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Record ID: NMS-9C3E2C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One small body sherd of probably Late Iron Age hand-built pottery, reduced with oxidised surfaces, sparse sand and angular quartz inclusions, weight 1.6g, 1st century BC - mid 1st century AD. Found on bare surface of rabbit scraped soil
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-427FAF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments from a hand-made Iron Age burnished fineware carinated bowl with a simple rim. The fabric is dark grey, reduced and sand tempered with infrequent small angular grey flint inclusions. The exterior has decoration comprising three circumferential grooves around the upper portion (the lower running around the carination) and, below the change in angle, a series of large triangles comprised of four incised lines running around the lower portion. The original rim diameter was 190mm. There appears to be a circular hole which has been deliberately made (drill…
Created on: Friday 15th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-035D2C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy vessel mount of Iron Age to Roman date (c.50BC-AD100) Description: The object is semi-circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section and of varying thickness. One side has a single large cell for enamel inlay to create a field against which two adjacent spirals take form, stemming from the straight side. All of the enamel has broken away. The reverse is undecorated and rough with possible traces of lead solder. There is no other evidence for how or if the object was attacthed to something else. The object has a light green patina with some dar…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C6EBAE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Late Bronze Age to Iron Age ceramic vessel dating to circa 1000 BC-AD 43. The fragment is irregularly shaped, relatively flat and thick. The breaks are uneven. The fabric is hard, coarse and black across the faces and breaks. Dense hard white calcareous and flint tempered annular inclusions <3mm but mainly <0.2mm.  The fragment measures 39.2mm long, 37.1mm wide, 12.3mm thick and weighs 17.68 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C681E4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An everted rim sherd fragment of a Late Bronze Age to Iron Age ceramic vessel dating to circa 1000 BC-AD 43. The fragment is broadly rectangular in shape and tear-drop-shape in cross-section and profile. The breaks are uneven, revealing light grey fabric. The external face is light orange. The fabric is hard and coarse with moderate sub-angular white sand <2.5mm and widespread <0.5mm black sand. The fragment measures 38.4mm long, 22.4mm wide, 12.6mm thick and weighs 10.25 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C65DD1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wall sherd from the body of a late Iron Age to early Roman ceramic earthenware vessel. Thick irregularly shaped fragment of hard coarse fabric tempered with spare poorly white quartz (mainly <2mm, occasionally up to 3.5mm). Black core and light grey internal and external surfaces with smooth faces. The external surface is covered with parallel grooves. The fragment measures 60.3mm long, 53.5mm wide, 10.2mm thick and weighs 34.36 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-C6078B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shell-tempered rim fragment from a storage jar of Iron Age to Early Roman date.  The fragment is broadly rectangular in shape and tear-drop in profile with a rounded everted rim. Abundant angular calcareous inclusions <7mm amongst grey reduced fabric on exterior and break, and oxidised light brown on interior surface and part of exterior. The fragment measures 90.4mm long, 57.5mm wide, 23.9mm thick and weighs 130.16 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: SUR-A5F54B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a substantial cast copper alloy decorated object, possible a handle  from a large vessel and of later Iron Age or early Roman date. The handle is curved and broken at the mid point with a lenticular cross section (16.1mm wide by 9.2mm thick) at the break. The other end flares to a triangular terminal (28.7mm wide) that has a smooth edge which is bevelled from both faces, and abrasion damage to both corners. It is unclear whether this terminal was connected to anything. The convex outer surface of the object at the terminal is decorated with a moulded triang…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-08C2B4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a coarseware vessel of late Iron Age to early Roman dating c. 100BC- AD 410.  Description: a rim sherd with an everted rim and rounded shoulders. It is handmade with a soft, open fabric with occasional longitudinal voids. It is tempered with sub-angular and rounded well sorted pale grey and buff white inclusions, probably grog < 3mm wide. The fabric is dark grey, the internal wall surfaces are pale grey with red oxidised areas along the surviving rim; the external wall surface is reduced and bl…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-07F9CA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a coarseware vessel of late Iron Age to early Roman dating c. 100BC- AD 410.  Description:  a rim sherd with an everted bead rim and rounded shoulders. It is handmade with a soft, open fabric with occasional longitudinal voids. It is tempered with abundant rounded and sub-angular brown/orange grog inclusions, occasional angular well sorted grey rock inclusions; occasional sub-angular white calcareaous inclusions.The fabric is dark brown/grey with black surfaces and with orange oxidised s…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-06C9FC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a coarseware vessel of late Iron Age to early Roman dating c. 100BC- AD 410.  