Record ID: SF-69C69A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval copper-alloy small-long brooch dating to circa 450-480 AD. Only the foot survives. The upper section of the front face is decorated with three double incised transverse grooves. The edges are decorated with punched dots. The foot flares outwards into a trapezoid with a moulded terminal ridge. The incomplete catchplate projects from the reverse of the foot. It is rectangular sectioned and flat. It would have had a folded edge but this is now missing. 
Created on: Thursday 6th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-C04911
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval cast silver strap-end, sub-rectangular in plan with gently convex sides that taper to a zoomorphic terminal. The split attachment end has two lobes containing two silver dome-headed rivets, still in situ. The zoomorphic terminal comprises an animal mask with blunt snout, two lateral lobes for the eyes, a ridged brow and pair of ears represented as two notched circles. The upper surface of the strap-end is decorated in the Trewhiddle style with an interlace design, the laces embellished with a central line of dots. The recessed areas of the central panel and the zoomo…
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Royston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A645DA
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy sleeve clasp of probable Early Anglo-Saxon attribution dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 500-600 AD. Only one half of the clasp survives, its partner now missing due to old damage.. It is formed of a bar with flattened square terminals and a rectangular flattened midsection topped with a smaller rectangular boss, each terminal itself being decorated with an incised saltire motif. The waisted areas between the terminals and midsection each demonstrate transverse raised mouldings that serve to give a 'ribbed' or corrugated effect. From the front of …
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6B381D
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and abraded incomplete cast copper-alloy sleeve clasp dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 500-600 AD. Less than one half of the 'male' portion of the sleeve clasp survives, its partner and part of its lower section missing in old breaks. The object is broadly rectangular in plan, consisting a bar with a front edge demonstrating closely-spaced transverse mouldings and a broken hook, behind which are two small circular apertures that themselves are in front of a scalloped (?) back edge. Preserved in rather poor condition with an uneven greenish patina, it survives to a l…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6B3533
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon sleeve clasp dating to the Early Medieval period, c; 500-600 AD. This example is of Hines form B12 and consists the 'female' half of one clasp, its partner missing in old damage. The object consists an elongated bar with three flattened square panels forming the terminals and midsection. From the rear of each panel a hemi-spherical 'sewing lug' with an internal circular aperture projects, while from the front of the panel forming the midsection a sub-rectangular loop projects. Preserved in good condition with a silvery green patina, it measu…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6B2DD0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy small long brooch of probable Anglo-Saxon attribution, dating c. 450-480 AD. The brooch is complete except for the iron pin, which is now only present in the form of concreted corrosion products on the reverse face of the object. It demonstrates a rectangular headplate with hemi-spherical notches (four in total) cut into its upper and lower edge. On the back of the headplate is a single perforated lug where the pin would have been attached, now largely obscured by the aforementioned corrosion resulting from the pin. The bow is 'D' shaped in section, wit…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AC7542
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast gilded silver early medieval bow brooch, probably a great square-headed brooch. It consists of slightly less than a third of the original brooch, with only around half the bow, catch-plate and less than half of the footplate. The rest of the object is missing to old breaks. The bow curves strongly in profile and demonstrates two fluted sections flanking a central raised element, decorated with incised zig-zag motifs which appear to have been inlaid with niello. Gilding survives in the fluted areas but has worn off on most of the objects' higher points. The bow trans…
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-05BB02
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) sleeve clasp of Hines form B12, dating to AD 450-500. It consists of a sub-rectangular bar which has a raised rectangular panel at each terminal end and its centre. The ends and the edges of the central panel are very worn. The front face of the central panel has a four-petal engraved motif, which bears traces of gilding. Between the raised panels there is a moulded decoration of alternate transverse flutes and raised lines. Traces of gilding are visible in the trasverse grooves adjacent to the panels. The back face is slightly c…
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-01DC22
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) sleeve clasp of Hines form B12a, dating to the period AD 480-580 (Hines 1993, p. 47, fig. 90). It is the hook piece of a pair of sleeve clasps. It consists of a sub-rectangular bar with slighlty rounded ends, which has its front decorated with three raised panels and a series of transverse ridges and grooves between them. Two panels are at the ends and the third is in the middle of the bar; their front face is midly worn but some incised lines are still visible. The rear edge of the bar has three semi-circular lugs, which are pie…
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4FE997
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy finger-ring with silver foil inlay. The finger-ring has a rectangular-sectioned hoop broken at its base and now squashed somewhat. The shoulders, flanking the bezel, are decorated with a series of transverse incised grooves that give a 'ribbed' impression. These transition into an oval flattened bezel, inlaid with a silver foil decorated with a cruciform motif comprising four bulbous lobes, with smaller irregularly-shaped motifs between each cross-arm. The motifs are themselves decorated with pinprick 'stippled' dots. The recesses around the design contain a…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Friday 28th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bardwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3B0761
