Record ID: WMID-BF180B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative hinged dolphin brooch dating to circa (AD 43-80). The brooch is T-shaped in plan. The bow head is angular (comma shaped) in profile. The wings are cylindrical in section and undecorated. The outside edges of the wings are open-ended, and reveal a hollow core containing a brown material that may be the remains of iron. The lower section of the bow, foot and catch plate are missing along with the hinged pin.  The bow projects from the centre of the wings and tapers towards an old break. The head has …
Created on: Monday 9th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-BEAEB9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch dating to circa (AD 80-120). The brooch is T-shaped in plan. The bow head is angular (comma shaped) in profile, with semi-circular wings with incomplete perforated end caps. The lower section of the bow, foot and catch plate are missing along with the spring, pin and most of the left wing.  At the rear of the head is a rectangular concave slot. The coils are now missing. The head has short semi-circular mouldings either side where the head meets the wings. The head also has two small annulets…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-5856FE
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy button of Post-Medieval date AD c.1550-1650 . The button is broadly circular in plan, with a plano-covex head. The front is decorated with a raised central pellet that is surrounded by a circular grey outline. Lines radiate from the outline, creating 8 segments. Four raised oval pellets and four small circular pellets alternate in the segments. On the reverse the stub of the integrally cast loop, which is now missing.  The button has a grey / light brown surface patina.  Measurements: diameter 14.2mm, thickness 6.7mm, weight 2.4g Simila…
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-58524C
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy socketed Axe head of Late Bronze Age dating, probably Ewart Park (1000 BC to 700 BC). The socketed axehead has a square mouth, rectangular body, flaring into a crescentic cutting edge, with triangular shaped sides. Three evenly spaced fairly worn ribs are present on the front and back faces. The ribs have a length of 26.5 mm. A side loop is present, measuring 27.5 mm in length, 10.3 mm wide and 5.1 mm thick. The mould lines have not been trimmed on either side. A ridge is present beneath the mouth. The blade is crescentic in shape, 47.4 mm wid…
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-58153A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy button of Post-Medieval date AD c.1600-1700 . The button has a plano-convex head with a central pellet on the front with radiating swirled lines. On the reverse is an integrally cast drilled loop that has been folded over. Measurements: diameter 16.4mm, thickness 8.5mm, weight 4.6g A similar button has been found on the PAS database (KENT-2BCC66), which was found in Dover.
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-57EFCE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of the Wirral type dating to c.AD  75-200. Around 50% of the brooch is present, with the foot, headloop and pin missing. It presents a stepped head the top of which would have connected to the now missing headloop. On the reverse of the head is the hinge mechanism which still retains the upper portion of the pin. From the base of the head stretches the bow which begins in a slightly rounded arch that then curves inwards and tapers to a narrowed end with an ornately rounded foot. The upper portion of the bow is decorated with …
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-318444
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bi-convex decorated spindle whorl of Medieval to early post-Medieval date (AD 1100-1500). The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and lentoid in cross section. The central hole is sub circular in shape and the internal diameter of the hole measures 11.1mm. The upper face is decorated with zig zag raised ribs and raised circular pellets within the triangles of the ribs. The lower face is decorated with raised ribs and raised pellets in an irregular pattern.   The whorl is a brown colour, with an even surface patina. …
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-309BE4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex spindle whorl of Roman to Post-Medieval date (AD 43-1650). The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and D shaped in cross section. The central hole is sub circular in shape and has been cast off centre. The internal diameter of the hole measures 7.2mm. The upper face is domed and the lower face is flat. No decoration is present.  The whole is a cream / grey colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail. Measurement…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-1DF502
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative, Polden Hill type brooch of The Western Group (Mackreth 2011, p.75-77) dating to the Roman period (c. AD 50-100). The brooch is T-shape in plan. The head is complete with wings and coiled spring in place with the spring chord running through the loop on the top of the head. The brooch has lugs on either end of the wings that hold the pin axis bar in place. The spring has eight coils. The loop on top of the head accommodating the spring chord extends down the head and along the top of the bow forming a ridge before taperin…
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2022
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-1AC872
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch dating to circa (AD 80-120).  The brooch is T shape in plan. The lower section of the bow, foot and catchplate are missing along with the spring and pin. The wings are broadly semi-circular. The right wing is damaged, but the left wing is complete with a capped end. At the rear of the head is a rectangular concave slot. The coils are now missing.The head has decorative semi-circular mouldings either side where the head meets the wings. But no decoration on the bow. The bow tapers…
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-75B845
