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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Strap end | SWYOR-E61B80 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| A copper alloy Early Medieval strap end fitting into Thomas’s Class A. The strap end is oval and has a zoomorphic terminal which is damaged at the very end. The rounded ears are very prominent. The central panel contains a Trewhiddle style animal in relief. Only minute traces of silvering survive... | |||||
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Door fitting | SUSS-F5BC14 |
Medieval | East Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy object, which on first glance looks like part of a Roman key. However, it is more likely to be medieval or early post-medieval in date due to the patina of the metal and the style of the casting. The object is formed of a rectangular strip of copper alloy which tapers to one... | |||||
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Scabbard | SOMDOR-33CE11 |
Post medieval | Dorset |
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| Cast, copper alloy scabbard chape. This would have had a separate back plate. It has a scalloped top edge . The upper part is rectangular with two attachment holes flanking a harp-shaped central hole (the attachement hole on the right is larger than that on the left and there is a tear through it... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SWYOR-799081 |
Unknown | North Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy unidentified object. The object is sub-rectangular with rounded ends and damaged edges. It is 30.8mm long, 11.7mm wide and 5.9mm thick at the lug. The plate is 1.7mm thick. It may have originally been an elongated lozenge shape, as some of the edge at the narrower end appears to be... | |||||
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Unidentified object | LIN-8CCB92 |
Early medieval | Lincolnshire |
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| Incomplete cast copper alloy object. The object is flat and thin, openwork and looks to have been symmetrical. Although damaged, the object looks to have originally been flat trapezoidal panel at either end with a large circular plate between. The circular plate has two openwork triangles in i... | |||||
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Buckle | WILT-DE6738 |
Medieval | Wiltshire |
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| Medieval copper alloy buckle with plain circular frame and wire pin. It is 12.5mm in diameter (internal 8.5mm diameter) and weighs 0.77g. The pin is of a different metal to the frame, and the frame of irregular thickness and width. Egan and Pritchard comment that buckles of this type smalle... | |||||
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Buckle | SUSS-E2D5F1 |
Medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper-alloy single looped rectangular buckle frame. A small patch of corroded iron survives on the strap bar as the only remains of the pin. The frame has been decorated with incised oblique lines. There is no pin recess . The reverse is undecorated and flat. The metal is a mid greyish... | |||||
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Buckle | SUSS-E2E613 |
Medieval | West Sussex |
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| A single looped sub-rectangular buckle with a notched on the outer edge, for the pin. The strap bar is narrowed and off-set. The pin is missing. The artefact is a light brownish-red colour, the metal is pitted. It probably dates from circa 1300 - 1600. | |||||
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Harness ring | SWYOR-0E5976 |
Unknown | South Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy harness ring of uncertain date. The ring is a sub-circular loop which is a rounded hexagon in section. It is 25.4mm long, 24.9mm wide and 3.6mm thick. At the narrower end of the loop the metal is much thinner and is worn, suggesting that the loop was suspended from this point. The ... | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-0E61B8 |
Unknown | South Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy probable perforated weight. The weight is cone shaped and has a circular hole through the centre. It appears to have been made in two pieces, first a hollow cone which was then filled with more lead leaving a line between the two pieces. There are two incised lines round the outside ... | |||||
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Brooch | SWYOR-0EAEC1 |
Iron age | South Yorkshire |
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| A complete copper alloy Iron Age brooch. It is 42.8mm long, 13.5mm wide and 8.4mm thick. The brooch is an example of La Tene type II (Hattatt, 2000). It is made from a single piece of metal forming the pin and plate, which is coiled into a spring at the top. It then runs down the back of the plat... | |||||
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Bell | HESH-1C5D35 |
Roman | Shropshire |
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| Cast copper alloy bell of uncertain date. The bell is sub-circular in plan and domed or arched (bell shaped) in profile with an integral cast sub-circular suspension loop positioned at the peak of the dome. The upper part of this loop has been broken, possibly through wear. Positioned at either s... | |||||
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Bell | HESH-1C8103 |
Roman | Shropshire |
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| Cast copper alloy bell of uncertain date. The bell is sub-circular in plan and domed or arched (bell shaped) in profile with an integral cast suspension loop positioned at the peak of the dome. The suspension loop has been broken, possibly through wear. The upper outer and inner parts of the bell... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SUSS-8654F3 |
Post medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy object, possibly a spoon handle. The object has a circular section, with a swollen section in the centre and a pointed-knop at the end. The opposite terminal is broken and the break is worn. The object is bent. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour and is pitted. | |||||
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Prick spur | GLO-B4DED1 |
Medieval | Avon |
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| Iron prick spur length 118mm, width 90mm, height 53mm, weight 53g. The arms of the spur move away from each other in a gentle V-shape that has a rounded base, these arms (8mm high, 5mm wide) are bent upwards in a high arch that would have terminated in a loop, this terminal has been truncated f... | |||||
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Scabbard | HESH-1B9521 |
