Record ID: OXON-905F6B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type dating to the period AD 75-175. The brooch is missing the lower part of its bow and catchplate, its left wing cap, and the spring and pin mechanism. This copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with one remaining perforated wing cap containing a small circular knop from the spring. The wings are both plain and undecorated and have a concave reverse which would have held the spring. The spring, and pin are missing. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is a stub f…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-201BA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early-Medieval (late 5th to 6th centuries) possible saucer brooch made from gilded copper alloy. The brooch is sub-circular and has abraded and incomplete edges. The brooch has a border in light relief around the circumference. The brooch has been decorated in Style I with two beasts chasing each other around the brooch in light relief. The beasts circle around a centrally placed circular domed boss surrounded by a raised border. There appear to be three beasts depicted around the central boss. The beasts has pointed beaks or heads with oval eyes. The reverse is flat and wit…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-05FD47
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy decorated headstud brooch, dating to the Roman period (circa AD 75 to AD 175) . The brooch is broken at its centre and in two pieces. The foot and head loop are missing.  The brooch has a curved bow and is mostly rectangular in plan and tapers to a missing foot. Two complete cylindrical arms present at the sides of the head. At the reverse, there is a rectangular vertical slot at the centre of the arms which still contains the pin. The pi is distorted in shape and curves over the head. At the apex of the head is the remains o…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-05A4F0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy decorated trumpet brooch, dating to the Roman period (circa AD 75 to 175). The brooch comprises of the head, pierced lug at the reverse and the upper moulding on the bow. The head loop, lower bow, catch plate, pin and foot are missing. The head is oval in form and undecorated. At its apex is a small rectangular lip decorated with a grooved line and then two small incomplete terminals on either side. This is all that remains of the head loop. At the reverse of the head is a rectangular slot with two semi-circular pierced en…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-DE4E6F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded copper alloy Early Anglo-Saxon saucer brooch of Early Medieval dating (AD 470 to AD 550). The brooch is sub-circular in plan. Traces of gilding are present on the surface. It is quite worn, and there are chips missing from the edging. The reverse has two lugs with no extant trace of a pin, one of the lugs is the incomplete catchplate.   The decoration on the obverse consists of a central moulded triangle, surrounded by two concentric engraved circles, a large circular border, another engraved circle and then ends …
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-DC7F0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strip brooch of Birdlip variation, dating circa 30BC -60AD.  The head of the brooch has a convex outer surface and a flat reverse. It is decorated with a very worn chevron design and a central dotted groove running to the top of the head. The top of the head curves behind in a loop, ending with cylindrical wings and a central axis bar where part of the hinge remains attached. The bottom of the head terminates in a singular line of transverse moulding, below which a incipient, curved beak p…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-8CC823
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch of Polden Hill type 4 dating c. AD 75-175. The foot, catch plate, right wing, spring, and pin are missing. The head is 15.38mm wide, including the left wing and the remnant of the right wing. The left wing is semi-cylindrical and has a pointed oval wing cap. There is no obvious extant decoration on the wing, except for a possible moulded rib on the end of the left wing. Part of the iron axis bar remains in situ in the left wing, with part of it protruding beyond the wing cap. The head is hump-like and there are&n…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-61D79E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch, dating to AD 450-550. The object is only missing its pin and the lower portion of the bow and foot. The brooch fragment includes a rectangular head plate where each of the four sides is slightly convex. The arched bow projects from the lower edge before expanding out into an expanded foot with wide lateral lobes which taper and are truncated almost immediately by a transverse break. A D -shaped pin  mechanism can be seen projecting from the middle of the&nb…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-4BD496
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch dating to circa (AD 50-100) of (Mackreth Group 5) type Mackreth (2011) probably 5a4, page 53, plate 50.  The brooch is T-shaped in plan. The wings are cylindrical with complete perforated end caps. The lower section of the bow, foot and catch plate are missing along with the majority of the spring and pin. The bow is hump like in profile and the bow tapers to an old break.  At the rear of the head is an integral pierced lug. There is a small section of coil remaning that passes through the pierced lug…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: NARC-3951C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy, oval, disc plate brooch of Roman date (AD 150-250). The brooch is flat and oval in plan, it is decorated with a central oval cell with a surrounding inner raised similar oval rim. Around the inner raised border are repeating transverse lines creating a beaded boarder between. The reverse is flat and undecorated, the integrally cast hinge is present, formed from a single pierced lug, on the opposing side of the brooch to the hinge is the remains of the catch plate. The front of the object retains some gilding. The metal is a light green in colour wit…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-A658B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (4.k type) of Roman date, circa AD 70-175. The brooch is missing its lower bow, foot, catchplate, spring and pin. The brooch is T-shape in plan and the bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The bow is D-shaped in cross section and tapers to a worn transverse break. The wings are semi-cylindrical  and have pierced end caps. At the rear of the head and wings is a concave rectangular slot where the spring would have once been held.  At th…