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy (bronze) flat axe of the Early Bronze Age, dating from c. BC 2500 - BC 2050 Less than 50% of the axehead is present, consisting of the blade and part of the middle. The butt is missing. The flat axe is broadly sub rectangular in plan with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid, with slight tapering edges. In cross section the axe is lentoid in shape. The patina at the break matches with the rest of the axe suggesting the break occurred in antiquity. The sides of the axe gently expand in width from the midd…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Record ID: WMID-4D40D9
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Jews Harp (or Jaws Harp) of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1400 to AD 1700. In plan, the Jews harp consists of a sub triangular head, and two tapering arms, both with the characteristic lozenge cross section. The arms are complete and the right arm slightly bows upwards. The rabbet is located at the apex of the head, where the iron tongue which would have produced the twanging sound of the instrument was once attached.The Jews harp has a dark brown patina. Measurements: Length 61.3mm, width at the head 29.4mm, th…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-4D214F
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Jews Harp (or Jaws Harp) of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1400 to AD 1700. In plan, the Jews harp consists of a sub circular head, and two tapering arms, both with the characteristic lozenge cross section. The arms are complete and slightly bowed upwards. The rabbet is located at the apex of the head, where the iron tongue which would have produced the twanging sound of the instrument was once attached.The Jews harp has a dark brown and green patina. Measurements: Length 51.6mm, width at the head 22.9mm, thickness 6.3mm, …
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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Record ID: WAW-4C8932
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy object of unknown date, potentially a leg from a vessel of Medieval to Post Medieval date (c. AD 1100-1800). The object is circular and conical, starting at 14.43mm diameter near the top and tapering to 5.88mm diamter before the break at the bottom. There are the remains of two raised ribs, moulded in relief, that rub down opposite sides of the conical section of the object. At the top of the object it starts to broaden into what may have been the main body of the vessel. This section is irregularly shaped and is 16.93mm wide and 16.78mm thick. The object …
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: WAW-49C525
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Medieval to Post Medieval purse bar dating c. AD 1450-1550. The object consists of the remnants of a purse bar with a globular terminal. The purse bar has a rectangular cross section (4.29mm wide, 3.38mm thick), and curves slightly upwards and leftwards around halfway along the length of the remaining section of the bar, before it starts to arc towards the right. The terminal is globular in shape with a length of 8.09mm, width of 10.56mm, and thickness of 9.83mm. The terminal is decorated with six irregularly sized engraved twisting grooves. Dimensions. Le…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: WAW-E2847C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the Wirral type. The pin, top of the head plate, part of the spring, and part of the catch plate are missing. The head is 9.96mm wide. The remaining section of the head plate is rounded at one end and roughly rectilinear at the other in plan. There are two semi-circular perforated lugs on the underside. Between the lugs is the spring (three coils surviving) that is on an axis bar in a hollowed part of the head. At the top of the head, there are the remnants of a truncated integral chain-loop. The bow emerges from the head plate, arcing…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Record ID: WAW-E1D08C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman brooch of the Polden Hill type, dating to c. AD 75-250. The spring, pin, foot, most of the catch plate, and part of the rearward facing hook are missing. The head is 23.36mm wide including the wings. The wings are semi-cylindrical with wing caps. There is little evidence suggesting that the wings were decorated, aside from an oblique inscribed line on the left wing, though this could be post-depositional damage. At the front of the head there is the remnant of a rearward facing hook. The head is hump-like and there appears to be some evidence of …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-B81674
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gilded silver composite dress hook. It consists of a back plate, sub triangular in shape, with saw-tooth edges. From each of the three corners of the backplate project three hemispherical domes. Each dome is decorated with three filigree wire circles, two of these face away from the centre of the backplate; the one facing the centre is covered with a silver disc - a rove (see below). Small spherical knops are located above and below where the outward facing filigree circles meet. In the centre of the backplate and protruding between the three domes is th…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: WMID-762F4B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy sub-conical weight, probably Medieval to post-Medieval date, circa AD 1100-1800. The weight has tapered sides that widen to a flat circular base.  The weight has a grey brown patina on all surfaces.  Measurements: length 35mm, diameter 26.5mm, weight 98.5g
Created on: Friday 18th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-62E355
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded copper alloy oval disc brooch, of Late Roman dating (c. AD 200 to c. AD 350). The brooch is approximately 50% complete, with pin, the central setting and some of the border missing. The front of the brooch has been separated into two separate areas: a central oval and a probable outer oval border. The areas are delimited by a raised flat border. The outer border (which also functions as a rim for the brooch) is missing. Remains of gilding are present in the outer border. The central area is empty, it may have originally held a gem or …
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2022
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