Record ID: SF-5A50AE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic unidentified object of probable late Iron Age or early Roman date, c. 100 BC-AD 100. The object takes the form of a boar's head, being hollow and thus effectively socketed. Demonstrating a broadly circular section, it consists a straight shaft or neck that extends upwards before transitioning into the head of the animal, which is presented open-mouthed with large projecting elongated ears, raised circular eyes with a central recess and a tapering lipped snout. On the back of the boar's head extending from the mid-point of the neck are a serie…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bardwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5C9428
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of possible Iron Age or Roman date. One terminal end of the object survives, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The terminal is heart-shaped in form with a central circular aperture. Each edge of the terminal has raised convex mouldings forming projecting borders on both faces, the centre of each edge having a shallower, almost pelta-shaped, moulding flaring at each end and separated from the borders by incised grooves. At the top centre of terminal where the two sides meet there is a notch with single transverse groove. Both sides of t…
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hintlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0F1A13
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete crescent-shaped copper-alloy unidentified object of Iron Age date. It is flat with a decorated front face. Consisting of two opposing crescent-shaped motifs. The largest crescent has a circular repoussé decoration, defined on the front face with a surrounding circular ridge. In the centre of the repoussé decoration is a central circular recessed field still containing traces of red enamel. This object measures 36.18mm in length, 34.77mm in width, 2.10mm in thickness, 11.54g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haughley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1D11D0
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of probable Iron Age date. One terminal end of the object survives, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It is flat, semi-circular in form and tapering slightly towards old breaks, giving the impression that it may have been the terminal end of a larger object. The back face is flat and undecorated, while the front face has moulded and incised decoration. This comprises a grooved border that runs around the edge of the front face before turning inwards to create a transverse curved groove at the incomplete end creating a crescent shaped m…
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BB0675
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object of possible Iron Age date. It is formed from a rectangular plate of copper-alloy with moulded decoration on its exterior surface. Both ends of the plate are folded to meet at the centre of the back face, creating an oval shaped section with central oval aperture. At one end (top?) the back face has a small integrally cast cylindrical rivet, while the opposite (bottom?) end appears to terminate in old breaks where the two ends meet, but holds in place a separately cast cylindrical bar that extends horizontally through the aperture terminating in old breaks at…
Created on: Friday 31st January 2014
Last updated: Friday 16th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near East Bergholt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F0FE56
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, unidentified object of Iron Age to Roman date, which appears to be the terminal of a larger object. When viewed with the complete end uppermost this terminal consists of a rectangular shaft with D-shaped section which has a horizontal lower edge which then curves upwards and inwards to rejoin the top of the horizontal part hence forming two opposing ovals with open centres. The tips of these are trapezoidal in shape before rejoining the upper edge of the horizontal part. The front face of the trapezoidal tips of the ovals have circular indentations, perhaps to h…
Created on: Monday 16th December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B17AF1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of uncertain form, probably of Iron Age date. The surviving fragment is rectangular in form, D-shaped in section, curved in profile and terminates at both ends in old breaks. At one end (top?) it narrows to a vertical rectangular ridge before terminating in old breaks, while at the other (bottom?) there is a deeply incised groove on the back face giving it a U-shaped section. On the outer face of the object are two integrally cast projecting knobs that are pointed and conical in form, one positioned at the top(?) and one mid-way down the the obje…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ousden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7289E5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of uncertain form, possibly of Iron Age date. It is in the form of a four spoked wheel, with an incomplete but integrally cast sub-oval shaped attachment/stem(?) to one side that is now mostly missing due to old breaks. The 'wheel' is circular in form and section with four flat rectangular spokes that meet at a circular hub positioned at the centre of the object. both sides of the wheel are decorated with a row of punched dots. All surfaces have signs of extensive wear and corrosion, although traces of a dark brown patina are still visible. It me…
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bures St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-460B54
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of uncertain form and probable Iron Age date. The object has a projecting disc shaped terminal that is oval shaped in section with a circular dish-shaped moulding at the centre of the outer face. The back face of the terminal has a raised circular moulding at its centre from which extends a central integrally cast stem that is oval shaped in section. This stem splits into two arms shortly below the terminal, which curve outwards in opposite directions. Each arm is oval shaped in section and flares to a raised collar that is followed by two oval…
Created on: Tuesday 13th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pettistree', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5F8DA2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object of uncertain form, possibly a strap distributor or a toggle and of probable Iron Age date. It is Y-shaped in form with cylindrical arms that swell towards their terminal ends. Casting seams are just visible down the sides of the arms and at the juncture between the three arms there are two transverse moulded ridges on the front(?) face. The two shorter arms at the top of the object appear to have single circumferential moulded ridges just above the point where they join the longer lower arm. Each of the arms has a small circular longitudinal perforation, sugg…
