Record ID: DENO-C42C3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman hinged T-shaped brooch, dating to c. AD 43 - 200. The remains of the brooch consist of most of the tubular wings which measure 25.6 mm in width. There is a rectangular notch in the middle of the wings where the pin would have sat. The upper part of the remaining bow is triangular, with a triangular cast design.  Length 16.2 mm, width 25.6 mm, thickness 3.6 mm and weight 2.36 g.
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2023
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-0A478A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy umbonate disc brooch of Roman date (c. AD 75-300). The brooch is circular in plan with short globular knobs projecting from the sides and bottom of the circle's edge. At the top projects the narrow hinged pin fixture. From the reverse, the remaining catchplate extends from the back of the lower projection. The turn of the catchplate and the brooch's pin no longer remain, and the lugs which suported the now missing axis bar are also broken. The circular plate of the brooch is domed and surrounded by a narrow, fla…
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-91614D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval, Anglo-Saxon, copper alloy annular brooch, dating to c. AD 475 - 575. The frame is flat with a slightly chamfered edge on the inner and outer edges. The frame is circular, with a small constriction for the pin which is still in situ. The obverse is stamped with irregularly spaced ring and dot motifs. The reverse is plain. Similar to HAMP-1473BE. Diameter 19.1 mm, thickness 1.0 mm and weight 1.44 g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Last updated: Friday 11th August 2023
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Record ID: DENO-26E47E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast, copper alloy, Roman brooch of Polden Hill type (c. AD 75 - 175). Spring, pin and axis bar missing, catchplate missing. Old break at the end of the bow. Rear hook intact, lug holes visible. Simple moulded decoration at ends of wing, with a single circle and dot motif on each. Shallow moulded decoration next to the brooch head, with short hatching lines along length. Length 43 mm, width 23.5 mm, thickness 11.7 mm and weight 13.20 g.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2023
Last updated: Saturday 19th August 2023
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Record ID: DENO-269415
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Polden Hill type (c. AD 75 - 175). Almost complete, pin missing and slight damage to pierced catchplate. Rear hook spring system intact. Eight coils on spring. Short plain wings with simple moulded lines next head of brooch. Two raised lines of decoration running from over the top of the head to converge part way down the bow, which is otherwise undecorated. Bow of brooch is very straight. Length 57.6 mm, width 19.5 mm, thickness 14.6 mm and weight 11.51 g. 
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2023
Last updated: Saturday 19th August 2023
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Record ID: DENO-2611D9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, Polden hill type Roman brooch dating to c. AD 75 - 175. The head of the brooch is large and bulbous, with part of rear hook surviving. Simple moulded decoration on the side of the bow head and at the ends of the wings, otherwise bow undecorated. Solid catchplate damaged, tip of bow missing, as is the pin. The spring and pin mechanism, originally made from iron, are heavily corroded. Length 53.4 mm, width 29.6 mm and weight 26.95 g.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2023
Last updated: Saturday 19th August 2023
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Record ID: DENO-FFED0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, trumpet type, dating to c. AD 75- 175. This brooch is heavily worn. It consists of the head, with a small trace of a head loop remaining and the bow. There is a small section of the catchplate remaining and the pin is missing. The corrosion of the metal has obscured or destroyed any fine details on the surface of the bow. Part of the loop remains on the rear of the head. The knob at the shoulder of the bow is badly worn. The head is decorated with a pattern set out in blue, red and yellow enamel. Width 16.2mm, height 49.8 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: DENO-FF938A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, Roman brooch, Colchester derivative dating to the c. AD 50 - 100. The brooch is missing the pin, axis bar and spring. The curl of the pierced catchplate is also missing. The semi cylindrical wings are decorated with three bands, two plain with depression between, either side of two narrow ridges with hatched decoration along the top. Two long ridges curve down either side to the pointed foot, while down the middle of the bow is a sunken ridge, with small circular indents either side, along its length. The piercing in the catchplate is geometric, with one …
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Saturday 19th August 2023
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Record ID: DENO-FCE22A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative, Polden Hill type brooch of The Western Group (Mackreth 2011, p.75-77) dating to the Roman period (c. AD 50 - 100). The brooch is T-shape in plan. The head is complete with wings, but missing the coiled spring. The spring chord loop on the top of the head is intact. The brooch has lugs on either end of the wings that held the pin axis bar in place, each has moulded ridge decoration around them. The loop on top of the head, accommodating the spring chord, extends down the head and along the top of the bow for…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2023
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Record ID: DENO-933C67
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, crudely cast copper alloy and enamelled Roman brooch, possibly a crossbow brooch dating to c. AD 200 - 300. A flat knop or head stud is missing from the top of the brooch. The wings either side are square, with single red enamelled roundels on the front of each, each end has damage. Traces of the spring and top of pin are visible on the reverse. The body of the bow, which is quite thick, extends out almost straight, then drops and begins to turn back, the lower section broken. The inner face is plain, the outer face is decorated with a linear pat…
