Record ID: NMS-FD87B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sprung dolphin brooch. Undecorated C-sectioned wings, triangular-sectioned bow with concve sides and flat upper face, with a median ridge at the upper end. Almost complete triangular catch-plate with triangular aperture. Blunt-ended foot. Double pierced lug retains the spring with four coils on one side and five on the other. Pin missing. 1st century AD. Length 36mm. Width 23mm.
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2015
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Record ID: NMS-FE2CF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely worn and corroded fragemnt of copper alloy Roman bow brooch. Wings missing, reverse of head slightly concave, spring and pin missing, shallow D-sectioned bow, lower half of bow and catch-plate missing. Breaks ancient. Surviving length 22mm Probably 1st century AD.
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2013
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Record ID: NMS-090A85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon lead nummular brooch, cast pattern in relief on face, unusual arrangement for attachment on reverse comprising opposed twin lugs on outside edges with transverse perforations linked by groove with raised sides, diameter 41mm. Pattern derived from penny of Cnut (pointed helmet type), North no.787, pl.13, 1024-30. There is no other English coin with this design.
Created on: Friday 4th June 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Felixstowe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-B903F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete medieval silver annular brooch. Broken circular sectioned frame with two (probably of originally four) knops around the frame, each decorated with multiple stamped annulets but now worn smooth over much of the surface. Tiny traces of gilding survive on the knops. There is a long patch of solder on the frame between the two surviving knops indicating an unknown missing element. Pin missing. Perhaps half the frame survives, but distorted, so original diameter uncertain. Weight 2.1g. Diameter of frame 2mm. Diameter of knops 5mm. A well known type. For similar, comple…
Created on: Monday 25th February 2013
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
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