Record ID: IOW-FA2B9D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Early Medieval button brooch, c.AD 450-550, Suzuki Class B1. Slightly squashed and bent, with no gilding remaining. The obverse has a circular base and a wide border that has been pressed in towards the centre in two places. The base depicts an anthropomorphic face within a concentric raised ridge in chip-carved relief. A central horizontal sub-rectangular band comprises the eye-area, with convex short ends and a concave lower edge above the chin/mouth area. Occupying the top and centre of the band is a raised T (brow ridge and nose) with a pointed oval ey…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-BD3AE9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Medieval gilded copper alloy button brooch that features a stylised human face ( possibly Class B). The brooch is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. Parts of the rim, pin and catch-plate are missing or corroded due to presence of corroded iron pin being present. The rim is upturned and flaring at an angle of about 45°. Within the grooved border is a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask.The gilding on parts of the face has worn off, but features are still recognisable.  The helmet or hair is a downturned crescent …
Created on: Sunday 16th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: IOW-30AEBE
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy hair or dress pin of Roman date (AD 43-410). This pin has a bi-conical head and a simply decorated, circular sectioned shaft. The remaining shaft is decorated with a series of evenly-spaced lines around the circumference of the shaft; the head is undecorated. There are traces of gilding at various points around the shaft. The break of the shaft is not modern and there is no collar between the pin head and the shaft, which suggests a Roman, rather than Early Medieval date.
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Record ID: IOW-7992EB
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable hair pin of Roman dating (c. AD 150-410). The object consists of a circular-sectioned shaft, wider in the centre than at either end. At the top end is a small, damaged sub-circular moulded head. The other end finishes in a blunt terminal with a worn break.
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4DDBB8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval cast copper alloy button brooch of Class A2 type, c.AD 450-550. The brooch depicts a face within a concentric circle. An inverted V made of two inward-curving lines form the hair with the eyes below within a triangular area, against a triangular nose. The cheeks to either side are semi-circular and the mouth beneath is open and a pointed-oval in outline. This brooch is missing its pin, spring mechanism and curl of the catchplate (all old breaks). There is gilding across most of the obverse face.
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-7BACB8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy head of a hair pin, possibly Roman period. Object is pyramidal in shape, it has four flat sides and a flat top with rounded, worn edges. There is the remains of a break at the pointed base where the shaft would have attached. There are no indications of decoration.
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2022
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Record ID: IOW-BB0ECB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Early Medieval button brooch, c.AD 450-550, Suzuki Class B1. Slightly squashed and bent with no gilding remaining. The obverse has a circular base and a wide border that has been rolled down in some places. The base depicts an anthropomorphic face within a concentric raised ridge in chip-carved relief. A central horizontal sub-rectangular band comprises the eye-area, with convex short ends and a concave lower edge above the chin/mouth area. Occupying the top and centre of the band is a raised T (brow ridge and nose) with a pointed oval eye in each angle, flanked on its ex…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2022
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BC907D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy button brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. 450-550), missing its pin, spring mechanism and curl of the catchplate (all old breaks). This brooch has most of its gilding intact. The brooch depicts a face within a concentric circle. An inverted V made of two inward-curving lines form the hair with the eyes below within a triangular area, against a triangular nose. The cheeks to either side are semi-circular and the mouth beneath is open and a pointed-oval in outline.
Created on: Thursday 5th August 2021
Last updated: Saturday 4th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-69931B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy pin consisting of a spherical head and a small portion of the shaft. The head, known informally as 'wrythen-headed', is decorated with deep spiralling grooves. At the apex of the head there is a small indented cross. The shaft is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 2.2mm beneath the head and 0.9mm at the break. Overall length: 24.8mm; maximum diameter of head: 7.0mm; height of head: 7.2mm. Weight: 1.90g. Although spherical heads with grooving are a feature of several of Cool's types of Roman pin (e.g. Cool 1990,…
Created on: Friday 17th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
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Record ID: IOW-A593BD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) anthropomorphic mount in the form of a human male mask facing forwards (c. 1000 - c. 1100). The mount is sub-triangular in plan. It is moulded and convex at the front and largely concave at the rear. The hair is represented by curls either side of a central lobe at the top. The eyes are roughly almond shaped but one is more rounded then the other and they are not symmetrical. The nose is small and triangular and is a continuation of the eyebrows. The mouth is defined by a short horizontal groove. A striking feature of the mask …
Created on: Friday 8th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-321254
