Record ID: ESS-869E09
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy harness pendant of medieval date (c.1200-1400). Description: The pendant takes the form of a lion, passant. Its tail is in an S shape over its back and integral to this is an attachment loop, set perpendicular to the lion. The lion has moulded facial features and engraved hair/ fur. The reverse is plain with file marks. The pendant has a dark grey patina and has patches of gilding. Measurements: length: 30mm; width: 23.1mm; thickness: 4.9mm; weight: 8.82g Discussion: Compare with SOM-4DE204.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-2E4EBF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series C2 dating c.AD690-710 (arguably a later type than C1) Obverse: Radiate bust of crude style, right, runic 'ᚨᛖᛈᚨ', 'ÆPA' or 'ᚨᛈᚨ', 'APA' before, A and pellet behind, curved exergual either side of beaded line. Reverse: Standard, beaded to four sides, containing 'TOTII' legend, crosses below, tufa above.  Measurements: Diameter: 10.56mm Thickness: 1.65mm Weight: 1.24g
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-07865A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval silver penny of Harthacnut (1035-1042 AD), 'arm and sceptre' type (North 811; Spink 1169) dating to the period c.AD1040-42, moneyer: Godric, mint: Stamford. Refs: North 1994: p.171; Spink 2016: p. 138.  Measurements: Diameter: 18.3mm; weight: 1.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-071BE4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Series E, Secondary Phase type, dating c.AD720-40. Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled right, enclosing line of pellets and four bars. Reverse: Standard, beaded to four sides, containing 'TOTII' legend. Measurements: Diameter: 11.84mm; weight: 1.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-06CB7C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Series E, Secondary Phase type, dating c.AD720-40. Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled right, pellet on body, body outlined in small pellets above and below. Crescent enclosing two bars and cross pommee.  Reverse: Beaded standard containing opposing pairs of interlocked crescents, inner pelleted crescent bridging one corner and cross pommee in opposite with pellet, with central annulet. Measurements: Diameter: 11.55mm; weight: 0.99g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-065BE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Series E, Secondary Phase type, dating c.AD720-40. Obverse: Quilled crescent enclosing four bars and two pellets. Reverse: Triple beaded standard containing angular symbols and pellet in annulet in centre. Measurements: Diameter: 12.36mm; weight: 1.17g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-05A504
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase Series PaIII (type iii) (cf. Gannon 2013, no.39) dating to c.AD660/65-70  Obverse: Diademed bust right, square shoulder, legend [OVN]C surrounding.  Reverse: Plain central cross, annulets in quarters, within beaded circle, part runic legend reads ᛞᛞᚪ AVNAV[...]O[...] Measurements: Diameter: 11.55mm; weight: 1.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-050B2C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series C1 dating c.AD690-710. Obverse: Radiate bust of crude style, right, runic 'ᚨᛖᛈᚨ', 'ÆPA' or 'ᚨᛈᚨ', 'APA' before, A and annulets behind, pyramidal neck rests on curved exergual above beaded line. Reverse: Standard, beaded to four sides, containing 'TOTII' legend, crosses to sides, Ts at angles.  Measurements: Diameter: 11.91mm; weight: 1.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-52B6A2
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper-alloy casting jet or gate of Late Bronze Age date (c.1300-800) Description: The object is pointed-oval in plan, and conical in profile, with broken sprues at the apex and casting seems running from these, along the pointed sides to the base. On the underside, is a concave bowl-like cavity, the surface of which is wrinkled. The object has a green and light-brown patina. Measurements: length: 41.3 mm; width: 30.6 mm; thickness: height 31.6 mm; weight: 77.5g Discussion: The object represents waste from an object cast in a t…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: ESS-817074
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of two lead probable weights of unknown date. Description: Both objects are broadly conical in profile with circular bases, tapering to points at their tops. Both have holes at their tops. One object has a circular indentation at the centre of its base. Both are very worn with breakages. Measurements: 1: Height: 16.8mm; width: 16.5mm; weight: 12.6g 2: Height: 21mm; width: 17.2mm; weight: 13.73g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-D95332
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age potin/cast bronze unit of the Cantiaci dating to the period c.75/70 - 60/55 BC. Flat Linear type Holman (2016) Holman group G, probably subtype G2 (G2/5-1c). Measurements: Length: 17.9mm, Width:14.2mm, Weight: 1.56g
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-1D194C
