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Record ID: WILT-DD9F82
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Medieval (1400-1500) stone mortar, discovered in a house wall dating to the late 17th century (wall dated by Dorothy Treasure, Wiltshire Buildings Record). The width at the widest part is 53cm, the internal diameter of the bowl at the top is 34cm and the overall height is 29cm. It weighs 67.5 kg approximately. Kevin Leahy, National Finds Adviser, comments: The best account that I know of regarding these mortars is written by Martin Biddle in 'Artifacts from Medieval Winchester', 1990, pp 890-908. He found that mortars appeared around the middle of the 13th century and th…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cricklade', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-850A82
Object type: EFFIGY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a carved limestone effigy in the form of two small hands, palm to palm in an attitude of prayer, broken away below the wrist and probably Medieval/ Early Post-Medieval in date. They measure 129.55mm in length, 79.58mm in max.width and 66.46mm in max.thickness. They weigh in excess of 300g. Both hands are damaged just above the arm joint. the damage looks mostly ancient. Further damage is apparent on one thumb and the tips of the fingers where they join, obscuring any fingernail detail, which is visible on the undamaged thumb. Although much of the 'cutting' compris…
Created on: Thursday 23rd July 2009
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-321F68
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone weight, medieval or post-medieval in date. The stone is grey in colour and rough to touch, but light in density. The weight is 94.2mm in length with one end wider than the other, 60.8mm and 41.4mm respectively. The shorter end is rounded. At its centre is a 18.3mm diameter hole, counter-sunk on one face. Both ends are pointed oval in section. The wider end is 22.8mm thick, the shorter 14.5mm thick. The object weighs 101.34g. Similar circular stone examples in Margeson 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations(p.138 fig.1…
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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