Record ID: NLM-1E65F2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast cylindrical weight with a finely incised design on one flat face. The weight has been carefully moulded, lacking the shrinkage lines which can betray the use of an open mould. The design comprises the outline of a plain cross whose centre is marked by a drilled pit. A hand-drawn centre line passes down each arm of the cross, and there is a suspicion of chevron ornament springing from that line. A pointed rhomboid defined by two incised lines is nested in each angle of the cross. A single shallow pit is placed within each rhomboid, and also within the fields remaining…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP-0CA54B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast metal, possibly lead, vessel probably of Medieval date (c.1100-1300). The surface is severely damaged with the majority of the vessel an off-white to grey colour suggestive of a lead item, with patches of blue-green copper staining across the pitted and delaminated surface. The flask has a bulbous body with a broad collar at the shoulder, from which the neck rises vertically to a broad rim. Two opposing looped handles attach to the rim and the mid-point of the neck. Height: 45.5mm. Width: 27.0mm. Depth: 22.0mm
Created on: Tuesday 16th March 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th March 2021
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Record ID: GLO-031814
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy flat pointed oval or vessica shape seal matrix. The face is finely decorated with a bishop dressed in his vestments that are shown as a long robe with mutable chevron shaped folds running down the front and transverse detailing at the hem and neck. This right arm is held up to shoulder height with the index and middle finger extended. His left hand grips a crozier which is shown to have a simple curved head and a straight vertical staff. Also trailing from the left hand are two linear groves that are decorated with multiple transverse lines which represent beads. The fact…
Created on: Monday 4th May 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th July 2021
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Record ID: SF-B0CA72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) lead disc brooch. It is disc-shaped with the outline of a circular boss - its outer face domed and reverse concave - visible in the centre, which has become largely flattened. Surrounding the boss on the outer face are three concentric circles of decoration, separated from one another by solid lines. The outer circle consists of small parallel, transverse raised lines and the inner two circles of raised dots. The outer face of the central domed boss is decorated with four inwards curving semi-circles, each consisting of two parallel rais…
Created on: Friday 24th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fordham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-360CA5
Object type: RELIQUARY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead cylindrical object, probably a reliquary or pyx of probable medieval date, c.AD 1200-1400. The lead object is three-dimensional in form, comprising of three pieces - the rectangular cross-section sides and the circular flat top and bottom. Decorating the sides in high relief are ten arcades with ten columns and capitals, with each arch springing from the capital and a triangular recess at the juncture where the arches meet. A circumferential, linear band frames the architectural Romanesque arches, columns and capitals, running along the top and bottom; the bottom band has …
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-5C766A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead strap end dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 750-1100). Possibly Read Class E. The strap end consists of a rectangular frame. On one side there is decoration present in the form of curvilinear patterns. There is a rectangular border around this which acts as the limits of the object on the lateral edges. Beneath the decoration is an undecorated lower plate. The object is broken at the other end. The reverse of the object is plain, with a small projection of metal on the top edge. The metal has a light brown colour. The strap end is 17.8mm long, 16mm wide, 2.7m…
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 2nd April 2021
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Record ID: FAJN-351177
Object type: TRIAL PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a lead striking of the dies for a penny of Cnut (1016-35), short cross type (c. AD1029-36; North 790), moneyer: uncertain, mint: London. Ref: North 1994: 168. The fragment is torn, partially folded (this does not appear to be a deliberate act, but probably occured post deposition) and incomplete with parts of the coin design missing. The folding of the sheet has obscured much of what remains of the reverse of the coin and the moneyer's name is not visible even if it survives. The striking itself appears to be reasonably clear and complete although it is difficult to c…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-F1FAEA
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 657 probable round shot all found in the same hole. The balls are of two main sizes, the larger making up the majority of the group. The smaller balls are possibly for a pistol. One ball more closely resembles a shot plug. The rough diameter for the larger balls is approximately 17mm, and many have mould lines. There is a variation across the group in the level of oxidation on the surface of the balls, but this may be due to varying soil conditions throughout the hole. The average weight for the sample taken was 33.97g, with individual weights in the sample from 26.…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hurleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-2696E2
Object type: SHEET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead sheet with the impression of a Roman coin. The coin impresion is of a Siliqua from the reign of Gratian (367-383) - Reece Period 19. The lead sheet is sub-rectaungular in plan and weighs 70.50g; is 56.23mm long; and has a maximum width of 34.07mm and a minimum width of 26.22mm. It is 4.91mm thick. The impression is situated at the widest part of the sheet and some dammage has occured to the upper right quadrant of the object, which includes part of the impression. The sheet has a transverse cut just below the coin impression. It is conceivable that this was made for casting …
Created on: Friday 9th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Record ID: GLO-A8134C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy pattern for the manufacture of a two part Colchester derivative bow brooch. The wing have been formed into a rough and uneven cylindrical shape by rolling and hammering the sides together, this process has been completed on the left side but only half finished on the right. In the rear centre of the wings is a very shallow vertical indentation were a shot would be cut for the pin. A recessed transverse line separates the wings from the bow. The bow has a very rough concave hollow that runs down the length of the face of the bow; this hollow appears to have …
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Record ID: NMS-92674C
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead ampulla. On one face a scallop shell of Spencer Type II beneath four horizontal ribs, flanking two bands of oblique hatching and a central row of pellets. On the other beneath a similar arrangement but with a central row of three annulets, an arc of oblique hatching around a pair of concentric circles. These enclose cross-hatching with, in the centre, an upper case letter H. This may commemorate St Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln (1186-1200, canonised 1220). See NMS-2794A2. Height 54.5mm. Width 28.5mm. Mid 14th - early 16th century. Within 25m of grid reference.
