All finds associated with this tag
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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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| Palstave | HAMP102 |
Bronze age | Berkshire |
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| Unlooped palstave with slight indentation below the stop which may indicate the corroded remains of shield decoration. Surface extremely pitted. Only remaining evidence of any patina is in the hafting slot which is extremely short. | |||||
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Flanged axehead | HAMP111 |
Bronze age | Somerset |
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| Low-flanged Axe with stop ridge. Butt is weathered, sides are straight and gently diverging before splaying out to an asymmetrically, moderately expanded blade. | |||||
| Finger ring | HAMP1116 |
Roman | Hampshire |
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| Cast copper-alloy finger-ring. Large hoop; now bent and distorted. Plain, square bezel. Hoop worn thin at bottom. Possible traces of tinning, and perhaps remains of solder on bezel. | |||||
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Ear ring | HAMP114 |
Bronze age | Hampshire |
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| Annular ear-ring with diamond cross-section. Chevron pattern incised on outer faces. | |||||
| Coin | HAMP1146 |
Roman | Hampshire |
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Palstave | HAMP181 |
Bronze age | Hampshire |
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| Looped palstave. Narrow blade with three short ribs below projecting stop, slightly convex flanges which end short of the butt. Blade edge is blunt. Green patina, with areas of corrosion on exposed edges, some sign of plough damage. | |||||
| Coin weight | HAMP208 |
Early medieval | Hampshire |
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| Coin | HAMP174 |
Post medieval | Berkshire |
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| Spindle whorl | HAMP476 |
Roman | Hampshire |
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| Circular disc with hole perforated through centre. Uneven lower surface. | |||||
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Strap fitting | HAMP548 |
Medieval | Hampshire |
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| Polyhedral - essentially cubic with facetted corners resulting in fourteen flat surfaces. Circular holes through the centre of the upper and lower surfaces and the four largest surfaces. A separate D-shaped suspension loop is attached to the upper surface loosely. Apart from the upper and lower ... | |||||
| Ring | KENT1774 |
Medieval | Kent |
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| A stirrup-shaped, gold finger-ring set with a blue stone (possibly glass or a saphire). | |||||
| Toggle | KENT2033 |
Iron age | Kent |
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| 'toggle' shaped with three raised bands running across width of the object Attachment loop at one side of object. Each of the three bands has five raised small dots. Cast whole in a single mould | |||||
| Brooch | KENT2347 |
Early medieval | Kent |
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| Early Anglo-Saxon bow brooch cast in copper alloy, approximately 50mm long. The semi-circular headplate has an intergral semi-circular knop at its apex. The bow is curved with a prominant ridge running along the centre. The footplate is rectangular, with an intergral semi-circular knop on the two... | |||||
| Harness mount | KENT2849 |
Post medieval | Surrey |
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| Harness boss. Circular disk with raised centre piece, which is ribbed with two grooves (three sections). Three holes on main plate: one damaged, one with rivet, one just hole. | |||||
| Harness fitting | KENT2850 |
Post medieval | Kent |
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| Harness Boss. Circular plate, with raised central boss, which is ribbed into two sections. Double inscribed parallel lines around circumference of outside edge of plate and base of boss. Single inscribed line around circumference of top of boss. with dot at summit. Three evenly spaced floral iron... | |||||
| Buckle | KENT355 |
Roman | Kent |
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| ovular ?buckle fragment, moulded decoration in triangular shape, loops around to a zoomorphic design which appears to represent a dragon | |||||
| Buckle | KENT356 |
Roman | Kent |
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| 'D' shaped buckle with frame and plate intact, pin missing; loop joined to plate with separate hinge pin; both frame and plate have gilding and ?chip carved ornament, geometric on the frame; the plate has a zoomorphic design of 2 birds (?peacocks) vis a vis in two registers; there are 2 rivets in... | |||||
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Strap fitting | KENT456 |
Roman |
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| Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman military strap fitting, of 1st to 3rd century date. The incomplete fitting is comprised of a T-shaped horizontal bar above a crescent shaped loop. There is a worn break across the base of the bar. The bar has two transverse grooves across its width. The reverse ... | |||||
| Coin | KENT483 |
Medieval | Kent |
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| A penny of Henry VI of England (first reign), minted at York. | |||||
| Coin | KENT575 |
Roman | Kent |
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| Roman silver denarius of the deified Paulina, wife of Maximinus I (Maximinus Thrax). This coin is an unusual find - there are just three coins of this type in the British Museum's collection. | |||||
| Unidentified object | KENT643 |
Roman | Kent |
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| Umbonate copper alloy object, sub-rectangular in shape. The object has a central round umbo with a nipple in its centre; two incised lines in a diamond shape around the umbo; silvery-grey alloy with red spots; circular perforation below umbo (a later addition); damaged at top and bottom, perhaps ... | |||||
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Brooch | KENT671 |
Iron age | Worcestershire |
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| ?wheel brooch fragment, annular ring with 3 spokes and central perforation, the outer ring has a perforated edge, no visible means of attachment on reverse | |||||
| Harness pendant | KENT7 |
Medieval | Kent |
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| Shield shaped pendant with mount, attachment pin, 3 escutcheons also shield shaped consisting of three horizontal crenulated red enamel lines surmounted by green vair. | |||||
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Unidentified object | LVPL1437 |
Cheshire |
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| Irregular bronze disc stamped on one side with dendritic pattern | |||||
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Dagger | LVPL1683 |
Bronze age | Cheshire |
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| Dagger/knife blade, tapering with incipient midrib almost the width of the blade, slightly damaged at handle end, to partial rivet holes. Only small amount of original surface remains. | |||||
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Axehead | LVPL1709 |
Neolithic | Cheshire |
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| Large, leaf shaped stone axe fashioned from Eskdale granite. Significantly water worn and rolled removing all traces of flaking scars or facets. Dark surface coloration of the butt-end. | |||||
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Pectoral | LVPL1711 |
Early medieval | Cheshire |
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| Cast copper alloy equal armed cross decorated on the back with a tendrilled scroll pattern. Gold plaques attached to each of the arms (except one missing) with imitation filigree. Central disc may also have been decorated. | |||||
| Coin | LVPL1719 |
Roman | Cheshire |
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| Constans AE3 | |||||
| Votive model | LVPL575 |
Bronze age | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| Diminutive bronze socketed chisel with side loop. | |||||
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Buckle | NLM4219 |
Medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| Rectangular buckle plate with elaborate decoration in enamel. Lemon yellow, light turquoise, blood red, light blue, royal blue, white. Gilt, no counter enamel. Limoges. | |||||
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