Record ID: DUR-B7F717
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dolphin type bow brooch dating from c.75-175 AD. It is a sprung type but the spring and pin are now missing. The catchplate has also broken. The bow is plain and tapers to a point at the foot. The brooch has corroded to a light green colour.
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B86B61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy Roman dragonesque brooch. It is incomplete, one head has broken off, leaving the body and one head. It has enamelled recessed panels on the front and is flat on the back. The design on the body consists of a central circle which has a cross inside with a lozenge shape at the centre of the cross. The area on each side of the circle is split into three triangles. The terminal triangles are filled with what appears to be white enamel. The edges of the circle outside the cross have yellow enamel, only one is still filled. All the other fields are now empt…
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-D34597
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy umbonate brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. It is circular in plan and is flat. It has eight semi-circular lugs around the outside and the front face is decorated by three concentric raised rings. The reverse is plain. It is a hinged brooch, the pin is missing but the base of the loop and the catchplate remain.
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-71EB43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fantail Roman brooch dating to the second half of the 2nd century AD. It is a hinged example but the pin and mechanism are missing. The pin attached to a bar which was help between two loops on the reverse of the head. The headloop is broken but is cast integrally to the brooch. Below this the head has two short, rectangular wings with vertical grooves (on some examples this is stepping). The upper bow is curved and has a square cross-section. It leads to a fan shaped tail which is enamelled. The edges of the fantail are missing. The enamel consists of a cent…
Created on: Tuesday 27th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-FF20C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast coppper alloy headstud brooch dating to c.75- 175 AD. The hook on the top of the head has broken. This hook would have held the spring in place behind the short square ended wings. The spring and pin are missing leaving just the chord on the reverse. The headstud is a small circular stud with a central circle in the centre. The bow has hollowed out squares all the way down to the foot which would have been filled with enamel but which are now empty. The foot consists of a double semi-circular moulding. The bow is bent close to the foot. The brooch is worn and is a brown pati…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-FF2AA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to c.75- 175 AD. It is mostly complete but the pin is missing. The head is sub-circular and has a loop on the reverse which would have held the spring. At the top of the loop is the remains of a lug/hook which would have held the spring in place. The bow has a circular cross section with an interesting acanthus moulding at the knee. It is mostly flat at the reverse. It consists of a central band with small squares on each side of the band representing the leaves/petals. There is a raised line above and below the mulding. The lower bow n…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-FF3123
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Hod Hill type brooch dating from c.43- 70 AD. It is mainly complete but the pin is missing. It is a hinged type with the bar enclosed in a cylindrical case. Below this is a small section which consists of two horizontal raised lines. The upper bow consists of a flat rectangular plate which has a beaded line at the top. There are vertical lines as decoration also. There are two central beaded ones with a raised plain line on either side. At each edge is one beaded and one plain raised line. At the base of this section the bow narrows the expands again for a raised…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-FF4666
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating from c.75- 175 AD. It is quite a small example, at 32.17mm long and is incomplete. It would have had a headloop, the base of which can be seen whilst the rest has broken off. The wings are short and square ended and one has broken off. The brooch would have been hinged, part of the axis bar remains but the pin is missing as is the catchplate. There is a small raised circular stud at the top of the bow which has a grooved X on. Below this the bow begins to taper towards the foot which is just a rounded point. The bow is decorated wit…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 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: DUR-E524B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy enamelled Roman disc brooch. It is circular in plan but is missing a piece from one edge. It has a central raised boss which stands at 7.85mm high. The upper face is decorated with enamel, the back is plain. The decoration is split into two sections, an inner and outer circle. The inner circle is split into alternating strips of coloured enamel around the centre boss. Only one colour remains, it has corroded to a yellowish-white. There is then a raised band separating the inner and outer circles which is decorated with grooved lines all the way around. The outer circle …
