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Record ID: SF-ECCE65
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post-medieval zoomorphic knife end cap or terminal. Shaped like a small three-dimensional animal's head with a circular indentation to either side creating eyes and a short upturned beak-like snout. The base of the object is oval and covered with iron corrosion where it would have attached to the iron knife tang originally.  An end cap from a scale-tang knife of post-medieval date. Similar examples are plentiful on the PAS database (e.g. SF-676ED2, SF-D9F891, BERK-D1C8B1, YORYM-1C6370, or NLM-53D197) and indicate a probable date range in the…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dilham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0BB98D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy post-medieval trade token issued by the Sun Tavern in Holborne, London, dating to the seventeenth century. Obverse: 'AT . THE . SVN . TAVERN' - surrounding a sixteen pointed sun. Reverse: 'IN . HYE . HOLBORNE' - surrounding 'C . A . E'. c.f. Williamson 1889, vol. I, p. 630, no. 1383var.
Created on: Thursday 29th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weeting-with-Broomhill', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-8E297B
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete sheet lead post-medieval powder measure base. The object is a circular cup-shaped, but has been significantly bent, corroded and damaged, distorting its original shape. These are common finds from Civil War sites and the complete holder would have been attached to the bandolier via a cord running through two loops on the cap (Courtney 1988, 2). Length: 36.15mm, width: 26.63mm, thickness: 15.58mm, weight: 27.08g
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-8C31C6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead post-medieval double cloth seal. Only one complete disc survives with a fragment of what was originally part of another disc attached through a hole in its centre. The raised design of a sheep can be seen in the centre of its outer face. It is heavily corroded and there is a break across its centre. Egan writes 'stamped lead seals were widely used in the European textile industry during the late-medieval/early-modern period. They were attached to individual cloths as part of a system of industrial regulation and quality control. In England seals of this typ…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-2D8711
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy post-medieval token farthing issued by the town of Kings Lynn in 1668. Obv: KINGS . LYN . FARTHING . 1668 - roses and pellets above and below Rev: Arms of Lynn; three conger eels' heads erect, in the mouth of each  a cross crosslet fitchee.  Williamson 1967, 847, no.63 Diameter: 20.73mm, thickness: 0.96mm, weight: 1.59g
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7C9922
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy purse frame of late medieval to post-medieval date. It consists of a strip of metal folded longitudinally along its centre to create a u-shape in cross-section culminating in a the remains of a right-angle terminal at one end and a worn break at the other. There is a small circular hole through one edge with three conjoined holes, their outer edges missing, slightly further along. These would have held the fabric of the purse in place originally. The metal is heavily corroded with much of the original surface missing, obscuring any potential …
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-65D787
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver post-medieval threepence of Elizabeth I, dating to the year AD 1574. Second issue. Eglantine initial mark. Tower of London mint. North vol.II, no.1998
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-DE1C4D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy post-medieval token farthing issued 1667 by the city of Norwich. Obv: A . NORWICH . FARTHING . 1667 (in four lines) Rev: The arms of the city of Norwich: gules, a castle triple-towered argent, in base a lion of England.  Williamson 1967, 867, no.225
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ABC904
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy post-medieval strap end. The main section of the plate is sub-trapezoidal in shape tapering slightly towards its lower end. Its upper edge is W-shaped and at its lower end two opposed crescent shapes curve inwards from the sides. Its outer face is convex with two raised ridges running longitudinally down the centre. An elongated knop projects from the centre its its lower end consisting of an inner oval sections with three transverse grooves across its outer face and a lower acorn-shape with two transverse grooves across its inner end. There is a rivet h…
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ADEC3B
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass post-medieval bottle seal. It is roughly oval in shape with a flat reverse where it would have been attached to a wine bottle. The outer face is decorated with the raised letters I B with pellets above, bellow and to the right. It has a flaky, irridescent patina.  Bottle seals were placed on wine bottles from the early 17th century until the mid 20th century, but this probably dates to the earlier end of this chronology as its flat reverse suggests that it was attached to a square mould-blown bottle. Length: 26.73mm, width: 23.34mm, thickness: 4.51mm, …
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A759EB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead post-medieval uniface one-piece London cloth seal. Obv: Angel facing, holding palm branch right and maybe an hour-glass left, rosette GLORIA rosette: IN rosette EXCELSIS: rosette around.  Rev: undecorated. See a direct parallel from the City of London, which was found in a location indicative of a 17th century date (Egan 1995, 42, no.66). Diameter: 37.02mm, thickness: 1.92mm, weight: 12.95g
Created on: Friday 22nd July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7F752A
