Record ID: SUSS-972946
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy ansate brooch, with an arched back with an equally sized fan-shaped terminal on either end. The arched back of the brooch is decorated with three prominent ridges. Below the terminals there is a catchplate on one side and a double lug on the other. The remains of an iron pin can also been seen, but is heavily corroded. Ansate brooches are in origin a Frankish type, used in France from the 7th century onwards. They do not appear in England until the 8th century, and they appear to go out of use in the 10th century.
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shoreham-by-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-9720A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman Colchester derived brooch, from the 1st century AD. The brooch has been wrought from copper alloy. The remaining part of the brooch consists of an almost complete bow (with the foot and catchplate missing - badly bent), incomplete wings, and the external chord from the spring mechanism. The bow is long and tapering. The spring mechanism does not survive. The pin is also missing. The metal is very worn and very corroded. The surface is pitted. The metal has a light reddish-green colour. This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, pp297, Fig. 156.
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shoreham-by-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-96BC36
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A La Tène III type, Nauheim-derivative brooch. Copper-alloy Iron Age to early Roman brooch AD 25-100. This brooch is incomplete; it is missing the pin. This brooch is a one-piece brooch with a sprung mechanism. The internal chord extends around under the bow like most of the La Tène I and III examples seen in Hattatt. The spring mechanism has two remaining turns. The end turn extend to form the chord. The bow is slender and undecorated. The bow tapers to the end with the catchplate. There is no foot-knob on the end of the bow. The width measurement given below relates to the width a…
Created on: Saturday 1st September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Findon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-567AB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman Colchester derivative brooch, from the 1st century AD. The brooch has been wrought from copper alloy. The remaining part of the brooch consists of an almost complete bow (with the foot and catchplate missing), complete wings, the spring and the external chord from the spring mechanism. The bow is short and tapering. The wings survive in full but are worn. The spring mechanism does not survive. The pin is also missing. The metal is very worn and very corroded. The surface is pitted. The metal has a light greyish-green colour. This brooch is similar to examples in …
Created on: Wednesday 29th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-621F16
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch, so little survives of the brooch it is impossible to say which type it is. The object consists of the head of the brooch and most of the bow. The spring mechanism, the pin and the lower part of the bow are all missing. The head is decorated with incised vertical lines. The object is worn, with a mid greyish-green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-FB20D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of a type uncatalogued and unknown to Sally Worrell (Roman and Prehistoric PAS Finds Advisor). The brooch stylistically dates to the 1st – 2nd century AD. The brooch is formed from a rectangular box shape, with three enclosed sides. The front of the brooch has a raised rectangular boss; the boss runs parallel with the length of the brooch and rises in steps. Each step has been marked with an incised groove cut into the boss. A groove has also been cut into the shorter edges of the boss. In the centre of the raised boss there is a slightly…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sullington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-96E258
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Téne I type brooch, dating from circa 4th – 3rd century BC. The spring and head of the brooch are missing and the break is very worn. The bow is arched and tapers outwards from the head and then inwards from the swollen centre. The bow has a circular cross-section. The bow then continued into the foot. The foot is bent around on itself and has been looped up under the main bow, forming the catchplate. The front of the catchplate has been decorated with two incised lines at the top, then there is a circular disc and then below the disc four incised lin…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-96D7D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, badly damaged and bent Roman Colchester derivative brooch, from the 1st century AD. The brooch has been cast in copper alloy. The remaining part of the brooch consists of an almost complete bow (with the foot and catchplate missing) and part of the wings. The bow is long and tapering, but has been bent. The wings survive in full but are worn. The spring mechanism does not survive. The pin is also obviously missing. It is impossible to say how long the bow would have originally been. The metal is very worn and very corroded. The surface is pitted. The metal has a light …
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-940CE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Téne I type brooch, dating from circa 4th - 3rd century BC. The spring and head have become detached. The spring is of eight loops, four to each side with an external (broken) chord; the spring is wrapped around a seperate copper alloy bar 19.2mm long. The bow is arched and tapers outwards from the head and then inwards from the swollen centre. The bow has a circular cross-section. The bow then continued into the foot. The foot is bent around on itself and has been looped up under the main bow. The catchplate can still be seen extending out from the sid…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-70D803
