Record ID: DOR-DB47E8
Object type: JEWELLERY FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman fitting from a piece of jewellery such as a necklace or bracelet dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. It has an oblong body which is decorated with two horizontal grooves at either end which run around all four sides. The fitting features a circular lug with a circular perforation projecting from one end and a hook projecting from the opposite end. The hook is cylindrical and projects out from the body, before looping back on itself and then looping back in the opposite direction. It terminates in an old break. The jewellery fitting measures 25.48mm in length, has a …
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage All Saints', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-1C9061
Object type: JEWELLERY FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an item of jewellery of composite construction. It comprises an irregularly shaped pale gold collet containing a dark blue cabochon stone. Around the stone is a frame of pale gold sheet metal set into a hollow dished "bezel", itself filled with a dark substance (?niello), all surrounded by a beaded border. The rear of this has a bevelled edge and a central raised pellet. Projecting from two opposites sides of this element are thin, flat "arms", possibly the remnants of the frame of a brooch. Dimensions: 10.78 mm x 6.90 mm x 3.81 mm …
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.