Created on: Saturday 9th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-DCF738
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval lead alloy vat, 310mm in diameter, 130mm high and weighing several kgs. The vessel has been formed in two pieces with a flat circular base, now very worn and patched, attached to shallow vertical sides which have been soldered on to the base. The external surface of the vessel is pitted, suggesting it was cast in a sand mould (see below). The upper edge has a turned rim, 15-20mm wide, and attached to the upper part of this are two iron projections, presumably the remains of an attachment loop for a handle or hooked iron loops (see below). Below each of these projections…
Created on: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-AA3F5D
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post-Medieval lead powder measure, now crushed flat but it can been seen that the object was originally hollow and had two, integrally cast, lugs set either side of its flat top. These caps covered the ends of wooden tubes containing the shot and charge for a musket during the English Civil War (Courtney, FRG Datasheet 11, Fig. 3). Fighting took place in the Gainsborough area during the English Civil War (1642-1651). See also FAKL-D4B747. Width 32.2mm, Height 24.0mm, Thickness 2.4mm, Mass 20.97g.
Created on: Monday 4th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2017
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Record ID: SUR-91AB24
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A lead papal bulla issued by antipope John XXIII (1410-1415). The bulla is in very fine condition. Side 1: IOhANNES : PP : .XXIII: Side 2: SPA SPE (Faces of the Saints Paul and Peter). Papal bullae such as this would have acted as seals on official Papal documents to authenticate their provenance and authority. They were attached to papal documents by cords which ran through the lead seal. One side gives the name of the Pope while the other shows the Saints Peter and Paul. From 1378 to 1417 there was a split within the Roman Catholic Church which was known as the P…
Created on: Sunday 3rd January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-07268F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval, Viking weight of 9th or 10th century date The weight comprises a cut fragment of ornamental enamelled copper alloy metalwork set into a lead base and is near-complete, missing much of the enamel (with a weight of 116.3g). The lead base is flat and sub-oval (36.5mm x 27.5mm) and the sides are slightly concave and convergent to the top face with a sub-rectangular section (19.0mm thick). A decorated enamelled copper alloy mount, now of sub-triangular form is surmounted into the lead (27mm long and 19mm wide). The mount is decorated with geometric motifs. The lower mo…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Record ID: SF-120845
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead brooch of Weetch's type 13, defined as having a raised central field. It is of late Early Medieval date, probably 11th century, and is unusual in that it appears to be the first known to be decorated with a single face mask. It is missing much of the outer edge and pin lug due to old breaks, now worn. The flat outer edge is decorated with beaded decoration and there is a circumferential groove before a central, circular flat-topped raised boss. The outer edge of the boss is decorated with a circumferential border containing diagonal grooves. Within this is a cent…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snetterton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-4E1B95
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vat or tank of early-medieval date c.AD 750-1000. The vat is complete but has been crushed / flattened which has distorted the profile and shape. The distortion has opened the seams and there are some irregular tears in the base and side walls. The vat is constructed in two or possibly three pieces it has a circular base with a diameter of approximately 470mm. The side walls are formed from a single rectangular sheet of lead rolled to form a hoop around the base. The hoop and the base are joined together by the hoop being folded around the base. How this join is secured is diff…
Created on: Thursday 15th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3623A4
Object type: NET SINKER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Net Sinkers. Fourteen improvised lead weights (a-n) found in a spiral arrangement in the top of a pit of estimated diameter c.30cm. The fill of the pit was slightly greyer than the surrounding soil, with a single piece of toffee coloured chert close to its centre, probably a fortuitous position. Weight (a) was at the outer end of the arrangement, and Weight (n) at its centre. The two heaviest weights (m and n) were at the centre. This arrangement may suggest the weights were strung on a line at intervals of c.50mm, or along the selvedge of a net. The latter suggestion is advanced…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wilberfoss', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-F62FA7
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead pendant, triangular or shield-shaped with a pair of transversely pierced suspension lugs. Height 55.5mm, without lugs 46mm. Width 42mm. Thickness 4.8mm at lugs, 2.5mm at base. Weight 41.21g. No parallel noted. Perhaps 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Tuesday 29th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2016
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Record ID: WILT-2EF078
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead post-medieval two part cloth seal with the arms of Tudor England. Obverse: Crown between E [R] above round-bottomed shield of Arms of Tudor England, shield flanked by 1 [6] 0 0 Reverse: Beaded lozenge around WIL / F B Date: 1600
Created on: Thursday 20th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Easton Grey', grid reference and parish protected.