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Record ID: SOMDOR401
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Hod class A brooch. Head, bow and foot remaining. Rectangular plate at head decorated with latitudinal grooves ant holes pierced at either side (this id possibly a later alteration). Long bow with central longitudinal rib decorated with hammered dots. Incised longitudinal grove along each side of the bow. In the fluted panels formed by these and the central rib is a foliate dot line and dot decoration. Bow tapers sharply. Narrow panel to foot is fluted. Remains of catchplate with two circular piercings.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET WARMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR402
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Possible buckle plate or strap fitting. Sub - rectangular tapering shape. At the wider end there are angled projections. These slope in to the middle where there is a groove possibly for a buckle pin to rest in. Also at this end are three rivet holes (one beneath groove) the two outer of which still retain their copper alloy rivets. The surface is decorated with curvilinear panels of wavy lines.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET WARMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR403
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy horse harness pendant suspension mount. Sub-oval domed suspension plate with large side lobes for attachment. Two top lobes remain but traces of two smaller ones at the sides of the lower part are still visible. At the base is a notch housing a hinge point. The hinged bar is secured in place by folding over of the strips of metal each side of the notch. From this is suspended the remnant of the pendant (top loop only). The mount is decorated around its edge with seven clusters of stamped rings.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Friday 20th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poxwell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR404
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Late early-medieval copper alloy strap junction. Two lozenge shaped couplings with oval hole for strap to pass through - one at each end of a bar which has a central raised knob. Knops at each of the corners of the couplings. Very similar to broken example in B. Read "History Beneath Our Feet".
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET WARMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR406
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy zoomorphic furniture fitting. Part of tracery? Moulded form of eagle's head on curvilinear shaft with two hooked protrusions along back.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET WARMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR407
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy finger ring. Strip of thin sheet metal. Open backed. Decorated with notched triangles alternately place on each edge and wavy line of stamped dots.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'DORSET WARMWELL', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR408
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Head of decorative dress pin. Cast copper alloy with ivory inlay. Circular domed pin head. - a thickened disk shape. Off centre drilled socket at back. Raised bosses around the sides. Circular ivory inlay housed in recess at frond and held in place by a central copper alloy rivet.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weymouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR409
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy implement. Possibly a small chisel. Shaft is round sectioned. Tang is formed by tapering of shaft to a point. Functional end is a flattened chisel like blade. Slightly bent.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddlehinton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR410
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy cartwheel penny of George III
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR411
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy crotal bell. Rectangular top loop with irregular piercing. Two pierced holes in top half. Slit with rounded terminals on base. Holes filled with iron corrosion probably from decay of iron clapper.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR412
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy trumpet brooch. British type. Swivelling wire chain loop with remnants of spring housed in recess behind trumpet head. Plain trumpet head tapering in to stylised acanthus knob on bow. Bow continues to a disc shaped foot knob which has a small circular recess on its underside. Incised line decoration around edge of foot knob and above and below centre knob.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upwey', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR413
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy strip brooch with characteristics of Colchester type but with separate pin (Colchester B). Remnants or chord at top fixed in place by tab bent forward onto head. One short strip wing remains. Flattened bow with four longitudinal grooves. Two either side of a central rib decorated with a rope pattern. Bow tapers gently to a pointed foot. Large catch plate at the back.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weymouth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR414
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Polden Hill brooch. Semi-cylindrical wings housing spring mechanism. Chord held in place by a rectangular pierced lug at the head of the brooch. Axis bar for the spring passes through a lower piercing in the lug. The head and tapering bow are decorated with a raised triangular central rib from which the lug protrudes. The rid has a central groove with a band of lateral incised lines either side. The rib extends to about half the length of bow which tapers sharply to a foot knob. The foot knob has a flange above and is pointed. There is a small catchplate at the back with …
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterborne Monkton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR415
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Commonwealth half groat
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterborne Monkton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR416
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
1 sherd stoneware jar. Base of vessel. Light brown smooth glaze.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'W. Lulworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR417
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
3 fragments of glazed oxidised tile. Green and yellow glaze over incised lines.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'W. Lulworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR418
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
10 sherds of internally glazed earthenware. Oxidised fabric. Largely Verwood product. 3rims, 1 handle, 6 body sherds from large bowls and a jug. Glazes are brown, orange and light green.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'W. Lulworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR419
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
17 sherds of coarse sand tempered pottery. Red to white fabric, often with a grey core. Unglazed. Thin walled. 6 rims (4 of which are lid seated) and 11 body sherds. Some sooting on body sherds. Probably from cooking vessels.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'W. Lulworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR420
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
7 sherds of pottery. Chalk and coarse sand tempering. Patchy oxidised and reduced firing. 2 rims and 5 body sherds. Probably from jars.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'W. Lulworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR421
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
2 small sherds of pottery. Crushed flint and chalk tempering. Oxidised fabric. Body sherds.
Created on: Friday 7th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'W. Lulworth', grid reference and parish protected.