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| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Mount | DENO-2C8187 |
Early medieval | Nottinghamshire |
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| Early Medieval mount; Circular Anglo-Saxon mount from a hanging bowl. Cast copper alloy with silvery, polished surface. The mount has cast decoration of two triskele-type roundels with curved and foliate designs between. The mount is damaged on one side and some of the metal between the raised se... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SUSS-926064 |
Unknown | East Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The object is formed from a cast circular plate of metal with a thicken rim. There is a copper alloy rivet through the centre of the plate. One side of the plate has slightly rolled up. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour and it is... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SUSS-926D42 |
Medieval | East Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The object is formed from a cast sub-triangular piece of metal with a broken loop on the short edge. The reverse is concave. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour and it is pitted. | |||||
| Vessel | SF-D281C0 |
Roman | Suffolk |
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| A led pot mend possibly Roman to post medieval in date. Oval in shape measuring 35.43mm by 32.30mm in size with fragments of pottery on one face, too small to be dated. | |||||
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Mount | WILT-D2D1A7 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| Roman pelta shaped copper alloy mount or stud, the surface of which has been stripped. It is probably 2nd or 3rd century, and possibly military. It is 24mm wide, 24mm in height, 6mm deep, and the metal is 3mm thick. There are two shanks on the reverse (which is hollow), at the top and bottom, the... | |||||
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Strap fitting | WILT-266B84 |
Early medieval | Wiltshire |
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| Copper-alloy strap-fitting, perhaps a strap union or junction, measuring 28.4 x 20.6 x 6.8mm and weighing 8.26g. The strap union is in the form of two roughly triangular loops with straight outside edges, recessed to form narrow strap bars, and linked by a central area on which is mounted a ... | |||||
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Figurine | SUSS-68B7D7 |
Unknown | East Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy figurine, in the shape of a bird. The figurine appears to have broken off from a much larger object as it has a flat, corroded base. It is possibly that this bird was positioned on the end of something like a shaft as a decorative terminal. The bird has its wings out stretched... | |||||
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Locking mechanism | SUSS-92B773 |
Roman | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy Roman lock-pin. The pin is derived from a small lock from a box or cupboard. The artefact comprises a circular head, decorated with two concentric rings, with a raised circular knop in the centre. Around the head of the pin there is wide, outward tapering rim. The head measu... | |||||
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Brooch | SUSS-940CE3 |
Iron age | West Sussex |
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| An incomplete copper alloy La Téne I type brooch, dating from circa 4th - 3rd century BC. The spring and head have become detached. The spring is of eight loops, four to each side with an external (broken) chord; the spring is wrapped around a seperate copper alloy bar 19.2mm long. The bow is ar... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SUSS-969468 |
Post medieval | Hampshire |
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| A cast copper alloy unidentified object, probably post-medieval in date. The object is formed from a tear-drop shaped loop, cast integrally with a circular sectioned strip. There are two collars wrapped around the object where the loop and the strip meet. The metal is smooth and dark greenish-b... | |||||
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Brooch | SUSS-96E258 |
Iron age | West Sussex |
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| An incomplete copper alloy La Téne I type brooch, dating from circa 4th – 3rd century BC. The spring and head of the brooch are missing and the break is very worn. The bow is arched and tapers outwards from the head and then inwards from the swollen centre. The bow has a circular cross-section.... | |||||
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Coin | BERK-A7A604 |
Post medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| Post-Medieval silver coin: Shilling of Edward VI (North Ref: 1937). The coin has a flat band of silver, 1.65mm in depth, fitted around its circumference. This would have meant that the coin could not be used as tender; suggestions given for this have included that it was for use as a gaming count... | |||||
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Finger ring | LIN-F98033 |
Roman | Lincolnshire |
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| Incomplete gold finger ring, Henig Type VIII, with the inscription 'TOT' on the bezel. The bezel is circular and very worn. The letters 'T' are feint whereas the deeper incised letter 'O' is much more visible. The letters 'T' are depicted as simple straight lines with inward pointing lower... | |||||
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Pilgrim badge | SWYOR-0F3FC3 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy badge which was probably a pilgrim souvenir dating from the medieval period. The badge is 24.1mm long, 22.2mm wide and 3.1mm thick. On the reverse is a pin that runs from side to side. The badge depicts a male human figure who is naked. His legs are together and project down from the... | |||||
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Strap fitting | WAW-90C906 |
Medieval | Warwickshire |
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| A cast copper alloy strap fitting; a strap loop with internal projections. In plan the frame is sub-rectangular. The internal edge has two small sub-triangular projections which are positioned towards a corner on opposite sides. The loop is rectangular in section. The loop has a mid green patina.... | |||||
