Record ID: LON-FCB262
Object type: HAIR CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval pipe clay wig curler dating from the 17th-18th century. It curler is cylindrical and waisted narrowing at the centre. The curler has a black substance on part of the surface and a crack running lengthways, possible caused by the curler being subjected to heat or fire. Dimensions: length: 63.71mm; diameter: 14.09mm; weight: 14.45g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-E0601D
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman pipe clay figurine, of Mercury dating from AD 100-250. The remaining figurine consists of part of the body draped in fabric. Dimensions: length: 48.52mm; width: 31.30mm; thickness: 9.41mm; weight: 8.75g Other Roman figures from the same area are LON-B7E305, LON-5536D6 and LON-CDF7B1. References: Flittock M. 2013, A Contextual Study of the Pipe-Clay Figurines Found in Roman London. University of Reading.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: LON-FEF511
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval pipe clay shy-cock dating from the 17th-18th century. The shy-cock is in the form of a standing bird, probably a cockerel.  The remaining fragment represents body, feet. The head is broken and missing. The bird stands on a flat sub oval base. Dimensions: length: 54.29mm; width: 33.00mm; thickness: 33.16mm; weight: 50.11g. Forsyth & Egan (2005:239) explains that shy-cocks may have derived from the Shrove Tuesday pursuit of casting stones or cudgels at a live cockerel which was either tied down or buried up to its neck in th…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: BH-FE0309
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pipeclay figurine, cast in two parts, probably of Post Medieval date. The figurine is oval in cross-section and comprises the body of a figure wearing a cloak that hangs over the shoulders and drapes to rounded hems either side. The cloak is drawn together on both the front and back of the figure. On one side there is an oval ventilation hole where the two sides of the cloak meet. On the opposite side there is a small circular moulding probably depicting a clasp holding it in place. The neck hem of the cloak is v-shape on both sides, within which are folds of hair. B…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-C50DA0
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a clay pipe stem, 47.63mm in length, with a diameter of 9.11mm and a wire drawn bore of diameter 1.8mm (between 4/64" and 5/64"). This narrow bore suggests a late 18th to 19th century date. The bore sits centrally at one broken edge, but at the point of the other broken end it sits significantly off centre. It weighs 4.69 grams. http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/howto/date.html
Created on: Friday 15th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: NCL-70339C
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval black ceramic teapot lid knop, c. 1750-1800 AD. The artefact is a moulded black basalte ware knop from a teapot lid or similar vessel in the form of a sitting woman wearing a veil, her head leaning against her left hand and holding a basket in her right hand. She wears sandals which peek out from beneath her dress, and a jug and barrel lean against her left arm. The figure sits atop a small pedestal, beneath which is the broken body of the lid of the vessel. The underside of the lid reveals circular marks revealing that it was turned on a wheel. Over…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-6DC85E
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a clay pipe stem, 24.8mm in length, with a diameter of 5.4mm and a wire drawn bore of diameter 1.6mm (40/64). It weighs 0.97 grams. This narrow bore suggests a late late eighteenth to 19th century date. http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/howto/date.html#:~:text=Stem%20bores%20are%20sometimes%20as,rarely%20used%20after%20about%201710.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: OXON-6DC3EB
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a clay pipe stem, 28.8mm in length, with a diameter of 5.8mm and a wire drawn bore of diameter 1.6mm (40/64). It weighs 1.40 grams. This narrowbore suggests a late late eighteenth to 19th century date. http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/howto/date.html#:~:text=Stem%20bores%20are%20sometimes%20as,rarely%20used%20after%20about%201710.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: OXON-6D2EF6
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a clay pipe stem, 49.7mm in length, with a diameter of 10.3mm and a wire drawn bore of diameter 2.6mm (65/64). It weighs 6.57 grams. This wide bore suggests a late seventeenth to late eighteenth century date. http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/howto/date.html#:~:text=Stem%20bores%20are%20sometimes%20as,rarely%20used%20after%20about%201710.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-357823
Object type: CLAY PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a clay tobacco pipe, consisting of the undamaged bowl and a very short section of stem. The mould-made bowl is decorated so as to resemble the bottom half of an acorn sat in its cupule. The stalk of the cupule forms the start of the pipe's stem. The exterior surface textures of the bowl match the textures of an acorn - so smooth acorn at the top, roughened cupule towards the stem. Mould marks are clearly visible on the bowl, and it is slightly ovalised (19.5 x 22.7mm). The bowl has the remains of a sharp spur at the bottom. The short section of stem has …
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-FCAD97
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date (c. AD 50-200) Description: The fragment is a body sherd, sub-rectangular in plan and profile with a slight curve. The sherd has a pink core and glossy red exterior and interior. The fabric is hard with no visible inclusions. The slip-coated exterior has a moulded relief which remains as a section of a 'U' shaped pattern at the top and below this the head and torso of a figure with an unidentified object to the right and part of a feather or leaf shape to the left. The edges are worn breaks. I…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Record ID: LON-D71409
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval bichrome Dieppe, glazed ceramic floor tile, Norton design 52 dating to the 14th century. This tile is decorated with curved bands with rosettes in the bands, zoomorphic beasts in angles. In the lower right corner is one quarter of larger rosette which would have been completed when laid with three other identical tiles. Three complete tiles and one incomplete tile of the same design have been recovered from the same spot, see LON-052AB4, LON-49560A and LON-B8CD46. Dimensions: length: 103.34mm; width: 96.11mm; maximum th…
Created on: Friday 22nd September 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-C503A8
Object type: HAIR CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval pipe clay wig curler dating to c. 1650-1800. About half the object is missing. It is cylindrical in shape with a bulbous terminal and a flattened circular end, stamped with a maker's mark in the form of a serifed letter P.  Measurements: length 45.10mm, diameter at centre 11.55mm, diameter 17.06mm, weight 11.55g. Similar objects on the PAS database include PUBLIC-78CD8E and  HAMP-30DBF4.
