Record ID: SF-0285F7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of three ceramic vessels comprised of one rimsherd, one basesherd and one body sherd. 1. Rimsherd. It has a hard light grey core fabric with a hard dark grey exterior and interior. Frequent sub-oval poorly sorted inclusions <2mm. 2 Basesherd. It has a hard reddish grey core fabbric with hard dark grey exterior and interior. Abundant sub oval quartz inclusions <1mm.  Length: 47.6mm; Width: 69.8mm; Thickness: 7.3mm; Weight: 36.79g. 3. Bodysherd. It has a hard light grey core fabric and dark grey interior and exterior. Infrequent sub-oval quartz inclusions <…
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Badley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B9603F
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ceramic bead of an uncertain date ranging from the Roman to Post Medieval periods. it is an irregular discoidal shape with a sloping profile. The central aperture is small <4mm in diameter. The exterior edge is decorated with two sets of four longitudinal incised grooves. There is seemingly a thick horizontal band running across approximately half of the exterior intersecting with the longitudinal grooves.  Beads are difficult to date without context. Consequently, a broad Roman to Post Medieval date is suggested here, Diameter: 18.5mm; Height: 14.7mm; Weight: 3.82g.
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Shotley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4EFC5C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Early Medieval ceramic basesherd dating to circa AD 450-700. Hardy sandy fabric tempered with large, frequent quartzite inclusions.  The sherd is consistent with Suffolk Early Anglo-Saxon fine sandy pottery.  Lenght: 53.7mm; Width: 33.4mm; Thickness: 14mm: Weight: 27.80g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Nayland with Wissington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3810B6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the body of a Roman colour-coated ware vessel. Probably Oxfordshire red/brown-slipped ware. Hard, fine-textured fabric with poorly sorted occasion reddish iron ore and fine quartz sand. It appears to have a slightly laminar fracture, although the edges are heavily abraded. It has an orange core, slightly darker inner surface and traces of dark brown slip on the outer face. There is a line of regularly spaced rectangular indendations close to one edge. Production of this pottery commences by c. AD 240 and continues until end of 4th cent. Without details of form i…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bures St Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CDE143
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five ceramic sherds of probable Roman ceramic coarseware dating to circa AD 43-410. 1 rimsherd; 4 body sherds. The rimsherd has a soft coarse fabric dark grey-orange exterior and grey core with infrequent black inclusions. The greyware sherds each have a hard, coarse fabric with frequent quartz inclusions.  Weight: 82.44g.
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Polstead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-697CFF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the rim of a Roman greyware (GX) vessel. The rim is everted with an oval cross-section. The fabric is fine and soft and the olnly visible inclusions are sparse rounded white quartz sand (0.5mm). The surface and the core are a reduced mid-grey colour, while the margins are an oxidised reddish. Length: 49.88mm, width: 21.99mm, thickness: 11.68mm, weight: 12.71g
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-EC1459
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
14 heavily abraded, undiagnostic sherds from the body and bases of Roman greyware vessels. Total weight: 135.08g
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke-by-Clare', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EC07DE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Seven sherds from the rims of Roman greyware vessels. Total weight: 117.85g
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke-by-Clare', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA62EB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three fragments of Roman samian ware vessels. Central or East Gaulish manufacture.  1. Length: 49.11mm, width: 33.51mm, thickness: 8.53mm, weight: 15.74g - rim sherd from a D-cross-sectioned beaded rim, too fragmentary to assess the original diameter. A light orange, fine fabric with a glossy orange slip 2. Length: 28.82mm, width: 23.15mm, thickness: 5.51mm, weight: 2.66g - body sherd, very fragmentary. The fabric is bright orange, fine grained and the slip is a glossy bright orange 3. Length: 21.08mm, width: 15.74mm, thickness: 4.91mm, weight: 2.6…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawstead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-E97902
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments from the bases of Roman greyware vessels. Well abraded sherds from flat-bottomed vessels. Both in a coarse fabric tempered with poorly sorted quartz.  1. Length: 51.36mm, width: 44.15mm, thickness: 7.81mm, weight: 15.05g 2. Length: 38.72mm, width: 28.31mm, thickness: 7.65mm, weight: 8.79g
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke-by-Clare', grid reference and parish protected.