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Record ID: SF-2D58FB
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron probable late medieval to early post-medieval scabbard chape. Only the lower end of the object survives. This is a cast, hollow flat triangular chape with a jagged break around its upper edge and a flattened globular terminal projecting from its lower end. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded.
Scabbard chapes are more commonly made from sheet metal, but cast examples in copper alloy and iron are known. Compare PAS records: PUBLIC-03A532, LON-0444D0 and WMID-C808A3. It seems likely to be of late medieval to early post-medieval date.
Le…
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: GLO-05105E
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five fragments of bloomery slag that appear to have been produced from the tapping process. All display smooth molten ridges and channels on the face characteristic of runs of solidified molten taped slag. Where broken the core is seen to be dense but filled with abundant, small bubbles and cavities.
These fragments measure
1, 35mm by 33mm
2, 50mm by 35mm
3, 70mm by 50mm
4, 42mm by 30mm
5, 115mm, by 80mm
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: IOW-9CC73D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded Post Medieval-Modern iron single loop trapezoidal buckle, c.AD 1750-1970.
This buckle is complete and consists of a trapezoidal frame and an iron pin which has a raised ridge near the frame. This ridge or 'grip' was probably to allow more pressure to be applied to the pin when undoing or doing up the buckle. The strap (and pin) bar is the longer of the two unequal edges. The shorter edge retains a sheet iron roller.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-731076
Object type: SHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 19th century iron shoe patten.
The object consists of an oval shaped body, with fixtures that project on either side. One extends upwards before bending at a right angle, followed by a circular plate with a nail affixed to it, and a final rectangular lug extending outward and terminating in a break. The other side has a similar attachment, but the plate is trapezoidal in shape and has two nails. The object has an abundance of rust.
Measurements:
Height: 47.5mm
Length: 189mm
Width: 86.8mm
Thickness of iron bar: 7.9mm
Weight: 122.9g
A patten was an over-sh…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-59B5DC
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron ball, 53.5mm (c. 2.1 inches) in diameter and weighing 491.63g (c. 17 oz). The ball is heavilly corroded and otherwise featureless.
Possibly a cannon ball from a piece of light field artillery such as a Falconet or Falcon, which had nominal bore sizes of 2 inch or 2.5 inches respectively.
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1DD124
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lock escutcheon from a piece of furniture, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1700 to AD 1800).
The lock escutcheon is irregular in shape, but with a flat cross section. Iron corrosion products do obscure the surface. The lock escutcheon has a pelta shape above with a sunburst stamp on a it. The lock escutcheon is irregular in shape, with a semi-circular top with a squared lys terminal at the base.
It measures 46.4 mm in length, 49. 8 mm wide and 10.3 mm thick. It weighs 31.9 g.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-F50F1D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An axehead that was found in association with a cauldron, LANCUM-DA7471. The blade is basically rectangular but longer on the underside that the top, which is slightly concave. The socket is triangular. Parallels on the database include LVPL-AEA265 and SWYOR-9FA1C6, which are dated between AD 1000 and 1600
Dimensions: It is 210mm long and 80mm wide, and it is 60mm deep. It weighs 1475g
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Casterton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NARC-377D73
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron Horseshoe of Medieval date (AD 1150-1350). Clark's (1995) Type 2B, 'wavy-edged' horseshoe type. The object is composed of one half of its original form, with an old, abraded break. The retained portion has an inner raised ridge with three rectangular countersunk nail holes and a retained calkin at the lower end.
Length: 93.75mm, Width: 57.25mm, Thickness: 10.08mm, Weight: 56.0g
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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Record ID: GLO-F72CDB
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is a sword assemblage consisting of two complete Roman long swords of the type called a spatha together with items that would be appropriate for complete scabbard and sword belt fittings.
The assemblage consists of:
A) Sword 1: A complete roman long sword with scabbard chape still attached at the tip. The sword is 920mm long, 55mm at widest point at the hilt and gently taper to 42 mm near the tip, the tip is covered by the scabbard chape making it impossible to ascertain its shape. The blade looks to be lenticular in cross-s…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Willersey', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-B48F64
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Post Medieval cast iron possible lock plate or escutcheon, c.AD 1700-1800.
This is part of a cast plate with a floral pattern in relief on the obverse. The obverse is concave with one side of an apparent keyhole in the centre. The plate has three straight sides along its edge, suggesting the whoe plate was octagonal in plan.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-B46CBE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval iron double-looped buckle, c.AD 1500-1650.
