Record ID: DOR-99ABB5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver ring, possibly a finger ring. The band is wide, undecorated and has an inward facing D-shaped cross section. The fact that the ring has a convex internal surface suggests that it may not be a finger ring. Undiagnostic Description: silver band, probably a fitting, with undecorated surface. The interior of the fitting is convex, indicating that this is indeed a fitting rather than a finger-ring. Discussion: There are no diagnostic features to the fitting, therefore it is not possible to conclusively date the fitting.
Created on: Friday 23rd January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-321244
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible whetstone, hone-stone or polishing stone. A shaped quartzite pebble (probably a beach pebble). The pebble has several angular facets resulting in its broadly rectilinear shape. The profile shape is pentagonal. On both of the long faces there are areas of wear at the short edges. The upper surface, where two facets join together producing a central ridge (the point of the pentagonal profile) is slightly more smooth than the other surfaces. Date: Uncertain Dimensions: 83.81 mm x 47.53 mm x 58.63 mm Weight: 420 g (approx)
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-0249B3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable fitting resembling a small pulley. The alloy appears to be leaded bronze. The fitting is a circular disc with a central hole. Around part of the rim is a U-shaped channel. The remaining section of the rim (adjacent to the loop) is D sectioned with a small circular aperture at the base.The edges of the rim are scalloped. Around the central hole, on both faces of the disc, is a raised disc with eight regularly spaced grooves. At the top is a loop, possibly broken, which contains corroded iron. DATE: Uncertain - possibly Iron age to Post Medieval Dimensions: 30…
Created on: Friday 15th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-B736E1
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy bracelet. A circular cast band of copper alloy with a raised central rib around the outside giving it a pointed T-shaped profile. The inner surface has a casting line and is flat. The weight of the object and the patina suggest this is leaded bronze. Found with two other similar items threaded together on to a looped bar of copper alloy Date: Dimensions: 73.98 mm external diameter x 57.98 mm internal diameter x 15.24 mm wide x 8.89 mm thick Weight: 98.99 g
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hammoon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-189F60
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger-ring with a d-shaped cross-section. The ring may be in the form of three snakes chasing each other as there are three distinct bulges around the ring, though it is fairly worn so the details are unclear. Date: Uncertain
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fontmell Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-5CE7A6
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a gold bar or ingot. Square sectioned with one end smooth, the other broken. Dimensions: Length: One inch. Weight 14.4g Author: Hazel Shorland
Created on: Monday 9th December 2013
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spetisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-D40CC7
Object type: WIRE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of lozengiform sectioned gold wire. Date: Unknown Report to H. M. Coroner on find of potential find of Treasure from Osmington, Dorset. 2013 T 218 Description Coiled fragment of gold wire with quadrangular section. Diameter 13.69 x 12.57mm; Thickness 1.87mm; Weight 1.9g. Identification It is not impossible that this fragment is ancient; however there are no diagnostic features and thus it is not possible to assign to any cultural or chronological context. It cannot therefore be securely dated to pre-1713 and as such falls outside the provisions of the …
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osmington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-B66C8E
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible gold ingot. A tapering sub-rectangular piece of gold with a sub-angualr cross section: Nell Wilkin and Mafalda Raposo of the British Mueum comment: Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it cannot be securely dated to pre-1717 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-B7A85A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment. It is possibly a spoon or pin terminal. The main body of the fragment is spherical with incised diagonal lines creating a writhen design. At one pole is a circular collar with incised girth lines. At the other pole is a tapering conical projection. There are worn breaks at both ends. Date: Roman to Post Medieval c. 50 - 1700 Dimensions: 21.40 mm x 11.15 mm Weight: 7.34 g
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2015
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Record ID: DOR-F81F77
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of gold ingot. A segment of a bar or strip of gold. The piece is angular and tapers in one direction in terms of thickness (from 3.81 mm to 1.51 mm) and tapers in the opposite direction in its width (8.18 mm to 6.55 mm). The break at the thinner, wider end appears to be the result of a cut. The surface all have slight ripples and marks. Date: Uncertain Dimensions: 8.54 mm x 8.18 mm x 3.81 mm Weight: 1.80 g Neil Wilkin of the British Museum has defined this as undiagnostic in terms of date.
