Record ID: DEV-097301
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy stirrup terminal, probably dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The object is now highly abraded, but is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section, tapering into a sub-circular sectioned debased urnes-style crested animal head which curls around to meet the main body of the terminal and form a circular aperture. The interior (sub-triangular) face of the terminal is concave, and retains a significant amount of iron corrosion, although the outer edges (and possible face) have been lost. Dimensions: height 22.4mm; width 21.5…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
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Record ID: DEV-D75FED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, small gold Early Medieval finger ring. The ring is decorated with four sub-triangular en face animal masks, equally spaced around the hoop and alternating in orientation, perpendicular to the circumference. The panels between each mask is decorated with two entwined beasts, their arched backs forming the sides of the hoop and with the two panels flanking each mask being symmetrical. The angular, three-toed paws of either animal’s front leg grips the waist of the opposing animal. Their tails pass through the mouth of the masks to be continuous with the tail of the…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chulmleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C5B8CF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Medieval lead-filled copper alloy pan weight, probably dating to c. AD 950-1150. The weight consists of a lead-filled copper alloy sheath; it is circular in plan, with either face decorated with an openwork saltire of two opposing arches. The arches are further elaborated with an incised line following the arc, with the two lines joined at the centre by two further incised transverse lines, creating a central sub-square field, possibly intended as a rudimentary union knot. The weight is sub-rectangular in cross-section with rounded edges, and the lateral face is plain. Dim…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Record ID: DEV-7FBAA8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform or small-long brooch, probably dating to c. AD 450-600. The brooch is amost complete missing only the pin and with the rear edge of the catchplate lost, The head of the brooch is unelaborated, 8.1mm wide by 7.5mm high. It is decorated with two transverse grooves at its apex and two V-shaped short incised grooves on either edge. A sub-triangular lobe projects from its reverse, the latter is perforated and retains traces of a copper alloy axis bar. The bow expands from below the head in a highly arched curve. The bow is plano-convex in cross-s…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2017
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Record ID: DEV-60C3E5
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early medieval to Medieval copper alloy bit link probably dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The fitting consists of a bar of copper alloy, D-shaped in cross section, terminating in a plain oval loop on either end, the slightly smaller of the two preceded by a thick boss or collar, also D-shaped in cross section. The interior edges of the reverse of the loops are bevelled, the smaller loop shows considerable wear and the perforation of the larger loop is flanked by three grooves, positioned at right angles. Dimensions: length 49.1mm; width 19.2mm; thickness 6.9mm; weight 13.68g. …
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
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Record ID: DEV-60981B
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T874 - Acquired by Somerset Museum service Description: An incomplete silver zoomorphic terminal, probably a strap end. The object is cast, moulded in high relief into a three-dimensional representation of an animal's head, with additional details engraved into the surface. The animal has pronounced rounded ears in front of which are a pair bulging hemispherical eyes, accentuated by a deeply engraved groove and separated by a small rectangular boss. Below the eyes the head narrows markedly into the snout, which is sub-rectangular in cross section and tapers tow…
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Staple Fitzpaine CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-264F62
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas' Class E, Type 1, decorated in the Winchester Style, probably dating to c. 900-1100. The strap-end is tongue shaped, with a slightly pointed terminal. At the attachment end the strap-end bifurcates (splits) transversely, with two parallel cast projections to retain the strap, undecorated, but with a slightly recessed rectangular transverse band on the front, and three roughly equally spaced circular rivet holes; none of the rivets survive. Below the attachment end the strap-end is cast into a symmetrical openwork design depictin…
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: DEV-D62053
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval silver sceat of the secondary phase "animal mask" group, dating to c. 730-760. Abramson (2006: 47) AM2. This appears to be only the second sceat of this type recorded on this databse, the other being WILT-F7AA27.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2017
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Record ID: DEV-C43466
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval white metal inlaid copper alloy strap end of Thomas' Class A, type 1a (iv), probably dating to c. AD 750-950. The strap end is broadly sub-rectangular in plan, tapering from 12.8mm in width at it's widest point into a trapezoidal terminal, 3.9mm wide at its tip. It is broadly flat in cross section, 2.1mm thick, but with its terminal being 3.1mm thick. The attachement end is split transversely and incomplete, with the front half missing and the rear incomplete, but with line of two incomplete rivet holes still visible within the line of the break. The strap…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2017
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Record ID: DEV-8934F8
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy openwork stirrup strap mount, probably dating to c. AD 1000-1100. Although now highly abraded and corroded, the plate of the mount is sub-square in plan, being c. 34.7mm long and 34.8mm wide. The top edge of the plate is indented on either side, creating a slightly protruding knop in each corner, connected by a shallowly convex line between. The base of the mount is angled backwards into an angled flange, expanding a further c. 6.7mm following a fairly indistinct break in angle. The flange has two circular perforations, both retaining a…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broadwoodwidger CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-9AB065
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A worn late early-medieval copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas's Class E, Type 5, culturally Carolingian (c. 10th century). The strap-end is tongue shaped, with a recessed attachment end with two circular perforations, and terminating in a broad curve at the other end. The recessed step at the attachment end is on the reverse, with a 'ledge' below it; the strap-end thins from this point towards the terminal, attaining a constant thickness after a gradual thinning. The front of the strap end is decorated, cast in relief, with a floriated cross dominating the field within a raised borde…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickenhall CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-076016
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A late early-medieval stirrup-strap mount, probably dating to the 11th century. The mount is stepped and broadly sub-pentagular in plan, with a slightly downward angled flange expanding from the base of the reverse. The flange has two circular perforations. The main body of the mount is sub-square, with a slightly narrower, squat sub-rectangular tab protruding above this and terminating in a rounded lobe at the apex. The perforation of the apex loop is positioned slightly off-centre at the junction between the sub-square body and sub-rectangular tab. There are a further four openwork …
Created on: Monday 8th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C89B2C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A late early-medieval copper-alloy openwork stirrup-strap mount, dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The mount is broadly sub-triangular, 50.1 mm long and 30.3 mm wide at the maximum, with a rounded apex flanked by two extremely abraded knops. Just below the mid-point the plate of the mount narrows into a waist, 25.0 mm wide, with a small semicircular depression on each side. The mount is generally flat, c. 2.1 mm thick, but thicknening at the centre into a raised boss 3.4 mm thick, although due to its highly abraded surface little decoration is visible. A sub-rectangular flange expands 6.7mm …
Created on: Friday 5th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickenhall CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C8391F
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly abraded Early Medieval to Medieval copper alloy Stirrup-strap mount, of Williams' (1997) Class A, type 8, dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The surviving mount comprises of a sub-triangular plate, the zoomorphic terminal seen on comparable mounts truncated above the ears. Although now highly abraded, comparison to other examples would suggest that a pair of bifurcating tendrils project from the reverse of the head, terminating in lobes and forming the edge of the plate and with three cast sub-circular openwork elements dividing the tendrils and their lobed terminals. The lower porti…
Created on: Friday 5th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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