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Record ID: SOMDOR1732
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy fragment. What remains of this is triangular in shape with a wide ridge running centrally along its length from the apex. The ridge then splits to form a semicircular ridge around an aperture the same shape. This would have been circular originally but the object is now broken at this point. This object is of uncertain date and function. It is possibly prehistoric, but is not of a recognisable object type
Created on: Thursday 27th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-83DAD6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy square sectioned wire fragment tapering to one end. Possibly a implement but uncertain what type.
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2016
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Record ID: SOMDOR-3C0B58
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of worked limestone. It is of a tapering, semi-cylindrical shape. It is part of a larger item. Not closely datable
Created on: Friday 6th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'shapwick', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-2448C2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and incomplete unidentified object, post medieval or modern in date. It consists of sheet copper alloy decorated with circular punches and tiny rocker-arm/ zig-zag lines, some of which are straight and others if which are curving. Two diagonal lines stretching from one edge to the opposite create three ares for decoration. One is punched dots, another rows of short lines perpendicular to the original line, and between these two areas ?foliate decoration in a mixture of stright and curving lines. Across one end of one folded half are thirteen wire coils, broken at either en…
Created on: Friday 30th April 2004
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
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Record ID: WILT-248311
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and incomplete unidentified object, possibly medieval in date. A 22mmx24mm chunky square, slightly domed and hollow to the reverse, extends below a rectangular projection with rounded sides and corners. It is 9mm high and measures 13mmx10mm. Above this is a crude oval terminal (10x6x3mm), perpendicular to the projection, and pierced at its centre (3.5mm in diameter). Below the square three corners (one has broken and is missing) extend downwards c.10mm in a 90degree arrangement and are roughly pointed. At the mid point of two sides is a similar, one-dimensional, triangular…
Created on: Friday 30th April 2004
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
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Record ID: SOMDOR-7B8CD5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment. What remains of this is triangular in shape with a wide ridge running centrally along it's length from the apex. The ridge then splits to form a semicircular ridge around an aperture the same shape. This would have been circular originally but the object is now broken at this point. This object is of uncertain date and function. It is possibly prehistoric, but is not of a recognisable object type. It's dimensions are 35.91mm x 33.13mm x 7.40mm, weight 18.51g
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterborne Stickland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-DB4D45
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy object. Cast u-shaped object which curves backwards and tapers to a narrow strip behind the u-shaped part before it is broken off. Between the two elements is a circular aperture. Behind the u-shaped part and joining it to the tapering element is a thin strip which bounds the lower part of the circular aperture. The u-shaped part is decorate with a deep lateral groove and two diagonal grooves which form a triangular raised area.
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-2F7200
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A folded fragment of sheet gold strip with a narrower strip threaded through and wrapped. Maximum length 13mm; width of wider strip 6mm; thickness 3mm as folded; width of narrow strip 2.5mm; weight 1.43 grams. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicated a gold content for both of 86-89%, a silver content of 8-10% and at least 1% copper. Though the analysis does not rule out an ancient date, the piece is an undiagnostic fragment which cannot be assigned to a cultural or chronological context. Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it can not be securely date…
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Compton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-25D900
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, unidentified object. The object has been cast as one piece and it has been formed from a tapering rectangular strip of copper alloy. It tapers inwards at both ends. One end has an arrowhead-like projection attached to it. The metal is a dark greenish-brown colour and is pitted. Discussion at the club suggested that it might be an Iron Age object.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mosterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2070C3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of probable post-medieval or modern date. The object is D-shaped and measures 25.3mm by 22.8mm by 5mm and weighs 14.3g. The flat edge has a shallow notch in the centre. The front is flat and is decorated with a border and central cross formed from lightly stamped triangles. The back is recessed and has three projecting integral rivets. Kevin Leahy has suggested the object is relatively recent in date and may have possibly functioned as a harness mount.
