Record ID: DOR-80A1A7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap-end with a separately applied silver sheet and silver beaded wire. The strap-end is of elongated, sub-rectangular form with a split, squared off attachment end containing three rivets, and a pointed, zoomorphic terminal. The upper third of the strap-end (as photographed) is trapezoidal in shape and carries an applied silver sheet ornament, decorated with an indistinct, possibly Trewhiddle style, design within a beaded border. Below this is a transverse moulded collar, beyond which the strap-end is oval in cross section. Above the zoomorphic terminal are two s…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fontmell Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-F47BEC
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy strap fitting dating to the 9th-11th Century. The object is made of sheet metal with an incised interlace decoration within a double framing band, gilding is retained in some grooves. The reverse is undecorated. Date: Early medieval. Dimensions: 17.17mm x 14.08mm x .95mm. Weight: 0.72g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9E34D4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
2017 T957: Submitted for valuation Description: An Early Medieval cast gilded silver mount, probably a strap-slide, decorated in the Winchester Style. The mount is sub-hexagonal in plan, with a flat reverse. The design on the front is moulded in high relief, comprising a symmetrical pair of addorsed birds looking backwards. Their wings curve downwards into the mouth of an inverted animal mask, before passing out of its ears to terminate in a volute at each lower corner of the mount. A trilobed acanthus frond issues from the animal mask's mouth, filling the space between the bir…
Created on: Friday 20th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Manston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-CD22C7
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy, hollow backed stirrup terminal. It is in the form of a beast's head with large ears, protruding, oval eyes and a snub-nosed muzzle. the snout has two small nostrils delineated. The muzzle is decorated with curving tendrils. At the proximal end is a transverse raised collar. The distal end is closed by the supporting ledge. The back of the terminal is hollow and retains pieces of the iron stirrup frame. The terminal is quite corroded and there is some waer and damage at the proximal end. Date:Late Early Medieval - c. 1000 - 1100 Dimensions: 48.00 mm x 13.3…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wynford Eagle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-C9F546
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy mount. It is long and narrow with a flat rear and irregular D-shaped cross section. It has two opposing zoomorphic animal heads, pointing away from one another and each slightly hollowed at the rear of the object.. One head forms the terminal of the object and is raised in profile with a pointed snout, indentations for the eyes, a raised brow ridge and rounded ears. The head at the opposite end has its mouth open and from it projects a squared loop with a central circular projection. There is a transverse collar between thehead and the loop. This head faces in the…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wynford Eagle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-79C4A8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy strap-end decorated with silver sheet appliques. The strap-end is sub-oval in plan, with a zoomorphic terminal at one end. At the opposite end are the damaged remains of a split attachment end, originally comprised of two integral plates with the upper plate now missing. The zoomorphic terminal comprises an animal's head with a rounded snout and raised ears, executed in relief. The upper surface of the strap-end is decorated with seven silver sheet appliques bearing incised decoration, with niello surviving in places. In the centre is a d…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Chaldon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-264F62
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval copper-alloy strap-end of Thomas' Class E, Type 1, decorated in the Winchester Style, probably dating to c. 900-1100. The strap-end is tongue shaped, with a slightly pointed terminal. At the attachment end the strap-end bifurcates (splits) transversely, with two parallel cast projections to retain the strap, undecorated, but with a slightly recessed rectangular transverse band on the front, and three roughly equally spaced circular rivet holes; none of the rivets survive. Below the attachment end the strap-end is cast into a symmetrical openwork design depictin…
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: DOR-A3EFE7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cut farthing of Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) dating to 1042 - 1044. A PACX type minted in London (moneyer unknown). Date: Late Early Medieval Radius: 8.73 mm Weight: 0.25
Created on: Thursday 14th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 25th September 2017
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Record ID: SOM-7FC935
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy sheet hooked tag, probably dating to c. AD 600-1150. The hooked tag has a simple undecorated triangular plate with an indented upper edge, with a larger, central, semicircular indentation flanked by two smaller. The plate has only a single perforation, in the top left hand corner. The plate tapers into a rearward facing hook, with this being bent forwards by 90 degrees at the juncture between the two, just above a slightly raised collar of three cross-mouldings. The terminal of the hook is lost. Dimensions: length 21.8mm; width 13.9m…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: WILT-65EA14
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy strap-end, dating to the period AD 750-900. It is a Class B, Type 2 Trewhiddle style strap-end. The strap-end is constructed of a single sheet folded lengthways. The strap-end is long and thin and tapers to a point, at this pointed end there are the remains of corrosion on both faces of the strap-end. It is decorated with a pair of incised lines on the face. At the opposite (attachment) end are two small holes (one is broken) for the strap attachment.. The strap-end is 32.48mm in length, and is 9.34mm wide at its maximum tapering to 5.46mm, 2.…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2017