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy brooch pin. The pin has a D-shaped section and it tapers to a blunt point. The loop is not complete. The object has a mid reddish-brown patina. It is medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6EA266
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman Colchester derivative brooch, from the 1st century AD. The brooch has been cast in copper alloy. Most of the brooch survives, but part of the spring and the the whole of the pin are missing. The undecorated wings survive intact. Two small rings extend backwards from the reverse of the wings, these would have once held the spring. The upper ring is empty as the external chord is missing. The lower ring still contains the pin from the centre of the spring. This area is also heavily corroded with iron staining. To the right of the ring, three turns of the spring can …
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6CB4E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy annular brooch. The brooch frame is circular, with a lozenge-shaped section and a bevelled edge. There is a pin constriction. The pin remains intact and in situ; and sits inside the pin constriction. There is no pin recess on the opposite edge of the frame. Neither surface of the brooch appears decorated. A similar brooch can be seen in Egan & Pritchard, p249, 1309. It is therefore medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4125D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object, surviving in two pieces. The object could be a Roman bracelet, but it is more likely to be a medieval brooch. The object is formed from a twisted strip of copper alloy wire. There is a step in the strip - which could indicate that that is a pin construction and therefore the object is a brooch. The metal is a dark brownish-grey colour.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DF00F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy La Téne I type brooch, dating from circa 4th – 3rd century BC. The spring and head of the brooch are missing and the break is very worn. The bow is arched and tapers outwards from the head and then inwards from the swollen centre. The bow has a circular cross-section. The bow then continued into the foot. The foot is broken, but would have bent around on itself and looped up under the main bow. The catchplate is therefore also missing. The pin the missing. The metal is pitted and is a light greyish-green colour. This brooch is similar to examples in …
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-242706
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy 1st century AD, Langton Down variant type brooch. The brooch has a spring mechanism, held in place by a cylindrical casing. The spring and the beginnings of the pin survive. The head proper of the brooch comprises the short wings, which the spring sits behind. Each wing has been decorated with vertical and horizontal incised lines. The bow is long, flat and tapering. The head is very prominent. The bow is decorated with vertical ridges. The bow terminates with a rounded foot which is undecorated. Behind the foot are the remains of a broken catchplate…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shoreham-by-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-368743
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group) brooch. The brooch would have had a spring mechanism, held in place by an external chord but this is now missing. Two loops cast integrally remain in situ behind the head of the brooch, these would have held the central pin which in turn would have held the spring and the second (upper) loop would have held the external chord. The head proper of the brooch comprises the wings, which the spring would have sat behind. Each wing has been decorated with a series of vertical grooves. The …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 6th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-5F2868
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy plate brooch. The brooch is heavily corroded and damaged. It is therefore difficult to say for certain how old this brooch is. It is possibly post-medieval in date but a Roman plate (2nd century) can not be ruled out. The brooch is roughly circular in shape, though heavily corroded and damaged. No decoration can be seen on the front surface. The reverse still houses the double lug and a small square catchplate. It is the widely spaced double lug which puts a question mark over the Roman date, as they were normally closer together in the Roman period…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4F1142
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper alloy one-piece 1st century AD, Colchester brooch. The brooch has a spring mechanism, held in place by an external chord. The entire mechanism, including part of the pin survives intact, but the spring has been bent out of position. The first turn of the spring has been cast integrally to the reverse of the head of the brooch. A the same junction a hook extends out from the reverse of the head and has been looped over the top of the head and fixed into place on the front of the head. This loop holds the chord in place. The wings also survive and have bee…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-718D41
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Colchester one piece brooch fragment. The fragment consists of the bow and part of the spring of the brooch. The external chord, pin and the catchplate are missing. At the head of the brooch, two turns of the external spring remain in situ housed by the remains of the wings. The hook has broken off; all the breaks are worn. The bow of the brooch has a flattened oval section and appears to be undecorated. It is terminated by a break above the foot of the brooch. The object is very worn with a patchy brown and light green patina. Colchester one piece brooches …
Created on: Friday 24th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-712E05
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large cast copper alloy brooch pin with a grip of three incised lines. The loop is broken; the break is worn. The object is very worn with a greyish green patina. This style of brooch pin dates to the medieval period.
Created on: Friday 24th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.