Created on: Friday 2nd October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-722CF5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy moustache-like object, as found in the Salisbury Hoard (Stead 1998), cast in one piece to form a distinctly three-dimensional shape. Width 56.23mm, height 11.84mm, 11.06mm in thickness. There is a central hole, rectangular in shape, 9.17mm by 5.01mm in size, in the centre of the upper curving edge of the object. The object has a swollen body and both faces have a central vertical constriction, which runs up the centre of the central hole, the drop-shaped parts to either side of this constriction have slanting grooves on both faces and the terminals taper and curve upwar…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Denham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-203135
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object possibly of Iron Age date, which has been examined by Jody Joy, Iron Age curator from the British Museum and Sally Worrell Roman Finds Advisor for the PAS and no parallel could be found. It has been through an SEM machine but surface analysis did not show whether it was Iron Age in date or not conclusively. It is copper-alloy with a dark brown patina, it is crescent shaped in side profile and a pointed oval shape in plan. It measures 45.68mm in length and 26.25mm in width, it is 10.69mm in depth. The upper face is hollowed and concave and is decorated with …
Created on: Friday 27th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thurston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-15CB76
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object which is perhaps most likely to be Iron Age or Roman in date due to its style, although exactly what its function was remains unclear. It has a central roughly rectangular part with three incomplete rectangular flat arms projecting from the wider end of it. The object measures 28.6mm in surviving length and 18mm in surviving width. The central arm, of which the most survives is decorated on the front face with a central longitudinal row of small circular dots and either side of this there are longitudinal rows of circular knops and then…
Created on: Friday 10th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Friston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DE0BF1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object which is perhaps most likely to be Iron Age or Roman in date. This object is cast and solid it consists of a surviving T-shaped terminal end, the central arm of which is now incomplete due to old breaks. It measures 28.4mm in width and 20.4mm in length. The side arms of the T-shape are oval in cross-section and have flattened knops at their terminals. The central arm has a rounded edge, projecting above the horizontal line of the two side arms, and tapers in thickness towards the incomplete end, it also has an oval cross-section. The…
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hartest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AF1762
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete unidentified copper-alloy object most likely to be Iron Age date but for which no parallel could be found, the function of this object also remains elusive. It consists of an incomplete shaft and a cylindrical terminal set at right angles to this. The object measures 45.2mm in total length. The shaft is rectangular in plan and measures 35.5mm in surviving length and 11.3mm in width, it is c6.8mm in thickness. The shaft curves downwards slightly towards the incomplete terminal. The other end of the shaft flares in width and thickness into the cylindrical part. T…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Waldingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B4B883
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy unidentified probably Iron Age object. This object consists of three circular discs, each measuring c10mm in diameter and c4mm in thickness, which are arranged in an overall triangular shape with the two opposing discs, forming the base of the 'triangle' joined by an integral curvilinear bar. The object measures c18mm by c22mm in total size. The front faces of the three discs are decorated with an indented ring and dot motif. The back face is flat and undecorated. No parallel could be found for this object and its function is unclear, it could possibly be a st…
Created on: Thursday 10th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brandon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E4B8C4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy unidentified object, incomplete due to old breaks. This fragment is curvilinear and was presumably roughly circular in plan when complete with a central circular perforation. It measures 26mm in length and 14mm in width, it is 15mm in thickness. It is likely to have measured c30mm in external diameter when complete with a central perforation of c20mm. It has a roughly triangular cross-section, it would have been biconical in shape. There is a raised moulded ridge around the edge of the central perforation. The original function of this object is …
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Waldingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F2FE54
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object. This object consists of an curvilinear rectangular cross-sectioned shaft, measuring 32.3mm in length and 5.5mm in width and 6.6mm in thickness. Two longitudinal border grooves can be seen running along the edges of the outer face of the shaft. Such grooves may have also have existed on the other faces, these are however more worn and no decoration can be seen. One end of this shaft is incomplete due to an old break and the other is integral to a curvilinear flat roughly triangular shaped fragment, with old breaks on two of the three edg…
Created on: Wednesday 10th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Charsfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF10851
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy unidentified object, it is circular in plan and slightly conical in shape, measuring 18mm in diameter and 11mm in thickness, at its centre which is its thickest point. There is a circular perforation through the centre of the object, measuring 4mm in diameter. On the back face this protrusion opens into a larger circular hole with a diameter of 8mm, it seems likely that this object was attached to another at this point. The front face of this object is decorated with a tripartite, most likely originally red, enameled design. JD Hill of the British Museum believes that t…
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'FRECKENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF8927
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper-alloy object of unknown date and function. It is long and thin, and in excellent condition, with a very fresh break at one end and what appears to be an animal head at the other. At the broken end it is almost pentagonal in section, with four facetted faces and the fifth filled with a U-shaped groove. The apex of the pentagon has tiny transverse nicks and this forms the back of the animal's neck; the nicks may represent a mane. The grooved underside is almost flat, but the back of the neck is more steeply humped into a brow, with a conical ear or horn projec…
Created on: Monday 15th July 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BUXHALL', grid reference and parish protected.