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Record ID: FAKL-A6010F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of an Anglo-Saxon, small-long brooch of Leeds' 'Trefoil headed' type, c. AD 450-550. Cast copper alloy, three mushroom-shaped knobs projecting from head-plate, single lug on back for the attachment of a spring, now missing, as is the foot of the brooch. Incised/moulded decoration. Length 40.9mm, Width 30.6mm, Height 9.5mm.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-EF29A6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy disc, probably the head from a Middle Anglo-Saxon pin. The decoration is partially obscured by corrosion with one edge torn. It was reported that the disc was gilded but it has not been possible to verify this. The disc bear a cross with expanding arms the edges of which are marked by incised lines. Between the arms are what appear to be Trewhiddle-style animals obscured by corrosion. In the In the centre is small perforation which would have secured a decorative stud. This disc represents either a ninth century disc brooch or a pinhead. Parallels exist for brooches with …
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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This findspot is known as 'Elloughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: FAKL-ACB4A7
Object type: SHIELD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy mount from the apex of an Anglo-Saxon shield, subsequently reused as a brooch. The disc is decorated with chip-carved, Style I animal art. This is arranged around a central setting and three outer settings linked by plain, bow-sided, propeller-like bars to form three panels each of which contains a Style I animal. These have been studied by Dr Tania Dickinson ('Symbols of Protection: the Significance of Animal-ornamented Shields in Early Anglo-Saxon England' Medieval Archaeology, 2005, vol. 49, pp. 109-163, particularly page 120-123, Fig. 6b). In this Dr Dickinson di…
Created on: Sunday 24th May 2020
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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This findspot is known as 'North East Lincolnshire', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: FAKL-372720
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval pin fitted with a lose, trapezoid, spangle on its head. The shank tapers to a point from 3.2mm diameter and bears traces of iron corrosion products showing it to have been in contact with an iron object. Its upper section is square and decorated with multiple transverse moulding and two faceted areas. On the top of the head is an integral loop through which is a butt-jointed ring, 9.4 x 8.6mm in diameter made for 1.9 mm diameter rod. This secures a sheet metal spangle which measures 16.2mm wide x 20.0mm long. It is 1.1mm thick thinning slightly towards the edges. One en…
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2020
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Record ID: FAKL-780D1A
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy scabbard chape of late, Early Medieval date, c. 1000-1100. The chape is formed from a single piece of sheet metal, one edge folded around to secure the leather scabbard. Its form is simple and appears to represent a bird, a wing projecting above its back and a small head and beak clearly represented. Length 25.8mm, Width 14.1mm, Thickness (of sheet metal) 1.7mm, Width of slot 2.4mm, Mass 1.96g.
Created on: Sunday 22nd September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-DFAC23
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval, gilt, cast copper alloy mount decorated with two Anglo-Saxon Style I animals and glass inlay. The mount is rectangular with a central inset containing a piece of what appears to be degraded red glass. Beneath the glass is a hole which may have been an original feature. Around the setting are two animals, their oval eyes at 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock. In front of their faces are U shaped lines which may represent jaws/beaks. The animals' bodies consist of two three-strand bars with a two strand bar perhaps representing necks.Each animal has two hind legs and feet, apparent…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-90A2E3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Hollow, cast copper alloy mount dated to c. 1000-1100 and decorated in the Anglo-Scandinavian 'Urnes style'. The mount is in the form of an animal's head with a pointed nose and a broad forehead. The tip of the nose was decorated but corrosion now makes it difficult to see the details but it appears that the top of the nose was marked by a baluster moulding on either side of which was scroll motif. Between the nose and the main part of the head are two circular openings between which, and either side of which, are plain areas. Above this area are two, hemispherical eyes set within rai…
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8C6BEE
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy pommel cap from an Early Medieval, tenth century, Viking sword, Petersen Type S, Wheeler Type III, (Peirce, 2002, 102-107). The cap is lentoid and in the from of five conjoined lobes, reducing in size from the centre through which is a hole to accomodate the rivetted end of the tang. The cap is hollow and incomplete, most of one side is missing and there is a hole in one of the lobe. As is it difficult to see how this damage occurred it is possible that the cap was mis-cast. Length 62.8mm, Width 18.0mm, Height 23.6mm, Metal section 4.4mm thick. Mass 39.10g
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-B0B026
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval stirrup mount, Williams Group A, c.1000-1120. Cast copper alloy fragment from the upper part of the mount, consisting of a plate, slightly curved longitudinally, with a 4.0mm diameter hole through its top. The decoration is deeply incised and consist of two scrolls, apparently linked by a transverse bar, above these is a V-shaped motif which is projected beyond the sides of the plate. Length 32.5mm, Width 29.5mm, Thickness 2.2/1.7mm, Mass 10.50g.
