch arches into the bow, which is rectangular in cross-section. The upper section of the bow is decorated with a central …
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3C476D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.b1, flat wing ends type, Western Group)h dating to the period c. AD 80-120. The pin is missing. The brooch measures 59.61mm in length, 27.88mm maximum width, 4.83mm minimum width, is 18.65mm thick and weighs 18.62g. The head exhibits C-shaped wings which terminate in pierced end caps. One of the end caps retains a small fragment of the copper alloy axis bar for the missing sprung pin mechanism. The wing are decorated with a single longitudinal groove at the tip of each wing. At the c…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-16F8A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date (c. AD 75-AD 200). The head exhibits rectangular wings. The underside of each wing is cylindrical. The wings are divided by a central pin slot for the missing hinged pin mechanism. The obverse of each wing is incised with a pattern of three alternating ridges and grooves. At the centre of the head are in remains of the projecting headloop. The headloop has been broken and has been bent back on itself. The bow has a C-shaped cross-section, concave on the back and convex on the front. It projects at 60 degrees from the head, th…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke Sub Hamdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FAF6B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy developed T-shape brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. Part of the pin and the catchplate is missing. The brooch measures 20.3mm in width across the wings, is 3.9mm thick, 37.9mm in length and weighs 5.09g. The brooch exhibits cylindrical wings which house the copper alloy axis bar on which the pin is mounted. The tip of one wing is missing and a portion of the opposite wing is missing due to old breaks. The head exhibits a central pin slot which houses the pin. The pin has a triangular butt with a circular drilled aperture through which the …
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St. Andrew', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E8BEB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic Roman plate brooch in the form of a fish. The losses are confined to the back on which the catchplate is abraded and the pin mostly lost. The plate was originally flat but is slightly curved in profile at the tail as a result of old damage, with the tail bent slightly backwards. The body is of pointed oval shape with a triangular tail with a recessed curved end and worn projecting fins top and bottom just before the tail (a dorsal fin and a pectoral fin). The front is decorated with a number of recessed cells to accommodate enamel and rais…
Created on: Thursday 9th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9BA7AE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Roman copper-alloy headstud brooch of Group 2 dating to c.AD 80 to 200.. The brooch consists of cylindrical wings at the head, the pin and the bow and foot with catch-plate at the back with the only missing part being the outer edge of the catchplate and the headstud and other decoration. The wings appear complete and are fomed of a rectangular front with an integral but narrower tube on the back. The front has rounded outer corners and is 19.5mm across. Each wing is decorated with a recessed square flanked by raised vertical lines, within each recessed square ar…
Created on: Monday 18th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E3B3EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Head of a Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy Langton Down type brooch dating to c.25-60 AD. The head is a cylindrical spring cover with open ends, 19.1mm wide. It is formed of a rectangular piece curled over until the top and bottom edges meet leaving a slight gap along the joint. There is a large slot at the centre on the under side where the copper alloypin projects.The pin is now 18mms long and ends in a worn point, not original. The ends of the cylinder are broken with old breaks and the pin and copper alloy spring are now visible on one side due to corrosion of the cylinder. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E2ECF8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch. The fragment consists of the lower bow and the foot, including most of the catch-plate. The bow, which is now twisted, has a C to D-shaped cross-section with a flat back, becoming concave at the upper end, and convex front. The upper part is decorated with three vertical groves which taper out, the central one above the outer two. The bow tapers in width down to the squared off foot. The foot has a turned up end which is D-shaped in section with a semicircular front and flat back. The catchplate runs down the centre o…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BA9B27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age cast copper alloy Birdlip type brooch with the pin and the top of the head missing dating from 30 BC to AD 60. there is a unpatinated and seemingly fresh break at the top where the head and pin have been lost. The remaining section of the head is has a rectangular sectioned ridge down the back and a central, prominant, narrow ridge on the front with a curved and angled 'hood' either side. This sections curves at 45% then terminates at a collar. The collar is an oval disc projecting on all sides, 8.2mm by 8.9mm. From the collar, the bow descends for 4mms then split…
Created on: Monday 13th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BF0A91
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Roman copper alloy Initial T-shaped brooch dating to AD 70 to 100. It is missing one wing, the pin and the lower part of the bow, including the catchplate. The head has a hollow cylindrical wing on one side, undecorated, 15.8mm wide, to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin, the other wing is missing. The head of the pin would have hinged on the axis bar in the slot, the end of the wing adjacent to the slot is filled with iron corrosion which may be the remains of the bar. The bow has a C-shaped cross section with a concave back and convex curved front. It projects a…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BDF5CE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch of early Roman date. Present is the head, with broken pin, and upper bow; the lower bow, including foot and catch-plate, are missing. The head is formed of flattened cylindrical wings with a central slot between them on the back of the head. The wings are 27.9mm wide, taper slightly towards the outer ends and are oval in section with flattened upper and lower faces. One wing is damaged at the end exposing the end of the iron axis bar for the hinged pin. The axis bar is held in place by a white cement at the ends of both wings…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-12F59B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman cast copper-alloy T-shaped or hinged dolphin brooch dating to c. AD 60-100. The lower part of the bow, foot, part of one wing and the pin are missing to old breaks. The brooch head has open-ended cylindrical wings, now 36.1mm wide, containing an axis bar for the hinge. Both ends are worn and one is partially broken with a worn break. The outer two thirds of each wing is decorated with evenly spaced but slightly uneven transverse incised grooves across the front, six on the complete wing, two before the break on the other. There is also an incised groove runnign along the top of …
Created on: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-18302E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch of early Roman date. This brooch is incomplete in as much as it is missing its pin, and the lower part of bow to an old break. The head is made of a pair of cylindrical wings flanking a central slot. The wings held the axis bar for the hinged pin, now both missing. A whiteish substance, probably solder is visible in one end of one wing, and along the back of the other wing where part of the wing is missing to an old break. The upper surfaces of the wings are plain. The bow is D-shaped in cross section with convex fronnt and flat back. In …
Created on: Friday 5th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8D7D66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded fragment from the head of a cast copper-alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. It has suffered an old break below the trumpet-shaped head, such that the leg and foot are missing. The pin and its mechanism are also missing. The trumpet-shaped head has a protruding hook on the upper surface which curves back to the now missing loop, the back is concave, and the edge abraded at one point. The bevelled upper surface is decorated with a blue enamel back-to-back semicircles, one each side, each with transverse cells above and below. Below the the decoration the brooch is lost to an …
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Sunday 15th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.