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Record ID: CAM-B6E754
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Dolphin Brooch, Two piece hinge mechanism type . Polden Hill derivative) it dates c 40 -75 AD, The crest of the head is well pronounced and bulbous and has two raised ribs either side of the crest, the bow is plain and spherical in shape, and tapers to a point towards the foot .the wings are semi cylindrical in section, and with discoid ends. The pin mechanism is that of the hinged pin type , and is enclosed in cylinder like wings. There is evidence of the remains of the catch plate probably fairly large proportionally to the size of the broo…
Created on: Thursday 10th February 2005
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
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Record ID: CAM-07CDA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Rosette (Thistle) brooch dating c. 20- 60 AD. Length 24.35 mm. The spring housing and the lower portion of the foot are missing. The arched portion of the bow that remains is doubly grooved, as is the footplate. This example is of the type without a repousse plate applied to the lozenge shaped plate. Instead the plate is moulded with a semi-circle of raised rectangular cells just below the standard downward rays from the base of the bow, and the edges of the lozenge plate are doubly grooved. There are traces of blue enamel in the raised rectangular cel…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2011
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Record ID: CAM-03F142
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late 5th to 6th century early Anglo-Saxon saucer brooch with an angular rim. A central ring-and-dot motif is enclosed by six running spirals with tendrils forming pointed lobes. There is a single raised narrow border with a repeated punched dot decoration at the perimeter. The reverse has a single perforated hinge with the remains of an iron pin with the catch plate intact. Possible mineralised textile remains on both upper and lower surfaces. Diameter 37.58mm, weight 17.50g, thickness 1.29 mm.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 18th December 2014
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Record ID: CAM-F33078
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman Colchester derivative brooch of double lug type. The spring is secured by passing the external chord and the axial bar through a lug with two perforations behind the head. The side wings are semi cylindrical. The forward hook of type 90 can still be seen in the crest which runs on a flat ridge down the head towards the bow, flanked by cavetto mouldings, and maybe decorated in various ways. Date range 50- 70 AD. A small two-piece brooch 16.16mm, the bow is plain, with cavetto mouldings charactistic of the type there is a lug behind the head having two perforations where the …
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CAM-F05743
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester brooch (Type 90). Date range: Tiberius - Nero. A large one-piece brooch with simple curved bow with flat side wings, and a forward hook to secure the external chord. The spring, pin and catch-plate are missing. The bow is semi-circular in section, becoming slightly more rectangular in shape towards the head. The bow tapers slightly towards the foot and is bent at approximately forty five degrees. The brooch has probably been bent in antiquity. The short side wings are 11.88mm in width. The wings are slightly pointed and angular in shape an…
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Record ID: CAM-DCF707
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the upper corner of the head plate of a large square headed brooch. The fragment is cast copper alloy with chip carved decoration. C. AD 550 - 650. Possibly Linton Heath: B5 type or Barrington B8 (Leeds).
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: CAM-CA55B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flat enamelled Disk brooch, - late 1 century AD - late 2nd century AD. A Brooch with a six armed curved star, pattern with small circular discs on the points, The small centre disc and the six outer small discs have been silvered -tinned, and with Orange enamel within the star. The field between the inner star design and the outer edge, shows signs of Blue enamel was in place.
