Record ID: ESS-457C99
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper-alloy unidentifed object, possibly a fob dangler or mount, of Late Iron Age date (c.100BC-AD43). Description: The object is circular in plan and oval in cross-section. One side has a moulded triskele motif in relief and cells for enamel inlay behind. The reverse is undecorated. The object has a central hole with traces of iron corrosion around its edge. The rest of the object has a medium green patina.  Measurements: diameter: 18.5mm; thickness: 4.5mm; hole diameter: 3.4mm; weight: 5.65g Discussion: The triskele design can be seen on fob da…
Created on: Friday 15th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-FD8F06
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible zoomorphic handle, terminal or mount of Iron Age to Roman date.  The object is comprised of a thin, cast copper alloy cylinder which frames a hollow section filled by a space before a short, corroded iron cylinder in the very centre. This outer cylinder is now warped (slightly flattened) and broken in a rough break at one end. At the other end, the cylinder is decorated along its terminal circumference with a narrow linear moulding before the object narrows to a thin, double-ridged waist before a wider cast terminal in the form of a b…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2023
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-CB7D01
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age copper-alloy moustache-shaped object, probably dating to the period 300BC - AD100. The object is composed by two bulbous and pointy halves connected by a recessed band, hollow inside with raised lugs and central slot. The external surface is decorated with incised and parallel lines rising from the base up to the two pointy ends. The object measures 24.14mm in length, 20.96mm in width, 6.90mm in thick and weights 13.50g. Similar objects are illustrated in Evans (1881) "Ancient Bronze Implements of Great Britain" and are described as chapes (pp. 305, fig. 372)…
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pewsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-577F65
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold unidentified object, possibly a fragment of a torc or bracelet, of probable Iron Age date (c. 150-50 BC). Description: The object is comprised of two wires, sub-circular in cross-section, twisted together. The wires are roughly and irregularly facetted along their length, suggesting they were forged out from a square section rod before being hammered into a more circular cross-section. In many places, hammer marks and striations are visible. Both ends show signs of having been chiselled, suggesting that the original object was deliberately broken up. The fragment itself is…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-D69CD4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy object. A copper alloy loop, circular with a central circular aperture. The outer face is waisted with a central groove flanked by convex ridges with flat outer edges on the front. At either end of the groove is a solid V-shaped moulding.. At the rear are two stubs of rectangular cross sectioned arms , both terminating in old breaks. Date: Iron Age to Roman Diameter: 13.5 mm Width: 12.3 mm Length: 11.95 mm Thickness: 4.4 mm Weight: 4.62 g
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: WAW-88A647
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete, copper alloy object, possibly a strap slide of likely late Iron Age to early Roman date (c. 50 BC - AD 50). The object has a flat, circular head that is decorated on the outer face. The decoration has a solid border around the edge, within which there are eight triangular cells around the edge that point towards a central circular cell, all of which are inlaid with a red enamel. The rest of the field forms a high-relief eight pointed star. On the reverse, there are three connected loops. The loops are trapezoidal in plan and sub-rectangular in profile, with two s…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Record ID: NLM-0E8FA1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object. Cast sub-cylindrical object with slightly flared and flanged ends which partially close an internal cavity and lacking a wall for about one quarter of its circumference, probably as an original feature rather than damage. The outer side bears symmetrical D-shaped moulded features with a triangular field between them on either side, with grooves separating these mouldings from the ends. A linear border also appears along one side of the gap in the wall. The form recalls the sheathing of objects of other materials with copper alloy though there is no rus…
Created on: Monday 7th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 7th August 2023
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Record ID: NLM-BAA288
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sheathing an iron core, unidentified object fragment. Source record suggests Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age date; the accompanying database gives this as Late Iron Agel. Suggested date: Late Iron Age 100BC-AD100. Length: 41.2mm, Width: 30.9mm, Thickness: 8.6mm, Weight: 21.69gms
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: OXON-18DCB7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast copper-alloy object possibly a three-link bridle bit dating to the Late Iron Age or Early Roman period (c. BC 100-409) The ends of the arms are missing. The object's shaft is sub-circular in cross-section.  At one terminal is a circular, integral suspension loop with central circular perforation. Where the loop joins the body are two horizontal shafts, one of these is broken shorter than the other.    The object has a dark, greenish brown patina. The object is 27.30mm long, 20.69mm wide and…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-67E16D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete unidentified object, possibly of Iron Age date, perhaps part of a harness fitting or tankard handle. It is of rectangular cross section, broken at both ends. One end is triangular, with a a V shaped indentation in from the break. The other end is rectangular (wider than the rest of the plate) and is broken across one or two circular holes. The front is decorated with incised lines along both prongs of the triangular area, which cross at the point of the triangle in the middle of the plate. The rectangular area has a similar line along the surviving edge. …
