Record ID: WMID-9426D2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a pottery vessel of probable late medieval to early post-medieval in date. The sherd is a rim and body sherd from a wheel thrown pot, probably a storage jar. The sherd has been glazed with a dark brown/black lead glaze and decorated with three raised circular dots created by stamping. The fabric is orange in colour with minimal inclusions, apparently of shell and grog. It measures 44.64 mm in length, 38.67 mm wide, 12.86 mm thick and weighs 23.9 grams.
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 28th October 2010
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Record ID: WMID-93E978
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a pottery vessel of probable late medieval to early post-medieval in date. The sherd is a body sherd from a wheel thrown pot which has been decorated with horizontal ridges. The fabric is dark brown in colour and tempered with fine shell or calcite grit inclusions. It measures 61.85 mm in length, 47.9 mm wide, 10.7 mm thick and weighs 48.9 grams.
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 28th October 2010
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Record ID: WMID-050787
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large and fairly well preserved wrought iron axe head of probable medieval date, almost certainly a woodman's axe. Iron axes are notoriously difficult to date when discovered outside of a dated archaeological context as the general form of axes has continued from at least as early as the Roman period (Manning 1976, 3). However, it has been suggested that as a general rule medieval axes are larger than those of earlier date, and normally had a simple socket, lacking the projecting hammer-end seen in many Roman examples (Ward-Perkins 1940, 56). This example has a blade which is almost …
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2010
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Record ID: WMID-9CBFB5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One wheel thrown rim sherd of probable Medieval pottery (39.8mm x 29.2mm; thickness: 8.1mm; weight: 11.40g). A slightly rough sherd with protruding flat rim and slightly curving outwards under the neck. There are also small frequent gritty inclusions. The inner fill is dark grey with a orange-pink colour on the outside.
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-C1D9B5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic wheel-thrown rim and neck sherd, probably dating to the Medieval period (49mm x 40.3mm; thickness: 12.9mm; weight: 21.76g). This unglazed beige sherd has a very gritty and hard-fired fabric with a particularly sandy and micaceous surface. The sherd’s thickness deceases as the sherd continues down to what would have been the main body of the vessel. The sherd is in a slightly worn but fair condition.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-164B47
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wrought iron medieval arrowhead of 'spearpoint' type. The corroded arrowhead has a circular socket which is damaged but when complete would have measured approximately 10.5 mm in diameter. The head is triangular in shape with very short barbs. It is lozenge shaped in section. The arrowhead measures 56.42 mm long, 15.59 mm wide, 9.36 mm thick and weighs 6.3 grams. Arrowheads found outside a dated archaeological context are difficult to date precisely. Their typological sequences do not necessarily correspond to a chronological development and so attempting to date them on sty…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-018273
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One handmade ceramic floor tile fragment, dating to the Medieval period, between AD 1200 – 1500 (63.5mm x 38.5mm; thickness: 29mm; weight: 68.4g).This floor tile fragment has an orange/red coloured, hard-fired and roughly textured fabric with the remains of an off-white or shell coloured glaze. Additionally, there are numerous quartz and grit inclusions in the fabric. Overall, the fragment is in a worn but fair condition.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-021D47
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eleven ceramic wheel-thrown glazed vessel body sherds, dating to the Medieval perod, between AD 1200 – 1500 (varying thickness: 4.5 – 12mm; collective weight: 85.0g).Most of these vessel sherds have a hard-fired and roughly textured fabric, which is either light orange or light grey in colour. All of these sherds have a small amount of glaze remaining on one side of them, which is light/ dark green or light/ dark brown in colour. Most of the sherds also have numerous small quartz and grit inclusions in their fabric. Overall, the sherds are in a worn and poor condition.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-01EB88
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three wheel-thrown ceramic probable Midlands Purple sherds (two body sherds and one rim sherd), probably dating between the late 14th/ 15th century, between AD 1350 – 1500 (varying thickness from 4.5 – 10.5mm; collective weight: 37.3g).The fabric of these sherds consists of an iron-rich clay containing common fine quartz grains, occasional larger quartz grains and rare to moderate subrounded iron ore fragments. The fabric is a partially oxidised/ reduced very hard fired earthenware or even a stoneware, varying in colour from dark orange/ red to dark grey or bluey grey. Additionall…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-5A3752
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large curved piece of stone architectural fragment (143mm x 54.9mm x 51mm; weight: unknown as too heavy for scales). The only markings on the piece are two grooves (the longest being 50.9mm in length) on the inner side of the curve. It is unclear whether these markings are wear, damage or have a particular function.This fragment may date from the Medieval period.
