Finds within constituency of Wirral West
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Shot | LVPL-6BB928 |
Medieval | Merseyside |
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| A cast lead alloy weight or shot / ball for use in a pistol of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The object is sub-spherical in shape with a relatively even surface. A length of iron wire extends from the upper surface of the ball which is highly irregular. The colour of ball is a light white. Simila... | |||||
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Metal working debris | LVPL-2D4C82 |
Unknown | Merseyside |
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| Cast copper alloy metal working debris of uncertain date. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and cross section. It is straight in profile. The object has a dark green patina with adhering traces of an unidentified black substance, which is probably a sooty/carbon deposit, on each surface of t... | |||||
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Pilgrim badge | LVPL-D73EC7 |
Medieval | Merseyside |
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| Cast lead alloy probable pilgrim badge possibly dating to the 14th century. The openwork fragment is semi-circular in plan and flat. The scene depicts a robed figure bending forwards slightly with arms outstretched. The figure is reaching onto a rectangular structure above which are the feet pos... | |||||
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Figurine | LVPL-0A5FC6 |
Post medieval | Merseyside |
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| Cast lead alloy figurine dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is a flat figure decorated only on one side. It can therefore be classified as Forsyth and Egan, Type 3. The figure appears to be male however is very worn. The facial features have worn away and the clothing consists of som... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | LVPL-07B845 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Cast copper alloy spindle whorl dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period, (43-1700AD). The object is circular in plan and conical. It is D-shaped in cross-section. The object has a small central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 6.08mm. The upper face is decorated with se... | |||||
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Mount | LVPL-0793F4 |
Post medieval | Merseyside |
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| Cast lead uniface disc dating to the Post-Medieval period. The upper face bears the symbols of the lion and the unicorn facing each other. Behind the lion's back are two raised pellets. The rear of the object is undecorated. There is some damage on the lion, possibly due to the plough. The lion a... | |||||
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Ampulla | LVPL-076916 |
Medieval | Merseyside |
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| Cast lead ampulla dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The bowl is semi-circular and the neck is narrow and long. The mouth of the object is open and the neck is split open vertically. The handles which would have connected the neck of the object to the body have broken away with just a sm... | |||||
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Coin | LVPL-AEE2A5 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Copper alloy probable Roman coin, heavily cleaned. Obverse: Illegible. Reverse: Illegible. | |||||
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Clay pipe (smoking) | LVPL-DA3308 |
Modern | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem of Early Modern dating (19th Century AD). The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl, and part of the stem. The bowl has been moulded with a 'Skull and Cross bones' symbo... | |||||
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Clay pipe (smoking) | LVPL-DA3308 |
Modern | Merseyside |
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| An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem of Early Modern dating (19th Century AD). The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl, and part of the stem. The bowl has been moulded with a 'Skull and Cross bones' symbo... | |||||
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Clay pipe (smoking) | LVPL-DA3308 |
Modern | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem of Early Modern dating (19th Century AD). The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl, and part of the stem. The bowl has been moulded with a 'Skull and Cross bones' symbo... | |||||
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Clay pipe (smoking) | LVPL-DA3308 |
Modern | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem of Early Modern dating (19th Century AD). The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl, and part of the stem. The bowl has been moulded with a 'Skull and Cross bones' symbo... | |||||
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Clay pipe (smoking) | LVPL-DA3308 |
Modern | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem of Early Modern dating (19th Century AD). The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl, and part of the stem. The bowl has been moulded with a 'Skull and Cross bones' symbo... | |||||
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Clay pipe (smoking) | LVPL-DA3308 |
Modern | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl and stem of Early Modern dating (19th Century AD). The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl, and part of the stem. The bowl has been moulded with a 'Skull and Cross bones' symbo... | |||||
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Brooch | DUR-185805 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Cast copper alloy and enamelled Wirral type bow brooch dating from the 2nd century AD. It is mostly complete with just the headloop, foot, pin and catchplate missing. Below the broken headloop the head has three steps, each of which is decorated with knurling. The upper bow has three vertical pan... | |||||