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: DOR-D91FBD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  fragment of copper alloy with a design on one surface. The design seems to be part of the reverse of a stater of the British Iron Age, South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) type. It comprises a group of circular recesses and two crescent-shaped recesses below. This would be equivalent to the raised pellet and two raised crescents seen on such staters (the crescents being the belly of a stylised horse. This may be part of a coin die for manufacturing staters, or it could also be an impression of such a coin, perhaps to cast copies in a mould. Date: Possibly Late Iron Age - c. …
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: OXON-90332D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age (c.100 BC to c.100 AD) incomplete or fragment of a copper-alloy cast artefact. The artefact is sub-rectangular with the longer, upper edge being broken. This break is not recent. The lower and side edges are curved towards the reverse terminating with a flat edge as if the object butted against a flat surface. The curvature of the sides gives the object a slight bulbous appearance with a hollow, undecorated reverse. The surface of the reverse is rough and a well-developed patina has not been created unlike the outer face. The outer face of the artefact is deco…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-8208B8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, probable Bronze Age to Iron Age cast copper alloy Unidentified Object. The object comprises a hollow slightly ovoid body, truncated short of its full height to form an open bowl with a 7.6mm circular top opening. Extending from one side of the rim there is a narrow integral U-shaped cross-sectioned channel that projects slightly upwards relative to the plane of the rim. In the angle below the channel, and to the upper side of the bowl, is an integral circular loop, set on the same axis as the projecting channel. The end of the channel forms an …
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-0CEB7D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
FURTHER FRAGMENTS OF THIS HAVE BEEN FOUND. WAITING FOR THEIR HAND-IN TO RECORD AS A WHOLE. Fragmented copper alloy and enamel Iron age object. The segment to hand consists of a flat four sided plate the longest side of which has broken across three linearly aligned bordered circular cells, that contain the remains of red enamel. It is not possible to determine any hint of the original shape from this fragment as all edges are degraded and eroded making any original edge indistinguishable from a broken one. Decoration can be seen on the corroded surface consisti…
Created on: Friday 27th November 2020
Last updated: Friday 6th January 2023
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Record ID: BM-23D9C9
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
This molten droplet of heavy yellow metal was reported as possible Treasure, because it was found in the vicinity of other finds of molten gold/electrum which might be connected with the production of Iron Age gold torcs or other objects. It was sent to the British Museum for scientific analysis which demonstrated the droplet was made of copper alloy. 
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-9DE3D5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified object made from copper alloy, of uncertain date but possibly Iron Age or Roman. It appears to have been cast, but may have been hammered together from a rod of sub-circular or sub-rectangular cross-section. If so, the rod was bent in half, with a rounded loop at the bend (3.3mm internal diameter). The two halves then join (with a groove between them) before separating again. One prong is broken off after the fork, but the other diverges in a straight line, then begins to curve before a break. Both breaks are very worn. The resulting object measures 33mm from the loop…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: KENT-521BD3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy unidentified object, possibly a bead from a torc, of probable Iron Age date. Description: The object is is tubular; circular in plan on the outide edge with a hexagonal inside edge. The object expands slightly along its length so that one opening is wider than the other. The outide of the object consists of three raised ribs, the centre rib being more prominant than the others. The narrowest rib has an incided line running along its circumference. This is also present on the large end rib but does not appear to travel all the way round. The …
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2022
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Record ID: SUSS-DFE9AD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Iron Age or Roman copper alloy semi-circular decorative mount or strap-fitting dating c. 100 BC-AD100. The object comprises a flat plate that is semi-circular with a rectangular cross-section. One face is decorated with two adjacent spirals curving from a central waisted stem and cast in high relief. The motif is set within a raised exterior border which extends from each side of the tapering base of the central stem. There are worn recesses on the upper curved edge of the plate indicating areas of attachment and worn breaks at the ba…
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2022
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Record ID: ASHM-88D939
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy unidentified object of Late Iron Age or early Roman date (c. 100 BC - AD 120). The object has an openwork crescentic terminal with rounded edges which tapers into a circular base. The underneath of the base has iron corrosion. The object may be a linch pin terminal for a cart or chariot (see WMID-86FE85 and KENT-AA9995 for comparison), but it seems small for that function. It may be a key terminal or a furntiure fitting, although no parallels have been found.
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-652710
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy object, likely a component of a larger composite object dating to the late Iron Age. Description: The object sub-circular in plan, hollow and convex in cross-section creating a dome affect. There are four evenly spaced circular cells that perforate the side face of the dome. It has cast decoration in relief consisiting of pointed ovals defining the cells. Each oval and space between is filled with groups of parralel lines helping define the motif. One of the cells appears to have the remains of corroded coral in-situ. The lower aperture is larger than the…
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2022
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