Record ID: SOM-D03AE4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy and iron dolphin brooch of early Roman date. The brooch has tapering cylindrical wings, an iron axis bar and pin (missing) and a projecting bow decorated with a slight ridge with engraved transverse lines. The bow tapers to a plain foot which has the remains of a curving catchplate behind.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Sunday 3rd June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-CF0181
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very worn cast copper alloy and iron Colchester-derivative brooch of early Roman date. The upper bow has a rectangular cross-section and narrows towards the point where it has broken. Only the stubs of the head and wings remain. Most of the iron pin is missing. There is a knop on the front of the bow.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-CEE527
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very worn cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. No pin or catchplate. The ends of the wings and bow are damaged and much of original surface is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-4EC717
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch of early Roman date. The brooch has a curving oval-sectioned bow which tapers into a pointed foot. The catchplate does not survive and the wings have broken off. There are traces of iron corrosion behind the head. Dimensions: 46.27 by 11.12mm by 15.28mm. Weight 7.96g.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2017
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-2985E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 25.3mm by 22.2mm by 4mm and weighs 6.2g. The cylindrical wings contain the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. They are decorated with two parallel circumferential incised lines at each end. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section (convex front and flat back). It projects out from the wings and curves downwards, tapering very slightly towards the plain foot. The upper section is decorated with three recessed lozenge-shaped cells which contain traces of creamy-white enamel. On the front of the lower bow ther…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2973B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The slightly distorted brooch measures 51.4mm by 20.5mm by 4.7mm and weighs 9.6g. The sub-cylindrical wings accommodate the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. The front of the wings are decorated with three vertical grooved lines on each side. There is a semi-circular crest on the top of the bow, below which there is a recessed rectangular cell. The bow is slightly convex both front and back. In the centre of the bow there is a square section with a single deep vertical groove on the front and a small rounded knop on each side. …
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-296368
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 64.1mm by 21.4mm by 3.9mm and weighs 5.2g. The plain cylindrical wings accommodate what is left of the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. Both ends of the wings taper slightly and both ends are slightly damaged. The upper bow has a deep notch for the pin. It has a flat rectangular cross-section and tapers gradually to a blunt point. The front of the bow is decorated with two faint longitudinal grooved lines. Towards the plain foot, the bow thickens (from front to back) as it gets narrower from side to side. B…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Compton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2949C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 32mm by 26.2mm by 3.5mm and weighs 8.3g. The undecorated cylindrical wings conceal the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. On top of the bow there is the stub of a missing loop. The bow projects forwards and changes angle after c. 8mm. This section of the bow has a slightly convex front, a concave back and parallel sides. The front is decorated with a grid of raised lozenges. On the other side of this section is a stylised acanthus knop. The bow has broken just below this point. The brooch is similar to no. 38…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rodney Stoke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-409CD1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill brooch (flat wing ends type, West Midlands). The brooch measures 25.4mm by 22.4mm by 4.2mm and weighs 7.3g. The surviving part of the axis bar and spring are accommodated behind the semi-cylindrical wings, which have closed ends. The spring was originally threaded around the axis bar and its chord is held in an upper hole through a crest which protrudes from the centre of upper face of the wings. The pin is missing. Both ends of the wings are slightly expanded. The crest through which the chord is threaded continues as a ridge alon…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-408464
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The slightly distorted brooch measures 46.1mm by 20.4mm by 3.7mm and weighs 4.9g. The cylindrical wings conceal the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. They are decorated with a single very faint circumferential incised line at each end. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section (curving front and flat back. The centre point is flared, then the bow tapers towards the plain, slightly squared foot, which conceals the curving triangular catchplate. The front is decorated with several incised transverse lines at the widest point and a lon…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4058D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 33.6mm by 14.9mm by 2.5mm and weighs 4.1g. The short undecorated cylindrical wings conceal the axis bar for the missing hinged pin. On top of the bow there is the stub of a missing loop. The bow projects forwards and changes angle after c. 5mm. The rest of the bow has a very slight curve and tapers gradiually to the point where it has broken. There is no trace of the catchplate. The upper part of the bow is decorated with a grid of raised lozenges. The brooch is similar to no. 387 in Hattatt's 'Visual Catalogue…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-404561
