PAS 15 – Finds from Cheshire

Posted on by Lauren Speed

This year marks 15 years of the Portable Antiquities Scheme as a national scheme. Throughout the year we’ll be celebrating finds from each county – a find a day for the whole year! Here are the finds we’ve chosen from Cheshire:

 

Images of finds from Cheshire arranged in 3 horizontal rows. Top row left to right: a decorated key, a copper alloy mount showing Medusa's head. Middle row left to right: a small silver dress hook, a harp-shaped Roman brooch, an inscribed tin plaque. Bottom row left to right: a decorated plumb bob, 3 views of a copper alloy axe head.
A selection of finds from the county of Cheshire.

 

Post-medieval dress hook (LVPL-16EEF8): a silver gilt decorated dress hook.

Medieval key (LVPL992): an elaborate medieval key.

Roman brooch (LVPL-F2D460): a copper alloy Wirral type Roman brooch inlaid with orange enamel.

Roman mount (LVPL-3A0412): a copper alloy mount in the shape of the head of Medusa.

Bronze Age axehead (LVPL-C7CF65): a flat axehead made of copper alloy.

Medieval plumb bob (LVPL-C8B1A3): a lead plumb bob with elaborate decoration on either side.

Second World War plaque (LVPL-4C8B6D): a tin alloy plaque found on the site of a Second World War Prisoner of War Camp.