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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Sleeve clasp | SF2383 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Cast copper alloy wrist clasp hook-plate; plate and bar cast in one; bar decorated on upper surface with crudely applied transverse grooves; the bar is pierced by three circular attachment holes and its outer edge is deeply scalloped to from four sub-rectangular knops; behind each of the knops th... | |||||
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Sleeve clasp | SF2385 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Cast copper alloy wrist clasp hook-plate; plate and bar cast in one; bar decorated on upper surface with crudely applied transverse grooves; the bar is pierced by three circular attachment holes and its outer edge has four damaged sub-triangular knops; the outer pair curving inwards; behind each ... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SF2387 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Fragmentary cast copper alloy object; consists of a fragmentary bar of sub-triangular section which curves slightly in profile; the upper surface of the bar terminates in a stylised moulded animal head seen from above with deeply facetted eyes and a sub-triangular snout; the metal beyond the ani... | |||||
| Buckle | SF2460 |
Medieval | Suffolk |
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| Damaged copper alloy buckle plate; formed from two rectangular sheets of metal riveted together with a three copper alloy rivets; a pair at the outer edge and a single central one; slot for pin at inner edge; section of back-plate missing; tinned on front surface. | |||||
| Brooch | SF2596 |
Post medieval | Suffolk |
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| Silver circular brooch; composite with back-plate which retains the stub of a copper alloy pin lug and a ?silver catch; obliquely beaded collar around outside edge; repousse front-plate dished with a central protruding hollow hemispherical boss; the dished section of metal surrounding the boss is... | |||||
| Brooch | SF2701 |
Medieval | Cambridgeshire |
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| Copper alloy ring brooch; hexagonal with concave edges; ring sub-triangular in section, reverse flat and undecorated; sides sloping with notches cut into metal at regular intervals giving an angular beaded effect; on the angled inside surface, between each of the notches are a series of circular ... | |||||
| Bracelet | SF2703 |
Roman | Cambridgeshire |
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| Fragmentary copper alloy bracelet; flat band of metal, max width and thickness 7 by 1.2mm towards an irregular breakage, metal tapers in both width and thickness towards a squared-off terminal with slightly rounded corners; front surface decorated with incised linear decoration consisting of both... | |||||
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Brooch | SF2797 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| Copper alloy penannular brooch; ring bent out of shape, metal heavily corroded; ring of circular section, ends flattened and rolled tightly into terminals which have been twisted so that they are at right angles to the plane of the ring; internal diameter 24mm; pin in situ, shaft of circular sect... | |||||
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Pin | SF2798 |
Early medieval |
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| Copper-alloy pin head; sub-triangular with a convex upper edge and single side scallops occupying the upper half of each of the tapering edges, diagonal breakage towards bottom apex above missing shaft, damage to upper corners of head also, surface of metal corroded; head tapers from a maximum th... | |||||
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Scabbard | SF2799 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Cast copper-alloy scabbard chape of early Anglo-Saxon date, with engraved and punched detail on the front. The object consists of a sub-ovoid openwork plate, with a flat reverse and slightly curving upper surface; the upper or front is in the shape of two profiled curving bird (or possibly beast... | |||||
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Bracelet | SF2861 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| Copper alloy bracelet fragment with a hooked terminal; worn and corroded; flat band with sides which taper regularly from breakage point representing maximum width of 7mm to the hook; front and back surfaces decorated with pairs of sub-triangular nicks and facets cut into the outer edges of the m... | |||||
| Coin | SF2868 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| Religious personal accessory | SF3807 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Enigmatic object made of cast copper alloy with a long slightly flaring base and a horned-head terminal. The base is square in section, measuring 8 mm square at its largest, and is hollow for the lower half of its 24 mm length. The two sides each have a bold central rib running down their lengt... | |||||
| Knife | SF5067 |
Bronze age | Suffolk |
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| Copper-alloy leaf-shaped and pointed knife/razor with tang. The blade has a slight, broad, flattish midrib, and there is extensive surface pocking due to invasive corrosion; only c. 50% of the original surface of the blade survives. The tang is rectangular in section; it is bent before what app... | |||||
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Brooch | SF52 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| Two fragments of an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Head-plate fragment has top and side knops cast with brooch (one missing), plano-convex in section, domed in outline with multiple collars; trapezoidal head-plate with worn rectangular wings; inward facing triangular punch-marks at edges of head-... | |||||
| Mirror | SF6712 |
Iron age | Suffolk |
