Record ID: SF1581
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy sword-belt fitting; sub-triangular plate in the form of a plant with central stem and 4 pairs of upward pointing leaves, each inlaid with alternate white and green enamel, pierced attachment lugs at each apex (RH missing); the base of the plate is bent over to form a hook for suspending a strap.
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2000
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK WENHASTON WITH MELLS HAMLET', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF2606
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy figure of a ?soldier; crudely made; plain slightly recessed reverse; detail executed in relief on front surface, bear-headed looks to right; carries a sword; feet missing; possibly a toy; no obvious signs of attachment.
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK LAKENHEATH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF2692
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Elaborate copper alloy sword belt hook; consists of a large shield-shaped plate with scalloped upper edge interrupted by a central longitudinal slot which divides the plate into two sub-rectangular upper panels; these are decorated with an identical engraved foliate design composed of a pair of flowering stems around a central bud; the ground to this motif is recessed and may have originally been enamelled; below the slot is a transverse field terminating at either side of the plate in a pair of circular piercings, internally, the field carries a row of 9 longitudinal lines within an e…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK ORFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF2950
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy eagle figurine; portrayed with outstretched wings with its head turned to left; the head and body, including its underside, carry engraved details representing facial features and feathers; at the base of the figurine just above the legs of the eagle is an irregular breakage, the face of which is impregnated with iron corrosion; this may represent the remains of an attachment feature. This object is very closely paralleled by an eagle from Fenny Stratford, Bucks, which is attached to a circular base-plate, cf. Green. Update: these eagle figurines are not now consid…
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2000
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK GREAT BARTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3161
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy object similar in shape to a Roman nail cleaner, with a moulded circular section 'handle' which could have had a wire loop attachment. The almost flat tapering 'blade' is broken and decorated on both faces with a disjointed curvilinear design - slightly reminiscent of Arabic script. Surviving length 33mm, width 10mm, knob terminal diameter 5mm. One possibility is that this is the terminal of a spoon handle - the asymmetrical profile of the end of the 'blade' looks very like a spoon - and probably of early post-medieval date (examined by Ralph Jackson, Prehistoric & Roma…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK TUNSTALL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3390
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy zoomorphic ?fitting. Solid cast, roughly flat base. Few features except in the head area - a small ?tail stub at the other end. The head rests on two short front legs (unless these are the lower mouth) and has protruding circular eyes and a pair of long tapered horns (or ears) rising from a single projection. There is heavy corrosion in the mouth/legs area and on the horns/ears. It is not clear what animal is represented - ?hare, ?frog, ?ibex horns …. Presumably this is a decorative fitting from ?furniture. Date uncertain - examined by Catherine Johns (P & RB, British M…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK WESTHORPE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3399
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead cloth seal. Disc 1 is stamped with a stylised pin cone on a crossed stem, with a trefoil to either side. Disc 2 is missing, but the rivet retains a fragment of the initial A. There are no textile impressions on the reverse. This is a seal from a fustian (cotton/linen mix) made in Augsburg, Germany.
Created on: Friday 8th September 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK GREAT GLEMHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3401
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy mount from a sword belt. One end, originally with either a hook or a loop, is now missing (fairly fresh break). The break is across one end of a domed oval lobe with hollow reverse; at the other end is a transverse moulding, then a rounded pierced terminal with an iron rivet, then a small knop. Maximum width 13 mm, surviving length 28 mm.
Created on: Friday 8th September 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK GREAT GLEMHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3407
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Mount from a sword-belt made from cast copper alloy. Large and flat, it is sub-triangular with a slot cut out of the base to form two arms. Each arm has a decoratively shaped base and a hole filled with an iron rivet; one of the arms has wear or damage to its inner corner. The arms are each decorated with two broad and very shallow longitudinal grooves separated by a narrow groove. Across the top of the arms are three transverse grooves cut through by another rivet hole containing a third iron rivet. Above this the apex is truncated and decoratively shaped. On the reverse at the …
Created on: Friday 8th September 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK MARTLESHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF3415
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Rectangular-section (3 x 2 mm) copper-alloy rod, now bent. At one end the section flattens to a 2 mm square and then expands, possibly being broken at a perforation (if so, very old break). At the centre, the rod is bent through nearly 90 degrees; towards the other end the section becomes square and there are two flattened expanded lobes, one beyond the other. All these expanded areas are c. 4 mm wide. The rod is again bent at this point. The object is corroded to a matt brown, which can be a characteristic of late post-medieval copper alloys. Unbent length c. 60 mm.
Created on: Monday 11th September 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK GREAT FINBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.