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2009
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-35E993
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch dating c.75-175 AD. It is a sprung type, mostly complete with the pin having broken close to the head. The head is the typical rounded trumpet shape, hollow on the reverse to hold the spring. It also has a hook on the reverse to hold the spring in place. It is decorated on the front by a simple grooved line around the border. The brooch narrows after the head to a circular sectioned bow. It has an acanthus moulding half way down the bow. Above this are two horizontal raised lines with a line of beading in the middle- this is repeated below the ac…
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-361056
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and enamelled trumpet brooch dating from c.75-175AD The head is hollow on the reverse where the spring mechanism would have sat. The hook to hold the spring in remains. The bow is flat on the reverse and has broken off just below the central acanthus moulding. There is a central raised line running from the head all the way down the bow. It is decorated on the head and bow with enamelled cells which are symmetrical on each side. On the head there is a pelta infilled with blue enamel on either side of the line- the remaining area appears to have been filled with …
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-6D57F0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy continental plate brooch of the Roman period (c.AD43-125). It is incomplete, consisting of two circles, joined by a linear strip. Each circle is flat and is decorated on the front with a single ring and dot motif. The strip which joins the two circles is decorated with a simple moulded collar at each end and narrows slightly in the middle. The left hand circle (as per the photograph)has the start of another joining strip but it has broken just below the collar. On the reverse of the right hand circle (as per the photograph) is the remains of either a ca…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 14th April 2021
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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-185805
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and enamelled Wirral type bow brooch dating from the 2nd century AD. It is mostly complete with just the headloop, foot, pin and catchplate missing. Below the broken headloop the head has three steps, each of which is decorated with knurling. The upper bow has three vertical panels which are filled with squares of alternating coloured enamel to give a chequerboard effect. The outer two panels have red and blue, the centre has red and yellow. At the waist of the bow is a worn circular knop. The lower bow narrows towards the (now missing) foot. It has a light green…
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-316AD6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman fantail brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. It is very corroded but is mostly complete with just the pin and catchplate missing. It appears to have been hinged. The wings of the head are worn and and one side is almost missing. They would have been rectangular when complete. The bow widens as it moves away from the head with a small circular boss at the waist. Below this the bow forms a triangular shape, hence the 'fantail' name of the type. The surface is uneven and shiny due to corrosion and wear.
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2010
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Record ID: DUR-6FC7E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman disc brooch from the 3rd century AD. It is circular in plan. It is mostly complete with only the pin missing.It has been gilded on the front face but much of this has now worn away. It has a central raised circular boss out of which projects a small cylindrical shaped boss which widens at the top. Around this are eight small coffe-bean shaped which project out from the central boss. Below them is a lower circle. The outer edge has a raised outer and inner border. In between there is incised swirled decoration which is not entirely clear due to wear. On th…
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 10th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-78CC34
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a Roman trumpet brooch dating to c.75-175 AD. Only the head and the upper half of the bow remains, the pin and its mechanism, whether spring or hinge are missing and the bow has broken just at the central acanthus style moulding. The trumpet shaped head is slightly broken and uneven, on the reverse is it hollow and the base of a hook, to hold the pin and its mechanism is still present. The bow has a circular cross section and widens at the acanthus style moulding which is a very crude version.
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DUR-78E6A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to c.75-175 AD. The brooch is worn and the pin is missing. The head has become pointed at the top and on the reverse are the remains of a loop which would have held the pin and hinge mechanism. The bow has a circular cross section and widens at the central acanthus moulding before narrowing again towards the foot which is now missing. Some of the catchplate remains but most has broken off.
