Record ID: PUBLIC-4D5F36
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy brooch still retaining its pin dating from the early to middle Iron Age (800 -500 BC). The brooch consists of a central bow 10.86mm wide and 2.18mm thick. At each end of the central bow the brooch ends in a set of 3 circles, in a trefoil pattern, each one 9.32mm across, with the bottom of two of the circles level with the end of the central bow thus forming the base. Each circle has a smaller circle set within it. Each of these inner circles measures 3.78mm across. The centre of the inner circle, and the area between the inner and outer circles is recessed. …
Created on: Friday 20th September 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sotby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-69CF09
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver brooch. A composite item comprising a shallow [c.2mm] elongated plain box formed of sheet metal of thickness 0.3mm, with engrailed edges and trefoil ends, with a separate front plate of thickness 0.4mm bearing a stamped motif of veined maple leaves extending across three linked fields, the central part being round and the outer edges engrailed. A series of tiny spherical knops of diameter 1.5mm appears along the outer edge of the box, to which they are soldered. The seat for a hinged pin is set at one end of the plain back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1825-1875 Length: 46…
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 16th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barton-upon-Humber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C2BBAC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy headstud brooch of Roman date, c.AD 75 - 200. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings with a concave reverse which retains a single centrally positioned semi-circular integral lug. No pin or hinge/spring remains. The front of each wing has three vertical grooves resulting in a stepped effect. An integral rectangular bow extends centrally from the front of the wings, tapering to a worn circular foot knop. The front of the bow is decorated with a central column of three vertically aligned rectangular cells each of which retain yellow enamel. A fo…
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AFFFA9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch, late 5C to early 6C. It consists of a central square plate with the side opposite the bow extended into a semi-circular flat knop. Two sides of the square plate may have had similar knops. The fourth side extends in the arched bow. The front face of the central plate is decorated with a 2 incised lines which run parallel to each of 3 edges. The remaining knop has 2 incised lines running across the widest point. The bow projecting from the fourth side of the head-plate has 3 incised longitudinal lines running al…
Created on: Friday 26th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near little casterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DCBCA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy bow and fantail brooch of Roman date, c.AD 50 - 150. The brooch survives as the fantail and part of the catch plate only. The upper face of the fantail is decorated with a central concave trefoil design, depicted in blue enamel and surrounded by an enamelled, triangular border. The border on the left and right sides is depicted in red enamel. The metal has a pale-green patina throughout, with pale brown concretions present on the underside. Length: 20.7mm, width: 17.1mm, thickness (from base, including catch plate): 7.8mm, weight: 1.9g The specific…
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-B672A9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval copper alloy small-long brooch. Only the head plate survives. This is trefoil in shape comprising three axe-shapes flaring out from the centre, the outer one ajoining the tops of each side producing a circular perforation at each corner. The outer edges of the outer face are decorated with stamped double U shapes. A single rounded pin lug projects from the centre of the reverse. The stub of the bow, projecting from the lower edge of the head, curves outwards slightly, suggesting that it may have been bent before breaking. The surface of the metal is corrod…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B65E9A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch. The head plate is trefoil shaped and there is the remains of a single lug pin fitting extending from the centre of its reverse. The outer face of the central rectangle of the head is decorated with pairs of grooves around the outer edges and within this rows of triangular stamps along each side and annulets along the top. The bow is D-shaped in cross-section and C-shaped in profile. A slight longitudinal ridge runs down the centre of its outer face and there is a raised rectangular panel at either end wit…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-5F081D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman Brooch of Langton Down type, Nertomarus sub-type, dating to the first century AD. The fragment comprises the head which has decoration in the form of a moulded collar at the bow, from which emerges an inverted triangle with three incised dots, flanked by scrolls, with trefoils of dots underneath. At the front of this design is a worn recessed panel which may have been stamped with a maker's mark, although this is now illegible. The wings are cylindrical and enclose the spring and axis bar. The remaining stump of the bow has a triangular cross se…
Created on: Friday 28th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-478B6E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early Anglo-Saxon small long brooch, measuring 48.27mm in total length and 29.86mm in width. The head is trefoil in shape around a central square, it is undecorated. The bow is arched and the flat panel is undecorated but the half round panel has a decorative moulding at the top of the section. The foot terminates a small thickened nodule with a well worn break at its outer end. On the back face the pin loop is complete and there is a mass of corroded iron, presumably the remains of an iron pin. This belongs to Penn and Brugmann's (2007) Type sm2, which t…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-390B5A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and abraded Early Saxon copper alloy Small-long brooch with most of the footplate and of the catchplate missing. Decorative detail is largely obscured by wear but a groove defines the springing of each foil. The hollow-backed bow tapers down from one rectangular panel forming facets to another, below which the stump of the footplate carries one transverse groove. On the reverse there is an incomplete rust-stained single pin lug and and the upper end of the catchplate. Extant length 40mm. Width 25.5mm. Weight 8.99g. c.475 - c.525 AD.