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy trumpet brooch of early Roman date. The brooch measures 55.7mm by 16.3mm by 8.5mm and weighs 16.4g. At the top of the sub-circular head of the brooch there is a projecting knop. On the reverse of the head is the loop which would have held the spring. The spring itself and the pin do not survive. The flared upper part of the bow is decorated with two symmetrical panels of moulded geometric patterning. The bow narrows, then flares out again into an acanthus knop. Below this the lower bow tapers gradually into the flared forward-projecting foot. The damaged curving tri…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4031F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The incomplete brooch measures 28.4mm by 21.6mm by 4.5mm and weighs 6.7g. The cylindrical wings contain the axis bar for the hinged pin, most of which is missing. Each end is decorated with three incised circumferential lines. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section and projects horizontally and curves downwards. The upper part is decorated with five slight vertical ridges. It narrows towards the small rounded forward-projecting foot, which conceals the curving catchplate. The bow is decorated with two opposed triangular cells which …
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-401621
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy sawfish-type T-shape brooch of early Roman date. The near-complete brooch measures 46.2mm by 26.3mm by 4.3mm and weighs 13.1g. The cylyndrical wings conceal the axis bar for the hinged pin, which remains in situ, albeit in a distorted state. The wings are decorated with three incised vertical lines on each side. There is a central crest on top of the bow. On either side of the centre point of the bow the edges are zigzagged. The area between this is decorated with three lozenges which are highlighted with incised areas on each side. The bow narrows to a blunt point,…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Cary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3B1712
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The probable centre of a disc brooch with impressed motif of Roman date. The flat oval object measures 12.9mm by 10.2mm by 2.9mm and weighs 1.4g. The flat side is decorated with an unclear impressed design. The other side is slightly concave with a raised border of c. 1mm.
Created on: Friday 19th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EA39F0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The bow of a cast copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch of early Roman date (c. 43-175 AD). The surviving part measures 39.2mm by 9.7mm by 3mm and weighs 3g. The upper bow has a flat rectangular cross-section. It tapers and the cross-section of the lower bow is oval. The brooch's wings, pin, foot and catchplate are all missing. The front of the bow is decorated with a long narrow chevron along the whole of the surviving length.
Created on: Monday 15th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EA0FF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy trumpet derivative brooch of early Roman date (c. AD 75-175). The brooch measures 38mm by 10.9mm by 4.2mm and weighs 4.8g. The plain head, unadorned with the exception of a broken head loop, conceals the axis bar for a hinged pin, most of which is missing. The forward projecting bow narrows slightly into a simplified acanthus knop. Below this the bow narrows further into a forward-projecting rounded foot, behind which is an incomplete triangular curving catchplate. Several similar brooches are illustrated in Hattatt's 'Visual Catalogue' (2000, p. 330, fig. 189, nos.…
Created on: Monday 15th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E7BEF3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy T-shape brooch of early Roman date (c. 43-175 AD). The fragment measures 22.3mm by 17.8mm by 5mm and weighs 4.4g. It comprises one side of the cylindrical wings, which would have contained the axis bar for the missing hinged pin, and part of the curving tapering bow. There are hints of decoration on the front of the bow but they are too worn to describe with certainty.
Created on: Monday 15th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E75A65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Hod Hill brooch of early Roman date (c. 43-75 AD). The incomplete and distorted brooch measures 24.9mm by 21.4mm by 3.1mm and weighs 5.8g. It comprises the rolled tube which would have contained the axis bar for the missing hinged pin, and part of the bow which has been bent backwards. The lower section of the bow and the catchplate are missing. The front of the bow is decorated with three raised vertical lines, one in the centre and once adjacent to each edge. There are two projecting lugs on each side.
Created on: Monday 15th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ACAB10
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy and enamel zoomorphic brooch of Roman date. The incomplete three-dimensional cockerel brooch measures 31.3mm by 24.9mm by 25.2mm and weighs 8.4g. The cockerel's body is hollow and oval. Its flat head and tail feathers project upwards from the body. The body itself is decorated with panels of blue and orange enamel, much of which survives in situ. These are intended to represent the feathers of the wings. On the back is the hinge and small curving catchplate. The pin is missing. A similar brooch from Ipswich, Suffolk, features in Hattatt's 'Visual Catalogue' (2000, p…
Created on: Friday 12th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.