Record ID: IOW-F80E58
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast and probably wrought copper alloy misshapen object of Unknown date. Length (if straightened) 102.0mm, maximum width 2.6mm and maximum thickness 1.8mm. Weight 2.89g. The object is slender and may originally have been straight. Throughout most of its length it is rectangular in cross-section but has rounded corners. From about mid-way along its length it tapers slightly towards each end. One end is curled over slightly to form a hook-like terminal. About 13.0mm from the opposite end the shape changes from being rectangular to square in cross-section. It tapers over th…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6F0530
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead object, possibly a weight. Date Unknown. Length 17.0mm, width 25.2mm and 19.8mm thick. 38.55g. (1.359 ounces). The weight is sub-conical in form and has a truncated apex. It has an off-centre longitudinal circular perforation which has a diameter of 5.5mm. The base is flat. The weight, which is crudely made, is in good condition. It has several old dents and scuffs.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-3E1B43
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An irregular shaped piece of silver of Unknown date. Length 39.1mm, width 20.9mm and 12.9mm thick. Weight 22.81g. The object appears to be made of silver and is pitted overall.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-63C765
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and corroded cast copper alloy and silver-plated finger ring of Unknown date. Maximum diameter 25.0mm, width 6.2mm and 2.0mm thick. Weight 6.54g. The ring is slightly misshapen and is sub-oval in plan. The plain hoop is D-shaped in cross-section and has a width of 6.2mm and a thickness of 2.0mm. The ring is severely corroded and in poor condition. Traces of silver can be seen on the outer face of the hoop.
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-24ED81
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead unidentified object of Unkown date. Length 40.2mm, width 37.8mm and overall thickness 12.3mm. Weight 61.15g. The object is crudely made. It is mainly in the form of a sub-square tablet which has a maximum thickness of 6.1mm and a minimum thickness of 3.4mm. In plan, the tablet has rounded corners. On the front face it has an indeterminate design within a sub-square border. However, the design is obscured by pitting and corrosion as well as old and modern scuff marks. The rear face of the tablet is largely flat at either side of a slightly off-centre casting seam…
Created on: Saturday 21st July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F4E301
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy disc of Unknown date. Diameter 18.9mm and 4.0mm thick. Weight 8.43g. Each face is flat and slightly corroded in places. One face has several small deposits of iron corrosion. The edges are slightly convex when viewed from the side.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F586C1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An unidentified cast lead object of Unknown date. Maximum diameter 33.0mm, minimum diameter 29.5mm and 5.8mm thick. Weight 32.52g. The object is sub-circular in plan and is largely flat on both faces. At the centre on each face is a small raised circular feature with a central indentation. Each face has meandering grooved decoration. On the edge there is a small transverse V-shaped notch. The object is in good condition and has a buff patina overall.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-B33410
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of Unknown date. Diameter 33.2mm, thickness 8.1mm. Weight 40.33g. The whorl is circular in plan and plano-convex in cross-section. The central circular perforation has a maximum diameter of 7.9mm. The surfaces are damaged by pitting resulting from corrosion and the edges are particularly damaged. Helen Geake, Finds Adviser of the Portable Antiquities Scheme writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the Medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The M…
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-049E14
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead object, possibly a weight. Date Unknown. Length 17.9mm, maximum diameter 30.2mm. Weight 58.75g. The object is roughly dome-shaped and it is sub-circular in plan with a maximum diameter of 30.2mm and a minimum diameter of 24.4mm. The base is flat. It has an off-centre longitudinal sub-circular perforation which has a maximum diameter of 9.2mm. The surfaces are severely pitted and corroded.
Created on: Monday 13th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-081D67
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast lead unidentified object of Unknown date. Diameter: 25.0mm; thickness: 12.3mm. Weight: 30.03g. The object is almost circular in plan. The front is moulded to form a naively executed human face looking forward. The protruding eyes are almond shaped and the nose is sub-triangular in plan. The mouth consists of a single curved moulding to portray a smile. The front, excluding the aforementioned features, is convex. The rear face is plain and also convex. This object is in good condition except the lower part of the nose which has a recent break. Except for th…
Created on: Saturday 25th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IOW-6B86E2
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy ring of Unknown date. Maximum diameter: 14.4mm; width: 4.2mm. Weight: 3.13g. In plan, the periphery of the ring is almost circular but is slightly eccentric and has a maximum diameter of 14.2mm. The off-centre opening is circular and has a diameter of 6.3mm. The inner and outer faces are circumferentially carinated. However, the carination is slightly more pronounced on the inner face. The object, which is pitted and slightly damaged in places, has a well developed mid-green patina overall. The patina covers the pitting and damage.
