Record ID: GLO-161A59
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy biconical spindle whorl of Medieval to Post Medieval date that is circular in plan with a large central hole. One side is decorated with twelve transverse lines with a pellet in the centre. The other side has thirteen transverse lines with arches in between forming a bridge to each line.
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2023
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Record ID: GLO-62EDAD
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ampulla that has a circular chamber, there would have been a long rectangular neck with flanking handles but this has been truncated just above the flask. This is an old, jagged break that suggest the neck has been deliberately bent and ripped off, possibly in an act to gain access to the contacts of the chamber. The chamber is decorated with raised detailing consisting of, on the obverse, a raised design of a compass-drawn flower of six large pointed petals with details also in relief. The reverse depicts a crown, the lining of which is hatched. The object has a light gre…
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 13th January 2022
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Record ID: GLO-40C654
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead flat pointed oval seal matrix. The face is very badly worn and corroded resulting in the loss of almost all of the detail except for a recessed pellet in the centre. Also, the entire inscription has also been lost except for the vague impression of a U or W to one side. The reverse has similarly suffered from ware and corrosion. Traces of a central spine are visible that are flanked by a semi-circular arch the has a pellet in the centre. there would have been a loop at one end of the spine but this is now completely truncated.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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