Medieval | Shropshire |
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| Cast copper alloy dagger chape (metal fitting from the base of a scabbard) of probable late medieval or early post-medieval date (1400 -1600). The chape is sub-triangular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The chape is cast in one piece with the front and rear plates extending higher than th... | |||||
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Brooch | SUSS-4125D7 |
Medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy object, surviving in two pieces. The object could be a Roman bracelet, but it is more likely to be a medieval brooch. The object is formed from a twisted strip of copper alloy wire. There is a step in the strip - which could indicate that that is a pin construction and therefo... | |||||
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Necklace | WILT-41D802 |
Roman | Berkshire |
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| Fragment of Roman copper alloy necklet (or large armlet). It consists of the hook end (the tip of the hook is broken), which is rectangular in section, and expands into a roughly square-section twisted body. Both breaks are old. The necklet measures 121.9mm and weighs 33.54g. The hook end meas... | |||||
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Coin | IOW-425228 |
Iron age | Isle Of Wight |
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| An uninscribed base silver stater (although mostly bronze) of Late Iron Age date (c. 50 BC - c. AD 43). A South Western (Durotriges) coin. For information on British Iron Age coins see: Hobbs, R. 1996. British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, p. 158, no. 2790ff. | |||||
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Buckle | SUSS-4255B6 |
Medieval | West Sussex |
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| A fragment of a cast copper alloy single looped D-shaped buckle. All that survives is the outer edge of the frame, which has been decoratively moulded. The pin is missing. The reverse is moulded like the front. The metal has lost most of its original surface and the metal is a mid reddish-brown c... | |||||
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Bell | SUSS-440872 |
Post medieval | West Sussex |
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| A fragment of a cast copper alloy bell. The bell has a flared rim which runs around the base of the bell. It is decorated just above the rim with an incised line. The metal survives in a poor condition. It is pitted and is a mid brownish-green colour. Such bells date to the 18th - 19th century. | |||||
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Button and loop fastener | HESH-596077 |
Iron age | Shropshire |
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| Incomplete, probable, cast copper alloy button and loop fastener or possible harness fitting of late Iron Age or early Roman date (50 BC - 250 AD). The head of the button and loop fastener is sub-rectangular in plan with a sub-triangular cross section. The edges of the button head are slightly be... | |||||
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Brooch | WILT-5A62C4 |
Roman | Hampshire |
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| Incomplete copper alloy and enamel Roman plate brooch of the equal-ended type with a hinged mechanism, missing its pin shank and most of the enamel. It measures 34mm in length and is max.11.2mm wide. It weighs 2.15g. Both hinge mechanism and catchplate are slightly bent to one side, possibly as a... | |||||
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Seal | SWYOR-699644 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
xml | csv json |
| A lead alloy seal from a bag, bale or other package of cargo, which is post medieval in date. It is 18.5mm long, 17.9mm wide and 4.6mm thick. The seal is sub-circular and is formed from two discs of metal pressed together at the edges over a string or fastening which is now missing. There is fain... | |||||
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Thimble | SUSS-6BB4C7 |
Post medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy sewing ring. The object is similar to a thimble, without the apex, but this example has a very thin width. The indentations are circular and have been arranged in a spiral. It is worn and the metal is a mid reddish-brown colour. Parallels can be seen in Egan (2005), p132, f... | |||||
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Mount | WILT-6F9C36 |
Roman | Hampshire |
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| Roman copper alloy pelta-shaped mount with residue of solder on the reverse. It is D-shaped in section (being flat on the underside) and measures 31.2x22.7x2.6mm and weighs 6.71g. The central 'arm' is bifurcated. The outer arms are apparantly rounded, one more so than the other which is rather... | |||||
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Baldric | CORN-B177A3 |
Iron age | Cornwall |
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| Incomplete cast copper alloy sword belt fitting or baldric ring, circular in profile and D-shaped in section, having a slightly flatter inner edge. The outer surface of the ring or hoop is inlaid with red glass triangles, arranged in a pattern pointing inwards from the edge, so that the alternati... | |||||
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Buckle | CAM-ED4004 |
Medieval | Norfolk |
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| A copper alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The frame is oval in shape with a small triangular lip. The lip has been notched to accommodate the pin. The frame extends to an integral forked spacer with a narrowing to hold the pin. The pin is in situ and comprises... | |||||
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Cosmetic pestle | SUSS-009051 |
Iron age | East Sussex |
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| Incomplete cast copper-alloy Iron Age/Roman cosmetic pestle. Ralph Jackson (1985) has identified this type of artefact as a double-looped idiosyncratic version of a centre-looped type of pestle used as part of a two-piece cosmetic set. The pestle has a circular cross-section but is pointed oval s... | |||||
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Vessel | SUSS-029A44 |
Medieval | East Sussex |
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| A large pot leg fragment from a cast copper alloy vessel. The fragment consists of part of the foot and leg. The reverse of the object is flat. There is a prominent vertical raised ridge running down the centre of the leg. The leg has a rectangular section. All the breaks are worn. The surface of... | |||||
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