Description: a rim sherd with an everted rim and rounded shoulders. It is handmade with a soft, open fabric with occasional longitudinal voids. It is tempered with sub-angular and rounded well sorted pale grey and buff white inclusions, probably grog < 3mm wide. The fabric is dark grey, the internal wall surfaces are pale grey with red oxidised areas along the surviving rim; the external wall surface is reduced and black.&…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-DA67E6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A probable incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman cast copper-alloy vessel foot, possibly from a bucket. The object is Pelta shaped, semi-circular in plan with two shallow scoops formed inside this. Between the scoops are the remains of an iron fixing whihc is heavily corroded. The item has a slight bevel all around the edges. Each face is smooth, and the object has an even green patina. Dimensions: 23.5mm wide and 17mm deep, 4mm thickness, it weighs 7.48g Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see BH-6E5CA…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yealand Redmayne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5E1D0E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman cast copper-alloy vessel foot, possibly from a bucket. The object is Pelta shaped, semi-circular in plan with two shallow scoops formed inside this. Between the scoops the remainder of the mount is broken off. The item has a slight bevel all around the edges. On one face is a design formed of crossed lines with one or two unevenly formed dots within the boxes thus formed. The other side has marks which may be tool marks or old post depositional damage. the are as a width 51mm. At the side of this arc it is beve…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Formby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-8F2B99
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy probably bucket mount, but possibly a shield clip, tankard fitting or other ferrule or fitting, probably dating from the Iron Age to Roman period, about 300 BC - AD 100. The object consists of a chunky tube or U shaped piece of cast copper alloy, decorated with a series of five circumferential parallel raised bands on the outer face. Both ends taper and it does not appear to be broken. It has a mid-green patina. Dimensions: The object has a diameter of 14.9mm, a thickness of 3.1mm, a width of 13.6mm and a weight of 6.75g Similar objects have bee…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-67C3D8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery. Reduced fabric with oxidised outer margins and very frequent calcareous inclusions to length 4mm; triangular profile rim sherd. The fabric may be in the Iron Age tradition and the vessel itself may have been handmade – there is no evidence for the regularity of a wheel-thrown form though the sherd is fiercely abraded. Suggested date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman, 100BC-AD100 Width: 61.9mm, Height: 24.2mm, Weight: 24.86gms
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-41160C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Iron Age pottery, c.150 BC-AD 43. This is a piece of the wall of a large vessel, probably used for cooking, given the large amount of grog within the fabric. This grog appears to be made of crushed shells and possibly chalk. The fragment if abraded on all sides, and is an orangey-red all throughout the fabric.
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-D6655E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of a ceramic vessel of possibly Iron Age to Roman date (c. 800 BC - AD 400). The fragment is sub-triangular in plan, tapering from 28.41mm wide at the top to a rough point whilst expanding from 12.59mm thick near the top to 14.22mm thick at the bottom break. The sherd has a dark red interior surface, margins, and core whilst having a greyish brown exterior surface. The fragment has a sandy texture. There is evidence of sparse organic inclusions, sparse, coarse calciferous inclusions, quartz inclusions, and dark grey inclusions. It is possibly a fragment of sandy…
Created on: Friday 22nd September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-4977A4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy and enamel zoomorphic vessel mount of probable late Iron Age to early Roman date (c. 50 BC to 100 AD). The object is zoomorphic, cast in the form of the stylised head of a beast with the lower jaw cut away in order to fit onto a vessel rim. The head is 21.3mm long, 12.1mm thick and 12.3mm wide, with an 8.4mm long snout with a flared, flat tip similar to a pig or boar. The lower 6.8mm of the jaw is cut out to a dept of c. 3.2mm. The rounded head has two 2.8mm diameter circular drilled eyes and is decorated on top of the cranium by two symmetrical comma shape…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gobion fawr community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-365663
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery. Shell Tempered Ware. Grey reduced fabric with very abundant calcareous inclusions to length 7mm, probably sooted externally from use on a hearth; rim sherd, recent break into two physically joining fragments, with an everted flat-topped triangular rim. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 100BC-AD43 Height: 47.8mm, Width: 62mm, Weight: 37.38gms
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-359137
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery. Shell Tempered Ware: reduced buff fabric with sparse calcareous inclusions to length 5mm and voids, externally burnished or sooted below the rim – sooting appears on top of the rim as well. Rim sherd, from a wide mouthed or open form with a flat-topped everted triangular rim. Made in an Iron Age tradition though finished on a wheel. Suggested date: Late Iron Age, 50BC-AD50 Height: 61.5mm, Width: 85.2mm, Weight: 63.38gms
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.