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-59F587
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy headstud Roman brooch dating from c.75-175 AD. It is complete and in good condition. It is a hinged type. The headloop is made from copper alloy wire which loops into the wings and acts as the axis bar on which the pin is attached. At the base of the loop is a rectangular attachment through which the loop runs. At the front it is decorated with a line of vertical grooves along the middle. The wings are square ended and are decorated on the front with inlaid enamel. This takes the form of two triangles on each side, facing out from the centre of…
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-5A0514
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy, silvered and enamelled Roman horse and rider plate brooch. Dating to the late 3rd- 4th centuries AD. It is mostly complete with the pin missing and some wear on the edges. It has been silvered on the front surface, most of which still remains. The back leg and tail of the horse are missing. The mane of the horse has been picked out with grooved lines, it has a raised annulet for the eye. The rider has either his hair, or the plume on a helmet picked out in the same style as the mane. His facial features are quite crudely shaped. There are three panels fo…
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-5A1E07
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy enamelled disc or plate brooch from the 2nd- 3rd centuries AD. It is hexagonal in plan with a circular plate on each edge, and is raised with a hollow reverse. It is mostly complete with just the pin and one of the six circular plates has broken off. The plate which has broken off would have had the catchplate on the reverse. The top plate has two semi-circular plates set perpendicular to it through which the axis bar would have sat. There is the remains of some iron corrosion on these plates Each of the plates is decorated with three grooved concentric circles…
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-5A30D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and enamelled Roman disc brooch dating from the 2nd century AD. It is mostly complete with just the pin missing and some wear around the edges. It is circular in plan and slightly domed. The front is decorated with inlaid enamel in a triskele motif. The outline of the triskele is in raised copper alloy and there is a central circular dot in copper alloy. The inside of the triskele is infilled with red enamel. The outside field is two-thirds black and one-third blue.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-5A5EE3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy dragonesque brooch dating from c.75-200 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-5BD9F7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from a copper alloy Roman headstud brooch, c. 75-175 AD. The wings are cylindrical, the top of the pin still remains. It is quite worn and corroded and the headstud is visible only as a raised dot at the top of the bow. The bow narrows towards the foot but is broken half way down. It is flat and is decorated on the front with two vertical lines which presumably ran the length of the bow.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-121967
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy, gilded late Roman disc brooch with stone insets. These pointed oval disc brooches are a Romano-British design and date to the late 3rd- 4th centuries. This is an unusual example as it has insets around the edge of the typical central one.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2019
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Record ID: DUR-A86EB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch, dating to c.75-175 AD. The integrally cast headloop has broken and around half is missing. The wings are square and are decorated with vertical grooved lines, three on each side. The headstud has been cast integrally to the bow and consists of a circular stud with a central circular hollow, possibly once filled with enamel. There are seven square hollows down the length of the bow, also once filled with enamel, some traces remain in the very bases. The foot has a moulded collar above, which is just present on the front of the bow, of two …
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-A88E72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman fantail brooch, dating t o c.150-250 AD. It is bent slightly out of shape with the head bent further over than it should be. The head is triangular with the wings having rounded ends. The headloop is broken with only the base of each side remaining. Immediately below the head is a lozenge shaped disc decorated with two concentric circles both of which would have been filled with enamel. The bow then extends into the triangular 'fantail'. This is decorated with a rectangular panel with 3 lozenges in a vertical line. These are infilled with blue enamel, the…
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-A9D261
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman plate brooch in the form of a horse, from the late 2nd-3rd centuries AD. It is a horse walking and facing right. The decoration appears to have been cast with the making of the brooch. The reverse is flat and has no decoration. The head has a groove for the mouth and a circular hollow to indicate the eye. The ear extends from the top of the head and has a pointed oval hollow. Immediately behind teh ear the mane begins and hair is picked out with grooved lines. The front leg appears to be picked up from the ground as though the horse is moving. …
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2010
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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-F5E981
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment of a Roman bow brooch, late 1st- 2nd century in date. It is only the head which remains and it has been damaged. It could once have been a trumpet, or maybe a headstud brooch but it is difficult to define clearly. The axis bar remains, held in an integrally cast loop at the back of the head. The part of the brooch which remains is widest at the top of the head and narrows towards where it would have led into the bow. There is the remains of a lozenge shaped hollow with a smaller central raised lozenge, this could have been enamelled and so would indicate the br…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F7E453
