Record ID: ESS-36E8AE
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a glazed Medieval tile, probably a floor tile, dating from c. 1300 - 1500. The tile is sqaure in shape though the edges are not entirely straight, which could be the result of damage. Both surfaces are glazed, though one is more heavily glazed than the other, and is a distinctive light brown colour. The surface of the glazed face is not even, and is pitted and rough in places. There is evidence of abrasions on the surface, one of which looks very much like a '2'. The fabric of the tile is a solid orange in colour and has some small quartz inclusions. Because the tile was fo…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
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Record ID: ESS-36BF07
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a glazed Medieval tile, probably a floor tile, dating from c. 1300 - 1500. The fragment is a small portion of what was likely a square shaped tile. The fabric is a bright orange and relatively fine with very small mica inclusions. The core is reduced and dark grey in colour. Interestingly, both surfaces are glazed, though only one surface is decorated with patterning. The pattern itself is not known but it is made from a raised ceramic design which may have been decorated with a coloured slip. The background is glazed. Dimensions: weight: 14.8g, length: 46.6mm, width: 2…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
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Record ID: ESS-362BE6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Medieval coarse ware vessel in what appears to be the form of an animal foot or paw. The ceramic fabric is coarse with inclusions of large quartz and shell granules.The outer surafce is oxidised and a bright orange in colour, whilst the inner fabric or core is reduced and grey in colour. It is unknown what type of vessel this fragment belonged to, but it likely formed part of the base. The zoomorphic feature of the fragment is suggested by the shape of the item. There are two deep grooves dividing the 'toes' with the remains of one other. The foot also comes to a poi…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2019
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Record ID: ESS-DF13C3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  Gold ring bezel set with a sub-spherical red stone, probably garnet. The bezel is oval in shape. The outside part rises to surround the stone with concave sides and there is incised decoration around the slightly flared rim. The reverse is plain and saucer-shaped. There is evidence of where the band would have attached on either side of the reverse but no part of it remains. These rings are often informally referred to as ‘pie-dish’ type.  Dimensions: 11.85mm long, 10.4mm wide, 4.5mm tall. Bezel opening c. 5.0mm x&…
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelvedon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-248184
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver finger ring with an empty bezel. The ring is undecorated and the band is D-shaped in cross-section. The bezel extends straight up from one side of the ring and would have been oval in shape but has been squashed. The setting is quite deep (c. 8mm) and retains no traces of what was set in it. The interior of the band may bear traces of an inscription but it is very faint and could be coincidental discoloration of the metal. Dimensions: Diameter 20.1mm, band width 3.2mm, band thickness 1.3mm, bezel height 8.4mm, length 17.3mm, width 9.1mm, weight 5.6g Discussion: The style of …
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Theydon Bois', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E875C2
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy shield shaped stud of medieval date, c. 1250 -1400. The artefact is shield-shaped and flat on the back. A blunted stud projects from the undecorated back. The surface is decorated with enamel, and is heraldic in design. There is a thick band of red enamel running diagonally across the shield face. Much of the enamel is worn and most is missing. Within it appears to be a diagonal line of three fleur-de-lys. The decoration outside of the band on the face of the shield is very worn. It is probable that studs such as these were used alongside other heraldic har…
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2020
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Record ID: ESS-E7FED3
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy shield shaped harness pendant. The surface of the pendant is decorated in moulded relief and the pattern is a diagonal cross-hatch across the entire surface, with a diagonal band running from the upper left to the lower right edge (when viewed head-on). There is also evidence of gilding present on the surface. The back is plain and undecorated. There is an attachment stem that rises from the centre of the top edge, and would likely originally have featured a drilled hole, perpendicular to the plane of the pendant face. This hole would have facilitated hanging. …
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
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Record ID: ESS-E688F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn silver penny, probably of Henry VI (first reign 1422-1461), dating from c. 1427 - 1430. North 1449-1451. Mint unknown, possibly York Obverse: Crowned bust facing. Legend illegible but ends with saltire stops. Reverse: Long cross dividing legend. Quatrefoil in centre of reverse
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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Record ID: ESS-E3FAB7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Edward I or II. Dating from c. 1279 - 1343. Both obverse and reverse too work to decipher details. Obverse: bust facing visible with wedge collar. Reverse: long cross dividing legend
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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Record ID: ESS-9097F5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Three fragments of an engraved silver finger ring. The band is flat and has a plain interior. The exterior is engraved with two different designs; two sets of circles surrounded by dots flank a grid-style hatched design. The smaller fragments show the same hatched design, making an overall design of matching opposite sides when reconstructed. The circles are chased and may have held a different material – possibly enamel. There is a small equal armed cross on the medium fragment. The smallest fragment shows the hatched motif followed by a chased heart which is bisected by the ban…
