Record ID: LVPL-D0FE15
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy object of uncertain function and date but possibly an Iron Age bead c. 200 BC - AD 100. The object is oval in plan and circular in cross-section. It consists of a rounded central body which tapers forming a neck at each end and before flaring slightly outwards again. The object is hollow and each end shows signs of wear. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. Similar examples on the PAS database include: WAW-12FD13; IOW-09D6E2; SOM-370A52 and NMS-C36251
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvanley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CF65F2
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of a cast copper alloy tankard handle dating from the Iron Age to the Roman period (300BC-200AD). The object is a sub-oval piece of sheet copper alloy. Each end curves backwards and then forward again terminating in a break. The sides of the object are slightly rounded. The upper surface is decorated with punched dot decoration in the shape of a lentoid. Traces of gilding can be seen on the upper surface. The reverse of the object is undecorated. The object has a dark green patina which is pitted due to corrosion.
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D8A9D2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy object dating from the Iron Age to Roman period, (800BC-410AD). The object consists of a face with an integral perforated suspension loop. The object is oval in plan and semi-circular in cross-section. The face is flat and the head expands backwards. The face has incised lentoid eyes, a wide, slightly raised noise and a broad smiling mouth. The hair consists of eight long raised ridges. The function is uncertain however it is likely to have been used as a weight and or a pendant. The object has a dark brown patina and is in good condition.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C76958
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete British Iron Age silver unit, uninscribed North East, probably a South Ferriby type, c. 50 BC - AD 10.
Created on: Monday 19th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton Upon Stather', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B32A82
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy toggle of Iron Age to Roman date, (100BC-200AD). The toggle is comprised of two semi-circular balls joined by a wide collar. Around the circumference of the flat edges of the balls are incised lines of decoration. The toggle would have been used like an oblong button with a leather, or wool loop or just a tucked into a button hole. The object has a light brown patina and is in very good condition.
Created on: Tuesday 6th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7C0B25
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy tankard handle dating to the Late Iron Age or early Roman period (300 BC - 200 AD). The fragment consists of the handle and one (of the two) attachment plates. The handle of the tankard is a pointed oval (leaf shaped) in plan and broadly D shaped in cross section. The upper edge of the handle tapers to a blunt point. This point turns through 90° to the plane of the handle and is broadly oval in cross section. The end of this point then expands to form a relatively flat oval plate. The attachment plate has an integral projecting lug this would have atta…
Created on: Wednesday 10th March 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E5E894
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy curved object of uncertain date or function, but possibly a mount dating to the Iron Age (c.300 BC-AD 100). The object is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. There is a small gap at the back of the object where the two arms of the hoop do not meet. Due to corrosion damage it is unclear whether this break in the hoop is intentional or accidental. The front of the object is decorated by a long oval moulding. Within this moulding are three raised moulded ridges. The edges of the object have been damaged. The internal hoop is convex and worn. The external diamet…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotton Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2A28C3
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy figurine dating from the late Iron Age (c.50 BC - AD 100). The figurine has a strong face with an angular chin tilting slightly upwards. The eyes are sub-oval and the mouth represented by a straight groove. The face is badly corroded and the noise missing. The hair of the figurine is represented by a raised oval which is cap-like. This is covered with small incised zigzag grooves representing strands of the hair. The head measures 20mm in length and 12mm in width. The shoulders are broad and angular. The torso tapers down from the shoulders towards the legs. The shou…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holy Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9A1DC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast single-piece brooch, of Nauheim-derivative La Tené style. A thin bow of circular section bears a simple catchplate, turning at the other end into a four-coiled spring and pin. A small amount of the tip of the pin has broken away. The brooch is in extremely good condition and has a light green patina. File marks can be seen on either side of the catch plate. It can be dated from the later Iron Age to Early Roman period, 100 BC – AD 100.