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Coin | CCI-953582 |
Iron age | Merseyside |
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Coin | CCI-953581 |
Iron age | Merseyside |
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| No description recorded | |||||
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Stirrup | LVPL-557A12 |
Early medieval | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount dating to the Medieval period. The object is rectangular in cross-section and pentagonal in form. At each end of the object is a corroded iron rivet. A small amount of moulding can be seen on one side of the object however the decoration is unclear. This obje... | |||||
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Spindle whorl | LVPL-ABB1F1 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Cast lead spindle whorl dating from the Roman to Post-Medieval period, (45-1700). The object is circular in plan and conical in shape. It has a large central circular perforation. It is decorated with unclear linear grooves. One side of the object has been recently damaged, probably due to the pl... | |||||
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Unidentified object | LVPL-646F72 |
Unknown | Merseyside |
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| Worked bone object of uncertain date and function. It is circular in cross-section. The bone has been worked so that one end forms a point. The other end is open and worked so that the object slopes towards the open end where it is broken. There are cracks down the length of the object. It is 14.... | |||||
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Axe | LVPL-BD8F48 |
Unknown | Merseyside |
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| Cast blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. The general shape is of a small woodworking axe, these do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features t... | |||||
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Finger ring | LVPL-D8C998 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Copper alloy Roman finger ring dating to the 2nd/3rd centuries AD. It is complete and is plain with no decoration. There is no real bezel, the hoop just widens at the top from 5.47mm to 12.44mm. The edges of the hoop are very slightly turned in. | |||||
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Lithic implement | LVPL-D8A9F4 |
Neolithic | Merseyside |
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| Group 6 Borrowdale Tuff rock type, green in colour. It has some working at one end which may suggest it has been used as an ad hoc tool at some point in prehistory. It is very weather worn. Most of the breaks on the stone are not human made but the end which has been photographed appears to ha... | |||||
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Strap end | LVPL-817EE7 |
Medieval | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Fragment of a cast copper alloy composite forked spacer strap end dating to the 13/14th centuries. Only the lower part remains. The strap end is flat on one side and domed on the other, getting thicker towards the end. It has broken off just at the point the arms of the spacer widening. Be... | |||||
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Arrowhead | LVPL-1A46E6 |
Neolithic | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Barbed and tanged flint arrowhead from the late Neolithic period through to the Early Bronze Age. Made from a light grey flint, the barbs are quite short. There is working on both faces, on both edges. The tang is rounded. | |||||
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Arrowhead | LVPL-1A2E13 |
Neolithic | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Barbed and tanged flint arrowhead from the late Neolithic period through to the Early Bronze Age. Made from a grey flint, one of the barbs has broken off. A very small fragment of the brown cortext remains at one end. The working is mainly on the edge where the barb is still present. Little w... | |||||
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Brooch | LVPL-B3ADF8 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Dolphin/ Polden Hill type bow brooch dating to the 1st-2nd centuries AD. It was a hinged mechanism with the axis inside the cross bar. The cross bar is enclosed at both ends. The pin is missing and the brooch is broken before it reached the foot. The brooch is quite corroded and has an uneve... | |||||
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Coin | LVPL-6517D2 |
Post medieval | Merseyside |
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| Silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dating to 1595/6- 1597/8, North no. 2016. The flan is slightly mis-shapen and the coin is worn, particularly on the obverse. | |||||
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Brooch | LVPL-650A75 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Cast copper alloy Polden Hill type bow brooch dating to the second half of the 1st century AD. The pin and most of the catchplate are missing. It is very worn and has some corrosion. The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical and the backwards facing hook is still visible. The rest of the sp... | |||||
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Brooch | LVPL-64EDF0 |
Roman | Merseyside |
xml | csv json |
| Cast copper alloy Roman Wirral Type bow brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. It is not complete, the head and the foot being worn away and the catchplate and pin being lost. Wirral brooches are cast integrally with a loop on the head and steps up to the loop. The head loop has worn away but t... | |||||