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dragonesque brooch dating to c.75-200 AD. It is mostly complete with just the pin and one nose missing. A curvilinear egg-waisted plate with a pelta-derived appendage at each end, these are the heads. It would have been symmetrical when complete. The central section is split in half long ways, with four panels on each side, the two end ones being pointed as the body narrows. These panels were filled with enamel in a chequerboard pattern, alternating in red and (possibly) yellow. Most of the yellow has gone whilst most of the red remains. Each end of the b…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-ADB830
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy disc brooch, umbonate type, 2nd-3rd century in date. It is circular in plan with a central raised conical section which is solid. Around this is a circle of raised dots, surrounded with a raised border, which has a channel around the edge infilled with blue enamel. Not all of the blue enamel remains, it is likely other sections would also have been enamelled but this is now missing. The edge of the brooch has a border of raised sub-triangles, with the points facing inwards. The reverse is flat. The pin and its mechanism are missing but the lugs to hold the mech…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-ADD0F0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch, c. 75-175 AD. Complete except for the headloop and a small part of the catchplate.The head has a grooved line around the edge as decoration. Its width is 14.77mm. This is a spring mechanism, with 6 coils, still present, the pin appears complete and narrows to a point. The wire loops under the coils and also acts as the axis bar around which the coils are wrapped. The wire is broken at the top where it would have formed the headloop. There is also a cast strip coming from the base to hold the spring in place. The head narrows to the bo…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B06BD4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and enamel Roman trumpet brooch dating to c.75-175 AD. The base of the bow is missing (along the with catchplate and foot) but other than that it is complete. It is a hinged example, the pin is still intact but it is bent. The headloop is formed by wire, which comes from the axis bar up over the head and is held in place by a plain strip of copper alloy wrapped around the base. The head is 15.88mm wide, the usual trumpet shape and is decorated with panels inlaid with red and blue enamel. In the centre is a raised strip running down the bow to the waist. O…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B076E7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to c.75-175 AD. It is bent almost in half, the headloop, catchplate and pin are missing. It is corroded and worn. Width of head 12.20mm
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B0C550
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating to c. 75- 200 AD. It is almost complete with just a small part of the catchplate missing. The headloop is cast integrally to the brooch, the wings are square ended and have vertical grooves as decoration, either side of the head. The headstud is cast integrally to the bow, it is a raised circle with a small central raised dot. The bow is sub-recatngular in cross section with rounded edges. All the way down the bow are lozenge shapes which would have been inlaid with enamel. On each side of these the triangles would also have be…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-D6C512
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a Roman bow brooch, late 1st- 2nd century AD in date. Only the foot and lower part of the bow remains. There are remnants of the catchplate on the reverse. The bow tapers to a point towards the foot, there does not seem to be a widening for the foot. It is very worn and corroded all over, with a light green patina.
Created on: Monday 24th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-184206
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman disc brooch, 2-3rd century AD. It is circular in plan with decoration in relief on the front. The decoration consists of a central cross, with rounded arms, inside two concentric circles. The cross was infilled with blue enamel, some of which remains. Outside the circles is a circle of dots and then a raised border meets the edge of the brooch. It is likely some of these fields would also have been filled with enamel but this is now missing. The reverse is plain and has the remnants of the catchplate and pin mechanism. The pin and its mechanism…
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-A910D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman disc brooch, 2nd- 3rd century in date. It is circular in plan with decoration in relief on the front. The fields would have been infilled with enamel originally but this has all been lost. The design consists of a 6 pointed star, each point has an anulet at the end, the arms are curved. In the centre is a pellet. There is a raised border around the edge of the brooch. The reverse is plain and flat with the remnants of the pin mechanism and catchplate. The pin is missing.
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-4E0446
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman bow brooch, it appears to be a variant of a T-shaped and headstud type, dating to the late 1st century- 2nd century. It is mostly complete. The headloop is slightly broken, it has been cast integrally to the head. The wings are square-ended with two raised vertical lines on each as decoration. The bow has three vertical ridges on the top, which run together and become two by the foot. The It is a hinged type with the axis bar being held within close wings. The pin is missing just the end point, measuring 26.82mm in length.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-651997
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy part of a Roman bow brooch, 2nd century in date. It is incomplete, with the bow having broken before the foot, the headloop mostly missing and the pin broken. It is a hinged example and the top of the pin still remains, hinged on the axis bar enclosed inside the wings.