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval purse bar. Only the attachment loop and the central part of the bar survive. The loop is oval in shape and oval in cross-section with a short bar, circular in cross-section projecting from the base and culminating in a separate cylindrical copper-alloy knop. This bar sits through a hole in the sub-rectangular central part of the bar section. The outer faces of this central part are each decorated with an incised saltire cross. The inner sections of the bar project from the centre of either side, cylindri…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9AE297
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval book clasp. It is an elongated rectangular shape with a flaring sub-triangular outer end, its outer edge decorated with four triangular notches, the central one much deeper than the other two. One side of this outer end is missing. A short, rectangular-shaped hook projects from its inner end. The outer face is decorated with a central small circular hole surrounded by three concentric circular grooves and behind the outer end there is a small circular hole surrounded by four slightly larger circular holes, all enclosed by a…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5E3BC6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy and glass post-medieval seal matrix/fob seal. It has an oval loop base within which a crack clear glass intaglio remains in situ. The outer face of the intaglio has a small central engraved crown surrounded by a wide oval groove within which is an unclear inscription. Attached to the base is an ornate handle formed from two openwork plates decorated with moulded foliage and scrollwork, each attached to the base at their lower ends and joined together at their upper end. The outer face of this handle has traces of gilding. The style of the lett…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carleton Rode', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-02A74D
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead post-medieval or modern whistles. Both are of simple cylindrical construction and one is largely incomplete, split lengthways. The complete example has a circular hole running through the centre and a sub-triangular notch cut into one face behind one end. Simple whistles like these are common finds and were usually crudely made on a small scale so are difficult to date, but are usally fairly modern. 1. (Incomplete) Length: 65.64mm, width: 18.52mm, thickness: 8.82mm, weight: 57.61g 2. (Complete) Length: 64.17mm, width: 11.04mm, thickness: 13.29mm, weight: 69.67g
Created on: Friday 9th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-027C20
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval spoon. Only part of the stem and inner bowl survive. The stem is circular in cross-section, tapering towards its outer end and bent into a C-shape. The inner part of the bowl suggests that it was circular or fig-shaped originally. This style of spoon tends to be later Medieval or early Post-Medieval in date, but without additional markings or the knop at the end of the stem to guide us it is hard to pinpoint the date further. Length: 42.14mm, Width: 20.91mm, Thickness: 4.24mm, Weight: 6.39g
Created on: Friday 9th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-025D96
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval powder holder cap made from sheet lead. The sides are comprised of a strip of lead bent into a circle. This is attached to a circular base, which has a small loop projecting to either side. The other end remains open to allow the cap to fit onto the powder measure. The sides of the object have become squashed together leaving the base distorted. These are common finds from Civil War sites and the complete holder would have been attached to the bandolier via a cord running through loops (Courtney 199, 2). Length: 32.32mm, Width: 21.69mm, Thickness: 15…
Created on: Friday 9th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Buckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0D22EA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy token farthing issued by the town of Kings Lynn in 1668. Obv: KINGS . LYN . FARTHING . 1668 (in three lines) Rev: Arms of Lynn Williamson no.63
Created on: Tuesday 16th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 18th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bracon Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F7736F
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead post-medieval cloth seal. Only one sub-circular disc survives. The outer face of this is decorated with the raised letters W // XXX. A small integral rivet projects from the centre of the reverse. To one side there is a break where it would have attached to another disc originally. The style of lettering suggests a 16th or 17th century date. Egan writes 'stamped lead seals were widely used in the European textile industry during the late-medieval/early-modern period. They were attached to individual cloths as part of a system of industrial regulation and q…
Created on: Monday 15th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxlingham Nethergate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F76C2B
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead post-medieval two-part cloth alnage seal. Both parts are sub-circular in shape and they are joined by a long strip folded in two. One part has a sub-circular hole through the centre and the other a sub-circular projection from the centre of the reverse, which has been passed through the hole and hammered flat to fill it, dividing it into two parts in the process. One face has a bust left with the letters OF ENG behind and the other face a fleur de liswith the number 1 to the left and 1/2 to the right (the duty in pence). The surface of the metal is corroded and there i…
Created on: Monday 15th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 18th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bracon Ash', grid reference and parish protected.