Created on: Friday 14th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-F819CA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman probable mount, dating to 100 BC - AD 100. It consists of a trefoil plate, which has an incomplete lug at this back; the lug is rectangular in cross-section and might have been pierced. The front of the mount has a moulded decoration consisting of three adjoining circles, which have a raised border and an oval shallow recess at the centre. The field inside the circles is pitted and worn and it might house an enamel inlay. The edges of the plate are damaged and the surfaces are abraded. Trefoil mounts and brooches are known in the Early M…
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashfield cum Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-8D69DF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy probable trefoil-headed small-long brooch dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 450-600). The object is sub-rectangular in plan with what appears to be the remains of the head and partial bow of the brooch. The head is flat with worn breaks where the trefoil would have been. The head is decorated with a stamped ring and dot design. The bow is triangular in cross-section and terminates in a worn break below a moulded collar. On the reverse of the head is a partial integral lug to accommodate the now missing spring and pin. More complete comparable e…
Created on: Thursday 6th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: SUR-7A4CDE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy openwork medieval brooch of square or quadrangular shape, with one lobe containing a pin bar and the other three having moulded trefoil knops with double lines of small incised triangles to the central portion. The edge is bevelled and the reverse is flat with file marks. The pin is missing. Circa 14th century.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2019
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Record ID: NLM-2B80C8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch fragment. Cast cruciform brooch fragment, comprising the lower bow and zoomorphic foot. A plain zone below the mid bow is limited by a pair of horizontally moulded ribs, each with a central groove. These are above a horse head with protruding eyes and a V-shaped moulding at its nostrils, below which is set a trefoil terminal. The stub of a catch plate appears behind the plain and moulded zones. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 500-600 Length: 41.3mm, Width: 8.9mm, Thickness (clear of catch plate): 2.6mm, Weight: 6.07gms
Created on: Monday 20th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Faldingworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C237AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy small-long brooch (c. 450-c. 550). The pin is missing. The flat and plain trefoil head plate measures 18.0mm in height, 20.4mm in width and 1.6mm in thickness. One arm of the head plate is damaged. The arched bow has parallel sides, is carinated at the front and flat on the reverse. It has a height of c. 17.1mm and a width of 7.9mm. At the centre of the bow its thickness is 5.0mm.The leg tapers in width from the top and then expands to form a flat rounded terminal. At the top, the width is 5.9mm and at the terminal it has a…
Created on: Friday 3rd May 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-B673C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver medieval annular brooch complete with pin, dating to the 13th - 14th century. The frame is triangular in cross-section, being flat to the underside and inside edge. Projecting from the flatter outside edge are eight equidistant trefoil clusters, a groove extending from the tip of each 'foil' to the top of the inside edge of the frame. This edge (0.7mm wide) is decorated with equidistant transverse grooves to give a beaded effect. The underside of the brooch is undecorated. The pin curls around the frame between two trefoil clusters, the tip resting on the frame opposite (als…
Created on: Monday 8th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-33DBDC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Viking-age) copper alloy trefoil brooch, 46mm in length, 27mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 11.18g. The brooch is incomplete, missing most of one arm. The surviving arms are sub- rectangular, with a rounded tip. The front is slightly convex and the reverse is flat and undecorated. The front has been decorated with a plain raised outer border, then a double-strand interlace design running around the edge of the brooch and underneath three sub triangular motifs, each one sitting in the curve formed where the arms join and running to the object's edge. These surr…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-105E22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Early Saxon to Middle Saxon copper alloy Ansate brooch with broken D-sectioned bow and trefoil shaped animal-head terminal, decorated with two large annulets for the eyes and an engraved bordering line. Stump of lug or catchplate on reverse. Related to Thörle 2001 Gruppe III B. Extant length 30mm. Width 11mm. Weighs 2.30g. 7th century.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
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Record ID: SF-0F0046
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) trefoil headed small-long brooch, dating to AD 450-500. It has a square head-plate, which has three circular lugs protruding from the sides and its top. The lugs have circular holes and a V-shaped notch on the outer edge. The front face of the head-plate is decorated with two incised lines along the border; the inner line is flanked by a series of incised outwards facing crescents with a central dot. The bow protrudes from the lower edge of the head-plate and it is C-shaped in profile and D-shaped in cross-section; it has an uppe…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Exning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-D31552
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and uncommon form of Early Saxon copper alloy equal-armed brooch, D-sectioned bow, slight facet at both ends, a trefoil-headed plate as found on small-long brooches is used here as a footplate, the probable matching head-plate is missing. The rectangular head is outlined with worn stamped twin semi-circles, bordered by the remains of incised lines and outward- facing stamps of twin semi-circles although the smaller of the two arms lacks this line of outward- facing stamps. Catch-plate on reverse. Extant length 38mm. Width 29.5mm. Weighing 7.96g. Cf. a pair of brooches, from…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded.