Finds within constituency of North Devon
| Image | Object Type | Find number | Broadperiod | County | Actions |
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Cauldron | DEV-67AD85 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Postmedieval cauldron leg fragment. The leg is in the form of a stylised foot or paw with three toes. The leg is oval in section. | |||||
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Ring | DEV-668075 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Gold finger-ring This is a thin gold ring inscribed inside in lower case script with an inscription that is hard to read but may be a version of 'Live, love and be happy', as recorded in J, Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings, 1931. Two words certainly are legible in the middle of the text as ... | |||||
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Ring | DEV-668075 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Gold finger-ring This is a thin gold ring inscribed inside in lower case script with an inscription that is hard to read but may be a version of 'Live, love and be happy', as recorded in J, Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings, 1931. Two words certainly are legible in the middle of the text as ... | |||||
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Ring | DEV-668075 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Gold finger-ring This is a thin gold ring inscribed inside in lower case script with an inscription that is hard to read but may be a version of 'Live, love and be happy', as recorded in J, Evans, English Posies and Posy Rings, 1931. Two words certainly are legible in the middle of the text as ... | |||||
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Ring | DEV-569EB4 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| This finger ring is comparable to one found in the Newark area of Nottinghamshire (2004 T472), and to a finger ring from Condover, Shropshire (2004 T495), both of which are recorded in the TAR 2004. Gold medieval finger ring. The thin, plain wire hoop is circular in section. The hoop is now ... | |||||
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Vessel | SUSS-8DD8A7 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Post medieval base sherd from a large jug or bowl. The side angles outwards at c.115 degrees from the flat base. The sherd has a light grey fabric which is covered with a pale white slip and then a clear glaze that appears yellow due to iron impurities. The outside is decorated with incised decor... | |||||
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Spoon | PAS-8EA0B2 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Spoon finial Late 16th-17th Century 'Maidenhead' cast spoon finial, comprising the head and shoulders of a woman with long hair, rising out of a calyx of leaves. Long hair, left loose, is often considered to indicate a virgin, hence the term 'maidenhead' for this type of finial. Length: 24 mm. | |||||
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Spoon | PAS-8EA0B2 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Spoon finial Late 16th-17th Century 'Maidenhead' cast spoon finial, comprising the head and shoulders of a woman with long hair, rising out of a calyx of leaves. Long hair, left loose, is often considered to indicate a virgin, hence the term 'maidenhead' for this type of finial. Length: 24 mm. | |||||
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Vessel | DEV-93E977 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Post medieval handle from a jug. The handle is South Somerset ware dating to the 15th/16th centuries, type 2B. See J. Allan 'Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Exeter', p 150, figure 64. | |||||
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Vessel | LON-572064 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| A Post Medieval pottery sherd from a tripod pipkin (16th – 17th century). The sherd incorporates one of the feet and part of the base. The fabric is very sandy with a patchy yellow brown glaze on the internal surface. Dimensions: weight: 77.20g. | |||||
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Polished axehead | BERK-03DE95 |
Neolithic | Somerset |
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| A fragment of a Neolithic polished stone axehead (3500-2100BC). The stone is a very fine grained igneous rock, probably a basalt. Both the proximal and distal ends are now missing. Dimensions: length 78.63mm; width 46.89mm; thickness 17.59mm; weight 104.50g | |||||
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Dress and personal accessories | DEV-906D15 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Victorian copper alloy dress lifter. Dress lifters were used to prevent long dresses from trailing in the mud by hoisting the skirt up. The two circular discs would be placed around the hem of the skirt. The discs could then be locked into place by pushing the copper alloy band at the top of the ... | |||||
| Spur | COOK-34CF78 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Half section of riding spur, copper alloy. Arm holding rowel remaining. Rowel missing. | |||||
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Spoon | DEV-5F3AA3 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Cast silver-gilt spoon knob. It is of the 'maidenhead' type, comprising the head and shoulders of a lady with long hair. She rises from a calyx of leaves. Long hair depicts virginity, hence the term 'maidenhead' spoon. Traces of gilding appear on many parts of the spoon handle. It is in good cond... | |||||
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Spoon | DEV-5F3AA3 |
Post medieval | Devon |
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| Cast silver-gilt spoon knob. It is of the 'maidenhead' type, comprising the head and shoulders of a lady with long hair. She rises from a calyx of leaves. Long hair depicts virginity, hence the term 'maidenhead' spoon. Traces of gilding appear on many parts of the spoon handle. It is in good cond... | |||||
| Ring | DEV-5F02B4 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Silver-gilt iconographic ring. It is in four pieces; the bezel and three small fragments. The bezel comprises two panels, each with a saint or religious figure engraved on it. Either side of the panel are two ovals in relief with more engraving. The ring is broken at these points. It is medieval ... | |||||
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Weight | DEV-E48524 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Weight - possibly a coin weight, copper alloy 15mm square by 7mm thick with shamfered edges and IIII with the letter R beneath stamped onto the top surface. | |||||
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Trade weight | DEV-E29837 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Trade weight - 22mm diameter circular lead weight with a large 'A' denoting the avoirdupois weighing system which is thought to have come into use in the 13th century and continued in use up to the 20th century. It is exactly 25 grams in weight which is lighter than the 28.4 grams it should be. T... | |||||
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Clothing hook | DEV-4ED560 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Copper alloy clothing hook with 14mm diameter convex disk showing faint signs of now corroded decoration with a triangular shaped fixing loop. | |||||
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Seal | DEV-4E3985 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Lead alloy single sided seal 45mm in diameter and weighing 19.2 grams. Has a highly detailed design of a castle with walls and towers shown viewed from the front. There is an unreadable inscription around the bottom edge. On the reverse is an 14mm diameter fixing lug. The seal is broken into four... | |||||
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Seal | DEV-4DB293 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Lead alloy single sided seal 43mm in diameter and weighing 20 grams. With quartered shield in center displaying a rearing stag with chevron above in both right hand quarters and a Irish harp in the bottom left hand segment.The top left is unreadable. scrolled design over shield and around rim. Th... | |||||
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Token | DEV-4D5964 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Lead alloy singe sided token 15mm in diameter and weighing 4.0 grams. Walking stag with unrecognisable mark above rump. Was folded in half when found. | |||||
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Token | DEV-4CFC41 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Lead alloy single sided token 20mm in diameter and weighing 5.2grams. With long cross from edge to edge and a trianguler shape with a single pellet in each of the four segments. | |||||
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Token | DEV-BBD3C2 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Single sided lead token 21mm in diameter. With standing bird and wings raised and Z shaped object? above wings. | |||||
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Token | DEV-BB3B67 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Double sided lead token - 20mm in diameter. Obverse: bird perched on branch between two fronds. Reverse: leaping stag with arrow in shoulder. | |||||
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Token | DEV-BB3B67 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Double sided lead token - 20mm in diameter. Obverse: bird perched on branch between two fronds. Reverse: leaping stag with arrow in shoulder. | |||||
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Coin weight | DEV-977C36 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Coin Weight square design - Obverse: crude representation of a person with the initials H and D on each side holding a halberd? in one hand and an orb in the other in and encicled in a beaded frame. - Reverse: (badly worn and unreadable) | |||||
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Coin weight | DEV-977C36 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Coin Weight square design - Obverse: crude representation of a person with the initials H and D on each side holding a halberd? in one hand and an orb in the other in and encicled in a beaded frame. - Reverse: (badly worn and unreadable) | |||||
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Lead seal | DEV-960032 |
Medieval | Devon |
xml | csv json |
| Lead Seal or possibly a mount showing a castle with undecipherable text around the edge - it is broken and has a small section missing, it is held together with adhesive tape-removable | |||||
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Mount | DEV-060834 |
Medieval | Devon |
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| Small cast copper alloy mount, in the form of feathers or foliage, with what appears to be an acorn knop at the top. There are no fixings on the reverse. It is date is uncertain, but it probably dates from the late medieval period. | |||||
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