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: DENO-5F9CCA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper alloy, Roman trumpet head brooch, dating to c. AD 75 - 175. The foot of the bow is slightly rounded, and extends up the bow to a large rounded collar at the elbow, with moulded decoration on either side. The head of the brooch curves round at right angles and spreads out into a plain oval. Above this head is a solid head stud. The back of the trumpet head has remains of the pin and spring attachment, both missing. Much of the catch plate is intact. Similar brooches can be found in Hattatt (2000: 328) fig. 187, no 438. Length 72.0 mm, width 23.2 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2022
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Record ID: DENO-F95324
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating to c. AD 75-200, corresponding to Mackreth's headstud type 4 (2011, 106-107). The pin hinge is located slightly to the left of the brooch's central axis; the pin has broken off and is missing. Atop the head is a cast imitation chord and the start of an integral cast headloop which has has also broken off in a worn horizontal break. The short wings on either side of the head are stepped. The arched bow is sub-D-shape in section and tapers gently to the foot. The lower bow ends in three hor…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-F8079D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary cast copper alloy cruciform brooch of early medieval date, c. AD 500-600. The remaining part of the brooch comprises the head of the brooch; the bow, foot, and pin have broken off and are no longer present. The central panel is thin and sub-square in plan with wings extending out from either side after narrow grooves. The left wing is broken in an old worn vertical break just beyond the central panel, and the right wing is broken in a roughly horizontal break, extending out further at the top of the wing than at the bottom. Just below the central panel…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-F75F71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy penannular brooch of probable late Iron Age to early medieval date, c. 200 BC to 700 AD, corresponding to Fowler type A1 and Booth type A. The sub-oval-section frame narrows before short knobbed terminals. The metal's surface is covered in a thin layer of corrosion, so it is unclear whether these terminals are decorated with grooved designs or not. The frame is widest at its central point, where there appears to be a vertical groove on one side, perhaps a small pin notch. The brooch's pin is no longer present. Lengt…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: DENO-F5F4A9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Romano-British plate brooch dating c. AD 200-350 and corresponding to Mackreth type British Plate 3b. The brooch is sub-oval in plan, with a now empty central oval setting (likely once filled by a glass domed boss or even enamel). This hollow is surrounded by five thin concentric borders, two decorated by zig-zag linear grooves, and three plain. These raised borders retain much of their original gilding. The reverse of the brooch is flat and undecorated except for what appears to be traces of tinning on the metal's surfa…
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-64839A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch, dating to c. AD 43-100. It is missing most of the lower half of the brooch and pin due to old breaks. The wings are damaged and cylindrical in form, they are folded to encase the now missing iron axis bar. The bow is oval in section and tapers towards old breaks. It has decoration on its front face which are formed from a series of transverse mouldings separated by grooves. Length 18.04 mm, width 22.33 mm, thickness 11.05 mm, weight 5.28 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
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Record ID: DENO-2FCAB7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy annular brooch or buckle frame of medieval to early post-medieval date, c. AD 1300-1600. The object is annular in plan and a hexagonal in section. The ring narrows slightly at one point, which may be evidence of a pin restriction, although no pin remains. The metal has a smooth, dark green patina. Diameter: 28.1 mm, thickness: 3.4 mm and weight: 6.52 g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-2FAD2D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A compete cast copper alloy annular brooch or buckle frame of medieval to post-medieval date (c. AD 1300-1600). The object is an annular ring with hexagonal section. The pin is missing and there is no obvious pin restriction. The metal has a dark green patina. Diameter: 25.9 mm, thickness: 3.5 mm and weight: 5.17 g. 
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-7DB766
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with Polden Hill style spring fixing, dating to c. AD 75-175. The brooch has semi-circular wings decorated with three linear grooves flanking the head of the brooch and a single band at the outer edges. The wings are hollow with circular pierced wing caps at the ends to hold the spring's axis bar. At least five turns of the coiled wire spring remain on one side behind the wings, with chord threaded through a rear-facing hook at the apex of the head. The pin is missing. The bow of t…
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-7D79EF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy, Roman, zoomorphic, plate brooch in the shape of a fly, dating from c. AD 160 - 230. The central, triangular flat body of the brooch, is divided into three sections. The middle section, down the centre of the body, is a long, thin triangle, with thick cell walls. the two either side are also long and thin, but have rounded ends to emulate the wings. Each of these sections would have been filled with different coloured enamels, now missing. At the head and base of the brooch are two simple projections, similar in size and shape, almost architectural…
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2021
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2023
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