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 19th October 2023
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Record ID: LON-F1A732
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman pipe clay Venus figurine, dating from AD 100-250. The remaining figurine consists of torso, upper legs and garment with the upper body, head and base broken and missing. This is Fittock Type 1, Garment B figurine. Dimensions: length: 86.73mm; width: 54.96mm; thickness: 26.12mm; weight: 96.52g Other Venus figure from the same area are LON-B7E305, LON-5536D6 and LON-CDF7B1. Flittock (2013:30) writes " The Type 1 figurine depicts the goddess stood completely nude while holding a garment that drapes down bes…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-5E05BA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vessel repair or pot mend of uncertain period, but probably Roman to post medieval in date. The vessel fragment is broadly triangular in shape. The surface is a white yellow colour, with a dark grey colour inside the fabric. The lead repair is circular in shape, and along the long edge of the fragment. The lead is a grey white colour. The fragment measures 23.9mm in length, 22.3mm in width, 7.5mm in thickness, and weighs 6.89g. The repair measures 11.5 mm by 11.3mm. 
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Last updated: Sunday 27th August 2023
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Record ID: LON-79045D
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman pipe clay figurine probably a Risus type. The remaining figurine fragment depicts the front half of a forward facing head of a man or child without arms covered in drapery. This type of figurine is known from the continent but is rare in Britain.. A similar figurine is illustrated in Rouvier-Jeanlin (1972:264 No.687). Fittock (2013:45) writes "...the bust of a young smiling child traditionally known as Risus. The figurine is mostly hollow and depicts the boy with a bare torso. The general form of the statuette tapers inwards…
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-E6EEBE
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval clay tobacco pipe dating from AD 1640-1680. This is a Oswald type 13. The tobacco pipe has a flat heal with no maker's stamp on the base of the heal. The pipe bowl is barrel-shaped and decorated with a raised fluer-de-lis on eachn side.  The pipe has a milled bowl rim which is inclined at an obtuse angle to the stem. The pipe has a bore hole running within the length of the stem. This is probably a pipe from the Netherlands. Dimensions: length: 71.73mm; height: 19.25mm; inside diameter of bowl: 10.05mm; weight: 14.66g.​ …
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-E6E7AA
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval clay tobacco pipe dating from AD 1669-1692. This is a Oswald type 20. The tobacco pipe has a squat heal with an incuse maker's stamp KCVO impressed on the base of the heal. The pipe bowll has a milled bowl rim which is inclined at an obtuse angle to the stem. The pipe has a bore hole running within the length of the stem. The maker is Claes or Klaas Cornelisz van Os AD 1669-1692, a maker from the Netherlands. Dimensions: length: 76.18mm; height: 34.38mm; inside diameter of bowl: 11.64mm Higgins​ writes "The tobacco plant is native…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Record ID: LON-E6E1D1
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval clay tobacco pipe dating from AD 1690-1729. This is a Oswald type 11-12. The tobacco pipe has a flat teardrop shaped heal with an incuse maker's stamp SaM HUGH impressed on the base of the heal. The pipe bowl is barrel-shaped, with a milled bowl rim which is inclined at an obtuse angle to the stem. The pipe has a bore hole running within the length of the stem. The maker is Samuel Hughes of Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Dimensions: length: 101.66mm; height: 34.26mm; inside diameter of bowl: 9.66mm; weight: 18.61g.​ Higgins​ wri…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Record ID: BH-9740E3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval slipped ceramic fragment from a vessel. The fragment is broadly pentagonal with an enlarged rim and part of the wall below that gently tapers in thickness towards the break. The two additional breaks either side are relatively straight but worn. The interior fabric is fine with sparce black and white inclusions less than 1mm diameter, and is grey in colour. The exterior is fine and light brown with an overlaying dark brown slip. Below the rim is decoration in the form of shallow grooves: two wide, followed by 2 narrow and another 2 wide. Below this is the top portion of two…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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