Record ID: SOM-E1B7E2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cooking vessel leg of medieval to post-medieval date, c. 12th-19th centuries AD.  The leg is sub-rectangular in section with a prominent central vertical rib, while overall its form is narrower at the base of the vessel and flares out to the foot. The upper edge is broken, and the patina is a covering mottled green and black.  Butler, et al. 2009: "From about AD 1100, cast copper alloy vessels...were commonly used for downhearth cooking, with the vessel sitting among the embers or suspended over the fire. All but…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 24th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-33FB61
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Medieval to Post-Medieval copper alloy chafing dish handle, probably dating to c. AD 1400 - 1600. The handle is heart-shaped with truncated point, and a hexagonal cross section. The resulting top bar is slightly narrowed and recessed, and passes through the perforation of a sub-rectangular lug. The lug has one rounded and one flattened end, from the flattened end extends a circular protrusion for attachment to the vessel. The handle measures 46.45mm in length, with the lug 22.8mm long, together they measure approximately 56.7mm in length. The handle is 57.3mm wide and 4.6mm thic…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Saturday 22nd October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Margaret Marsh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7117B2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the base of a Roman Samian Ware vessel, probably of East Gaulish manufacture. Around a quarter of the base of the vessel survives, this rises slightly towards the centre of the upper face. On what would have been the inside of the vessel are what appears to be the letter M or W - the makers mark. There may have been other letters, though these are now illegible. The small size of the fragment makes it had to determine the shape of the original vessel. However, given its shape it may possibly belong to a plate or dish of Dragendorff form 15 to 31, dating to the mid 1st to m…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bradford Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A8CF36
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy item, probably part of the side of a large cast vessel. The fragment is irregular in shape with very worn breaks on all sides. One face has a raised ridge, a casting seam running down it, the ridge has been fettled. In profile the piece is slightly concave so the edges at each end of the casting seam curve upwards and the centre curves downwards. Cracking on the back suggests some of this is due to damage but the way the piece thickens slightly towards these edges suggests some might be original curvature. The piece is 36.7mm long, 34.7mm wide and 4.4mm thic…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
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Record ID: SOM-53C5AB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly a cast copper alloy fragment from a two-part handle from a drinking vessel (probably a tankard) of probable post medieval date (cAD1600 to 1800). The fragment consists only of the thumb rest. One end is a square based straight sided flat plate with two holes with the broken copper alloy rivets still in place. Above this, along the straight top edge, is the groove for the thumb rest bar. The piece then has a sub-rectangular flat tab with convex curved outer sides and corners which narrow in the centre of the outer edge to form a rounded knop. In the centre of the thumb rest ba…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A977B9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from the side of a Roman, probably South Gaulish (La Graufesenque) industry Samian plate or shallow bowl of Form 18 or 18/31, dating to the mid-late 1st century, AD 70-110. The fabric is hard fired, bright pinkish-red, non-micaceous, with occasional very fine white inclusions and sparse fine rounded black inclusions. The surface slip is a dark red. The remaining section is where the side met the base with a distinct carination on the outer face and a incised ring on the inner face but no step. The base thickens towards the centre. The side is at least 22.5mm tall and the s…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A90753
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three Roman ceramic sherd from Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessels or a vessel, dating c. AD 75-410. All have are a hard fired, dark grey fabric with occasional brown areas on some sherd. The fabric contains abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz,
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
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Record ID: SOM-58D397
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot foot with a small remnant of the pot attached, dating to c. AD 1500-1700. The foot is triangular in cross-section, tapering downwards. There are three longitudinal, convex raised ribs running down the front, the central rib protruding further than the others (thus forming the triangular cross-section), and extending further up as it joins the remnant of the pot body. The ribs come together towards the base of the foot. The back of the foot is flat. It has an old irregular break at the lower end. The leg widens and spreads outwards towards the po…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
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Record ID: SOM-C481AA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval pot leg, dating to the period c. AD 1500-1700. The leg is broadly triangular in cross section, the inner surface being flat and the outer surface formed of five conjoined convex ribs. The leg terminates downward in a flared, hoof-like foot, now very worn, separated from the leg by a raised collar. The object has a grey-green patina. The leg measures 50.3mm in length, 29.9.mm in width, and 15.2mm in thickness and weighs 93.59g. Butler et al (2009: 4) defines this type of pot leg as a type C, which was in use by the 16th century and almost universal du…
