Record ID: PUBLIC-33995D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Slightly damaged lead alloy Medieval ampulla. The ampulla is a bag or flask shape that is waisted towards the middle. There are triangular lug handles to either side, set where the more bulbous body joins the narrower tapering neck. The handles are not quite laterally aligned with one positioned lower than the other.  The top is damaged and is split and lipped over to one face, probably as a result of post-depositional impact damage rather than any contemporary attempt to force it open or shut. The iconographic decoration is raised and bifacial, with one face consis…
Created on: Saturday 2nd March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-439C1C
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval lead alloy, uniface, circular, probable coin weight. One face is marked in the upper half with a W, with the roman numerals XXXVI or XXVII below. The other face is blank apart from a central pimple. A coin weight for a Noble is shown on p24 of Withers, P & B, Lions Ships and Angels that is marked with an XXXVI value in roman numerals. At 4.37g (67.4gn) the weight of this object would approximate to a half noble. It is not clear what the W indicates. On this basis, it is likely this is an unofficial coin weight. Circa 1351…
Created on: Saturday 9th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-77858E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Post-Medieval probable weight or token. The object is flat (1.5mm thick) and sub-square (20mm x 22mm) with an image cast in relief decorating one side. The design is not easily recognisable as a letter or digit, nor any easily discernable symbol. A straight line, close and broadly parallel to one edge has two separate approximately one-third-spaced, down-curving crescents, that spring across the front face and meet close to the opposite edge. Perhaps the most likely interpretation is that of a letter D. The mass is 6.95g, which is just…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Saturday 18th November 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-BFD9B3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small, lead alloy, uniface Medieval to Post Medieval initialed disc. It is circular with a grained peripheral flange and is marked on the front face with a closed letter E in relief set within a circular border. Its purpose is unknown but use as a token or weight is probably the most likely application. The object would be small in diameter for a token, but token sizes can sometimes be deliberately paralleled by the denomination that is being represented; - ie at this diameter a silver halfpenny or farthing coin. Initialled leaden token…
Created on: Saturday 22nd July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B11B05
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy fragment from a Post Medieval cloth seal. The fragment is sub-discoidal (as flattened by the alnage seal matrix) with a short flat tab projecting to one side. The seal depicts a crenelated castle wall with an arched entrance gateway; above the wall part of an arcing beaded border can be seen. Cloth seals depicting images of castles are commonplace in Norfolk, as a lion surmounted by a castle is the arms of Norwich. No lion is evident on this partial impression and insufficient survives to be definitive, especially since many other non-Norwich seals depicting c…
Created on: Friday 10th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-AF81CE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval lead alloy pendant weight. The body of the weight is an elongated ovoid shape and is cast in-the-round with a suspension loop uppermost. The loop has been struck on one side and is now distorted. The convex moulded body has grooves to either side that follow the curving shape of the sides in the centre of which the profile rises to form a medial arris. There is a transverse groove around the base of the weight that acts as a stopping point for the contoured decoration. These types of weight are poorly understood. There are many with the sa…
Created on: Friday 10th March 2023
Last updated: Sunday 21st May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-28886C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy 1 pound steelyard weight with axial remains of an iron suspension insert. The weight is bi-conical with a flattened equator. At the apex of the upper cone, there is the remains of an iron insert, probably a loop or hook for suspension. The iron insert does not protrude through to the opposite side of the weight. The surface of the weight is heavily corroded to a whitish-grey colour, and is very scratched and pockmarked through interaction with the soil. The bi-conical form and iron suspension loop are typically Roman, as is the predomina…
Created on: Sunday 9th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2022
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Record ID: NMS-43F527
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy perforated hollow vessel. The object is robust, consisting of a hollow bulbous body with a collar separating a short straight but cylindrical 21mm diameter neck truncated obliquely by an old break. The body has six circular full-thickness perforations around the sides and a single larger hole at the end opposite the neck. The surface is covered with scrapes and impact damage. The object's intended purpose is unknown, but it is possibly connected with water management and/or distribution equipment. The considerable weight would provide sub…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2022
Last updated: Friday 16th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-5617B3
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval lead or lead alloy Dutch customs alnage seal. This is a one-part, single disc seal that is sub-oval in shape and marked on both faces. The upper face has a square shield bearing a lion rampant and surmounted by a crown, all within what is probably a circle of pellets. The reverse face carries the letters N/R at the edge and the number 448 lower down across the base. Examples of similar seals recorded through the Portable Antiquities Scheme can be seen at LIN-7F7916, SF-1D07E5, SF-5521B5, HAMP-A68301 and WILT-4FCCD which suggest the seal is likely Dutch…
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2022
Last updated: Saturday 3rd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CEECFC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, sub-circular (25.0mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. Plano-conical cross-section with an 11mm (at base) to 8.5mm tapering central perforation. The underside has a concentric shrinkage concavity which is a common feature of the casting process for many of these whorls. Spindle whorls are very much utility devices providing a simple spinning-inertia function when manually turning fibres into yarn. Their use spans the Iron Age, Roman, Early-Medieval, Medieval, and early Post-Medieval periods. The hand spindle on …
