Record ID: HESH-40C8C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type of Roman date (AD 80-120). The wings, axis bar, spring and pin, lower bow, foot and catchplate are all lost. All that remains is a heavily rolled head and upper bow. On the reverse of the head is a oval depression which would have been filled with a sticky paste to hold the spring in place. The head of the brooch bow is hump like and robust - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken edge above the mid-point of the bow. the only decorative …
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th November 2021
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Record ID: HESH-40A8F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill style brooch of Roman dating AD 80-120. The bow is angular and hump back, resembling a comma, with a moulded plate rising from the wings on each side, to mark the sides of the head and bow. The wings are complete with pierced endcaps that would have held a axis bar. This bar as well as the spring and pin are lost. The srping would have been held by an external chord which fitted to a hooked tab at the mid-point of the head. The lower bow and foot are lost. The catchplate would have been formed from the rib which descends fr…
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th November 2021
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Record ID: HESH-4099A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative, Polden Hill style brooch of Roman dating AD 80 - 120. The bow is angular and hump back, resembling a comma, with a moulded plate rising from the wings on each side, to mark the sides of the head and bow. The wings are complete with pierced endcaps; the axis bar, spring and pin are lost; however they would also have been held by an external chord which fitted to a rearward facing hook at the mid-point of the head. The lower bow / foot and catchplate are all lost. The catchplate would have extended from a downward rib which descends from…
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th November 2021
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Record ID: HESH-403E3D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a cast copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from AD 75 - 175. The brooch has lost both it's head and also foot to old abraded breaks. What remains of the bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. At the mid-point of the bow is a thickened heavily abraded band which has a drilled circular cup for decorative enamel. The exterior edge / spine is decorated with raised square shaped pellets. The brooch is a mid grey green colour with a corroded patina which covers all surfaces. A number of similar brooches of this type c…
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-402DAA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from the head of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175AD. The bow and foot of the brooch are lost. The upper bow tapers from a flared head to a worn and abraded stump suggesting damage in the plough-zone. The head of the brooch is near-complete, oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is convex and depressed and has a cast projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. This bar is complete and has a pierced hole through which the remnants of the pin / spring attaches. The pin / spring is formed from a length of co…
Created on: Friday 2nd August 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-8FF97D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from the head of a cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are incomplete having lost their pierced end caps. The axis bar and spring and pin are also lost. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken rolled and eroded point on the lower bow below the mid-point. The catchplate and foot are lost. The brooch is eroded and it is difficult to note if it were once decorated. The brooch is a mid - light green colour with an ev…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th June 2019
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Record ID: HESH-0967ED
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very well preserved copper alloy 'umbonate' style plate brooch of Roman date (AD 150-300). The brooch has been rolled, probably recently, in the ploughsoil. In plan the brooch is broadly circular with small projections extending evenly from the external edge - the majority of these have been removed through abrasion. In profile the brooch is D shaped. Extending from both the upper and lower edges are sub-rectangular knops. There is no head loop. The upper face of the brooch is decorated with a series of concentric circles arranged around a central incised ring / annulet which origin…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
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Record ID: HESH-073A96
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are incomplete having lost their pierced end caps. The axis bar and spring and pin are also lost. The spring would have been held in place by an external cord which is fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken rolled and eroded point on the lower bow below the mid-point. The catchplate a…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2019
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Record ID: HESH-07125E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are incomplete having lost their pierced end caps. The axis bar and spring and pin are also lost present. The spring would have been held in place by an external cord which is fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a broken rolled and eroded point on the lower bow below the mid-point. The catc…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2019
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Record ID: HESH-4CA3DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a cast copper alloy two-piece Colchester derivative (?) bow brooch of Roman date (43-150AD) - most probably a headstud brooch. The wings are incomplete and broken at the junction with the head - they were originally sub-cylindrical - the axis bar, spring and pin are all lost. The bow head of the brooch is hump-like, and slightly angular. In profile the bow is irregular and terminates in a heavily abraded point below the mid-point of the bow. The cast foot and catchplate are lost. A cast hole which pierces the brooch is present on the upper bow - it is broad…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
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Record ID: HESH-4B813D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are complete with flat and pierced end caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are all lost; the spring would have been secured by an external chord which was fixed to a heavily eroded rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to abroken edge below the mid-point of the bow. The catch-plate, pinrest and foot are lost. T…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
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Record ID: HESH-4B67DC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are broken with one side being complete and the other lost. The complete wing has a flat and pierced end cap. The axis bar, spring and pin are all lost; the spring would have been secured by an external chord which was fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - being comma shaped in profile. The reverse has a rectangular recessed cell filled with iron corrosion - most probably b…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
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