Record ID: WAW-675DE4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified wrought iron object of uncertain dating. It is triangular in plan, and circular in cross section. It consists of a hollow cone shape, made from a sheet of iron wrapped together and then fixed. It measures 62.77mm in length, 13.23mm diameter wide at the top, and 3.77mm diameter wide at the bottom. It weighs 20.5 grams. It is a mid to dark brown colour, with an even surface patina. The iron oxide corrosion layer is flaking off in a couple of areas, revealing the dark brown of the underlying metal. These areas should be monitored carefully to prevent fu…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-1671A0
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub circular silvered copper alloy object, of possible Roman dating (1 to 410 AD). It is sub circular in plan, and D shaped in section. The top surface is smooth and domed, with a couple of uneven projections. The lower surface is flat. It measures 20.45mm in length, 21.34mm wide and 6.27mm thick. It weighs 13.1grams. The object could be a piece of casting waste, but there are traces of silvering on a couple of areas on both surfaces. The patina is similar to that found on early Roman coins, but this object is too thick to be a coin.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-83FD22
Object type: CRUCIBLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of a ceramic crucible. The fabric is a white ware with no obvious inclusions and is highly fired, but is still able to be scratched. The exterior appears to have fine linear grooves which may be decoration or part of the manufacturing process. On the interior of each sherd there is traces of a copper alloy adhered to it. The copper alloy has traces of red copper corrosion and has a 'bubbled' surface. The two sherds together weigh 5.5g. The date of the sherds are uncertain, but probably date to the Medieval or Post Medieval period.
Created on: Sunday 15th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2010
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Record ID: WAW-D0C6B5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy claw-shaped terminal of uncertain date. The artefact is incomplete, there is the remnants of a rod which is broken at the base. A similar artefact is SUR-51C915 Length 34.65mm, width 16.1mm, thickness 9.3mm weight 12.2 grams
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upton upon Severn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-B02356
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete lead-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The artefact is sub-lozengeform in plan. The sides are worn and abraded. There is a V stamped on the front face. the reverse is flat and undecorated. The fragment is 65.15mm in length, 43.55mm in width and 24.05mm thick.
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: WAW-B436F0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy incomplete possible lead weight of uncertain date. The weight is broadly circular in cross section and sub oval in plan. There is iron corrosion at the tip, possibly from a broken loop. The weight thickens towards the base which has a pointed knop. The artefact is corroded and slightly pitted in places. The weight is 23.35mm in length, 18.15 wide and weighs 23.4 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: WAW-2708A0
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ingot of uncertain date. The ingot is broadly rectangular in plan, the ingot has a mid-brown patine with mid green patches. It is 63.75mm in length, 16.25mm in width, 6.55mm thick and weighs 54.1 grams. It is likely to be two ounces in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2011
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Record ID: WAW-27A351
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete unidentified object of possible Post-medieval date. The artefact consists of two identical parts held together with a copper-alloy rivet, the main body of the artefact is triangular in plan with a long thin protrusion (37.7mm in length) in the centre of the shortest side. The rivet is situated just above the long protrusion. One of the tips of the triangle is slightly damaged and lost. the protrusions have been slightly bent in places due to wear. The artefact has a mid-brown patina on the whole with mid-green patches. The artefact is 77.5mm in length, 10.5mm in width, 2.…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2011
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Record ID: WAW-803988
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete unidentified object of uncertain date, possibly Medieval. The artefact has been suggested as a harness or bridle fitting. The front face appears to depict a hand, an arm runs down the artefacts surviving length (c. 36mm) connecting to the depiction of a hand which has find diagonal incisions running along each of the four fingers. Above the thumb there are three diagonal incisions which fill the remainder of the space. There is a large perforation c7.75mm which is full of iron corrosion and the remnants of an iron nail. The majority of the reverse is flat, a slight ridge…
Created on: Friday 14th October 2011
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2011
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Record ID: GLO-717855
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy spindle whorl diameter 30mm. Bi-conical cross-section, the surface has been divided into cells by seven radiating relief lines, in the centre of each cell is a pellet. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 1993, “Norwich Households: Medi…
Created on: Monday 4th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'ELDERSFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.