Record ID: SF-E7E3A0
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Hod Hill type dating to the Roman period, c. 43-75 AD. It demonstrates a rolled head, bifurcated at its midpoint by a rectangular cut-out for the pin axis bar, which is now missing along with the pin, lower bow and catchplate of the brooch. The upper bow tapers inwards before abruptly flaring out to form a plain sub-rectangular central body, from either side of which two sub-rectangular lappets demonstrating moulded transverse collars project. Underneath these, the bow abruptly tapers inwards and extends downwards before truncating abruptl…
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bottisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-65C633
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and bent copper-alloy Late Iron Age to early Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing the majority of the hook, the spring and pin due to old breaks, now worn. The wings are rectangular, short and flat. Their front face is decorated with two transverse grooves. They are separated at their centre by an integrally cast rectangular hook. This is a flattened D-shape in section and curves forwards towards the head of the brooch, before terminating in old breaks. The bow is D-shaped in section, undecorated and tapers to a sharp pointed foot. On the back face of the foot i…
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A2B3D7
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative double pierced lug bow brooch. It is missing the spring and pin due to old breaks and the bow has been partially flattened due to post-depositional damage. The wings are flat, rectangular in form and undecorated. They are separated at their centre by an integrally cast rear facing double pierced lug that preserves a short length of the separately cast wire spring chord. The bow is flat, rectangular in form and taperin slightly towards the foot. It has moulded decoration on its front face comprising a prominent mid rib that extends…
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wickham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F9B465
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and incomplete copper-alloy Roman headstud brooch. It is missing the top of the headloop, most of the pin, the separately cast headstud and the base of the foot due to old breaks. The wings are rectangular in form with moulded vertical grooves on their front faces. Each wing has a semi-circular casing that holds in place the separately cast copper-alloy axis bar, with a rectangular slot at the centre of the back face through which the now incomplete pin hinges. At the top of the brooch is an integral chain loop that is missing its top due to old breaks. The bow is D-shape…
Created on: Monday 4th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrough Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-640C08
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch. It is missing the head, foot and one side knop due to old breaks. The bow is flat, rectangular in form and oval sectioned. At top and bottom it has narrow double transverse ridges between which the front face is decorated with four moulded vertical flutes separated by ridges. To either side of the base of the bow are single projecting globular knops, one now missing due to old breaks, the other being semi-circular in section and with a moulded vertical collar. On the back face of the bow the start of a catchplate is visible toward…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wickham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-63F3C6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Hod Hill brooch with staight bow. It is missing the pin, lower half of the bow and catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch has a flattened, rectangular head with terminals that roll forward to hold in place a separately cast iron axis bar. Between the terminals is a rectangular slot through which the pin would have originally hinged. The head has a narrow neck separating it from the flat, rectangular bow. The bow itself has three vertical ribs, one larger rib at the centre and single smaller ribs at each edge of the bow, all decorated with multip…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wickham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FCD026
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative double pierced lug bow brooch. It is missing the foot, spring and pin due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form with double bands of vertical moulded decoration at the inner and outer edges of the front face. At the centre of the wings is a rear facing double pierced lug that extends vertically above the head of the brooch. The bow is triangular in section with a prominent vertical mid rib on the front face that extends from the double lug. To either side of the rib the bow is fluted, before terminating in old…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BEF572
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman bow brooch foot fragment most likely to be of Colchester derivative type, measuring 23.38mm in length and 8.93mm in width. The bow tapers to a rounded worn point and has a central longitudinal ridge with incised zigzag lines running down it. The catch plate is unpierced and has a deep pin rest.
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littleport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BEDDA1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester type, missing pin and part of the spring. The wings are short and flat and the chord is held by a hook which comes out of the body and is bent forward onto the bow. Three coils of the spring survive. The catch plate is incomplete and the bow has a rounded section. This brooch measures 30.02mm in length and 12.65mm in width.
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littleport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7197A5
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy foot fragment of a Roman bow brooch, most likely to be of Langton Down or Rosette type. The foot is rectangular in shape and gently flaring towards its terminal. The front face has longitudinal decorative grooves and the back face has the remains of the catch plate. It measures 27.42mm in surviving length and 9.18mm in width.
