Record ID: IOW-6D5234
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and folded Medieval lead alloy pointed-oval seal matrix (1200-1350). The suspension loop is largely missing. The inscription within an outer and inner fine line border is illegible. The central design is also illegible. The rear face is plain and the break at the loop is abraded. This matrix is buff. Length: 37.7mm; width: 21.0mm; thickness: 2.9mm. Weight: 10.47g. When found this matrix was folded through 180°, so that only the die was visible.
Created on: Wednesday 28th August 2019
Last updated: Saturday 31st August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-50BD5D
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead alloy unfinished flat pointed-oval seal matrix (1200-1350). This seal matrix has not been engraved and is blank and flat at the front. The reverse has a stylised fleur-de-lis or lily in relief. The suspension lug at the top is partially pierced at one side. The seal is light grey. Length: 35.8mm; width: 19.3mm; thickness: 5.6mm; thickness including lug: 9.7mm. Weight: 20.26g. Harvey and McGuinness note that pointed-oval shaped seal matrices were particularly prevalent during the 13th century AD, with smaller examples appearing from the early 13th century on…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9525E1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and slightly worn Medieval lead flat circular personal seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1350). This matrix is flat and circular in plan with an engraved die at the front and a suspension lug at the back. The die has a six-pointed star and each arm emanates from a small central pit. It is surrounded by a plain inner circle. There is no outer border. Viewing an impression, the legend starts at 12 o' clock from a cross pattée initial mark and reads: S' SImON : DVELChER ('seal of Simon Duelcher'). There is a possibility that it could read: S' SImON : QVELChER. The back has …
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-ED754E
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c. 1300-c. 1500). Some of the mouth and the suspension loops are missing due to breaks. The bag-shaped body has a shell design at the front and there is a Lombardic T within a circle on the reverse. There is a buff patina in places. Length: 52.0mm; width at top: 23.7mm; width of body: 26.3mm; thickness: 10.0mm. Weight: 47.52g. Brian Spencer, formerly Senior Keeper at the Museum of London, who made a life-time study of ampullae, has written: 'Ampullae or miniature phials were an important kind of souvenir. Generally flas…
Created on: Friday 17th May 2019
Last updated: Saturday 18th May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-06D351
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy circular seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1400). The lower half is missing due to a recent break and the lug at the top is unpierced. The front has a central star motif which is surrounded by an inner and outer line border that contains an unclear inscription. The reverse is flat and plain. This seal matrix is buff. Length: 37.0mm; width: 36.3mm; thickness: 5.6mm. Weight: 17.48g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th April 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7056A4
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy circular gaming piece or weight of possible Medieval date (c. 1200-c. 1500). This object is moulded at the front, flat and plain at the back. At the front the sides are stepped with a circular depression at the centre. The centre has a 'beaded' outer circle. Within the circle, at 12 o' clock, there is a raised mark which is similar to an omega. A contemporary coin has been hammered into the front to produce an incuse impression. Corrosion at the front obscures the design. The object is grey and the back has a patchy brown patina. There are old and modern s…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
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Record ID: IOW-5F2FE3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but unfinished Medieval copper-alloy lead alloy seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1350). This seal matrix is circular in plan with an unpierced suspension lug at the top which measures 7.0mm high, 5.6mm wide and 6.4mm thick. Within an inner circle, a central motif of a flower with six petals (or a star) is surrounded by an inscription. The inscription follows the initial mark, a plain cross, at 12 o' clock and reads: S' ROB'tI FIL' ROB'tI [D]E SECI' (Robert, son of Robert of ?Senci?). The last word could possibly be Sencl', Seneschal or St Claire. The rear face is plain. …
Created on: Monday 21st January 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2019
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Record ID: IOW-5EF184
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c. 1300-c. 1500). Some of the mouth and one suspension loop are missing due to breaks. The circular body has a raised flat-topped quartered shield on one side and a 'compass-drawn' flower of six petals on the other side. The edge of the shield side is bevelled. The long neck flares from the body towards the mouth which has a ragged break. The surviving suspension loop is complete but broken. The body is smooth and has a buff patina. The neck is fractured and corroded. Length: 54.4mm; width: 29.3mm; thickness: 8.8mm. Weight…
Created on: Monday 21st January 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2019
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Record ID: IOW-36E10E
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c 1300-c. 1500). The mouth, neck and suspension lugs are missing. The object is now sub-circular in plan and has a ragged break at the top. One side of the body has near vertical grooves and ridges which represent an escallop shell. There are also grooves and ridges on the bevelled edge. The opposite side has an unclear raised design with a cross-hatched background. This ampulla is pale buff overall and the breaks are old. Length: 31.6mm; width: 28.3mm; thickness: 5.8mm. Weight: 19.66g. Ampullae have been published (Spe…
Created on: Monday 7th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: IOW-5353EB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval lead alloy standing weight (c. 1200-c. 1600). This weight is conical in form and the main body is circular in cross-section. It tapers from the base towards the suspension loop at the top. The base is flat and the top has oblique shoulders and a narrowed flat suspension loop. The piercing is a circular hole with a diameter of c. 2.5mm. The weight is grey overall. Height: 36.5mm; diameter at base: 19.3mm. Weight: 62.18g. Lead weights were used throughout a large span of time and were generally easy to manufacture; therefore, they are dif…
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th December 2018
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Record ID: IOW-446457
