Record ID: DUR-9DE195
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy Roman oval plate brooch with a large carnelian intaglio inset, probably 3rd century. The intaglio is slightly convex and the gem has a length of 24.25mm. The intaglio depictis Hercules being offered a wreath by Victory. It is deeply cut and very detailed. Hercules stands fully to the front and is nude apart from the nebris over his left arm and the crown-type head wear. He is resting his right hand on a club. Victory (winged) stands to his left on a circular altar or low column is proffering a wreath to Hercules. There is a horizontal line marking the ground below He…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-861767
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dolphin bow brooch dating from c. 75-175 AD. It is complete, with the only damage being a slightly bent pin. The wings are cylindrical, holding the axis bar with a central slot for the hinged pin. The bow has a triangular cross section with the point being the centre of the front. The bow is plain and narrows to a point at the foot. The catchplate is complete.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-E63677
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman dolphin brooch, dating to c. 75-175 AD. It is mostly complete with just the pin and some of the catchplate missing. The wings are cylindrical and hold the axis bar for the pin. They are decorated on the front with a symmetrical pattern of grooved lines; 2 vertical lines on each side of the head and then 2 diagonal lines next to that. The bow has the characteristic hump as it leaves the head and then curves down towards the foot, narrowing to a rounded point. The front of the bow is decorated with 2 lines running the length of the bow. The catchplate i…
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-0011D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy disc and fantail brooch dating from c.75- 175 AD. It has been silvered/tinned on the surface, some of which remains on the wings and head. The wings are rectangular with a cylindrical covering on the reverse to hold the axis bar. The pin is missing. The upper bow is triangular in plan, the widest part meeting the central circular disc. This is decorated with two concentric raised circles which could have been infilled with enamel but this is all missing now. The lower bow widens towards the end although the edges have broken off. It has a central groove in the …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-55DDA8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dolphin brooch dating from c. 75- 175 AD. It is a sprung type but the spring and pin are missing. The wing case is semi-cylindrical in shape. At the top of the bow is a small hook which would have held the spring in place. The bow is slightly humped at the top. It narrows gradually down towards the foot where it ends in a rounded point. The catchplate is missing.
Created on: Saturday 9th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-55C3F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to c.75- 175 AD. It is mostly complete although the pin and catchplate have broken. The head has been bent to form a sharper angle than the usual curve of the bow. It is a hinged type with the axis bar being encased in an integral cylinder on the reverse of the head. There would have been a headloop formed from a continuation of the bar but it has broken before the loop, leaving just the horizontal strip on one side. The loop would have been held in place by a hook, the base of which can be seen at the top of the head. The head is the u…
Created on: Saturday 9th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-48D6E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Medieval annular brooch. The brooch is D-shaped in cross section, being slightly domed on the upper surface. It is oval in plan with the sides thickening on the curve, before narrowing at the ends. At one end is the narrowed and offest strap bar. The pin is formed from a strip of copper alloy folded over. It is incomplete having broken after just 8.35mm. At the opposite end are four ridges, radiating out from the inside edge to the outside edge. The upper surface is decorated with two lines of irregular concave dots.
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-48CD05
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pin from a Medieval annular buckle or brooch. It has a square cross-section throughout. It narrows to a point at the terminal where a slight groove can be seen, this has been made through wear against the buckle or brooch frame. It is broken at the opposite end which would have been a circular loop to attach the pin to the frame. Only around half now remains. Before the loop is a slight rectangular moulding acting as a collar decoration.
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-4839D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman bow brooch, a variant of the trumpet type dating to the 2nd century AD. It is mostly complete with just the pin missing. It is hinged and the circular loop which would have held the pin remains on the reverse of the head. It has the rounded trumpet shaped head but with a slight flattening at the top. The upper part of the bow has a rectangular panel running down which would have been filled with enamel. There is the remains of the enamel at the top but it has become discoloured with age, it could have been yellow or green but it is not clear. At the knee …
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-4824A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy lozenge shaped plate brooch from the 2nd century AD. It is lozenge shaped in plan with a rounded projection at each point. It is a hinged type with the top of the pin still sitting in the hinge mechanism, although it has broken just after. The front has a raised edge with millefiori enamel filling it. Around half of the enamel is missing now but red, white and blue were used to create a chequer-board pattern. The red forms the lozenge shapes with diagonal lines, then inside each lozenge are alternating squares of white, blue and red.