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Record ID: SUR-FB4575
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper-alloy pin with a polyhedral head with a ring and dot on eight of its facets. There is a collar below the pin head and the pin shaft is incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: SUR-FB4049
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper-alloy pin with a polyhedral head with a ring and dot on each facet, except the apex. There is a collar below the pin head and the pin shaft is incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: DOR-6CB45E
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two coins of Coenwulf (796 - 821). One whole, one incomplete and broken Coin 1: A penny coin of Coenwulf. Group I (796 - c. 805) OBV: COENWVLF REX - around an M REV: [E]ABA - around a Tribrach of three lines Minted by Eaba in Canterbury North Vol I, similar to number 342 Coin 2: A penny of Coenwulf. Group III (c. 810 - 821) Obv: COENWVLF REX M - Diademed bust facing right, draped Rev: WERHEARD MONETA - Double pincer-shaped cross on cross pommeé with wedges North Vol I, similar to number 347
Created on: Wednesday 30th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bere Regis', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-AB86B4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian harness link. The harness link is D-shaped in cross-section with a flat reverse. and convex front. The object comprises the stub of a bar with a loop at the end.The bar is D-shaped in cross section. It terminates in a lozengiform loop with an oval aperture and a low knop at three of the corners. The loop is hollowed at the rear. Dimensions: 27.61 mm x 22.24 mm x 4.08 mm WEight: 5.74 g Date: Early Medieval - c. AD 1000 - 1100. Similar examples are illustrated in Williams, D, 2007, Anglo-Scandinavian Horse Harness Fittings (FRG Datas…
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2017
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Record ID: DOR-AB6728
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Anglo-Scandinavian harness link. The harness link is D-shaped in cross-section with a flat reverse. and convex front. The object comprises a bar with a loop at either end. At the centre of the bar is a circular raised boss with two rounded projections flanking it, one on either edge of the bar. At either end of the bar is a lozengiform loop with a sub-circular aperture and a low knop at three of the corners. The loops are hollowed at the rear. One of the loops has been bent forward at the end. Dimensions: 60.44 mm x 22.05 mm x 8.64 mm WEight: 18.05 g Date: Early Me…
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2017
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Record ID: SOM-0A41A9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval strap end of Thomas' Class A, type 2, probably dating to c. AD 750-950. The strap end is broadly tongue shaped in plan, tapering from 15.5mm in width at it's widest point into a zoomorphic terminal, 5.5mm wide and with a projecting pointed knop at the tip, 3.2mm wide and tapering to a point. The strap end is broadly flat in cross section, 1.5mm thick, with the terminal being 1.8mm thick. The attachment end is split transversely, with the front half lost and the reverse bent back over itself, the lack of rivet holes suggesting that it is incomplete. The …
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherborne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-707012
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  Gold ring, made of two twisted gold rods of round section. The two ends are knotted round each other. The ring has been bent into an oval shape. Probably Viking, 9th-11th century. Dimensions: 29 x 17.5mm and 2.5 mm in section. Weight 3.98g Discussion: The form of the ring is consistent with Viking manufacture, although a ring of only two twisted rods would be unusual. Modern imitations of Viking jewellery are not uncommon and are often inspired by Viking designs rather than direct copies, so the possibility that this fits into that category cannot be excl…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-6054F1
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy key of London type IA and Winchester type 2. The stem and bit remain with only the stubs of the (probably drop-shaped) bow. The stem is short and oval in cross-section. The hollow tip is filled with iron corrosion. The bit is a tapered rectangle and openwork with two L-shaped interlocked apertures. At the end of the bit are two small spiked projections which give the bit an L-shaped section. At the opposite end of the key is the remnant of the bow, in the form of a thin, rectangular-sectioned angled projecting arm at one side, a short, rectangular sectioned …
Created on: Monday 24th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
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Record ID: DOR-5FE175
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of William Class B, no type. The mount is pentagonal with parallel sides. The face is divided into a framework or grid with six rectangular apertures. Each of the four central junctions is expanded into a square and each also has a low rounded boss. The slightly sloping flange has a single central hole and there is also a broken fixing hole in the apex. Date: Late Early Medieval - c. 1000 - 1100 Dimensions: 48.53 mm x 34.64 mm x 7.90 mm Weight: 17.74 g David Williams comments in database record SUR-419AD2: The mount is difficult to …
Created on: Monday 24th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2021
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Record ID: DOR-CE462B
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A set of copper alloy tweevers. The arms are flared from the top and terminate in a broad, straight edge. On arm is bent forward, the other curves inwards towards it. At the top the arms are joined in an expanded loop, possibly to allow for suspension of the tweezers. Date:Roman to Early Medieval - c. 50 to c. 1100 Dimensions: 55.22 mm x 13.23 mm x 6.96 mm Weight: 4.20 g
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2017
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