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2007
Last updated: Saturday 27th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-66B6B0
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy object, possibly a stamp. Date unknown. Length: 36.3mm; width: 5.2mm and 5.2mm thick. Weight: 6.73g. The central part of the object is square in cross-section and measures 5.2mm x 5.2mm. Two of the faces taper and splay slightly to form a flat end which measures 6.7mm x 1.7mm. This flat end is burred over slightly as if it might have been hammered. Close to the opposite end the corners of the square shape become rounded and at the end there is a deeply indented cross-shape. It is possible that the object is a stamping tool. A patina has not survive…
Created on: Sunday 23rd September 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-0DDDC4
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A gold folded strip with parallel sides and a thickness of about 0.8mm, enclosed by a larger gold folded strip. The larger strip is folded twice. It has parallel sides and has a width of 9.0mm and a thickness of 1.1mm. The exposed end appears to have been chopped and has a bevelled edge. One of the edges has a number of dents which appear to be old. The two strips are of unknown date.
Created on: Saturday 13th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-5D6034
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead annular object, possibly a weight. Date Unknown. Length: 24.8mm; width: 22.5mm and 6.1mm thick. Weight: 15.77g. The object is sub-circular in plan. The upper face is convex and the underside is largely flat. The central hole measures 13.2mm x 10.6mm. This artefact has a grey/buff patina overall although it is also corroded in places on both faces.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9076A4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy unidentified object of Unknown date. Length: 34.6mm; width: 7.8mm and 5.2mm thick. Weight: 10.52g. When complete, this object may have been circular or partially circular in plan. If it were circular, the outer diameter would have been about 41.0mm. It is flat on the upper and lower faces and each edge is convex. The upper face has seven sub-triangular depressions. Five of the depressions have traces of a dark grey substance within them. At each end there is an old abraded break. The object is pitted overall and has a mid to light green patina.
Created on: Friday 19th October 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-061FC1
Object type: WEDGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy object, possibly a wedge. Date Unknown. Length: 32.0mm; width: 14.9mm and 9.0mm thick. Weight: 16.09g. The sides taper outwards slightly from an old abraded break. the opposite end to the break is straight.In side view the object has a steep 'V'-shape. There are traces of a brownish green patina, otherwise the surfaces are corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8340C6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy unidentified object of Unknown date. Length: 19.7mm; width: 4.7mm and 2.4mm thick. Weight: 1.55g. The object has an old break at each end and is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. One side is convex and is decorated with incised or cast transverse grooves and the other side is flat and plain. This object is corroded and is mainly covered with loose copper alloy corrosion products.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-84F672
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of Unknown date. Maximum outer diameter: 15.9mm; maximum inner diameter: 7.8mm and 4.1mm thick. Weight: 1.98g. This annular shaped object is pointed oval in cross-section and is abraded with some ragged breaks around the periphery. It is corroded and is mainly covered with loose copper alloy corrosion products. Where the surface of the metal is visible it is a brownish colour.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C34593
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Two cast lead unidentified objects of Unknown date. Larger: Length: 35.0mm; width: 6.6mm and 3.3mm thick. Weight: 6.48g. Smaller: Length: 27.2mm; width: 6.6mm and 3.3mm thick. Weight: 4.94g. Both fragments are similar and have an old break at each end. On each fragment, one face is decorated with a raised an evenly spaced zigzag decoration. The opposite faces and all the edges are plain. Each fragment has an even buff patina.
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-7D0DA5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead weight (probably) of Unknown date. Length: 39.9mm; width: 23.1mm and 17.1mm thick. Weight: 72.62g. The weight is sub-rectangular in cross-section and in plan it is ‘drop’-shaped. As viewed from the side its shape is sub-triangular. Each face is roughly flat and two of the opposed faces are smaller and narrower. Close to the bottom these two narrow faces gradually evolve into a shallow groove that extends evenly around the base. Close to the apex on each of the wider faces there is a sub-circular depression filled with iron corrosion. This corrosion is pro…
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.