Record ID: SWYOR-3568F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, of headstud type, dating from around AD 75 - 200. The brooch is incomplete, with the lower bow and foot missing. The spring and pin is missing, as is the axis bar and the sleeve, leaving only a double pierced lug behind the head (in contrast to the normal single loop). There is also the remains of a forward hook. The wings are incomplete. The bow has an integral oval headstud at the top, and four surviving rectangular cells for enamel on the bow. Traces of red enamel can be seen. The breaks are worn and patinat…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-34C6C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from AD 75 - 175. Only the middle of the bow survives. It has a worn acanthus moulding of three petal above and three below a central disc. There is a double collar above and below. The lower bow is D shaped in cross-section. The breaks are worn and patinated. It is 26.6mm long, 5.7mm wide and 7.2mm thick. It weighs 3.2g. 
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-33C60C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy disc brooch, probably Roman and a British plate brooch dating from AD 150- 250. It is also possibly an Early Medieval applied saucer brooch, but it is smaller than most examples, and from an area of mainly Roman finds. Assuming it to be Roman, it would have had an applied repousse disc on the front, but this is missing. The upper surface of the circular brooch has traces of white metal, perhaps solder. The reverse is flat and undecorated and has the remains of a catchplate projecting. There is double lug for the hinged pin on the opposite ed…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-337DC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy disc brooch, probably Roman and a British plate brooch dating from AD 150- 250. It is also possibly an Early Medieval applied saucer brooch, but it is smaller than most examples. Assuming it to be Roman, it would have had an applied repousse disc on the front, but this is missing. The upper surface of the circular brooch is uneven. Less than half of the disc survives. The reverse is flat and undecorated and has the remains of a catchplate projecting. The reverse has a glossy brown patina. It is 21.3mm long, 13.2mm wide and 7.2mm …
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-101A17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bow and fantail brooch; a variety of Trumpet brooch despite not having a trumpet head, of Roman date,  about AD 50 - 125. It can be classified as Mackreth TR 4.1b1 or 4.1bx depending on the style of the missing lower bow. Only the head aand upper bow survive. The wings are complete with a tubular casing behind holding the copper alloy axis bar for the copper alloy hinged pin. The pin is incomplete and housed within a cut notch. From the top / head a small integral head loop extends. The wings are not decorated except for a ridge at each end. The upper bow is…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E661D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Early Medieval brooch; a cruciform brooch of Martin group 1, dating from AD 420 - 475. It has a full-round waisted top knob, a narrow head-plate with chamfered sides and behind it, a single loop to support the spring mechanism. The spring was made of iron and only corrosion survives. The bow has a trapezoid cross-section and a transverse double groove at each end. Most of the lower bow is missing. A short length of semicircular cross-section survives, with the catchplate behind. The catch curls to the left as viewed from behind, head uppermost. Th…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0DFE3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn copper alloy Roman brooch; a headstud brooch dating from AD 75 - 200. It fits into Mackreth's (2011) headstud group 3c. The brooch had a sprung pin which is missing. This was supported in an integral loop on the back of the wings, and the brooch has an incomplete forward hook to hold down the missing external chord. The wings are rectangular and the front face is decorated with vertical grooves and ridges decorated with oblique incised lines giving a rope effect. The upper bow is rectangular in cross-section, thicker than it is wide. There is a…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0DA898
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch, a Colchester derivative hinged type dating from AD 43 - 120. The hinged pin is missing, and the tubular housing is incomplete. The surface is worn and corroded obscuring any decoration on the wings. The bow has a central ridge and tapers to a point but the foot is missing. It is 36.5mm long, 24.5mm wide and 12.9mm thick. It weighs 8.6g.  It is probably Mackreth (2011) CD H 4.c group, page 86.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C5981
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, a headstud type dating from AD 75 - 200. Only the head of the brooch survives and it is very corroded. It has plain wings with a tubular housing behind for the axis bar. The hinged pin is missing. There is a very worn integral headstud on the top of the bow. The lower bow is broken, so only two recessed cells for enamel survive. They appear to contain red and blue enamel.  It is 16.6mm long, 11.9mm wide and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 3g. This brooch appears to fit into Mackreth's (2011) headstud group 4.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-F9AE04
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper-alloy lion bow brooch of Roman date, about AD 25 - 60. The head of the brooch comprises rectangular wings forming a sheet spring case; it holds a spring of at least 8 turns on a copper alloy axis bar. The pin is missing. The wings are undecorated. The bow is moulded into a devolved lion which looks more like a bow-tie. At the rear of the terminal lobe of the lion is the stub of a square sectioned copper alloy integral rivet. This would have attached to the missing separate plate and the separate lower bow, bith of which are missing.  The brooch h…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-5FDE55
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy plate brooch, dating from about AD 200 - AD 350. It is a gilded round plate brooch with a single zone of illegible stamped decoration surviving around a central setting, probably of glass, but sadly now missing. The brooch has a slightly raised rim, then a concave zone of stamped and gilded decoration. The stamps appear to be small S shapes. A raised circle surroundes the central setting, which is empty. The baseplate has a slight dome in the centre and a circular depression at the apex. The reverese is flat and has traces of a…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-5FBCFD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, probably a headstud ot trumpet type dating from AD 75 - 200. Only the foot and part of the lower bow survives. The bow is triangular in cross-section and has the catchplate projecting from the reverse. The foot is globular.  The fragment is 29.7mm long, 7.4mm wide and 10.1mm thick. It weighs 4.4g.