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Strap fitting | SUSS-A554A3 |
Post medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy sword belt or similar strap fitting. The fitting consists of a large circular open loop at one end. An oval shape have been crudely cut into this and the outer edge of the loop has worn through. Extending down from this loop at a right angle is a secondary smaller loop. Both l... | |||||
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Strap fitting | ESS-A61E25 |
Post medieval | Essex |
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| Post Medieval cast copper alloy belt mount. The central body of the mount is a hollow dome with a rectangular projection on two opposing sides. These projections are formed of two raised parallel lines. One of these projections extends into a hook (now broken), and the other has a worn break, cro... | |||||
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Strap end | BUC-CCC798 |
Medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A medieval copper alloy strap end made from a strip of metal that bifurcates at the upper end to take the strap. The upper section is rectangularand tapers to to a trefoil shaped terminal. Along the length are two pairs of D-shaped lugs and a pair of larger lugs with perforations. The bifurcated ... | |||||
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Coin | NLM-E56E30 |
Medieval | North Lincolnshire |
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| A medieval penny of Edward III, Treaty Period, c.1363-69. | |||||
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Buckle | SUSS-15F818 |
Medieval | East Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy double looped buckle frame. The buckle frame and strap bar survive intact, but the pin is missing. Iron corrosion can be seen on the strap bar. Neither loop of the frame has a pin recess. The reverse is undecorated and flat. The metal is a mid greyish-green colour. These bu... | |||||
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Coin weight | SUSS-2852C2 |
Medieval | East Sussex |
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| A copper alloy square coin weight. The weight is stamped on one side with a circle, inside which there is a pelleted border and a long cross. The weight is very worn and most of the original surface is missing, exposing the metal beneath. This is an Anglo-gallic or French weigh for the salut... | |||||
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Thimble | KENT-501422 |
Medieval | Kent |
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| 1350-1450. Copper alloy, brass thimble probably made in Nuremburg, Germany and probably made form a sheet of metal hammered into shape, there are three creases in the metal on the side of the thimble. 'Angular beehive' or skep-acorn top shape. Length 16.9mm, Width 21mm, Thickness 15.2mm, Diameter... | |||||
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Brooch | WILT-74C8E3 |
Roman | Wiltshire |
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| Incomplete Roman copper alloy plate brooch of the bridge type, missing its spring, pin, lower projection and catchplate and some enamel decoration. It measures an incomplete 26mm in length and weighs 4.29g. It would have originally measured c.33mm in length. The surviving upper projection has ... | |||||
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Bell | BERK-E0F735 |
Post medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A large size cast copper alloy crotal bell. The bell is divided into two hemispheres with a prominent ridge which runs around the centre of the bell. The upper hemisphere is undecorated with two large sound holes. A sub-square suspension loop extends upwards from the centre of the upper hemispher... | |||||
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Mould | LON-E43801 |
Post medieval | Greater London |
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| A Post Medieval fragment of stone mould for tokens (AD1500-1700). The fragment represents part of one half of the mould. There is a socket in one corner for a post to secure both halves of the mould together when casting. No notches remain on the outer edges of the stone for further securing t... | |||||
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Vessel | SUSS-606680 |
Iron age | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy highly decorative object, probably a handle from a bronze/ copper alloy vessel. The object was taken to the British Museum where Jody Joy (Iron Age curator) and Ralph Jackson (Roman curator) felt that it dated from the very end of the 1st Century BC to the early part of the ... | |||||
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Mount | SUSS-620867 |
Medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy, gilded umbonate mount. The mount is formed from a circular dome, which forms the main part of the mount. Cast integrally to the mount is a rounded extension plate, with two rivet holes. On the other end of the main plate there is a rectangular extension, which is buckled. T... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SUSS-763738 |
Post medieval | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy plate fragment. It is a quarter circle, with a raised rim. It is undecorated on both sides. The metal survives in a good condition. It is pitted and is a mid brownish-green colour. This object is likely to date to the 17th-18th century. | |||||
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Buckle | SUSS-9CA326 |
Roman | West Sussex |
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| A cast copper alloy single looped D-shaped buckle. The buckle has a narrowed strap bar. The frame is uninterrupted; so therefore has no pin recess. The pin is missing. Wrapped around the strap bar, with a pin constraint is a double plate. The front plate is large and is triangular, with a circula... | |||||
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Locking mechanism | SUSS-9E0D14 |
Roman | West Sussex |
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| An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman lock-pin. The pin is derived from a small lock from a box or cupboard. The artefact comprises a circular head, undecorated, with a raised circular knop in the centre. Around the head of the pin there is wide, outward flaring rim. The head measures 23.33mm i... | |||||
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