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fordham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-24D5D2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type bow brooch, first half of the 1st century AD in date. The pin, spring and catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The surviving brooch is worn and slightly distorted. It measures 70.57mm in length and 11.85mm in width. The wings are short and flat, the hook which held the chord orginally is bent backwards, a stub of the pin survives. The bow has a flattened rounded section and tapers towards the foot. The bow has longitudinal decorative band running down its length.
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-24CC58
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type bow brooch, first half of the 1st century AD in date. The pin, spring and most of the catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The surviving brooch is worn and slightly distorted. It measures 37.38mm in length and 10.07mm in width. The wings are short and flat, the hook which held the chord orginally is bent backwards, a stub of the pin survives. The bow has a rounded section and tapers towards the foot.
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-EA3354
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Langton Down type brooch dating to the first century AD. The fragment comprises part of the cylindrical wing casing. This extends to a flat, tapering bow with longitudinal ribbing. The foot and catchplate are missing. The brooch measures 22mm in length and a maximum of 22mm in width.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
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Record ID: SF-3A6C25
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative hinged type (or perhaps a T-shaped type). Missing pin; badly corroded in areas with iron corrosion deposits; a worn area on the front of the lower bow. The hinge bar is iron. The wings are cylindrical with no visible join/seam. The front of the wings are moulded, with flute, narrow ribs and grooves and bead mouldings.The bow is rectangular in section and tapers to a blunt point, but both the front and back faces are slightly convex. The front has three beaded longitudinal ribs separated by narrow grooves. The catchplate is large with no holes …
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C1A2B8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch, Knee type with curved profile. Missing pin and most of spring; some surface corrosion. The spring was iron, also with an iron axis bar which was held in holes in the circular endplates of the spring cover. The bow is a slightly tapering strip, in profile an S-shape which is truncated by the flat trapezoidal foot. The only decoration is the transverse ribs at the top and middle of the bow. The catchplate is a horizontal hook. Width 19.5mm, length 31mm. The type is as Hattatt's no 1227, his Fig 81 type h which he groups with native British types. Snape (BAR 1993) def…
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham, Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-14F550
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative hinged type. Complete, pin bent; corroded and cleaned. The hinge bar is fully enclosed by the wings (?cast as a cylinder or well concealed seam at the back) with circular plates over the ends as well. The wings have moulded decoration, two beads with angled hatching flanked by narrow grooves and with a single broad concave moulding between them on each wing; the decoration extends around the wings except for a narrow flattened area at the back. The bow has a convex back and a rounded front. It tapers to a blunt point. A central narrow rib is i…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Soham, Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DCE190
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch, Hod Hill type with side projections. Missing pin, damaged catchplate, bent bow and corroded surfaces. The upper bow has longitudinal mouldings, with a single transverse groove at the top, and broadens to the mid bow where the side projections also have vertical mouldings. The lower bow has a rounded front and tapers to a small footknob defined by a transverse rib; at the top it has two transverse ribs flanking a concave moulding. Width (at head) 14mm, surviving length 44mm. Fairly similar to Hacheston (Blagg et al 2004, 90) no.19.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2006
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snailwell, Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CE49B6
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch, Hod Hill type. Missing part of hinge and pin; some damage to bow edges and to catchplate; corroded. Slight surviving traces of tinning on front. The upper half of the bow has a central plain rectangle with convex surface, bounded by single deep groove. A broad transverse convex band, with groove and narrow rib, mark the top of the lower bow which is narrower, slightly taperiing, convex faced and with no surviving decoration. A small foot knob is marked by transverse rib and groove. Width of upper bow 8mm, length 34mm. Similar to Riha 1979 no.1136 exceppt for the de…
Created on: Monday 24th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stonea, Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D417A3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch fragment, probably of early La Tene type. Only the central bow arch and a single spring coil survive. The circular section bow is 4mm in diameter, narrowing to about 1.5mm at each end, and forms a short symetrical arch, in size and proportions similar to Hattatt no.220. Surviving length 23.5mm.
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham, Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D3F7E2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type with double pierced lug spring attachment. Upper part only, missing pin, corroded. The spring has seven turns. The wings are undecorated. The narrow bow is flat backed with low rounded front and has a central groove with traces of notching along the edges of the groove. Width 17mm, surviving length 13mm. Type as Colchester (Crummy 1983) no.53
Created on: Friday 31st March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham, Cambs', grid reference and parish protected.