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4A45C4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy zoomorphic spout of Medieval date, c. AD 1400 - 1500. The spout is from a copper alloy vessel, either a ewer or a laver. The spout is tubular with a zoomorphic head terminal in the form of a dogs head with gaping jaws that clasp a circular tube (7.3mm in diameter) that protrudes from its mouth by 3.19mm and is considerably worn by old breaks. The head iteself consists of a raised brow section which is square in plan which then curves downwards to form the dog's muzzle which takes the form of a small triangular knop with a curved apex. When viewed side on one…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9B0F82
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic body sherd from a vessel of probabe early medieval to medieval date (c. AD 800 - 1300). The fabric is a mottled dark brown and black colour and exhibits abuindant poorly sorted angular flint temper. All edges terminate in old breaks which are heavily abraded. The sherd measures 23.68mm in length, 34.34mm in width, is 11.87mm thick and weighs 9.94g.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: SOM-C2EC85
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy foot and part of the leg from a cooking vessel. It is roughly D-shaped in section, with flattened reverse and five ribs running down the convex front. The ribs are evenly spaced with one at each outer side. The rounded foot is separated from the leg by a prominent rounded transverse collar on the front. The ribs on the leg are less prominent. The leg is almost vertical when standing flat on the foot. At the top of the leg is a flat cur rather than a break. It measures 43.4mm in length, 30.8mm in width, 19.2mm in thickness and weighs 103.97g. A simil…
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F02A52
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy vessel of probable post-medieval date. It is difficult to be certain if this is a rim or a base fragment. It is possibly a piece of a base from a pedestal footed vessel. It has a curved outer edge with a groove and ridge around the circumference. The vessel is thinned considerably from the edge.
Created on: Monday 5th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corfe Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-30CF62
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A leg from a cast copper alloy cooking vessel such as a cauldron or skillet, of medieval or post-medieval date. The leg measures 46.1mm by 22.1mm by 11.5mm and weighs 52g. The cross-section is D-shaped, with a flat undecorated back and a curving front. The D-shaped base is slightly rounded and at a near right-angle to the rest of the leg. From the base the leg narrows gradually but widens again briefly after about 20mm. Alove and below the wider section there are five linear vertical grooves which are equally spaced around the curving front. This leg would have been one of three on the…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Compton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-70F3B2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of the base of a Roman Samian Ware vessel, probably of East Gaulish manufacture, dating to the mid 1st to 2nd century AD. The fragment consists of a portion of the small base upon which the vessel would have stood, along with part of the base itself. Given the small size of the fragment it is difficult to determine what kind of vessel it came from. The fabric of the vessel is mid orange colour with reddish-orange slip. Length: 46.5mm, Width: 23.6mm Weight: 14.4g
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bradford Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-710571
Object type: VESSEL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small decorated fragment of the body of a Roman Samian Ware vessel, probably of East Gaulish manufacture, dating to the mid 1st to 2nd century AD. The decoration consists of a central raised band, with a raised line of dots on either side. Either side of this are a series of dotted, dashed and straight lines, which would have formed part of a larger pattern. The shallow curve of the fragment suggests it probably once belonged to a bowl or similar vessel, but the form of this is difficult to determine. The fabric is mid orange colour with reddish-orange slip. Length: 41.3mm, Width: 4…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bradford Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-712E01
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small decorated fragment of the body of a Roman Samian Ware vessel, probably of East Gaulish manufacture, dating to the mid first to second century AD. The decoration consists of a raised curve, with a smaller curve above it to the right, followed by a strip containing an ovolo design above this. The shallow curve of the fragment suggests it probably once belonged to a bowel or similar vessel, but the form of this is difficult to determine. Mid orange colour with reddish-orange slip. Length: 51.0mm, Width: 36.9mm, Thickness: 4.7mm Weight: 7.0g
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bradford Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E96EB1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot foot and part of the leg. The leg is D shaped in section with a flat back; it is broken off just above a transverse collar with an old break. The foot is also D shaped in section with five moulded 'toes' running down the front giving a scalloped lower edge and a flat back. The base of the foot is flat and would mean the leg sat at c.80 degrees to vertical. It is 39.5mm long, 22.4mm wide and 16.6mm thick; it weighs 41.74 grams. Cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler et al (2009:4) sugges…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Stoke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FAFAB7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot leg, 1200-1700 AD. The leg is trapezoid in section with a wider front than back and a central raised rib running down the front. It has an old irregular break at the upper end. and has lost part of one side to a break or mis-casting; there are also several holes in the front from mis-casting The leg widens outwards at the base to create the plain trapezoid foot. The foot has an irregular front edge and may have been intended to have rounded front corners and an indented curved front with a central projection at the end of the rib bu…
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddlehinton', grid reference and parish protected.