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Record ID: SF-2EB4B7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two complete Medieval copper-alloy thimbles. The thimbles have slightly sloping sides and a domed top. The surface is decorated with individually punched circular holes in a continuous anti-clockwise (left-hand) spiral, starting from a bare 'tonsure' at the centre of the top and ending in a slightly thickened band at the base. One pit no pierces the metal. There is no clear evidence of folding or notches at the base.
1: The thimble is 22.86mm in height, 21.80mm in diameter at the base, 2.10mm thick and weighs 14.09g
2: The thimble is 22.85mm in height, 20.51mm …
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Polstead', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-07DA07
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy early medieval to medieval D-shaped buckle loop frame with a narrowed bar, and a fragment remains of the pin attached to the bar, pin missing. The outside edge of the loop is bevelled. There are zoomorphic mouldings each side of the strap bar.
It is 28.49mm in length, 22.02mm in width,3.97mm in thickness and weighs 5.93g.
Similar examples can be see in Griffiths et al, 2007, pg62, 310, which they date broadly to the 11th-12th Century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Wyverstone', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-068E5B
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy hexagonally faceted medieval seal matrix with a flat lozenge pierced terminal. The central design shows two human heads, potentially a man and women, suggesting it may be a love and loyalty seal from the 14th century (Harvey and McGuiness, 1996, pg90). The inscription is corroded and cannot be read.
It is 23.80mm in length, 17.82mm in diameter and weighs 11.50g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Laxfield', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-0394E8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy medieval seal matrix. The object has a circular base/die with a hexagonally faceted handle terminating in a flattened lozenge-shaped suspension loop with two collars at its lower end. The handle is 8.96m wide and 4.26mm thick.The outer face of the circular base/die is inscribed with a Letter R with branches behind it, and a crown motif on top of the R.
The letter is probably the initial of its owner. For a similar example see PAS record SF-850D84; LEIC-B4C1AD. Both the design and inscription indicate that this is one of the simple, small, ty…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-033230
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy seal matrix of Medieval date. It has a flat, round shaped die with hexagonally faceted conical terminal. At the terminal end is a transverse collar above which extends a flattened oval suspension loop with central circular aperture. This holds in place a fragment of a separately cast iron loop or chain. The die itself has a central Chi-Rho motif within an inner circle, surrounded by legend that reads 'PRIVE SV' (I am private). It measures 18.89mm in height, 15.49mm in diameter and 4.74g in weight.
This is a seal matrix of Medieval da…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-F04DF2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval seal matrix. The matrix is disc-shaped with a seam running across the centre of the reverse from which a suspension loop develops to one side (now almost entirely missing). The outer face (die) is decorated with the central engraved design of a male and female head facing each other kissing and an outer engraved inscription, which is now too worn and damaged to be ready clearly. The surface of the metal is corroded and the breaks are well worn.
Matrices featuring a similar design of a kissing couple are recorded on the PAS database from Somerset (SOM-4…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Metfield', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-F031EA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete (cut half) silver medieval penny of Henry II to Henry III, dating to the period AD 1180-1247. Uncertain class and moneyer, minted in London.
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Wissett', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-F02732
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete (cut half) silver medieval penny of Henry III, dating to the period AD 1248-50. Class 3b. Minted by Adam of Oxford.
North vol.I, no.987
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Linstead Magna', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-9F74DE
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Medieval strap end dating to circa AD 1150-1450. It is a composite strap end comprised of two plates with a sheet spacer in between. The terminal is in the form of a trefoil. The plates are joined together by a central, separately cast, copper alloy rivet at the attachment end. There are decorative elements consisting of rocker decoration. It is 48.16mm in length, 12.09mm in width and weighs 6.61g
The terminal is similar to Egan and Pritchard 1991: pg 144, no 671.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Battisford', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-9F585A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle plate of Medieval date. It is missing both edges of the plate, frame and pin due to old breaks. The plate is in the shape of a bird or the letter M, folded at the frame end to produce a smaller rectangular back plate with rectangular pin slot. The central panel is separated from the 'wings' by keyhole shaped openwork decoration, and is rectangular in form with a flaring triangular terminal end. The front face of the central panel has rocker, giving the impression of a tail. It measures 38.04mm in length, 34.61mm in wid…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Battisford', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-9F4107
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Medieval casket key. The bow is circular, 12.38mm in diameter, and is internally worn. There is a little projection above and below at the junction of bow and stem. The stem is oval in cross-section, and is pierced at the tip; the tip is in line with the end of a simple S-shaped bit which has two channels and two clefts. The shaft is hollow. It is 38.41mm in length, 12.38mm in diameter and 7.29g in weight.
Similar examples can be found on PAS - e.g. SF9052
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9F0FEA
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval rotary key. It has a circular bow and hollow stem. The chanel between the stem and the bit is very worn, and there is a single rounded cleft in the bit.It is 36.51mm in length, 11.73mm in width at the bit and weighs 7.30g.
Similar examples can be found in PAS - SF-254C92
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-9EDFD9
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy rotary key dating to the 14th and 15th centuries. It has a solid shank, bored at the end to leave a conical hole, by the massive bit, and a lozenge-shaped bow. Its length is 88.46mm, width (at bow) 24.16mm, it weighs 43.06g.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9EBE88
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval cut halfpenny of short cross type, worn.
Obv: facing bust with sceptre, HE ( ) EX
rev: short corss voided ( )O ( )
possibly Class 4 or 5 1194-1210, but too worn to fully identify
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Blythburgh', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-9E8B2C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Medieval anonymous seal matrix of conical or hexagonally faceted form with a pierced trefoil terminal and a collar with three ridges. The die has a central design of a groutesque animal with a human face, possibly a dragon. The inscription reads IE SV SEL NV TEL, a garbled version of 'there is none like me' in French. It is 24.27mm in height, the die has a diameter of 18.99mm and it weighs 9.99g. Harvey and McGuiness, 1996, p89, fig 82.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Battisford', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9D54B7
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy possible purse bar of Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date (AD 1450 - AD 1550). Length 50.04mm, height 28.84, maximum thickness 7.61mm. Weight 10.84g.
The horizontal bar is roughly circular in cross-section. The terminals are globular and each has five deep spiralling grooves. An arm extends out at 90 degrees, tapers inwards toward a globular terminal with no decoration. The piece has a mid-green patina and small areas of superficial corrosion.
Similar examples can be found in the PAS database (e.g. IOW-E201F7), however, th…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Blythburgh', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9CCDC5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval buckle frame dating to the 15th Century. Only the outer part of the frame survives. There is a notch for the pin, which is missing. There is evidence of a white metail coating. Length: 23.41mm, Width: 40.10mm, Thickness: 4.59mm, Weight: 6.90g. Similar examples can be found in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, pg 70, figure 42. plate 277.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Blythburgh', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9C98E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete (clipped) silver medieval penny of Henry V, dating to the period AD 1413-22. Class F. Mint of York.
North vol.II, nos.1398, 1403
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Winston', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9C8CE3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete (clipped) silver medieval penny of Henry VI (first reign, AD 1422-61) dating to the period AD 1430-34. Pinecone-mascle issue. Mint of Durham.
c.f. North vol.II, no.1467
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Winston', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-9C893C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver medieval penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), dating to the year AD 1300. Class 9b. Mint of London.
North vol.II, no.1037/1
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Winston', grid reference and parish protected.
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