Record ID: SF-92ED82
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A cas copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type. 43-100 AD. It consists of the wings and upper bow only, the coil, pin and catch-plate are missing. The wings are shallow and not quite semi-cylindrical, and are decorated on the outside with several bands of transverse mouldings. The bow has a central longitudinal panel of moulding and is incomplete at the foot because of old breaks. The reverse side of the bow has a hollow channel. The brooch fragment measures 28.23mm in surviving length and is 29.19mm in width across the wings. It weighs 8.05g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F6B325
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman headstud brooch, almost complete. The pin is missing and the chain loop is incomplete. The wings are short with three steps of moulding from the ends to the bow. There is circular casing for the axis bar behind the wings. The headstud has a raised rim and central dot, and the bow is rectangular in section above the headstud. Below it is flat-backed and has a longitudinal panel filled with lozenge-shaped cells flanked by triangular ones. The central lozenges contain a whitish material, and some of the flanking triangles have a suggestion of red enamel infil. The ca…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F677F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch. It is incomplete due to old breaks and consists of a short semi-circular wing case, with bands of transverse moulding on both ends. There is a rear facing hook, but the axis bar, spring and pin are missing. The bow has a flat back, with bands of ridge and grooved longitudinal moulding down the front. The lower part of the bow, along with the catch-plate, are missing. The brooch measures 18.16mm in width across the wings, 19.85mm in length, and weighs 3.21g. It most likely dates to the first century AD. A similar brooch from excavation…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F65E56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch. It is incomplete due to old breaks and consists of the semi-circular wing case, folded ends type, with two bands of transverse moulding on both ends. There is a rear facing hook, but the axis bar, spring and pin are missing. The bow has a flat back, with longitudinal moulding. The lower part of the bow, along with the catch-plate, are missing. The brooch measures 27.24mm in width across the wings, 19.51mm in length, and weighs 3.93g. It most likely dates to the first century AD
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 25th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F63435
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman plate brooch. It is a lozenge-shaped brooch, with three steps up to the central lozenge,the centre of which is dished and contains traces of a white paste of possible infil. It has a domed, rounded hollow on the underside. The brooch has a pin fitting consisting of double lugs set close together and perforated to take a bar to hold the pin, now missing. These are set at one corner, and there is a small protrusion from the opposite corner which holds the catchplate. The brooch measures 27.06mm in length, 15.4mm in width and weighs 1.95g. A similar brooch is illu…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F5F692
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman umbonate disc brooch. It is circular and domed, and is almost complete around its edges. There are slight knops diametrically opposed protruding from the edge, and these are equidistant from the two protrusions associated with the pin attachment. One of these is the perforated lug from which the pin was hinged, and the opposite one has a shallow catchplate. The disc brooch is decorated with a groove around the circumference, and the domed area has two concentric bands of triangles, the outer band having fourteen, larger triangles. All these still retain their blue…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F5D852
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman disc brooch. It is circular and domed, and is almost complete around its edges. There are slight knops diametrically opposed protruding from the edge, and these are equidistant from the two protrusions associated with the pin attachment. One of these is the perforated lug from which the pin was hinged, and the opposite one has a shallow catchplate. The disc brooch is decorated with a groove around the circumference, and the domed area has two concentric bands of triangles, the outer band having fourteen, larger triangles. Seven alternate triangles still retain th…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Homersfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E08B43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval annular brooch fragment. It consists of about half of the brooch, with an ornate hoop and four collets evenly spaced. The hoop has a flat back, and the upper surface is decorated with panels between the collets having four perforations arranged in a square. At the centre of each panel, on the outside edge, there is a rounded knop flanked by two short bars, the effect of which produces a frilled edge. The four collets are set at an angle of sixty degrees, and lean outwards. Their edges are faceted but each has a circular cell, and though no stone or glass remain…
Created on: Monday 12th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rattlesden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CC48E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper alloy florid cruciform brooch fragment. It is part of a side knob, and consists of a curved terminal, with an asymetric shape. With the terminal pointing downward, the upper part is rectangular, and has relief decoration in the form of a face mask, showing a pair of flaring eyebrows with pellet eyes beneath, a triangular nose in the centre, and two more pellets in a row below the nose. The cheek to the left is curved and protruberant with a raised outside edge. There is a small knop at the centre below the nose and pellets, and the cheek to the right is missin…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Debenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3C8983
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch. It is a Colchester derivative double lug type, with the lugs, coil and pin missing. The wing case is semi-cylindrical but the edges are worn, incomplete and corroded. The bow is D-shaped in section with some faceting, and a flat back. There may be some moulding on the upper bow, but again, the surface is worn and corroded. A small part of the catch-plate can be determined at the foot of the brooch. It measures 23.97mm in width across the wings and is 41.66 mm in length. The brooch weighs 9.03g
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bacton', grid reference and parish protected.