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| Fragment of cast copper-alloy mirror handle, now very corroded, with many tiny holes in the metal. In the centre of the fragment is a transverse oval disc measuring 17 x 18 mm, which is decorated with a groove around its circumference. From the bottom of this disc the handle tapers to a waist a... | |||||
| Fixtures and fittings | SF922 |
Post medieval | Suffolk |
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| Fragmentary binding or fixture consisting of a rectangular plate of metal attached by a pair of dome-headed copper alloy rivets at one end. The front surface is decorated by transverse grooves. | |||||
| Harness pendant | SOMDOR403 |
Medieval | Dorset |
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| Copper alloy horse harness pendant suspension mount. Sub-oval domed suspension plate with large side lobes for attachment. Two top lobes remain but traces of two smaller ones at the sides of the lower part are still visible. At the base is a notch housing a hinge point. The hinged bar is secured ... | |||||
| Unidentified object | WMID1275 |
Unknown | Warwickshire |
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| Extremely crude cast of copper alloy. The item is semi-cylindrical. The interior is encrusted with grit particles. The exterior is very uneven and there are traces of iron corrosion. It is difficult to tell whether the edges are abraded, broken or that is the original edge. The green colour does ... | |||||
| Fixtures and fittings | WMID2819 |
Medieval |
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| The general shape of the item is a 'T' shape. The horizontal bar is circular in section and has rounded terminals which have a slightly flared 'base'. Towards the centre of the bar on either side the bar narrows and again expands towards the centre. Protruding from the centre of the bar is a vert... | |||||
| Locket | YORYM2101 |
Post medieval | North Yorkshire |
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| Very thin, embossed design (pressed from reverse). Male head right, 'R' to right of head. Left half of front locket and back section extinct. (Right half face only). Some shearing of metal around top edge. | |||||
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Strap fitting | NMGW-3F88F4 |
Iron age | Vale Of Glamorgan |
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| Cast copper alloy strap union formed by a raised reverse S-scroll, the back of which is flat, enclosing two circular bosses 11mm in diameter and with two vertical strap bars, of circular section, attached by oval shaped lugs. The entire surface of the strap-union is quite corroded and pitted. A... | |||||
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Brooch | LIN-4BB5F2 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Small early-type tinned polden hill brooch. The wings are semi-circular in cross-section and fully-rounded at their terminals. The wings contain a copper-alloy spring, secured in the wing terminals and also in the centre by a perforated plate. The bow is flat with a small crest running down the c... | |||||
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Button | SF8850 |
Medieval | Norfolk |
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| Heavy solid button, nearly globular in shape, made from a white metal, perhaps a very high-tin bronze. There are some small chips in the surface which appear to show that the button is entirely made from this metal rather than having a mainly copper-alloy core. There is no decoration on the but... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SF10851 |
Iron age | Suffolk |
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| A copper-alloy unidentified object, it is circular in plan and slightly conical in shape, measuring 18mm in diameter and 11mm in thickness, at its centre which is its thickest point. There is a circular perforation through the centre of the object, measuring 4mm in diameter. On the back face this... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SF9119 |
Unknown | Suffolk |
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| Fragment of cast copper alloy. The fragment is curved, with two parallel bands of rounded convex moulding on the exterior; both bands have damage to them (hammer marks) and between these the metal is rough. The interior has a series of parallel flat facets, striations and hollows, set perpendic... | |||||
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Brooch | SF8884 |
Iron age | Suffolk |
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| Small copper-alloy brooch of La Tene I type, in very fragile condition. Two coils of the spring are visible, but much obscured by a lump of iron corrosion which is probably from an iron axis bar. The metal then flares and flattens into an oval or leaf-shaped bow, which is cracked across near to... | |||||
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Purse | SF8885 |
Medieval | Suffolk |
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| One end of a copper-alloy purse bar. The bar is circular in cross-section and 3 to 4 mm in diameter. It is bent at right angles near the break, which is fairly worn, but the bend does not appear to have caused stress to the metal. The other end has a globular terminal roughly 12 mm in diameter... | |||||
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Flesh hook | SF9039 |
Bronze age | Norfolk |
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| Copper-alloy spike with curved tip and lozengiform cross-section, probably from a Late Bronze Age 'flesh-hook'. The spike tapers smoothly from 8.8 mm wide and 5.5 mm thick at the old and worn break, to a sharp tip. The unbent length is c. 105 mm, length as bent is 83 mm, height of hook from the... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SF9040 |
Roman | Norfolk |
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| Unidentified cast copper-alloy object, now very worn and corroded. Basically circular and domed with a hollow reverse. The flat outer edge (4mm high) has alternating rounded and broader rectangular projections, originally three of each. All elements of the decoration of the domed area are define... | |||||
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