Finds within constituency of Barrow and Furness
| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Lead weight | LANCUM-2514B5 |
Roman | Cumbria |
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| A circular lead item, probably a spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is plano-convex in form with intricate design: It has thick sun-ray like lines on the obverse and finer lines on the reverse. It has been pointed out that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn prod... | |||||
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Seal matrix | LANCUM-24F286 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
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| Cast cu-alloy vessica-shaped seal matrix in fairly good condition. There is a little pierced (broken) lug on the reverse for suspension. The obverse shows a lion rampant walking left. The inscription reads "S'JOhIS FIL O(F?)AR'SUG?DALT" which would probably translate to "(This is the) seal of Joh... | |||||
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Seal matrix | LANCUM-24F286 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Cast cu-alloy vessica-shaped seal matrix in fairly good condition. There is a little pierced (broken) lug on the reverse for suspension. The obverse shows a lion rampant walking left. The inscription reads "S'JOhIS FIL O(F?)AR'SUG?DALT" which would probably translate to "(This is the) seal of Joh... | |||||
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Personal ornament | LANCUM-24D9C3 |
Roman | Cumbria |
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| Small lead face with eyes in classic Greek style (?); however it is difficult to date. It does not seem to be broken and there are no means of attachment or suspension on the reverse. | |||||
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Crotal | LANCUM-24C1A2 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Cast cu-alloy rumbler or crotal bell dating from ca. late 16th-17th century. The upper half is plain and the lower half is decorated with a sunburst motif made of six petals. There is no maker's mark, but the bell is very well made. There are four sound holes in the top half which is unusual for ... | |||||
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Water pipe (architectural) | LANCUM-24A553 |
Modern | Cumbria |
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| Copper pipe with lead decoration: a collar with a face on either side, one laughing, one stern. It is a male face with sideburns and top-hat, so it probably dates from the Victorian era. | |||||
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Buckle | LANCUM-2490F1 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Cooking-pot shaped cast cu-alloy Jacobean shoe buckle with a looped chape with single internal spike. In use the spike on the inside of the loop was pressed through a hole in the underlatchet. | |||||
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Weight | LANCUM-247D57 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Cast cu-alloy George II trade weight. It is an official trade weight bearing the following stamps on the obverse: a small sword (for London), A (for Avoirdepois), a crowed G for George II and a jug (1740-60). | |||||
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Weight | LANCUM-245E03 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Coin weight for half guinea, ca. 1750-1800. | |||||
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Vessel | LANCUM-23ECE2 |
Roman | Cumbria |
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| Very washed body sherd, probably Samian. | |||||
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Vessel | LANCUM-23E337 |
Roman | Cumbria |
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| Very washed body sherd, probably Samian (?) | |||||
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Button | LANCUM-C7E331 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Cast cu-alloy 'gentleman's button' with blue and white enamelled decoration dating from around the reigns of Charles I (1625-49) and Charles II (1660-85). It is plano-convex with a flat back which is unusual for this type of button. This type of button is very rare and this is the northernmost fi... | |||||
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Armour | LANCUM-3752B3 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
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| Cast copper alloy ornamental shield. Medieval to Post-Medieval in date. Gold gilt on both sides although gilt only remains largely only on the front. On the front of the object there is a pellet filled border between the outer edge and the inner raised shield relief. The inner shield is deco... | |||||
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Armour | LANCUM-3752B3 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Cast copper alloy ornamental shield. Medieval to Post-Medieval in date. Gold gilt on both sides although gilt only remains largely only on the front. On the front of the object there is a pellet filled border between the outer edge and the inner raised shield relief. The inner shield is deco... | |||||
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Casting waste | LANCUM-E686D4 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Copper alloy casting waste. Has irregular form and is corroding through bronze disease. | |||||
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Unidentified object | LANCUM-E68034 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Iron artefact. Post-Medieval to Modern in date. Too corroded to identify. It is sub-rectangular in plan and bow form in profile. The form the artefact takes is much like an Early Medieval equal armed brooch although these were fashioned from copper alloy. | |||||
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Casting waste | LANCUM-E67954 |
Bronze age | Cumbria |
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| Casting waste from the manufacturing process of a copper alloy object. Its form is completely irregular. Could date from anywhere between the Bronze Age and Post-Medieval period but more likely to be recent. | |||||
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Clothing fastening | LANCUM-E66594 |
Iron age | Cumbria |
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| Cast copper alloy strap fastener. Late Iron Age 1st century AD in date. Boss form fastener within an ‘eye’ shape oval lozenge attached to a solid shank. This shank tapers outwards to the opposing boss terminus. The reverse of the topmost boss demonstrates the original position of the atta... | |||||
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Crucifix | LANCUM-F4F248 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Enamelled copper-alloy crucifix; age very difficult to determine, but it seems unlikely that it is older than 18th or 19th century. The surface is very corroded, but there are still fragmentary remains of the copper-alloy cloisons and their dark blue enamel filling. The suspension loop is broken ... | |||||
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Unidentified object | LANCUM-F4ED77 |
Roman | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Cast cu-alloy object, probably casting residue from the crucible. Approximately 50% are unrecognisable, but the remaining arch resembles the bow of a Colchester one-piece fibula of the 1st century AD. Most of the spring coil is molten, but the part that crossed the head terminal of the bow is sti... | |||||
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Debitage | LANCUM-8F8462 |
Neolithic | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Small piece of debitage/waste flake. Light beige flint. | |||||
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Coin | LANCUM-148310 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| POSSIBLY: Penny of Richard II (1377-99)North 1329 (b), Type 1b | |||||
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Ornament | LANCUM-6570E3 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Possible Victorian garden ornament for a bird bath (?). It is a T-shaped pewter mount with two remainders of bird's claws on the horizontal bar of the 'T', i.e. the complete ornament would have been resembled a bid on a perch. | |||||
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Stud | LANCUM-6563A2 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Lead stud/belt decoration with octofoil decoration on the obverse and a bend lug on the back. | |||||
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Weight | LANCUM-654E97 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Lead token or weight in shape of a fish. Both faces are decorated, one with a crude design of scales, the other with a grooves for scales and a pellet and thick line for eye and gills. It is difficult to ascertain whether it was a token or a simple home-made lead weight | |||||
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Finger ring | LANCUM-653661 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Crude ring, probably a finger ring, made from thick brass sheet metal. The bezel has been attached seperately to where the two ends of the hoop join. The upper and lower part of the bezel are missing, but it probably displayed the bust of a young man or boy. It is difficult to date, but is most p... | |||||
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Vessel | LANCUM-651BB5 |
Post medieval | Cumbria |
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| Pot leg of post-medieval cauldron, ewer or skillet, but most probably ewer. It is a straight, undecorated cast cu-alloy leg which ends in a pointed foot and resembles a knight's armour. | |||||
| Coin | LANCUM-64E155 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
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| Penny of Alexander III second coinage (1280-6), Spink (Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands) 5056 | |||||
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Vessel | LANCUM-613967 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Medieval cast cu-alloy dog-headed spout, complete. | |||||
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Vessel | LANCUM-613967 |
Medieval | Cumbria |
xml | csv json |
| Medieval cast cu-alloy dog-headed spout, complete. | |||||
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