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Rushton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2A1FC4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy loop which is probably a strap fitting. Possibly a strap union or junction. The loop is oval with a D-shaped cross section. It is constructed from a rolled sheet metal tube. The ends have been flattened and are joined by a separate circular rivet of the same material. The loop has a smooth, light green patina. Date:Uncertain - Roman to Medieval Dimensions: 30.06 mm x 25.38 mm x 3.70 mm Weight: 3.36 g
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-E3CC46
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy composite mount. The mount comprises a slightly curved trapeziodal plate with separately applied domed mount attached to the front at one end. The domed element is decorated with moulded knops around the base and tapers to a point at the apex. It is attached with a separate iron rivet which passes through the apex and emerges at the back of the plate. There is iron corrosion product on the back of the plate, around the base of the domed element and at its apex. Date: Uncertain - Roman to Post Medieval Dimensions: 26.12 mm x 13.72 mm x 6.65 mm Weight: 2.97 g
Created on: Tuesday 21st July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 17th September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-205CB2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a glass vessel. The base of a blown glass phial or flask. The base is rounded at the edges and flatter with a recess on the underside. The sides taper upwards to the break. The inside of the glass is iridescent through the decay of the surface, the exterior is pitted . The glass is grey-ish in colour with abundant small air bubbles visible. Date: uncertain - Roman to Post Medieval Dimensions: 27.13 mm x 18.83 mm x 2.37 mm Weight: 8.45 g
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Last updated: Sunday 8th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-2539D5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a possible mount of uncertain date. The fragment is curvilinear in shape with an arched "arm" at one side. The front is slightly convex and the rear is flat. The front is decorated with curves and wavy incised lines and moulded ridges. The rear is covered in parallel file marks. Date: Uncertain Length: 24.66 mm Width: 18.50 mm Thickness: 1.58 mm Weight: 1.39 g
Created on: Friday 6th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.

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-619748
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a glass vessel. The piece is from the pointed base of a flask. Its original colour was a faint green, but the surface has now degraded to a yellowish iridescent flaky layer. There is a remnant of a separately applied strip with a wavy lower edge over one section of fragment, Date: Uncertain Weight: 6.29 g
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Magdalen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-75C12B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A small undecorated gold finger ring. The band is rectangular in cross section, with a slightly circumferentially concave exterior surface. There are no maker's or hall marks. Dimensions: 17.33 mm x 1.07 mm Weight: 1.85 g Date: Unknown Discussion: It is difficult to parallel such a plain object, and in the absence of any maker's or hall marks the ring cannot be definitively dated to pre-1718. Thus whilst the ring does appear to comprise of more than 10% precious metal, it cannot be said with certainty that it was 300 years old at the time of finding and theref…
Created on: Saturday 1st July 2017
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Folke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-496AA6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin. The head is bi-lobed or heat-shaped with scored diagonal lines on both faces. Just below the head in opposite faces of the shaft are several transverse grooves. The shaft is rectangular in cross section at the head and becomes slightly more rounded towards the break. Date:Uncertain Dimensions: 37.4 mm x 11.7 mm x 2.3 mm Weight: 1.57 g
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
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Record ID: DOR-A15D62
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible zoomorphic mount. At one end is a flat, trefid terminal with a central circular attachment hole retaining a long, circular sectioned rivet. The remaining part of the mount tapers to a probable break and is C-shaped in cross section, hollowed at the rear and convex along the longitudinal axis at the front. The upper surface is decorated with two small projections flanking the upper part of the C-sectioned element (possibly ears), two oval incised shapes (possibly eyes) flanking the central ridge, and two smaller incised ovals (possibly nostrils) flanking the ridg…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-06B86A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bead. The bead is sub-circular with a slightly off-centre circular aperture The faces are flat and undecorated . The outer and inner edges are rounded. Date: Possible Iron age to Early Medieval (c. 800 BC - AD 1000) Dimensions: 19.17 mm x 18.59 mm x 5.45 mm. Internal diameter: 6.10 mm Weight: 9.16 g
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2022
Spatial data recorded.