Created on: Friday 5th August 2022
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-925F81
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy semi-circular lead weight. The weight was probably originally discoidal but has been severed across the centre making it semi-circular in plan. As such the cut is accurate and square-edged, suggesting it has been done deliberately rather than through damage. Similar weights are recorded at YORYM-2C4B44 and  SF-42A486 with dates ranging from late Early Medieval to Post Medieval. There are no obvious decoration or validation marks surviving on either face of this example. The weight is 42.48g or 14.98 ounces. Lead weights were banned …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2022
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-8E83EC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy probable weight.  Circular with a thin trapezoidal cross-section. The smaller diameter upper surface has incuse lines of surface dots present. It could be concluded that these are placed in groups of three, but it is unclear if they are just damage or were intended as decoration or indicators of unit value. The fact that the larger diameter underside and sides also have these marks, albeit more random in nature and distribution, perhaps suggests that damage is the more likely reason. The underside also has a larger circular pit. The weig…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2022
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-828489
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, circular (24.0mm diameter) undecorated spindle whorl. Plano-convex cross-section with a central 9.5mm circular parallel-sided perforation. The underside has a concentric shrinkage concavity which is a common feature of the casting process for many of these whorls. Spindle whorls are very much utility devices providing a simple spinning-inertia function when manually turning fibres into yarn. Their use spans the Iron Age, Roman, Early-Medieval, Medieval, and early Post-Medieval periods. The hand spindle on which they were used con…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-8EC4FF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ovoid lead weight with remains of iron attachment rod passing axially from top to bottom. The weight is light grey in colour with surface dents and scrapes but no decoration. Weights such as this are usually identified as steelyard weights which were in common use during the Roman, Medieval and Post Medieval periods. There is no archaeological context or stylistic markers for this weight, but the degree of patination is suggestive of some age, therefore a wide range date is suggested curtailed in the 17th century. A similar weight can be seen at KENT-D4981D on the PAS database. Circa …
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2022
Last updated: Sunday 5th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CB8EAA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical lead weight of uncertain date. The weight has a circular base with tapering conical sides and is pinched at the top with a transverse circular suspension hole. There are four circular holes spaced equally around the edge of the underside of the weight, that penetrate upwards through to the sides of the conical body. The surface of the weight is pock-marked through minor impacts but there is a possible raised mark to one side in an area of damage that could be a 'V'. The holes are unlikely to be for calibration purposes but serve some other function, There is another similar w…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
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Record ID: NMS-24779A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy object cast in the shape of a snail shell scroll. The uncoiled end is broken transversely. Insufficient of the object survives to be diagnostic of date or purpose. A Post Medieval to modern date is suggested. Circa AD 1730-1900.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2022
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Record ID: NMS-6B23A2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy discoidal seal matrix. Edge damage and a small amount of material loss obscures part of the inscription. The matrix consists of a central fleur-de-lis within an inner circle, surrounded by the following inscription + SIG' RICARDI F[I]L ROBERTI (Seal of Richard son of Robert). The fleur-de-lis is inverted. The reverse is decorated with an inverted fleur-de-lis in relief. 13th century.
Created on: Saturday 7th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-6B088D
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large badly bent lead alloy discoidal seal matrix. There is slight split at the end of a rearward crease that runs from 8 o'clock to 3 o'clock. The upper suspension loop (4mm thick) is facetted and is pierced by a circular hole parallel to the plane of the matrix. The matrix is bordered and consists of a stylised fleur-de-lis within an inner circle, surrounded by the following inscription SIGILL' tVRStANI Fl' RICARD'  (Seal of Thurstan son of Richard). There is no initial mark. 13th century.
Created on: Saturday 7th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-8123E0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Medieval lead alloy token or perhaps weight. Discoidal with radiused upper corner to the cross-section. There is a short flat area to the outside circle with a likely break. This may have been the location of a linking strip to say a bag seal, or perhaps the waste sprue removal on a multiple casting tree. One side of the object has a very crude facing crowned head cast in relief, which despite the lack of legend is reminiscent of coinage and early jettons from the medieval period. There is some other imagery on the flan such as two parallel lines to the right of the head (as…
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 28th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-71E1F8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead seal matrix. Discoidal body with projecting tabular loop projecting from the upper edge. Diameter - 34.5mm, thickness 7.5mm, weight 33.28g. An eagle displayed head to sinister.  + SIGILL' ADE FIL [      ]D...cLC  (Seal of Adam son of ?). 13th century.
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
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