Created on: Friday 26th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford Peverell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-205D30
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of probable medieval date. The object measures 31.3mm by 16.2mm by 5.5mm and weighs 5.4g. It is broadly rectangular and flat with rounded ends and a narrower tab on one side which has been bent backwards to form the hook. The ends are rounded and very worn; one of the two attachment holes has been almost totally worn away and the other in incomplete. The front is decorated with incised lines and pellets. Along the bent edge there are short closely spaced parallel diagonals, adjacent to this are two longitudinal lines of short transverse lines, t…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddlehinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-197AE4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular domed convex object cast in copper alloy of probable post-medieval date. The artefact has a globular knop at its summit. From this emanate five curved ridges delineated by grooves emulating a star pattern. There is a groove around the circumference of the upper surface at the base. At one point on the circumference of the base is a vestigial rectangular protrusion suggesting that this object would have once been part of a larger item. The piece has corroded to a dusty light/mid-green colour.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-4F8EC5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A terminal in the form of a dragon's or dog's head with an ear and an open mouth. There is no eye visible. The head projects from a square-section broken bar.
Created on: Sunday 13th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-63ED43
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval or Medieval (c.400-1500) copper alloy gilt cut fragment of a larger, probably circular, object. It measures 23.44x16.47x4.33mm and weighs 6.75g. The fragment has two perpendicular edges, with that between curving. To the reverse it is flat with some traces of iron staining, while the front has moulded decoration. Following the line of the curve is an apparent border of Ss or figure-of-eights. Within, and against the longer straight edge, is a stem or perhaps figure. Extending from one end are possible leaves or devices being held. Traces of gilding are apparent o…
Created on: Tuesday 7th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DED6D5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object of uncertain date. The object has a central sphere with a tapered protrusion opposite the attachment end. The attachment end is oval in cross section, with a waisted collar, from which projects a cylindrical stub which may once have been threaded. The sphere is solid, with a patchy green/brown patina. Dimensions are: Length 36 mm. Diameter of sphere c.13.5 to 12.2 mm. Weight 11 grams. This is probably a post-Medieval to modern furniture fitting, such as a drawer handle, a suspension hook or part of a foot.
Created on: Tuesday 19th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 29th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-262133
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object of uncertain date and function. The object is of cast construction and consists of a broken bar with sub-oval cross section which expands into a flat oval area.The upper surface of this oval has a perimeter groove border and further grooves which divide it into six segments. The intact end iof the piece is completed with a rounded knop. The object is probably of a medieval or post-Medieval date. The patina is an olive green and dimensions are: Length 25 mm. Width 16.1 mm. Thickness 3 mm. Weight 3.936 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-BE8B95
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon/Early medieval gold thread found during an archaeological excavation by AC Archaeology in 2009. A single tiny fragment of gold thread was recovered during the process of soil sampling of the fill of a small pit or post hole F328, which also contained a small quantity (12 sherds) of late Saxon/early Medieval pottery and two iron nails. The thread measures 3.5mm in length and less than 1mm in thickness. The fragment of gold thread from Barton Hill would therefore qualify as Treasure under two of the stipulated criteria of the Treasure Act: it is more than 300 years old and…
Created on: Friday 3rd August 2012
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shaftesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2A2D87
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Sheet of yellow metal folded into a flattened tube and pinched at each end.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 30th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-52C762
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Potential Treasure Report for HM Coroner 2014 T256: A possible Bronze Age gold band or 'ribbon' from Dorset Circumstances of discovery: A possible Bronze Age plain gold band or 'ribbon' was found before the 16th of December 2014 in the course of metal detecting on cultivated land. The band was found in the top soil and reportedly at a depth of c.6 inches (15cms). Description: The plain band has a number of creases and four notable distortions positioned relatively uniformly along its length, and was originally folded or rolled, having been unrolled after discovery (reported…
Created on: Wednesday 9th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-32904A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object of uncertain date and function.The object consists of a rectangular 'bar' with a series of flattened baluster mouldings decorating its upper surface. At either end is s flat-sectioned terminal with rounded end and the in situ remains of a corroded iron rivet. The reverse of the piece is flat and plain. Length: 50.76 mm. Width: 6.30 mm. Thickness: 1.00 mm. Weight: 1.948 grams.
Created on: Thursday 18th December 2014
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.