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy head originating from an Anglo-Saxon linked pin (one of probably three in a set), dating c. 720-800 AD. Only the head survives, the neck and shank itself missing in an old break. It is circular in plan and broadly plano-convex in section, the upper surface slightly rounded. The reverse face of the head is plain and featureless while its front is decorated with a central cruciform motif, each subsequent angle between the arms of the cross filled with chip-carved Mercian style interlace. The interlace patterns themselves consist a tightly coiled central s…
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F9D919
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy gilt mount of probable Anglo-Saxon attribution, probably dating to the first half of the 7th century (c. AD 600-650). The mount is anthropomorphic, consisting a facing male mask wearing what appears to be a horned helmet (the 'horns' mostly missing in an old break) that originally would have joined at their apex. The eyes and sides of the face have been well rendered, but all features below the upper nose are illegible due to corrosion. The front face of the object retains most of its gilding, though its rear face is plain and undecorated with the excep…
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Radwinter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7AE68B
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) sleeve clasp of Hines form B12, dating to AD 475-575. It consists of sub-rectangular bar slightly curved in profile. The bar has a raised rectangular panel at each terminal end and its centre. The panel at the centre extends on the front edge with a sub-rectangular elment, which bears on its back face the catch-hook; on the rear edge the panel extends in a semi-circular slighlty recessed element. The front face of the central panel and the catch element has a four-petal engraved motif. Between the raised panels there is a moulded…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shelfanger', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-097EC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon brooch of small-long type dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 450-480 AD. Only the pin and terminal are missing, with the rest of the object preserved intact. It has a broadly rectangular head decorated on three sides with incised lines and demonstrating two small notches on its lower edge which flank the junction between it and the bow. On the rear face of the head, a single protruding hemispherical lug that originally would have served to hinge an iron pin (now missing but visible in the presence of ferrous corrosion producs adhering t…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rickinghall Inferior', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-204A6D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy brooch, possibly Anglo-Saxon in date. Missing the pin and the edge of the catch plate, the brooch has been twisted at the bow. The brooch has a cruciform shaped head attached to a central bow, the foot of the brooch is diamond shaped. There is a ring and dot punch in the centre of the both the cruciform head and the diamond-shaped foot. The bow has been decorated with a single central horizontal line/groove a second horizontal line/groove sits at the junction of the bow and foot. An exact parallel couldn't be found but it is similar in shape to a Anglo-Saxon…
Created on: Friday 20th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-05E1F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A silver early-medieval penny of Offa (757-796), Light Coinage portrait type (Chick 179var),dating c.780/5-792/3, moneyer Wihtred (Pihtred), East Anglian mint (probably Ipswich). Ref: Chick 2010: 138-9. Obverse: draped bust right within inner pelleted border, +OFFA+REX+. Reverse: floriate cross crosslet with lozenge shaped centre, within which is a flower, moneyers name in angles around, +PI/IH/TR/Ed.
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-FF84D3
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval cast silver pyramidal mount, probably from a sword scabbard. It is in the form of a hollow truncated pyramid with a square base and a flat top. Each face is decorated with three triangular recesses, one at the top with the point downwards and one each in the left and right corners, their points upwards. On the top is a partially recessed circular cell with a pellet in the centre. An integral bar runs transversely across the base, rounded in section in the middle and flattened towards each end.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 27th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thelnetham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EB7350
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast gilt copper-alloy and iron saucer brooch of probable Anglo-Saxon attribution dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 450-550- AD. It is circular in plan, with a raised obliquely-angled rim projecting around virtually its entire circumference. The interior of the front panel is decorated with the central chip-carved design of a six pointed star (demonstrating a central enlarged ring-dot motif) within a concentric star-shaped border and an inwardly-facing hollow triangular motif in each resulting spandrel. Copious traces of gilding survive on this surface, particularl…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fordham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F1249A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy, gold leaf and garnet Early Anglo-Saxon zoomorphic shield mount of Dickinson and Harke's group C (figural appliques usually of gilt bronze in the shape of fish or other animals), dating c. 500-600 AD. In plan the mount would probably have taken the form of a fish or aquatic creature: the 'head' end is broken away, but the rest of the object is preserved intact. The main body of the object is oval in plan, with a raised elongated oval section at its midpoint (thus creating a 'tiered' efect) containing three recessed cells that appear to retain the residu…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6F1ACD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) disc brooch, dating to c. AD 450-550. The brooch has a front decorated with a central circular perforation, at least two blind-drilled dots (at 2 o'clock and 6 o'clock) and a pair of closely-spaced fine concentric grooves encircling them, about halfway between the centre and the edge. The reverse of the brooch still has a semi-circular pin lug surviving, set at right angles to the edge of the brooch and with a central circular hole now blocked with iron corrosion. The catchplate is missing, along with about a third of the brooch.…
Created on: Monday 30th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.