This is half of a double-looped buckle; the frame is flat and has bevelled edges, with a thicker section where the spindle would have been drilled. The strap bar and pin are missing, along with the other half of the frame. The obverse of the frame appears to have a series of moulded, circular decorations, but wear and corrosion has made these unclear.
The buckle has a mid-brown patina.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2322FB
Object type: CROSSBOW BOLT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron arrowhead. Iron bolt from a crossbow. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600
Length: 42.5mm, Width: 10.6mm, Thickness: 10.1mm, Weight: 7.96gms
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: NLM-22F7C5
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron arrowhead. Wrought iron socketed broad-blkaded or general purpose arrow head. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1450
Length: 65.6mm, Width: 26.5mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 13.04gms
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-A3600D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very corroded, incomplete, iron Roman brooch dating to c. AD 1st-2nd centuries. Probably Polden Hill type, although any detail of the bow or head is now obscured by the corrosion layer. The brooch is missing its pin, spring and catchplace, and only a small section of the bow survives.
The brooch is 18.21mm long, 16..27mm wide, 5.02mm thick and weighs 3.95 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-7CBCCA
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. The cannon ball is spherical with an irregular corroded exterior surface.
Due to corrosion it may be smaller than originally made. However, its present diameter and weight may indicate that it was used in a minion cannon.
Diameter: 74.5mm (2.93 inches). Weight: 1729g (3.8lbs).
The minion was a type of smoothbore cannon used during the Tudor period and into the late 17th century.
Cast iron roundshot is rarely found on battlefields, even though records suggest that it was the normal long-range ammunition; cannon may…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: OXON-3C02E4
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large Post-Medieval to Modern iron key, dating from c. AD 1600-1900. The bow is kidney-shaped, with the stem projecting into the bow. The stem is corroded, but is essentially sub-circular in cross-section and becomes smaller in diameter at the point where the bit is attached. The bit consists of two wands that are roughly symmetrical in shape: each has one cleft on one (the outer) side and two clefts on the other (inner) side. The stem then extends for 12mm beyond the bit.
The surface of the key is rough and mostly a reddish orange colour, with multiple white patches.…
Created on: Friday 26th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: NLM-277965
Object type: HECKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron heckle comb. A ferrous metal bar with a central part of width 26mm, thickness 4.7mm and of V-section with narrowed and thickened [to 5mm] projections of length 55mm at either end with a step on their upper edges; and a serrated ‘blade’ with three points per cm extending for 109mm along the lower edge, clasped within a thin [1.8mm] ferrous metal case with a curved upper edge, of which some is probably lost. There is an E-shaped attachment secured at the end of each bar of its E on top of the case, both probably having been attached to a handle [lost]. Either for fibre p…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUSS-126978
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval iron horseshoe dating c. AD 1350-1550.
The shoes is complete with a broad web and two rectangular nail holes one branch and and four on the other. The nail-holes flare inwards from the ground surface of the shoe and the shoe has a smooth outside edge. The inner arch extends to a rounded point at the apex. A right angled calkin protrudes from one heel.
Measurements: length 120.83mm, width 122.44mm, width of web 41.75mm, thickness at toe 9.48mm, thickness at calkin 18.85mm, weight 2…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-1137A4
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval iron horseshoe dating c. AD 1350-1550.
The horseshoe is Clark's type 4, with a broad web. There are three rectangular nail holes on each branch and no countersinkings; the nail-holes flare iinwards from the ground surface of the shoe and the object has a smooth external edge. The inner arch extends to a point at the apex. There is a worn right angled culkin on one branch terminal.
Measurements: length 101.14mm, width 104.19mm, width of web 34.62mm, thickness at toe 10.26mm, thickness at calki…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-10262D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and incomplete Post Medieval iron shoe buckle with a loop chape and pitchfork tongue dating c. 1720-1790.
The rectangular frame is undecorated with rounded corners and is drilled to accommodate the separate spindle. Attached to the spindle is a pitchfork tongue and the stubs of the base of a loop chape. The side profile of the frame is curved to fit the foot. The object is covered in orange and brown corrosion.
Measurements: length 48.11mm, width 59.29mm, thickness 3.65mm, weight 24.78g.
Similar examples are illustated in Whitehead (2003) p. 104 and 10…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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