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-254AD9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) brooch (type 5.b1) dating to circa AD 80-200.  The brooch is missing its lower bow, foot and catchplate. The brooch is T-shape in plan and the bow head is hump-like and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. The bow itself is D-shaped in cross section and tapers to a worn transverse break. The sides of the head are decorated with curved mouldings, characteristic of Polden Hill brooches. The wings are cylindrical and have flat oval end caps that are pierced.  At the r…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-24CE9B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester derivative, Polden hill brooch, of Roman date (c. AD 43-140).  The brooch consists of the wings and upper bow only. It is missing the pin, the lower bow and catchplate. The wings take the form of a cylinder capped with two perforated, oval wing caps. The reverse has a rectangular concave slot in which the spring is in place. The upper bow consists of a raised knop pierced by a circular hole that is positioned at the bow’s centre.  The bow projects from the front and centre of the wings, ending in a tra…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1119A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch, dating to AD 500 - 600. The object is missing its pin. The brooch head consists of a central sub-square plate with a rectangular cross-section and has three sides extended in three flat semi-circular knops (the top knop is incomplete). The fourth side extends into the arched bow, which has a D-shaped cross section. Below the bow is a double collar that extends into a flat flared foot. The bow is decorated with a horizontal groove on either side. On the re…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-6FA77E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman (mid 1st to 2nd century) brooch Colchester derivative, Rear Hook Spring of Mackreth 2011, 3. Plate 40. The wings are semi-cylindrical, although one is incomplete. The complete wing does not terminate with a perforated wing cap. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. The wings are decorated with a obliquely angled groove and the terminal has a vertical beaded groove. Along the upper edge there is an incomplete integral lug or hook. The bow head is decorated with a platform on each side. The outer face of the bow head and bow is decorated with a linear ridge …
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-6F6C9E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (AD c. 50-100)  T-shaped brooch (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, The Hinged Pin, Type 1, possibly h, Plate 55); The copper-alloy brooch has a cylindrical crossbar which has a central slot on the reverse to allow the pin to be hinged. Within the cross bar there is a copper alloy axis bar on which the pin is pivoted. The pin is fragmentary. The wings are decorated with two vertical bands. The band near the bow had has oblique notches, the one towards the terminal of the cross bar is a vertical groove. The bow protrudes from the centre of the cross bar and is flat on the upper…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-2C588E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch, possibly of the Polden Hill type class 4 and dating c. AD 75-175. The pin, foot, catch plate, and most of the spring are missing. The head is 29.59mm wide including the semi-cylindrical wings. The wing caps are missing. The wings are decorated with two moulded ribs close to the junction between the head and the wings, with the ribs possibly being decorated with oblique incised grooves. Following this, there is a deep, wide, moulded groove, after which the wing returns to the previous height and gradual…
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: WAW-35E7B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early Early-Medieval small-long brooch dating to AD 450-480. The foot, pin, spring, and part of the head are missing. The head consists of a sub-rectangular plate that would have originally had three, flat, semi-circular knops extending at roughly 90 degrees from each other along the left, top, and right sides - the knop on the left-hand side and the right-hand side knop is heavily damaged, leaving only the front knop in tact. On the reverse of the head, there is a single, incomplete rounded pierced lug that would have held the axis bar - the breakage o…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-311ECB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a Roman copper alloy enamelled Trumpet broch of Bayley and Butcher 2004, Group D and of Mackreth's (2011) Type TR 1.2b1, dating to the period c. AD 75-175. Most of the lower bow,the attachment plate and the pin mechanism is missing. The fragment consists of the trumpet head only, the front of which survives intact but the top and the back are obscured by corrosion. At the centre of the top of the head is a small projection which is probably the remains of an attachment loop which would have projected from the head of the brooch. The front of th…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: OXON-9F9CBD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy annular brooch of Medieval date AD 1250-1450 The brooch is circular in plan with a small diameter, comprising a flat annular ring with constriction for the pin which is now detached from the brooch which is also of copper alloy. The upper serface of the brooch has a series of engraved blocks seperated by a possible letters. The pin is broken at the eye, it is circular in cross section and narrows to a sharp rounded point. The brooch is a light green colour. The brooch is 32mm in diameter, 1.8mm thick and the combined weight o…
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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