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-CC0CC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval annular brooch. Circular in plan it has a circular cross section. It is grooved all over both surfaces with diagonal lines. The pin is made from a piece of folded wire
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-CBD4F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged Roman bow brooch dating from c.70- 150 AD. It is complete but the lower part of the bow is bent. It is a hinged type but the pin is missing. the wings are cylindrical with a gap in the centre where the pin would have been. The bow is decorated with a raised rib running the length of the bow which has horizontal grooves at the top half.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-CBBBC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy T-shaped Roman bow brooch dating from c.70- 150 AD. It is incomplete, the bow having broken. It is a hinged type, the pin is missing but the wings are cylindrical and still hold the bar. The bow is slightly humped at the top and gets narrower as it goes towards the end. The upper bow is decorated with three moulded ridges with the grooves in between filled with enamel. Only orange remains in one of the depressions.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-9FC1E0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman umbonate brooch from the 2nd century AD. It is circular in plan with a central hollow raised dome which is 6mm high and 14mm in diameter. The rim around the outside has rounded protrusions at regular intervals. It is incomplete, over half of the rim around the central dome having broken off. It has enamel on the front set into small hollows. A lot of this is now missing. On the dome the decoration is in the shape of a six-petalled flower which was yellow and blue. On the rim there are triangles which were filled with blue. It was a hinged brooch. The pin and catchpl…
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-84B814
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy part of a Roman divided proto-crossbow brooch dating from the 2nd- 3rd centuries AD. The brooch has a 3 ribbed bow and has broken before the foot. The ribs would have converged at a small flange before the foot of the bow. The headplate is triangular with a small knob at the apex and small rounded protrusions on the lower two corners. The knob is rounded at the front with a flat back. It has a collar before it meets the ehadplate. There are three ring and dot motif, one each at each corner of the plate. It is a hinged type but the pin is missing. It has been silvered or t…
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-8477F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch, an unusual type of plate brooch, probably dating from the Late Iron Age through to the Roman period. It consists of three circular domes connected together in a triangular shape. Each dome hasa grooved line around its base. There are remains of gilding on the front surface. On the reverse are the remains of a catchplate and a pin mechanism, it appears to have been hinged. It is similar in form to the button and loop fasteners and other domed objcts such as mounts which span the Iron Age/Roman period.
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-846748
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of an Anglo-Saxon copper alloy cruciform brooch dating to the 5th and 6th centuries. Only the lower half remains, having broken below the bow. The base of the catchplate remains on the reverse. The brooch is slightly domed, being hollow on the reverse with a raised lip. The top end is uneven where it has broken and has a raised horizontal panel. Below this is a flattened rectangular section with two horizontal grooved lines in the centre. Next are two more raised horizontal panels. The terminal is zoomorphic in style. It has a two raised circular dots representing e…
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-616C83
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy oval Roman disc brooch dating to the 3rd-4th centuries AD (Bayley and Butcher; 2004; 178-9). It is a British type and is gilded with a central setting of black glass. Most of the gilding is still present but it is patchy. The central setting is domed and rises out of the front of the brooch into a point. There is a raised rim around the edge of the brooch and around the glass setting. It could have been hinged or sprung, the pin is missing. The loop for the pin to go through is present but the catchplate is missing.
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-60F5A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to c.75-175 AD. It is complete and in very good condition. The pin is resting in the complete catchplate. It is a sprung type. The head is plain on the front with a ridge around the edge. The headloop is formed from the same chord as the spring and pin. It is held together with a circular decorated collar. It has a central acanthus moulding with a knurled rib above and below. The bow has a rectangular cross section with a frontal central ridge. The foot knob is disc shaped with a central knurled rib.
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-1DED54
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy hinged dolphin bow brooch dating to c.55-100AD. The pin is missing and most of the catchplate has broken away. The top of the bow has the hump characteristic of this type and has a central raised ridge. The crossbar is circular in section and is quite long. The bow tapers to a point, there is no foot knob.
Created on: Friday 25th April 2008
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
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