Record ID: LEIC-5966F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy brooch foot, 25mm long, 7mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 1.71g. The foot consists of a sub triangular catch plate with a slight turn on its outer edge. This is attached to the base of a bow that is sub-triangular in cross section, having a flat reverse and a prominent central ridge running down its front.
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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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: LEIC-4C1540
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy headstud bow brooch, 18mm long 18mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 4.02g. The object consists of a rectangular cross sectioned curved bow which is missing its lower half and is decorated with a raised circle containing a raised cross motif. This merges into rectangular shaped, stepped solid wings which house a hinged pin, now incomplete.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-4BF31D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy cockerel plate brooch, 35mm long 22mm wide and 16mm thick with a weight of 5.05g. The object is oval in form and sub triangular in cross section. It consists of a hollow oval shaped body which is rounded to form a central flat 'back' and sloping sides. At the base (under the missing tail) there are the remains of two semi-circular pin lugs with a corresponding catch plate scar at the base of the neck. At this end the object has a conical solid neck projecting upwards at an angle and this terminates in a flattish head with a long incomplete cocks comb and bea…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-0D64BF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver gilt annular brooch fragment, 21mm long, 5mm wide and thick and weighing 1.61grams. The object forms about a third of the brooch, which has a D shaped cross section and is curved. It has a flat, slightly concave, underside with a slightly projecting crimped? edge. Its rounded upper surface is decorated with alternate raised oval collets filled with white fixing paste and rounded projections decorated all over with circular overlapping stamps. At one end the brooch is intact and houses part of a narrow rectangular projection, which would have housed the pin. The f…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8DB5E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Polden hill type bow brooch, 27mm long, 22mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 7.43g. The brooch has hollow semi-circular cross sectioned wings sitting on a rectangular shaped, semi-circular cross sectioned platform from which emerges a semi-circular cross sectioned bow. This is decorated with a double incised elongated triangular motif covering the upper half of the bow. The brooch is missing its foot and its spring.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8D71E9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged type brooch, 21mm long, 17mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 4.77g. The brooch has circular cross sectioned, hollow wings and a semi-circular cross sectioned bow which is decorated with a series of short incised lines forming a band running down its centre. The brooch is worn and is missing its foot and its hinged pin.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8CFFF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age - early Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 56mm long, 15mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 20.31g. The brooch has a triangular cross sectioned curved bow which terminates in a plain head with a semi-circular plate protruding from the centre with two circular holes to hold a spring, now missing. One hole is filled with iron. The bow has a prominent ridge, is plain and tapers in width to a flat base plate, whose reverse houses a rectangular catch plate. The bow terminates with an outward facing sub rectangular foot. The brooch matches fig. 5531, pl.6 in Mackreth, D. 'Ro…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-6E27D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch, 37mm long, 20mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 10.36g. The brooch is incomplete, being unfinished and possibly a failed casting. It has open semi-circular cross sectioned wings sitting behind a circular cross sectioned tapering bow with rounded stepped foot. It has a sub rectangular catchplate with turned end which is half the length of the bow. It has a slight casting seam running the length of the front of the bow, with a more pronounced section in the centre. It has an extensive rough seam/'plate' of bronze on…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-6DE10C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Hod Hill, without side lugs brooch, 23mm long, 13mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 1.51g. The brooch is incomplete, representing the upper half of the brooch and is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It has an inverted triangular upper section with a central rectangular recess in its upper edge to house the now missing pin. Below it widens out to form 'shoulders' and then gently tapers in width and curves, with three slight linear recesses at decoration. It is missing its foot and catch plate.
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-6D900F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy 'bow and fantail' bow brooch, 29mm long, 14mm wide and 12mm thick with a weight of 5.50g. The brooch is rather crudely made and has circular cross sectioned, solid short wings which would have housed a hinged pin, now missing. The bow has a rectangular cross sectioned curved shaft which widens out into a flat triangular plate. This has a plain raised border surrounding a triangular recess. This is filled with a single central raised triangle, creating three triangular recesses which probably held enamel. The reverse of this has a small sub triangular catch plate.
