Record ID: SF-4FF224
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch fragment, Rosette type. It is the upper part of the brooch only, incomplete due to old breaks. The wings are short and semi-cylindrical, and the spring and pin are missing. The bow is flat-backed, D-shaped and plain. The rosette is a circular shape, tapering to upper and lower terminals, with circular moulding under the bow. The leg and foot of the bow are missing, as is the catchplate. The fragment measures 23.49mm in surviving length, 12.73mm in width and weighs 3.43g. A brooches of similar type from Cambridgeshire is illustrated in Hattatt(BoA fig 19,no…
Created on: Monday 7th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4FA546
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch fragment, Colchester hinged type. It is the upper part of the brooch only, incomplete due to old breaks. The wings are cylindrical, one of which is broken, and have transverse rib moudling. The bow is flat-backed with longitudinal moulding of five ribs and four grooves, the detail of which is obscured by wear and corrosion. The fragment measures 23.46mm in surviving length, 32.03mm in surviving width and weighs 5.05g. Brooches of similar type from Hatcheston are illustrated in Blagg et al(2004,fig 64,no.123). They date from the mid first to early second cen…
Created on: Monday 7th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4F40A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman headstud brooch fragment. It is the upper part of the brooch only, incomplete due to old breaks, and lacks the chain loop, spring and pin. There is transverse moulding on the wings, and the circular headstud on the bow is decorated with a cruciform pattern creating cells to take enamel, now missing. The bow has a central rib, either side of which is a groove which would also have held enamel infill. An example with similar decoration found in Norfolk is illustrated in Hattatt (IARB, p.103, fig.422). The fragment measures 20.92mm in surviving length, 14.08mm in wid…
Created on: Monday 7th September 2009
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4F29A5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch fragment. It is the upper part of the brooch with a plain trumpet head behind which are the remains of a broken loop. The axis bar, spring, pin and chain-loop are missing. The upper bow is faceted with a circular profile and broadens out into the waist-moulding, below which the shape becomes cruciform. The lower part of the bow and catchplate are missing. The fragment measures 27.73mm in surviving length, 10.24mm in width across the head, and weighs 4.25g. Trumpet brooches are a British type of brooch, dating from the 70s into the second century AD.…
Created on: Monday 7th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4E5675
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative type. The lower part of the bow and catchplate have been bent out of shape. The wings are incomplete due to old breaks and appear semi-cylindrical with a mass of corrosion product obscuring them and the lug at the centre. The axis bar and pin are missing. The bow is D-shaped with a sharp triangular profile and central longitudinal ridge. There is some moulding down both sides. The catchplate is also incomplete due to breaks in antiquity. The brooch measures 41.43mm in length (distorted), 25.84mm in wdith across the wings and weighs 8.88g.
Created on: Monday 7th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-409203
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. it is complete except for its pin. The head has a full-round top knob sitting on a waisted stem attached to the head-plate which is rectangular. There are two narrow wings attached to either side of the central panel. The headplate measures 8.37mm in length and 10.97mm in width. The bow is semi-circular in profile, and widens at its centre to 11.72mm. It tapers to the start of the foot and has a band of transverse moulding (three bands and two grooves) at its base and before the foot begins. The top of the foot is 6.5mm in width with …
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3F8BF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative hinged type. The wings are cylindrical and decorated with transverse moulding, now rather worn. The bow is flat backed, D-shaped with a strong central longitudinal groove, and is incomplete due to old breaks. The pin and catchplate are missing. The brooch measures 17.78mm in surviving length, 33.25mm in width across the wings, and weighs 4.54g. It resembles a similar brooch found in East Anglia and llustrated by Hattatt (IARB, no.363). Examples excavated from Hatcheston are also similar (Blagg et al 2004, nos 114-123). Thi…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ABC844
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative. It is incomplete due to old breaks, consisting of part of the wings and the upper bow only. The wings are short and flat, with some rib moulding. The tapering bow is faceted, with two grooves on either side of transverse moulding from top to bottom where it square-sectioned. The fragment measures 19.27mm in extant length, 13.15mm in surviving width and weighs 3.34g.