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F77784
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and enamel Roman plate brooch, c.150-300 AD. It is circular in plan with slightly broken edges. On the front face is a triskele motif in relief with the field around filled in with blue enamel. The reverse is plain and flat with the remnants of the catchplate and pin mechanism. The pin is missing. Mackreth (2011) Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain : vol 1, p 156, plate 105, no. 10688.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-216BF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of the dragonesque type, dating from the Roman period (c.AD50-200). The central body section of the brooch survives only, enamelled and decorated with a central circle containing two annulets, with'trumpets' splaying out from each outer edge of the circle. Both the heads/tails are missing. Length: 39.54 mm; Width: 19.98 mm; Thickness: 2.61 mm; Weight: 8.7 g Dragonesque brooches are generally regarded as a hybrid art form, reflecting newer Roman influences of the 1st and 2nd centuries, but firmly rooted in the artistic traditions of…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th September 2020
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Record ID: DUR-217460
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dragonesque brooch, dating to the early Roman period (c.AD50-200) The object comprises an incomplete curvilinear plate in an S-shape, with squared bar terminals (one of which is missing). Across the wider body section are two further bars with an inscription between, of which "...N OR..." can be read. The reverse of the object is undecorated. Dimension: Length 29.89mm; Width 23.88mm; Thickness 4.94mm; Weight 7.8gm. The brooch conforms to the type desinated by Hunter (2010) as as Type C3, S-shaped brooch with bar terminals, and by Mackreth (2…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: DUR-8A4741
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch, c.75-175 AD. It is worn all over and incomplete. The headloop is broken, as is the pin (it was a hinged type). The head is the usual trumpet shape although it is quite thin. The bow has a circular cross section and widens towards the moulding at the waist, the moulding is a large raised curved ridge, with a smaller line above and below. The bow below the waist begins to narrow towards the foot but has broken before it reaches it.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-1CCE46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating to c. 75- 175 AD. It is incomplete, having broken before the foot, and with the pin missing. The brooch was a sprung example, the loop on the reverse of the head would have held the axis bar on which the spring would have been. The head is the usual rounded trumpet shape. The bow has a circular cross section, widening at the waist for the moulding, a devolved acanthus. On the reverse of the bow at the waist, the start of the catchplate can be seen. The bow narrows again after the waist and is broken before the foot. The surface of t…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-112837
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and enamel Roman plate brooch, a skeumorphic type in the form of a sandal, dating to the 2nd century AD. It is mostly complete with just the pin and most of the enamel decoration missing. The brooch is flat and in plan is pointed at one end, has a narrow waist in the middle and is rounded at the other end. There is a loop at the rounded end. On the reverse of the brooch is a double pin lug at the rounded end, with the hinge part of a copper alloy pin surviving between them; and a damaged catchplate at the pointed end. The enamel is mostly missing but from what re…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-4FE271
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy Roman headstud brooch, dating to c. 75- 175 AD. Only the top of the bow and part of the head remains. The headloop has broken off, leaving just the base which is set on two steps, the upper one being decorated with a line of vertical grooved lines. The wings would have been square, possibly with steps, decorated with short horizontal lines, but again they are incomplete, leaving just one line on each wing visible. The bow is rectangular in section, narrowing towards the foot, but it has broken just below the headstud. The headstud is a raised circular b…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-4FFF36
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy headstud brooch, dating to c. 75- 175 AD. It is mostly complete, with just the pin missing. The headloop was cast integrally with the brooch, and is complete, but bent. It sits straight onto the head, which has two square wings with three vertical grooves on each side. On the back of the head is a semi-circular casing which held the axis bar. The headstud is a raised circular boss with a raised cross on it. The bow is semi-circular in cross section with a raised ridge running down the centre to the foot. The foot consists of a forward facing rounded moulding. The…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-504A46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman brooch, dating from the 1st- 3rd centuries AD. It is the lower section of the bow, with the remains of the catchplate on the reverse. The bow consists of two biconical bead shapes, before tapering towards the foot.
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F96582
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy head of a Roman trumpet brooch, dating to c. 75- 175 AD. It is a large, and slightly unusual variety and unfortunately is quite corroded. It is a sprung type, with huge coils, four complete and two which are broken. The wire then threads through the coils. The central broken coil would have extended to the pin but that is now gone. The wire also runs below the spring, connected to both ends. The head almost immediately narrows away from the spring, which extends above the head. It is sub-traingular in plan, the broken end showing the bow would have had a circular cros…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F3E156
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman penannular brooch, a Fowler Type A3, dating to c.100- 350 AD. The brooch itself is complete, although the pin is broken. The brooch has been squashed out of shape, probably whilst in the ground. It has golbular terminals, each with a single moulded collar. One of the terminals appears to have an extra bit of metal, it could be a mis-cast which was not cleaned up. The pin was formed by a strip of wire folded over the brooch, the loop remains but it has broken before it extends to the pin. Mackreth (2011) Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain : vo…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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