Record ID: NCL-9686D8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver annular brooch with inscriptions in Lombardic capitals on both sides: + IESUS NAZARENUS REX I[udeorum]/IASPER FERT AURUM TUS (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews/Casper brings gold, frankincense). The frame is circular in plan, with a rectangular cross section. The text is framed by raised borders running around the inner and outer circumference of the frame. The frame is narrower at the attachment point for the pin, and the penannular shape of the end of the pin loops around it, forming a hinge. The hinge is the narrowest part of the pin, which is widest next to th…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2022
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Record ID: NCL-C00753
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (796-821), portrait type (North 356); mint: Canterbury; moneyer: Dealla; date: c. 810-821. The coin is bent.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Last updated: Friday 6th September 2013
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Record ID: NCL-DBF460
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy radiate-headed brooch of Early Medieval date, c. 450-600. The brooch is incomplete, consisting of the head and bow only. The head is semi-circular in plan, with a raised outer border and sinuous opposed-beasts' heads decorating the panel in relief, the beasts' having circular holes for eyes, with shallow pellets also decorating the beasts' bodies. There area no knobs on the head. The bow has two raised ridges running lengthwise from the base of the head to the abraded break. The reverse of the head has two small semi-circular lugs set to either side of the wid…
Created on: Tuesday 4th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2013
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Record ID: NCL-535B14
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount of early Anglo-Saxon date, c. 500-600. The mount is largely complete, but it is uncertain what it was fit into. The mount consists of a rectangular panel with a sunken field and a style 1beast inside a rectangular border in raised relief, gilded. The beast consists of two legs, set in opposite corners, opposed to a head in tail in the other corners, with four distinct body elements set between these features. Gilding remains over much of the surface, though it has been lost on the largest sections of the raised features of the beast. A thick corrosion or…
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2013
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Record ID: NCL-8E7D13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon small square-headed brooch with gilding dating c. 475-600. The brooch has a rectangular head, arched bow, and an incomplete foot that is generally lozenge-shaped in plan. The reverse of the head has a single lug for attachment of a pin, now missing, and an incomplete catchplate is found at the centre on the underside of the foot. The face of the brooch has all its decoration cast integral in relief, and coated with a thick layer of gilding, that has worn in small patches on the most exposed or raised surfaces. The head has a raised rec…
Created on: Tuesday 6th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: NCL-541FC6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount, probably Medieval in date, c. 1200-1500. The mount is semi-cylindrical; rectangular in plan and D-shaped in section, with a hollow reverse. Each end bears moulded decoration in the form of three collars, and a circular perforation in the centre of the outermost collar to take a nail/rivet. The central panel bears a four-petalled quatrefoil in low relief.
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
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Record ID: NCL-540E71
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy possible harness fitting, probably of Medieval date, c. 1200-1500. The fitting consists of a ring with a width of averaging 8mm and a thickness of 2.32mm, with three fittings/projections on it. At a 12 o'clock position is a raised rectangle with a rectangular hole in it. At the 3 o'clock position is a semicircular projection with a circular perforation through it, set perpendicular to the ring. At the 9 o'clock position, another perpendicular semi-circular project with a circular perforation can be found, though this is approximately half the size of the projecti…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
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Record ID: NCL-53DAA3
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy prick spur of Medieval date, c. 1250-1350. The spur is incomplete, with only the goad, neck, and base of the arms remaining, all cast integral. The goad is best described as biconical, with the actual prick formed by a smaller cone, with its base centred in the base of a larger sub-pyramidal cone, which forms the base of the goad and flows into the neck of sub-circular section, which projects in a gentle curve downward and outward from the arms. Only the base of the arms remain, giving the appearance of the neck and goad fixed to a crescent that is bent slightly inwar…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
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Record ID: NCL-644497
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy badge of probable 15th century date. The badge is a simple Lombardic A with a smooth outer face and bevelled edges. The reverse is rougher in surface quality, and has a crossbar soldered on it above the open hole in the center of the A. This crossbar probably had an integral pin originally, though this no longer remains. See also LON-D69752 ('S'), SF-14D232 ('T'), and SM-725306 (crowned 'M').
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Record ID: NCL-979984
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold quarter-noble of Edward III, Treaty series, 1363-1369. North no 1243.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-975FC2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blue glass bead of Roman date, c. 43-250. The bead is cylindrical with a circular perforation through its centre that has broken in half (vertically). The glass is relatively good quality, with some bubbles visible internally when held up to light, and retains a strong blue colour despite the transparency of the glass.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-975803
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A blue glass bead of Roman date, c. 43-250. The bead is cylindrical with a circular perforation through its centre. The glass is relatively good quality, with some bubbles visible internally when held up to light, and retains a strong blue colour despite the transparency of the glass.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-971826
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy key (locking) terminal of Medieval date, c. 1250-1500. Only the terminal remains, and this was cast as an openwork quatrefoil with a collared base. The break of the stem occurs at the base of the collar. The terminal is very worn and has suffered from considerable corrosion.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-96F745
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy harness fitting of Roman date, c. 43-410. The fitting consists of a rectangular body with a damaged circular 'head' at one end, and a projecting incomplete hook at the opposite end. An incised line across the width of the body is found at the base of the hook. The body is rectangular in section, while the hook is triangular in section. The underside has cast integral shanks projecting from each end of the body. Roman examples are published by Webster (1958: 49-98). See also NCL-344F84.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-96C706
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An cast lead(-alloy) probable cap or lid to a vessel or container of Post-Medieval date, c. 1500-1700. The lid is discoidal with worn sides extending vertically from the upper face. The face has a simple depiction of the sun in relief, with wavy rays. See also SF-3DE5B0 and NMS-X0005X.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-96AA38
Object type: CANDLESTICK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy candlestick of late Medieval-Post-Medieval date, c. 1400-1550. The candlestick consists of a large, but incomplete socket and an integral projecting shank on its base that would have fitted into a socket of branching arm or base to hold the candlestick. The socket tapers very slightly from the rim to the base, and the whole object is cast solid. The only decoration is a moulded double-collar along the rim of the socket. The copper-alloy appears to have a high lead component.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-9571F7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, lead-alloy mount of Post-Medieval date, c. 1600-1800. The mount consists of probable sub-rectangular body with concave side lengths, and an extended rectangular terminal with a slightly flared end. The mount is broken at each end. The break at the wider end has the body bent and may be indicative of a hinge or some other type of fitting. The body has incised decoration of two lines that parallel each other with diagonal moulding in between, emulating a cord, tracing the outline of the object. The reverse is undecorated. A very similar object, but in copper all…
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-955D55
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy mount of Post-Medieval date, c. 1600-1800. The mount consists of sub-rectangular body with concave side lengths, and an extended rectangular terminal with a slightly flared end. A break at the end opposite the terminal, where the body is bent may be indicative of a hinge or some other type of fitting. The body has incised decoration of two lines that parallel each other, tracing the outline of the object. The reverse is undecorated, but slightly concave and the remains of soldering points can be seen.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-953034
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron spearhead of probable Roman date, c. 50-410. The spear is very corroded, with considerable expansion through the corrosion process, distorting the shape and measurements. The majority of the blade is missing, but the remaining elements indicated a leaf-shaped blade on a socket. The corrosion is such that the shoulders of the blade appear to merge with the top of the socket, and no edge remains.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: NCL-950857
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, cast iron cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, c. 1500-1700. The solid ball is hemispherical, with the split probably occurring in antiquity. The entire surface is uneven in texture, pitted with corrosion. It's full weight can be estimated at 2.5-3lbs.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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