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-5F0719
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch; a Colchester derivative hinged type dating from AD 43 - 120. It has tubular wings,with a slot for the hinged copper alloy pin of which only the ehad survives. Iron corosion suggests the axis bar is iron. The wings are decorated with a groove round the outer end of each. There are also traces of a white metal coating. The bow is rectangular in cross-section and is fluted, with a wide concave groove down the centre, flanked by a narrow groove on each side. The foot and catchplate are missing. The brooch is 22mm long, 23.7mm&nb…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EECD2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, probably a headstud type dating from AD 75 - 200. Only the lower part of the bow survives. It is rectangular in cross-section. At the top it is broken across a circular hole, probably the attachment point for a separate head stud, now missing. The cachplate is complete apart from the turnover. The foot is chunky and domed, with a collar above. The brooch is 49.6mm long, 6.9mm wide and 14.5mm thick. It weighs 9.5g.  
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-5EDC44
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, datingf rom AD 43 - 410. Only the foot of the brooch survives. The lower bow is narrow and oval in cross-section, thicker than it is wide. An incomplete catchplate projects from the reverse. The foot is globular. The lower bow is bent badly. The brooch fragment is 17.2mm long, 9mm wide and 8.3mm thick. It weighs 2.6g.  
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-5EAA67
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from about AD 75 - 175. The head is ovate with the stub of a single centrally positioned vertical lug at the top of the head. A single loop on the reverse holds a copper alloy axis bar and the remains of the bilateral spring. Six turns of the spring remain around the axis bar. The head is worn and undecorated. The bow extends from the centre of the front of the head and is oval in cross-section. It widens slightly to a probably double collar. The acanthus moulding is a single disc with thee petals…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-5E88CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch; a Colchester derivative hinged type, dating from AD 43 - 120. It has plain tubular wings, slotted for the hinged pin which is missing except for the head. The upper bow has a central arris and is a pointed D shaped in cross-section. There is a worn moulding in the centre of the bow, perhaps a double collar, and the lower bow is narrower. The catchplate is incomplete and the bow tapers to a point. It is 27.3mm long, 19.4mm wide and 11.2mm thick. It weighs 3.6g.  
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E5C6E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch of the headstud type dating from AD 75 - 200. Only the head of the brooch survives. It has rectangular wings concealing the tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar and the hinged pin, of wich only the copper alloy wire head survives. There is a crest on the top of the bow; a pseudo forward hook, which terminates at the hole for the missing headstud. The rest of the brooch is missing. The remaining portion is 14.4mm long, 18.6mm wide and 9.8mm thick. It weighs 4.9g.  
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E4072
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet derivative brooch dating from about  AD 75 - 175. It is a hinged bow and fantail type with lattice lozenges on the fantail. The stub of a broken head loop is visible at the top of the brooch, which measures a total of 43.6mm in length. Below this are two short rectangular wings measuring 15.8mm in length. The wings conceal the tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar and a hinged copper alloy pin, on which only the head survives. Each wing is decorated with two vertical ridges at the outer end. The curving bow is a pointed D s…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0FC3E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy Hod Hill Bagendon type brooch, dating from AD 10 - 60. Only the head an upper bow survive. The remains of tube to hold the axis bar survives at the top. It is rolled forwards and there is a slot for the missing hinged pin. A worn transverse moulding fills the top of the bow, and elow that is a rectanfular panel with three vertical ribs. There are the remains of at least three integrally cast side knobs on each side. The lower bow is missing. The breaks are worn. the brooch is 18.3mm long, 16.8mm wide and 1.9mm thick. it weighs 1.5g.  See&nb…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2023
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