Created on: Tuesday 18th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A9EC85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman umbonate plate brooch fragment. It is incomplete due to old breaks. It is circular with three small semi-circular lugs protruding from the circumference and evenly spaced around it, suggesting space for a further three on the missing part of the brooch. There is a channel defined by a concentric circle, 3.7mm wide which separates the rim from the central domed area. There is decoration in the form of grooved lines outlining eight regular petal shapes which extend from the centre of the dome down to the outer channel. There are no surviving traces of enamel, which w…
Created on: Tuesday 18th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-14B162
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Langton Down type. It is incomplete due to old breaks, and has a cylindrical wing case within which one coil of the spring remains. The pin, catchplate and lower bow are missing. The bow is flat-backed, and is decorated with reeding, with three ridges and two grooves running vertically from the head of the bow to its incomplete terminal. The fragment measures 17.43mm in width, 23.16mm surviving length and weighs 6.18g. Similar examples from Hatcheston, Suffolk, are illustrated in Blagg et al, 2004, p.92, fig.62, nos 36 and 37. This type of br…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hintlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-8087F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Late Medieval to Post-Medieval copper alloy buckle frame. It is one half of a double looped frame, the other half missing due to old breaks. The outside edge is plano-convex and the central bar is triangular in section, with knops to top and bottom. The frame measures 20.75mm in surviving length, 24.44mm in width and weighs 2.86g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FB1C35
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative hinged type. The wings are folded round to form a cylindrical case, one side partly missing due to old breaks, and exposing the axis bar. There are incised lines decorating the sides of the wings. The pin is missing. The bow is D-sectioned and is ribbed with transverse moulding. The lower bow is missing due to old breaks. The brocch measures 18.57mm in length, 23.71mm in surviving width, and weighs 4.14g. Examples from Hatcheston (Blagg et al 2004) include p.96, no.116, which is similar to this Barham brooch. A date in the later f…
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-67AB07
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Medieval annular brooch. It is an oval shape, having been bent through agricultural damage, and has almost split at one point. The frame is oval in section, and has two plain sections interspersed with two patterned area. These have a twisted impression, with grooved lines of small dots between the twists. Its present shape measures 44.48mm x 33.91mm, suggesting a diameter of c. 39mm. It is 3.56mm in width and weighs 6.51g. Medieval annular brooches usually have a pin constriction with a pin attached, which is not apparent on this example. However, a brooch wi…
Created on: Monday 15th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0E7286
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, trumpet type. The trumpet head is oval and measures 9.61mm in width, with a complete spring loop behind. The spring and pin are missing, as are the foot of the brooch and the catchplate, due to old breaks. There are two bands of transverse moulding cross the bow on either side of the central 'button'. The fragment measures 28.41mm in length and 9.99mm in width across the head. It weighs 4.4g. This brooch resembles one from London, Billingsgate, illustrated in Hattatt, no.437.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ufford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0D71D0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Aesica type. It is a Hattatt Crescent variety, and is lacking a spring and pin. The upper bow is arched, and the back plate is flat and expands to a fan-tail leg. There is a narrow, rectangular shaft joining the bow to the back plate. The bow front has a raised rib and incised line decoration outlining the edges. A crescent is attached to the back plate, beneath the central joining shaft at the junction of the front and back bow elements. It is decorated with bands of incised lines. The fantail is also decorated, with incised lines radiating from th…
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ufford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-685CF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman plate brooch of second century date. It is a circular disc brooch, but about half is missing due to old breaks. The upper surface has paired bronze dividers crossing at right angles and forming arms of a cross with a central circular cell. Within the arms, and in the surrounding field, are traces of reddish-brown enamel. On the reverse, part of the catchplate or pin loop remains close to one edge. The opposite side is missing. The brooch measures 23.17mm in diameter, 1.19mm in thickness, and weighs 2.19g. Although an exact parallel has not been seen, a…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2A7452
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative type, with rear-facing hook broken off, and coil and pin missing. The bow is D-shaped, with a central rib flattening off toward the foot, which is incomplete due to old breaks. The wings are short and semi-circular with single rib decoration at the shoulders. The catchplate is also incomplete due to old breaks. The booch measures 41.93mm in length, 18.92mm in width, and weighs 7.53g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-733814
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early medieval disc brooch. It is circular 23.85mm in diameter, 1mm in thickness and weighs 3.21g. The brooch is extremely worn, but a faint trace of a human head can be seen with a possible halo behind. A face can just be determined, and there are some angular depressions below, perhaps representing shoulders. To either side there is a cross with irregular rounded arms. One bears traces of red enamel and the other of blue/black enamel. On the reverse side close to the edges of the brooch are the remains of a catchplate, with one complete loop and one catch, with a cuta…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9EFEB7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman oval plate brooch with intaglio missing. The brooch is flat with an enamelled border surrounding the central oval setting. The border comprises twelve undivided segments alternating blue and red, with three cells missing their red enamel and a white paste adhering within them. Part of the catchplate remains on the reverse, but the pin is missing. The brooch measures 27.66mm in length and 25.53mm in width. It weighs 6.74g. Examples are mentioned in Hattatt, IARB, pp.180 and 183, fig.73, with no.636 from Colchester and no.637 from Thetford. The Colchester example is…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9E49B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval annular brooch. It is approximately triangular in shape, with rounded corners. The upper surface has a raised band 3.4mm in width, and is surrounded by a flange at its base, creating an overall width of 4.25mm. The band has six cells evenly spaced around the perimeter, at 7.45mm from each other. these are oval to circular in shape, and c.4.8mm in diameter. Two of the settings are void and the other four have remains of white paste within the cells. The band is also decorated between the settings, with borders along both sides, of tiny circles. A circular perfora…
Created on: Monday 6th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ixworth', grid reference and parish protected.