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-6D662B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
AC Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy Langton Down brooch, AD 25 -60. The brooch has a circular cross sectioned hollow 'head plate' which houses a spring of four coils and a partial pin. The bow is rectangular in form and cross section and is flat and missing its base. It is decorated with a series of ridges. Its reverse houses the scars of an open catch-plate which take up half of the bows length. It is 41mm long, 17mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 4.13g.
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-9A9B64
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy brooch fragment, 34mm long 12mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 5.72g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and forms the upper part of the bow of a cruciform or small long brooch and consists of one half which is plain and has a bowed form with a rounded upper surface. The second half is flat and rectangular with slight traces of probable lappets to each side. The reverse of this houses a centrally placed, sub rectangular catch plate.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-9980B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 33mm long, 18mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 4.71g. The brooch has short circular cross sectioned wings which contain the remains of an iron rod and which would have housed a hinged pin (now missing). It has a plain semi-circular cross sectioned tapering bow which is missing its base and has the scars of a large openwork catch plate on its reverse, which would have taken up two thirds of the bows length.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-9950EA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy headstud brooch, 23mm long, 15mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 4.88g. The brooch is in poor condition and incomplete. It has narrow rectangular shaped and cross sectioned wings which house a hinged pin recess (pin now missing) and sit behind a rectangular cross sectioned bow. This has a raised circular motif at its shoulder just above a sharp turn in the bow, which is missing its base.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Sunday 8th March 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-45FE4E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval? copper alloy brooch? c. 30mm long, 24mm wide, 8mm thick, with a weight of 3.59g. The object is circular in form and sub rectangular in cross section. It consists of two circular loops with a circular cross section, that sit above one another and have been joined together at their cardinal points. When viewed from the side this creates four oval loops. At three of the cardinal points there is a outwards projecting sphercial knop. At the fourth (top as photographed) there is a flat circular platform and opposite this on the inside of the brooch is what appears to b…
Created on: Thursday 8th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-45196F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy brooch fragment? c. 31mm long and 9mm wide, with a weight of 2.73g. The object is rectangular in form and sub rectangular in cross section. It appears to be the foot of a brooch, possiblay a small long or perhaps an unsual equal armed type? The object is made up of a rectangular shaped terminal, whose upper portion has a rounded upper surface, formed of two transverse collar like projections. These sit above two sub spherical projections, possibly eyes? In between these and running down to the end of the object, are two linear depressions, slightly t…
Created on: Thursday 8th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-0801DD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval? copper alloy brooch or mount, 23mm long, 22mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 1.92g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and is incomplete. It appears it would have been circularoriginally and has a central circular hole, 2-3mm in diameter in its centre. Around this is a plain raiosed central cross motif and in each 'quarter' there is a raised triangular motif sitting in the part nearest the cross. This then becomes a short raised line before bifurcating and forming a swirl to each side. The upper edge (as shown) is the only intact edge and h…
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-EFB80B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy small long brooch , 36mm long, 31mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 10.8g. The brooch has a rectangular shaped flat head plate which is missing part of its edge. What is present has a straight edge and is pierced with a row of circular holes, contained within a solid recessed border which has a rounded ridge in its centre, decorated with transverse incisions. The centre of the upper edge has a rectangular shaped and circular cross sectioned projection. This has four narrow ridges at its base with a waisted central area above. Next are two more ridges…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peterborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-C5F180
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver annular brooch fragment, 25mm long, 5mm wide and 0.5mm thick with a weight of 0.68g. The object consists of about half a brooch with a partial pin bar, 3mm long and 1.25mm wide, emerging from one end. It has a semi-circular form and a rectangular cross section. It is decorated on one surface with an outer rope like border, made up of diagonal incisions. Beyond this is an incised border which runs along to the edge housing the pin bar and continues down that straight edge and around the inner edge. The central area in inscribed with the following letters AVER(P?)OAV …
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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