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy gilded button brooch (c. 450-c. 550). Probably Class B (Suzuki 2008: 54-58, plates 67-108). Parts of the rim, pin and catch-plate are missing. The rim is upturned and flaring at an angle of about 35°. Within the grooved border is a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask. The helmet or hair is a pointed shape. The straight eyebrows and triangular nose are formed of a single element. Both eye sockets are pentagonal. One eye is complete and lozenge shaped. The other eye is missing due to corrosion. The horizo…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-00EB5F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy and gilded button brooch (c. 500 - c. 550). The pin and most of the rim are missing. This brooch is sub-circular and the surviving part of the rim (about 20%) is upturned and flares outwards at an angle of about 45°-50° from the plane of the plate. The upper surface of the brooch is decorated with a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask, within a raised circular border. The 'helmet' (or possibly hair) is formed of a distinct triangle. The eyebrows and nose are formed of a single element and the nose is a…
Created on: Monday 21st March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-B3A065
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy gilt button brooch (c. 450-c. 550). No direct analogy found. However, compare with Suzuki 2008: plate 177, type I, 2.1. The pin, pin mechanism and rim are missing. The rim would probably have been upturned and flaring at an angle of about 45°. At the centre is a chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask. The helmet or hair is represented by a horizontal groove with two vertical grooves above. The nose and eyebrows are formed of one element and the eyes are comma-shaped with flanking cheeks. The mouth is in the form o…
Created on: Friday 11th December 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-B092F2
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy hairpin, Length 70mm, width 6mm, thickness 2mm, weight 4.17grams. The pin has a rectangular tapering cross section, running to a point at one end. Its upper portion flattens out gradually and forms a rectangular flat head with a circular hole near the top. It terminates with two flat oval projections emerging from its flat upper edge. The object is probably Roman, but may also be Post Medieval?
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-60A085
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An early Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast gilded copper-alloy button brooch (c. 450-c. 550AD), complete except for the pin. The rim is upturned and flaring at an angle of about 45° to the vertical, in a similar way to saucer brooches. Within a grooved border at the base of the rim is a central chip-carved forward-facing human mask. The helmet (or hair) is formed from three lines, one vertical and two horizontal, converging to form a pyramid shape at the most prominent point. The straight eyebrows are divided from the lower straight line of the hair or helmet by a groove. They dip…
Created on: Friday 15th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
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Record ID: IOW-218EB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy gilt button brooch (c. 450-c. 550). Probably Class B1 (Suzuki: 2008, 54-55, plates 76-77). The pin, pin mechanism and a small portion of the rim are missing. The rim is upturned and flaring at an angle of about 45°. Within the grooved border is a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask. The helmet or hair has partially exfoliated and is possibly a pointed shape. The straight eyebrows and triangular nose are formed of a single element. However, the surface of these has exfoliated. Both eyes are 'comma' …
Created on: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-660A2F
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy pin, probably a hair pin (c. AD 150-c. 250). The head (terminal) is circular in cross-section and the top is low conical in form. The sides of the head taper from the top to the base where there is a minor collar. The head is divided by a circumferential groove about two thirds of the way down from the top. Above the groove it is cross-hatched and below the groove it is plain. The plain shaft is circular in cross-section and tapers from the top to an abraded break. The uneven light green surface of this pin has slight corrosion with traces o…
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2015
Last updated: Sunday 22nd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C2D00D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and corroded Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy and gilded button brooch (c. 450 - c. 550). Possibly Suzuki Type B1 (Suzuki 2008: 54-55, plates 67-80). This brooch is circular in plan and most of the upturned rim is missing. The pin is also missing. The upper surface of the brooch has a plain double grooved border. Within the border is a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask. The helmet or hair has exfoliated and is possibly a semi-circular shape. The eyebrows and nose appear to be formed of a single element and the nose seems to be wide. H…
Created on: Sunday 7th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
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Record ID: IOW-B66C38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy gilt button brooch (c. 450-c. 550). Avent and Evison 1982: 86, fig. 8, class Iii; Suzuki: 2008, 198-200, plate 176, class I 2. The pin and part of the rim are missing and the pin lug and catch-plate survive as stubs. This brooch is circular in plan with an upwards flaring saucer-like rim. At the centre of the brooch there is a moulded anthropomorphic forward facing mask which has prominent and well defined features. The upper half of the mask is in the form of vertical ridges that represent hair with a horizontal fringe. …
Created on: Friday 1st August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th February 2015
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Record ID: IOW-276505
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy and gilded button brooch (c. 450 - c. 550). Suzuki Type B1, pers. comm. Seiichi Suzuki, 23/2/2014 (Suzuki 2008: plates, 68, 70, 71 and 79). This brooch is circular in plan and most of the upturned rim is missing. The pin is also missing. The upper surface of the brooch has a plain grooved border. Within the border is a central chip-carved anthropomorphic forward facing mask. The forehead or hair is a semi-circular shape. The eyebrows and nose are formed of a single element and the eyebrows are horizontal and the …
Created on: Wednesday 5th February 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.