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval lead alloy pointed-oval 'vesica' personal seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1300). The lobe at the top is unpierced. The central motif, a bill-hook, is surrounded by an inscription within an outer and inner line border. The inscription starts with a cross potent and reads: +S' RO[ ]D GhELANDRE (Seal of Roberd Ghelandre). However, see notes below provided by Dr Malcolm Jones. The rear face is undecorated. This seal matrix is buff and is not worn. Length: 35.3mm; width: 22.7mm; thickness: 5.8mm. Weight: 10.45g. Crude lead personal seals with simple non-her…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: IOW-4DD087
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c. 1300-c. 1500). The suspension loops are missing and the rim of the mouth is incomplete. The sub-circular body has a raised crown on one side and a 'compass-drawn' flower of four petals on the other side. The crown and flower have backgrounds of raised hatching. Below each suspension loop the edge of the crown side is bevelled and decorated with oblique lines. On both faces, level with the suspension loops, there are double parallel ridges. The long neck flares from the body towards the mouth which has a ragged break. This …
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Monday 24th September 2018
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Record ID: IOW-18717E
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c 1300-c. 1500). The neck has been removed and one suspension loop is missing, although the stubs of the loop are present. The circular body has a raised crown on one side and a 'compass-drawn' flower of four petals on the other side. The crown is now barely visible. Between each petal there is raised hatching. Below each suspension loop the edges are bevelled on both faces. The neck has been deliberately cut off the body and the edges of the cuts has been tightly closed together and sealed. The body has been pressed inwards fro…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th September 2018
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Record ID: IOW-667090
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval lead alloy standing weight (c. 1200-c. 1600). This weight is sub-square in cross-section and tapers from the base towards the suspension loop at the top. The base is rounded and the top is narrowed and pierced with a circular hole, 3.0mm in diameter. The two faces on the same plane as the hole have indentations. The weight is greyish buff. Height: 37.0mm; width: 15.4mm; thickness: 13.6mm. Weight: 39.28g. Biggs and Withers (2000) suggest that this type of weight first appeared around c. 1200. However, the ease with which lead can be cast…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2018
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Record ID: IOW-A44421
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval lead alloy standing weight (c. 1200-c. 1600). This weight is cone-shaped and circular in cross-section. The apex is narrowed to form a flat sided suspension loop. Two casting seams, opposite each other, are aligned with the suspension loop. There is a rim around the base and the underside is slightly concave. The weight is greyish buff. Height: 31.0mm; diameter at base: 21.8mm. Weight: 56.96g. A similar weight has been published (Biggs and Withers 2000: 32, ref: 73). M Biggs, N. and Withers, P., (2000) Lead Weights: The David Rogers Collection. Powys…
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
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Record ID: IOW-48E30D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c. 1250-c. 1500). The neck and suspension lugs are missing. The main body is circular in plan and there is a raised design on each face. One face has a double rose and the other side has initials: W B. The edge of the face with the rose is grooved and 'billeted'. This ampulla has a buff patina and the break is ragged. Height: 29.4mm; width: 32.0mm; thickness: 6.0mm. Weight: 17.32g. Brian Spencer, formerly Senior Keeper at the Museum of London, who made a life-time study of ampullae, has written: 'Ampullae or miniature p…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Sunday 4th February 2018
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Record ID: IOW-202E03
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy circular seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1400). This non-heraldic seal is circular in plan. At the centre of the die is a star-like motif within a circumferential line. Outside the line is an illegible inscription. There may have been another circumferential line forming a border close to the edge. The rear face has the remains of a raised rib running down the centre which may have developed into a suspension loop at the top. The seal matrix is corroded, grey and buff. A small amount of material has been lost around the edge. Length: 26.2mm; wi…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2018
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Record ID: IOW-51D841
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c. 1300-c. 1500). This ampulla fragment is part of the rounded body and a small portion of neck. There is a stub of a suspension loop. Both faces have a raised design. One side has 'compass-drawn' petals of a flower with a hatched background. The other side has concentric circles containing a heart-like or shield-like motif. The ampulla has a reddish buff patina and the breaks are ragged. Length: 38.0mm; width: 16.1mm; thickness: 8.0mm. Weight: 14.19g. (weight may include soil within). Brian Spencer, formerly Senior Keeper…
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2017
Last updated: Saturday 30th December 2017
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Record ID: IOW-C23E28
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn Medieval lead alloy pilgrim ampulla (c. 1250-c. 1500). The suspension lugs and part of the mouth are missing. The main body is circular in plan and the neck flares outwards slightly. There are two stubs of the suspension loops and the scars of two others. One side of this ampulla is decorated with a six-petalled 'compass-drawn' flower and the other side has a crowned letter 'W' with a feature to either side and below. The edge of the main body on the flower side is bevelled and 'billeted'. The edge on the other side is bevelled and plain. This ampulla i…
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Record ID: IOW-EC735F
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval lead alloy (pewter) mount or stud (c. 1400-c. 1600). This mount is composed of two star shaped plates one over the other. Each star has seven tapering arms, each of which is broadly pointed-oval in cross-section. The stars are arranged so that the points of the arms of the upper plate lay between the arms of the lower plate. At the centre of the upper plate a flower-head motif is formed by seven pellets, one at the centre and six evenly spaced around. All the arms have longitudinal grooves and ridges as decoration. The rear face is also decor…
Created on: Friday 17th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
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