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Record ID: PUBLIC-B79BD2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead object, probably a weight, of uncertain date. It is flat, disc shaped in form and has a central sub-circular aperture.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-90E101
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy object of unknown date or purpose. D-shaped in section, it begins and ends in old damage, with the sides running parallel before flaring out at the bottom where the damage has given it a roughly pointed end, though the original shape is impossible to determine. The front is decorated by a centrally-sited and inverted incised chevron. The rear is undecorated and has the stub of a transverse central lug situated at the widest point. While not possible to ascribe a precise date or culture, the object's general appearance and its discovery on a site…
Created on: Saturday 23rd May 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-1D4612
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete glass bead of unknown date. Of pale blue-green glass and with approximately half of it surviving, it is circular in plan, D-shape in section, and tapers in thickness from top to bottom. It is of crude manufacture, with a rough and irregular inner surface and within the glass are many bubbles, some of which were near enough to the surface to burst, causing pitting. While difficult to date, it is possible that the object dates from the Roman to Medieval periods (AD 43-1066). Similar examples can be found on records SF-E25990 (attributed to early medieval date) and …
Created on: Friday 17th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-170C53
Object type: AWL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy, chisel, possibly Bronze Age - Medieval in date, 1500BC - AD.1500. The object has a cast chisel with a flat bladed terminal that widens towards the middle of the piece before tapering down to a sharp point at the opposite end. There is no decoration on the object and it has an even, green, patina. Small awls and tools of this type were used for an extensive period of time, as such dating the object more accurately is difficult. Measuements :- Length 51.21mm , Width at middle 5.15mm , Weight 5.9g
Created on: Monday 10th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 17th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.