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of two iron knives of probable early medieval date (c.410-1066). Knife 1: Description: The knife remains as the complete blade and tang. The blade is oval in cross-section and triangular in plan with a straight top edge which slopes downwards slightly at the tip. At the other end, the top edge rises to a curve straightening again along the top edge of the tang which also slopes downward slightly. The bottom edge of the blade is angled consistently towards the tip where it sharply curves upwards. At the tang end, the blade meets the tang at a c.45 degree angle. The t…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1C3CAB
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bell of Roman date (c.43-410). Description: The object is conical on profile with a lozenge-shaped loop at its apex. The base is mishapen but it was likely orginally circular or oval. The body of the bell is openwork with sub-triangular appertures encircling the lower and upper halves, alternating in the direction they point. The loop has a circular drilled hole. There is iron corrosion on the inside of the bell beneath the loop. The bell has patchy red and pale green patina. Measurements: height: 29.8mm; width: 27.7mm; thickness: 11.8mm; weight: 7.28g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1C27B7
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bell of Roman date (c.43-410). Description: The object is conical on profile with a round loop at its apex. The base is slightly mishapen but it was likely orginally circular or oval. The body of the bell has sub-triangular appertures encircling the midpoint and a single circular hole above. The loop has a circular drilled hole. The bell has  a medium green patina. Measurements: height: 30.5mm; width: 14mm; thickness: 7.8mm; weight: 6.8g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1BBEBC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone spindle whorl of unknown date. Description: The object remains as just under half of the original object which would have been circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section with an internal circular apparture measuring 16mm in diameter. The outside edge has an incised circumferential ring. The stone is pale grey. Measurements: length: 68.5mm; width: 45.5mm; thickness: 13.3mm; weight: 31.96g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1B6E8C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead unidentifed object of unknown date. Description: The object is sub-circular in plan and openwork, with a central circular apparture and four fan-shaped appertures surronding, divided by 'spokes'. On both sides, the inside edges of the fan-shaped elements have protruding lips or flanges.  Measurements: length: 31.7mm; width:31.7mm; thickness: 5mm; weight: 16.4g Discussion: The object can be most closely paralleled with SWYOR-21992C and HESH-78AD38, both identified as spindle whorls.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1AE158
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy stirrup strap mount (Williams Class A, Type 12) of early medieval date (c.1000-1100). Description: The mount is lozenge in plan with a circular loop at the apex and a slightly downard sloping flanged base. The plate has a raised saltire at the centre dividing into into four 'open' lozenge recesses. There are slightly raised knops where the saltires intersect and meet the edge as well as at the side corners. The flange remains in-tact. The loop has the remains of an iron rivet in-situ. The object has a red-brown with light green patch…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-1AA401
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy cheek piece (Williams Type 1) of early medieval to medieval date (c.1000-1100). Description: The object remains as one of two Ringerike-style animal head terminal plates and a approximately one third of the central apparture. This is flat on the reverse and bevelled at the edges on the front. The plate takes the form of an animal in profile with a long neck which curves inwards so that the mouth of the animal almost joins to a bilobed projection from the cental element. On the outside edge of the animal's neck is a trefoil proj…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1A2201
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle (Marzinzik Type I.10) of early medieval date (c. AD 500-700). Description: The buckle remains as the single-looped frame, oval in plan and in cross section. The frame narrows at the strap bar and widens at the pin rest. It is missing its pin. The buckle is undecorated and hs a medium green patina.  Measurements: Length: 15.2mm; width: 8.9mm; thickness: 2.8mm and weight: 0.93g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-19E3CF
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin of early medieval date (c.700-900). Description: The pin remains as the globular head with flattened top and approximately one third of the circular shank which is spearated from the head by a pronounced collar. The head is decorated with raised ring-and-dot motifs, the central dots having been drilled. The pin has a medium brown patina. Measurements: length: 29.6mm; width: 8.3mm; weight: 2.81g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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