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Record ID: LANCUM-5EAB67
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
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Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy rosette / thistle brooch. The brooch is incomplete, the whole spring and pin meachanism has been lost. These types of brooch are not native to Great Britain and may have been imported from Gaul. Dates from c25 BC to c60 AD. The length is 33mm, width 23mm, thickness 14mm and weight 5.93g. see also NARC-6E9FF1
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHLEACH', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-F0F346
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Iron Age to Romano British cast copper alloy fob or dangler dating 100BC to 100AD. Its style and method of manufacture suggest it is of native British construction. The length is 29mm, and the width is 23mm the thickness 12mm and the weight is 8.6g. The bottom loops external diameter is 11.5mm. See also SWYOR-116660, SF-495135 (both short shank), WMID-C12552, SWYOR-69FBC5 (both four arms), and NMS-36E7D0 (similar style). There are no exact parallels on the database.
Created on: Wednesday 5th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cave', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-A098D7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Vessel body sherd, probably Iron Age possibly 800BC to 100BC, with an incised linear decoration oner the whole external surface.
Created on: Sunday 24th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-F3CBF5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Iron Age coin, possibly a silver unit of the Iceni. One side depicts a horse moving left with a series of parallel horizontal line to the right. The other side shows an emblem of some sort, possibly a stylised banner. The coin is damaged and worn. The length is 11mm, width 10mm, original diameter was c12mm and the weight is 0.44g.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northleach', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-C84D96
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Iron Age rim sherd of a vessel of grey fabric. May date as late as the first century of the Roman occupation. The oxidised deposit is either applied or the result of the local soil conditions. Dating to between the c300 BC and c100 AD. Length 50mm, width 23mm, thickness 14mm, weight 26.0g.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-047B05
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An Iron Age or Romano British vessel rim sherd. Dating to between c800 BC and c410 AD. The length is 59mm, the width is 27mm, the thickness is 14mm, and the weight is 22.38g.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodmansey', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-33A843
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An Iron Age vessel body sherd. Dates between c800 BC and c100 AD. The vessel realtes to the Dubonnii tribe whose capital was based on Cirencester or Corinium Dubonnorum as it was known in Roman times a Civitas until 409AD and Gloucester known as Colonia Neviana Glevum. The Dubonnii lived in small villages concentrated in fertile valleys. There is evidence for a cult associated with the tribe in the Romano-British period; the evidence being coterminous with the tribe's territory. Sculpture has been found at: Gloucester, Cirencester, Nettleton, Bath, Wellow, and Aldsworth A major st…
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldsworth', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-AF23C6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Iron Age to Romano British native grey sandy ware rim sherd. Quite abraded. Dates to between c100 BC and c410 AD but probably before 100 AD. The length is 49mm, width 18mm, rim thickness 17mm, wall thickness 4mm, and the weight is 14.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amesbury', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-FD9FC1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Probably an Iron Age cast copper alloy mount. The decorative boss bears a striking resemblance to a great diving beetle. It has similarities to the Roman 'coffee bean' mounts (see LANCUM-39CE20 and LANCUM-BD34A4) but the plate shape is not rectangular and the execution is more Iron Age (see DUR-8078F8 and LVPL-59AD07) or possibly Romano British. It may possibly be from a Roman plate brooch (see SF-DC9058 and SF10009). Could date to anytime between c200 BC and c410 AD but most likely to date from c200 BC to c43 AD. The length is 21mm, the width is 17mm, the thickness is 9mm, and the …
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Astwood', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-6A1795
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Iron Age coin, a silver unit of the Western (Dobunni) group.There is no visible inscription. It appears to be a Cotswold Eagle type (Van Arsdell no VA1042). Dates to between c20 BC and c10 AD. The diameter is 13mm, and it weighs 1.00g. See also NMGW-CD40A0 and SOM-327973.
Created on: Friday 17th May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northleach', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-71C396
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy circular mount of Triskele type design. Possibly from a chariot or horse harness, or perhaps from a shield. The decorated face has four wave like tendrils, each curling clockwise inside a circular border, possibly forming a stylised swastika. Originally enamelled. Some green enamel remains. Probably dates to between c100 BC and c150 AD. Diameter 32mm. On the database, NLM-02F883 is stylistically similar.