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
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Record ID: CAM-680703
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, c. 6th century AD. The lower portion of the brooch has a collar with a faceted field below. The brooch has an animal head terminal with prominent raised eyes and rounded nostrils. Separated by three bands of double lines at the junction with the foot. The reverse has an elongated over-turned catchplate. There are remains of tinning on the catch plate, evidence to suggest that the brooch was completely tinned at one time. The brooch has been broken in antiquity.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2004
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2012
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Record ID: CAM-3F9763
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval annular buckle brooch, c. 1250 - 1350 AD. The circular frame is equally divided by four raised collets, each with a second protruding collet attached to the first, eight collets in total. The face has three oval moulded sections with dividing collars that are oval and humped with four indented circumferential lines of dotted punch marks. In the fourth segment the constriction bar is narrow and recessed with small raised collars where a small plain slender bent over swivelling pin rests.The reverse is flat and plain.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2004
Last updated: Friday 15th April 2016
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Record ID: CAM-C0E713
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo Saxon 6th century, Small - Long brooch. Copper Alloy small rectangular head plate no decoration around edges. An arched bow rounded in section and is concave on the underside ,having a small square faceted moulding. Foot originates in a moulding with an expanded triangular terminal. On the reverse has a single hinge, pin missing with catch plate intact. Length: 61.69 mm, Width across Head: 22.11, Weight: 13.99g
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: CAM-BD9C96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman 2nd century AD Umbonate type plate brooch, These type of brooches are native to Britain and there are five main forms of this brooch, this form is relatively numerous and mostly so in the South - Eastern quarter of Britain. Having a raised Umbonate centre Boss with channel around it, in a flat disk with a notched rim. The enamelling here is the geometricised derivative sunburst pattern of triangular cells, two registers on the umbo and one around the plate. The remaining enamels are red and blue alternating having seven cells of enamelling missing . from the outer plate but ot…
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2004
Last updated: Friday 15th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-69EB68
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Scandinavian brooch, 9th century, of openwork lozenge form, in very good condition and with decoration moulded in relief. The perforations leave a simple cross motif with a globule in the centre. The arms of the cross terminate in stylised animal heads, the eyes small domes in sunk relief, inboard of which are pairs of larger oval elements at an angle to one another, which represent ears. The reverse has a hinge and hook plate where there is still the remains of the iron pin. These fittings appear to have been soldered to the rear, rather than being cast integrally. This is a rel…
Created on: Friday 8th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southoe and Midloe Parish Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: CAM-181E04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Langton Down type brooch dating to c. 43 BC - 43 AD. A two piece brooch with a spring that would have been fully enclosed within a cylinder like housing. The decoration on the upper bow fairly plain with vertical reeding going towards the foot. The bow is also slightly tapered in shape. The pin and catch plate are completely missing. Length: 14.40. W.of wings 17.66. Max. W. bow: 10.50. Max. bow thickness: 1.68. Wt: 1.55 g. Similar to an example from Winbourn (Dorset) (Hattatt 1989, Ref 269).
Created on: Monday 4th October 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2011
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Record ID: CAM-16C564
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester-derivative brooch type B dating c. 65- 80 AD. The spring of seven turns would have been secured by passing the external chord, which is now broken, and the axis bar passes through a lug with two perforations behind the head. The crest on the head runs in a flat ridge down to what would be the tip of the bow where it would have tapered to a point, and is flanked by mouldings on the upper bow. Below the crest the bow is decorated with ridge mouldings that run either side of the central ridge and would have terminated at the tip of the bow. …
Created on: Monday 4th October 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2011
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Record ID: CAM-D52DA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late 5th century cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon Annular brooch. The brooch has a circular frame with a well-defined constriction. The outside diameter is 25.96 mm and the internal diameter 19.35mm. The width across frame is 3.75 mm. The pin is missing. The brooch is decorated with a total of seven sets of punched dots arranged at regular intervals around the brooch. In each set of punched dots are eight to ten dots in a group arranged horizontally across the frame. It is possible that the obverse surface of this brooch may have had tinning at some time, which is a common decorati…
Created on: Friday 1st October 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
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Record ID: CAM-D36C85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Circular copper-alloy brooch, 24 mm in diameter, with a raised border decorated with closely spaced transverse nicks. Neatly filling most of the sunken centre is a backward-looking animal in counter-relief, with four legs, a long neck and a large tail curled over the back. No details appear to have been added to the animal - there is no eye or mane - but the brooch is quite worn, and so these may have once been present. All legs apart from the front one have clearly defined feet, and the two central feet have two or three toes. On the reverse are the remains of a broken transverse pin…
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
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