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID5928
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The sherd is a body fragment of a cooking vessel. The fabric is possibly a Herefordshire source.
Created on: Friday 21st February 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 18th April 2017
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Record ID: WMID5359
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The sherds are two rim fragments and a body sherd. Both rims are a '¬' shape in rofile with rounded outer edge. The fabric is a mottled red/brown coloured fabric on the surfaces with a lighter coloured cores. The inclusions are frequent quartz like with a red stone, and mica.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2002
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2017
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Record ID: WMID4823
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The buckle frame is a single loop sub-rectangular shape in plan, with expanded and splayed feet and a narrowed, recessed strap bar. The strap bar is trapezoidal in cross-section. The internal edge of the loop is rounded and has three small notches on the edge. The reverse of the buckle frame is flat. The pin is missing. The surface has been over cleaned. Traces of tinning. The pin is missing.
Created on: Thursday 6th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID4822
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The buckle frame is a single loop sub-rectangular shape in plan, with expanded and splayed feet and a narrowed, recessed strap bar. The loop is rounded and has a notch. There are traces of iron on the strap bar. The surface has been over cleaned.
Created on: Thursday 6th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID3229
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The mount is square in plan, however a corner of the mount is missing. Covering the majority of the upper surface is a circular dome decorated with four radiate ridges forming a 'X' shape. At the apex of the dome is a dome-heads rivet which has been flattened on the reverse. The mount has a border which has been engraved and consists of an irregular way line with an inner irregular 'line'. The upper surface has gilding evident. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and is convex. The thickness of the mount at the edges is 2.78mm, however the thickness of the metalwork…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID4642
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The spindle whorl is slightly biconical in cross section, but appears at first glance to be conical, except the base is tapered slightly in profile. The surface of the base is slightly concave. In the centre is a vertical circular hole which is 8.49mm diametre. The whorl is circular in plan with a smooth surface, except for two cracks/indentations. The whorl is made of a fine grained, laminated silty mudstone.
Created on: Thursday 25th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID4644
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The item is a three lobed object with a flat, broken horizontal lower edge. The lobes are defined by grooves on the reverse and obverse faces. The central lobe is taller than the lobes either side. At the apex of the side lobes there is a vertical circular hole. One lobe is incomplete and this hole is revealed to travel halfway inside the lobe. The surface of the object is slightly rough, but has developed a patina.
Created on: Friday 26th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID4674
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
In plan the chape is shaped like the lower portion of a droplet. The lower edge however is broken and abraded, and the upper edge, which is a broken, horizontal edge is also abraded. One face is flat with possible incised decoration. The decoration is possible a row of X's. Below is a horizontal low-relief line. There are patches of patina around the decoration which has been lost elsewhere on the object. The reverse is undecorated, but has a lip around the side edges, which stops at the broken edges.
Created on: Wednesday 1st May 2002
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID4814
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The buckle plate is a sub-rectangular shape which narrows very slightly towards one end. This end has a trapezoidal notch cut into the centre of it and the edges either side are heavily abraded. This is the edge which originally would be hinged over the bar. One face of the plate has been decorated with incised curvilinear lines and small lozenge-shaped stamps in the centre. Opposite the hinged edge there is a rivet hole near each corner. The reverse of the plate is undecorated. The plate has a well developed dark green patina.
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2002
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID4821
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dudley
Workflow stage: Published
The buckle frame is a double loop rectangular shape in plan, with a drilled frame for a separate spindle. The front loop has a notch. The strap bar is hidden by a cylinder which has a triangular shaped protrusion. The side of the frame are expanded and the spindle is visible. On one side the terminal of the spindle appears to be broken, suggesting it originally continued into an arm. The surface is a grey/green colour.
Created on: Thursday 6th June 2002
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
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