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 3rd October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-A13EF1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Iron Age, possibly early Romano/British, body sherd from a vessel of hard, sandy, grey/brown fabric. The fabric and construction suggest a native origin. Not enough remains to make any determinations based on style. Probably dating from from c100 BC to c100 AD. Length 45mm, width 42mm, thickness 8mm, weight 19.41g.
Created on: Monday 18th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 5th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Yarmouth', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-FBFCE3
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Probably part of a late Iron Age or early Roman crudely cast copper alloy dumb bell toggle dating from c100 BC to 100 AD. The toggle is comprised of two semi circular balls joined by a reel shaped element in the centre and is one piece. There is no evidence of an attachment loop. There is also the possibility that it relates to casting waste. Similar examples of toggles on the database are SWYOR-C88EE7, HESH-16B175, and SWYOR-BFAEE0 Length 20mm, width 7mm, thickness 7mm, weight 3.2g.
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-7BBD10
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published Find published
Late Iron Age to early Roman or Romano British copper alloy knobbed terret ring dating to between c50 BC and c150 AD. It is roughly D-shaped. There is a flattened bar across the base which would have allowed attachment to a strap. To either side of this there is a raised collar. The curved frame extends from these. It is oval in cross-section and tapers gradually towards the upper part of the terret. At the apex of the loop there is a central collared knob between two further collars. It is quite unusual in that it has only one knop or knob on the loop. Most terrets with the same gene…
Created on: Saturday 30th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: LANCUM-DD5957
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy 'Fob Dangler' probably dating to between c200 BC to c100 AD. The object comprises a suspension loop and three arms spiralling from a central hub in a Triskele triple spiral. Each of the arms narrows and curves to form a circle with an approximate external diameter of 18mm and pierced with a round hole with an approximate internal diameter of 11mm. On the outer edge of each spiralling arm is a slightly curved short bar measuring approximately 17mm x 4mm, these are probably remnants of ring that originally ran around the circumference of the obj…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.


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Record ID: LANCUM-5E63CB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy strap slide. The outer face is decorated with a dome (diameter 12mm) surrounded by a circular groove within a raised pointed ovate border forming a typical Iron Age stylised 'eye'. The 'boss and petal' design is similar to Class 3 button and loop fasteners. Attached to the inner face is a rectangular attachment loop which runs the full length of the fitting. Dates to between c100 BC and c100 AD. Length is 27mm, width 16mm, thickness 13mm, and weight is 11g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-5BFFFC
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Probably a late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy cosmetic mortar that has been possibly been modified or repurposed for some unknown use. It is now triangular in plan and 'J' shaped in profile. One end has been crudely flattened out and there appears to be a break scar at that end. The inner face of the J is concave and undecorated. The outer face is convex and decorated with a series of incised diagonal lines. The width is 5.9mm at the hook and expands to 14.7mm at the other end. There are signs of an break at the widest end. There is a high wear gloss to the hook, suggestive of …
Created on: Monday 20th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Dalton In Furness', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-107B5A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy La Tene III brooch. It is decorated with a stylised acanthus on the middle of the back of the bow. Above the decoration, the bow flares out to form a head as wide as the spring. There is a sub-rectngular footplate at the base of the bow. The lip off the catchplate has been lost, but otherwise the brooch seems intact. Dates to between c100 BC and c100 AD. The length is 43mm, width 17mm, thickness 12mm, and the weight is 5.66g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2021
Last updated: Friday 14th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-CC67EB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published Find published
An enamelled cast copper strap mount also called a 'pressure tectonic' dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period, that is c100 BC to AD c200. The artefact is incomplete but in fair condition. It is of roughly triangular shaped, with at least five very worn spikes on the reverse. The two side arms of the triangle are elongated, running together in a long arm with enamelled circular knop. The cross part is S-shaped. There is enamel on each of the three corners of the triangle: a yellow and red ring and circlet at the cross bar S and striped red/yellow enamel at the bottom corn…
Created on: Friday 18th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: LANCUM-1ED52B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy strap slide. The outer face consists of two circular hemispherical domes joined at the waist by a narrow transverse reel shaped moulding, giving the object an overall dumb-bell form. The inner face is concave and retains the two stubs of the original strap loop. Dates to between c100 BC and c200 AD. The length is 40mm, width 20mm, thickness 13mm, and the weight 21.80g.
Created on: Friday 16th July 2021
Last updated: Sunday 18th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.


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