Record ID: LVPL-36ACBB
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval copper alloy strap end dating from AD 750 - 950. It is a Trewhiddle style strap end of Thomas sub-type A1ai. The strap end has a zoomorphic closed end in the form of an animal snout. There are crescentic eyes and large looped ears. The main body of the strap end has a billeted outer border, then inside that a plain border. The rectangular panel contains a Trewhiddle style beast. It is probably a single right facing animal with its head towards the split end. The reverse is undecorated. Dimensions: length 31.8mm, Width 12.4mm, Thickness 4.4mm, Weight 2.46g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-5D6476
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy harness pendant, late early-medieval in date. It is an unusual shape and quite small. Symmetrical openwork, the central void being in outline almost reminiscent of a simplified bird in flight, with a more complex outer profile having a series of tabs projecting outwards at right angles. There is an attachment loop at the top which has now broken.
Created on: Monday 27th October 2008
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-1D6558
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy miniature axe Viking in date. It has a broken attachment loop at the top which would have been perpendicular to the axe. The axe is a broad bladed example. James Graham-Campbell, a Viking expert has seen a photograph of this object and says that 'the form is unusual as it is of the late broad-bladed type, whereas other Viking examples, e.g. of amber, are of earlier, narrower forms'. However it would be unusual to get a pagan item from a later date and so he is happy to date this item as broadly Viking.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2008
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-F91D13
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Late Saxon stirrup strap mount. Williams Class A, Type 12. Openwork design. It is diamond shaped, stiting on a flat base. It has a central diagonal cross giving four apertures. There are circular bosses at the centre and at the junction between the cross and the frame. There are 5 bosses in total and they are quite worn. It has a circular attachment loop at the top.
Created on: Saturday 5th July 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-43E406
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Aethelred II (978-1016) dating to c.997-1003, North no. 774. Finders reference-2
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-9A73E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo Saxon copper alloy small long brooch dating to the 6th century. It is a square headed type and appears mostly free from decoration. There are four circular perforations, one in each corner of the head. One of these holes has broken through to the edge. The catchplate and some of the lug remain but the pin is missing. The bow is curved only at the top part close to the head. The foot is spatulate shaped and has a horizontal line across the lower part. It is slightly broken at the bottom and so has an uneven edge. It has a mainly green patina but there appears to be som…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-9A6EB1
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo Saxon zoomorphic strap end which dates to around the ninth century. This is most likely to be a Thomas Class A, Type 2. It can also be classified using Haldenby's system as coming from Group 14- Beaded Divisions/ Abstract Panels (Treasure Hunting; 1998; P40). The top edge has 3 rounded lobes. It has been cast in one and appears solid, the end does not seem to be open. The lobes could be where the rivet holes have broken. The upper face is decorated, the lower face is flat and free from decoration. The strap end tapers towards the lower end which represents the nose/snout with an…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-99FBD2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper-alloy ornate square buckle frame. The upper surface of 3 sides is generally flat, so that these sides are broadly rectangular in section. The pin bar is circular in section and the pin is present. The buckle is highly decorated, with a zoomorphic head at each corner. The heads are raised and are joined to the sides and extend beyond the frame terminating at the snout of the animal. Each head has deeply recessed eye sockets with central raised narrow ovals to represent closed eyes. behind the eyes each head is decorated with a series of longitudinal grooves an…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BF99F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gilded copper-alloy saucer brooch of early Anglo-Saxon date. Relief design of five connected clockwise running spirals around a central raised ring around a pellet.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2003
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2018
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