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F5BF41
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An enamelled cast copper alloy pin, mount or stud of probable later Iron Age or Early Roman date (100 BC-100AD). The pin is broadly circular in plan and irregular in profile, being formed from a sub-rectangular shaft and D shaped head. The upper part of the pin is broadly D shaped in profile and circular in plan, the upper part has a concave recess. This recess is filled with a red glass like enamel. The enamel is in good condition and sits at the base of the recess. It is likely therefore that the enamel once filled the recess and has broken away, leaving the remaining enamel in good …
Created on: Monday 21st December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HIGH WYCH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D1ACC8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold Iron Age coin, contemporary forgery of an early un-inscribed North-Eastern Ferriby stater. Obv: obliterated obverse die. Rev: horse left; above pellet-ring var. k, below star a, below tail pellet, below head pellet-ring f. Van Arsdell 811-7. Hobbs no. 3172-3176.
Created on: Monday 7th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellerker', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FCE522
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy La Tene chape dating to the early Iron Age, (800-300BC). The chape is anchor shaped and consists of a rectangular central section which narrows towards the end. It then expands into two tapering arms which create the anchor shape. These arms terminate in circular bulbous projections. Each of these circular terminals contains a central circular depression. The terminals are attached to the main body of the object by a small strip of copper alloy. There is a small irregular perforation at the base of the object. A raised transverse band runs around the top of the chape…
Created on: Friday 27th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-A722D8
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy terret of simple form dating to the Late Iron Age to early Roman period (50 BC - 100 AD). It has a undecorated oval hoop, collars at either end of the bar and a rudimentary tang on the bar. The basal edge is bowed. It has a dark green patina and is in good condition. A similar example is fig 50, MacGregor (1976). Similar examples which can be found on the database are SWYOR-3B8107 NMS-41C378 and LVPL-F94806.
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AB9FE2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap distributor from the Iron Age to Roman period. It is circular in plan and oval in cross-section. The object consists of a circular hoop with a small rectangular loop projecting upwards. It has a light green patina. A similar example on the database is DUR-858DD8.
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2174A2
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic pestle dating to the Iron Age. The object consists of a plain concentric rod with tapered ends. The rod is circular in cross-section. There is a small circular suspension loop which joins to the centre of the concave edge of the crescentic rod, by a short stem. A small moulded collar separates the stem and the loop. It has a smooth mid-green patina and shows some sign of wear on the tapered ends. These objects can be dated from the 1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD. A similar example can be found on p.118, fig 8 Britannia Vol XVI, 1985.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-78F6D7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy spiral finger ring dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. The ring is formed from copper alloy which has been bent into a spiral ring of three turns. It is sub-circular in plan. One terminal is bent at a right angle across the upper surface. The other terminal has been broken before it terminates. The broken terminal has eight moulded circular decorations, each of which is open and contains a pellet. It has a dark blackish green patina and the remains of gilding can be seen.
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D303A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
'British I' Gold stater of the Corieltavi / North-Eastern - Corieltavian B c. 60-50 BC Obv. Abstracted head of Apollo Rev. Disjointed horse; below sunflower Van Arsdell c.f. 805-11 BMC Hobbs c.f. 204
Created on: Thursday 20th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Asaph', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-971828
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Romano-British brooch of birdlip type. At the junction between the bow and the leg is a tongue-like forward projection. The head is straight and has moulded decoration curving across the top. Below this are two moulded spiral decorations. The leg is straight and tapers inwards towards the foot. Below the tongue-like projection is a panel of four rows of diamond shaped decoration. The reverse of the brooch has a broken catchplate which has been worn down. At the back of the head is a circular projection. The end of the spring would have been sweated into a small hol…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clotton Hoofield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-859F48
Object type: BRACKET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze bracket probably dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. It is sub-rectangular in plan and semi-circular in section. Each end section flares outwards slightly, while the adjoining mid section is narrower. Inside of the flared outer rim on each end is a raised moulded transverse line. A groove runs from each transverse moulding, towards the centre of the object and back inwards to the other end of the moulding. On the outer edges of the upper surface there are three circular depressions which vary in size. The inner surface of the object is undecorated. It …
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-855447
Object type: BRACKET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze brackets probably dating from the late Iron Age to the Roman period. It is sub-rectangular in plan and semi-circular in section. Each end section flares outwards slightly, while the adjoining mid section is narrower. Inside of the flared outer rim on each end is a raised moulded transverse line. A groove runs from each transverse moulding, towards the centre of the object and back inwards to the other end of the moulding. The inner surface of the object is undecorated. It has a light green patina. It's function is unknown however use as shoulder mounts for stirrups, …
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.