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th April 2023
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Record ID: ESS-8FC15C
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy openwork book fitting dating to the Medieval period, c. 1100-1200. The plate for attachment of this fitting onto a book has been lost, and only the 'clasp' portion now remains. The item is sub rectangular in plan and takes the form of a bird with an openwork vine design at the centre. The bird's head is prominent and forms the tip of the clasp. The head protrudes from the main frame of the fitting with the beak wide open. The eye sockets are inset on the upper jaw or beak and take the form of two semi-circular indents when viewed in plan. The eyes themselves ar…
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: ESS-81B103
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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Created on: Friday 23rd November 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-814001
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Medieval copper-alloy zoomorphic terminal collar from a right-angled drop handle for metal vessel. Dating from c. 14th - 16th century. The terminal collar is sub-rectangular in shape with an ovoid cross-section, and hollow in the centre. There is however, the remains of the drop handle terminal still in place making the item seem solid. The part of the remaining handle is cylindrical and passes through the collar, with the end emerging in the centre of the open mouth. The collar, which was placed over the end of the handle and burred to secure it, is zoomorphic and tak…
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-6E1F6E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval inscribed gilded silver finger ring, Medieval in date (c. AD1250-1400). It appears to be in the style of a ‘buckle ring’, since there is a rectangular bezel engraved with a cross-hatched pattern with a plain section of hoop next to it, somewhat resembling a buckle or clasped hands. The rest of the flat-section hoop is engraved with an inscription in untidy Lombardic script, reading )) IHC NAZAREN (((. The curved lines at either end of the inscription appear to be space-filling, meaning that the inscription is an abbreviated form of the common inscrip…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-6DFB25
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval undecorated silver annular brooch with slightly tapered pin. The brooch is undecorated and has a constriction to stop the pin moving around. The band has broken just next to the pin but there doesn’t appear to be a section missing. The band is C-shaped in cross-section and entirely plain except for two raised ridges to either side of the pin mount, with no evidence of a maker’s mark. It has been quite badly deformed but would probably originally have been circular. Dimensions: max. diameter 19.8mm, width 4.5mm, thickness 0.6mm, pin length 23.8mm, weight 2.2g Disc…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th April 2023
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Record ID: ESS-2D988C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast copper-alloy gilded harness pendant with separate sexfoil swinger in the centre. The item dates to the Medieval period c. AD 1200-1400. The outer frame is also sexfoil in shape and retains significant portions of gilding on the surface. The pendant attachment rises from the top of the sexfoil frame and is rectangular in section. It contains the smaller swinger attachment at its centre, which is held in place by a pin driven horizontally through both frames. At the top of the pendant attachment there is a sub-rectangular tab emerging on a perpendicular plane to that…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
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Record ID: ESS-D7AAB8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Gold engraved medieval finger ring dating to the fifteenth century. The ring is made from a uniform rectangular strip of gold. The outside of the ring is decorated with a continuous vine that encircles the circumference in a wavy pattern. In between the waves is inscribed the letter Y in blackletter script. This letter is repeated ten times. Internally is the inscription PONCER DE MOY (THINK OF ME). In blackletter script. There is a four pointed star at the beginning of the inscription and also between each word. There is a small vine at the end. Dimensions: The ring …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th November 2021
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Record ID: ESS-D78100
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver-gilt unidentified object, medieval to post-medieval in date. The fragment resembles a trefoil or a leaf, though the detail is worn. The reverse is plain and flat. Dimensions: length: 10.8mm, width: 8.3mm, thickness: 2.1mm, weight: 0.65g Discussion: It is difficult to say what type of object the fragment came from. It may have been part of a mount, a pendant, or a dress fastener. For example, see 2017 T881 (a pendant fragment, SOM-62AFB8), 2015 T584 (a dress fastener, CORN-470CE3) and 2017 T136 (a strap-end, SOM-AAC236). Conclusion: In terms of age and as the …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Record ID: ESS-30D57A
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy strap or belt fitting of Roman to Medieval date. The item is rectangular in shape with an recessed rectangle inside which there is a raised rectangular mound. There are tabs at either side of the mount though these are broken. There is a single copper-alloy rivet at the centre of the mount on the back, which is plain and undecorated. The patina is generally smooth and the colour is a dark grey/green.
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
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Record ID: ESS-DA849C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely worn long cross penny of Edward I - Richard III, date unknown. Obverse: too worn to decipher Reverse: too worn to decipher
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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