Created on: Friday 28th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-B07EF7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval buckle frame, c. 400-700. Cast copper alloy, oval with a flat underside, rounded outer edge and angled inner edge, Marzinzik 2003, 23, Class 1.5. The survival of casting flash on this inner edge suggests that this buckle is unfinished. The buckle bar has a 1.8mm diameter, round section. Width 15.1mm, Length 11.5mm, Thickness 2.4mm, Mass 1.12g.
Created on: Friday 28th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-A05256
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval penannular brooch of Graham-Campbell (1991) Class 1, c. 400-700AD. Cast copper alloy, originally with enamel inlay. Round sectioned hoop, 3.2mm in diameter, now damaged by corrosion but with no trace of the transverse ribbing seen on other examples. The terminals are cuboid/rectangular in general form and measure 14.0mm long x 5.4mm wide x 4.3mm thick. They are set 22.0 mm out of plane with each other, a feature observed on other Class I penannular brooches (Calne, Wiltshire (Youngs 1995, 127-131); Porth Dafarch, Anglesey (Youngs, 1989, No. 15) suggesting that this was …
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 3rd June 2022
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Record ID: FAKL-03AD63
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy pin, c. AD700-900; tapering, flat sectioned shank above with is a D shaped plate which the shank appears to overlap. It is likely that this element is truncated. Length 31.6mm, Width (head) 6.9mm, Thickness 1.9mm, Mass 0.81g.
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2017
Last updated: Saturday 20th May 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-BB7354
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper-alloy, openwork, stirrup strap mount of Williams Class A, Type 3 (Williams 1997, 36-38, fig 25), cf. LEIC-E22035. The fragment is truncated and has lost much of its surface but enough survives to show what appears to be a standing, bound, human figure his legs slightly spread and with arms curved down to pass behind what looks like a three strand frond. Length: 30.4mm, Width 31.3mm, Thickness 3.7mm, Mass 9,95g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-DD8353
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval/Medieval stirrup terminal, cast copper alloy with traces of lead alloy. The main part of the terminal has a U shaped section within which are traces of the lead alloy that had attached to terminal to the stirrup's iron side pieces. At the end of the terminal is a flat 'foot' which is set at 25 degrees to the U shaped socket and separated from it by a transverse moulding. On the edge of the foot are three projections set at 90 degrees to each other. A curving groove on the side of the foot appears to be recent damage. This object is likely to date from the eleventh centu…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2017
Last updated: Saturday 14th December 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-07CFF8
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval hooked tag, copper alloy, head circular with a central hole around which are three circular grooves. On one side is a projecting hook, the tip of which is missing. The other side bears two projecting lugs, one of which is damaged, through which are the holes by which the tag was attached. This tag can be placed in Read's Early Medieval Class E, Type I, It seems that circular tags are later in date than the triangular form. Length 16.8mm, Width 10.2mm, Thickness 0.8mm, Mass 0.33g.
Created on: Saturday 19th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-078D4D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval weight made from a Roman coin, a fouth century nummus, the faces of which have been files to remove almost all of the details, only traces of the bust survive to permit identification. While it is no possible to be sure, this object could be interpreted as an Early Medieval weight as coins treated in this way have been found in association with balances in Early Medieval graves (Scull, 1990, 183-215), Diameter 15.4mm, Thicknes 1.3mm, Mass 1.89g.
Created on: Saturday 19th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-CCF8FB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval cloisonné enamel brooch. Gilt cast copper alloy with pseudo filigree and granulation. In its centre is a 15.5mm diameter x 2.0mm high collet containing enamel/glass inlay. This consist of four, rectangular pieces of pale blue glass arranged to form a cross. Between these elements are four keystone shaped pieces of dark blue glass which may have been made up of smaller pieces or have been fragmented. In the centre of the setting is what appears to be a piece of degraded white glass. It is not possible to see walls between the cells and this brooch might be better descri…
Created on: Friday 4th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 29th November 2016
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Record ID: FAKL-0135B8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval strap end fragment, sheet copper alloy with incised decoration representing an animal's face; two recessed eyes surrounded by rings are separated by curved lines forming an X, Chevrons mark the nose. While resembling ninth century strap ends this fragment is thinner than usual and the decoration is incised rather than cast. The upper, truncated edge does not appear broken and has been expanded by hammering. Length 16.0mm, Width 12.0mm, Thickness 1.0mm, Mass 0.99g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Record ID: FAKL-EBADAC
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval strap end fragment, Cast copper alloy in the form of a diamond shaped/quatrafoil plate marked with deeply incised, angled lines. The back is plain. Above the plate is a square sectioned moulding marked with a transverse line. See SUR-E3C9BA for a parallel and other examples. Length 27.6mm, Width 17.7mm, Thickness 2.2mm, Mass 3.96g.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
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Record ID: FAKL-AC51FD
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval pin head, head now irregular and flat topped, beneath the head is collar moulding. The shank in missing. Length 14.0mm, Diameter 8.4mm, Mass 2.99g.
Created on: Friday 10th June 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
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