Record ID: SF-F08883
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ceramic post-medieval pipe-clay figurine. The figurine takes the form of a seated woman, her head resting on her left hand with her right arm crossed in front of her. She is clothed in long robes with a shawl covering her head. The base has a deep conical hole projecting into the centre of the object with long cracks to either side perhaps as a result of the manufacturing process whereby the clay was pressed into separate moulds and then two halves were joined together. It is made from fine pipeclay, which is unusually dark grey in colour rather than the more typical&nb…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walsham-le-Willows', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-029E61
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Roman ceramic tile dating to circa AD 43-410.It has a mid-ornage hard sandy fabric with abundant sub-oval white inclusions <2mm. The flat base is of the extant piece is decorated with three longitudinal grooves at one edge which are met by eight oblique grooves. The front face has a raised outer border.  Length: 47.8mm; Width: 51.5mm; Thickness: 26.8mm; Weight: 107.6g.
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-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.

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Record ID: SF-DD0CCE
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A surface scatter of 17 sherds of Iron Age to Roman coarseware vessels.  1 FNG 601232 256700 Roman AD 43-410 11 Greyware Roman rimsherds SF-DD0CCE 2 FNG 601232 256700 Iron Age 800 BC-AD 43 1 Rimsherd from an Iron Age vessel. Hard lack to grey fabric with abundant quartz inclusions, SF-DD0CCE 3 FNG 618424 256465 Roman, AD 43-410 …
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2022
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B14692
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the body of a large late Iron Age to early Roman ceramic earthenware vessel. A thick-walled vessel with a very hard, coarse fabric tempered with spare poorly sorted white quartz (<2mm) and frequent red clay-like pellets (grog?). Dark brown core and surfaces with smooth outer face decorated with a series of parallel grooves. It is too small in size to determine the original form of the vessel.  With thanks to Carlotta Marchetto of OAE for the identification help.  Length: 61.93mm, width: 49.16mm, thickness: 13.65mm, weight: 44.10g
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B06F84
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
5 x rim sherds from Roman greyware vessels. All in a hard, coarse grey fabric with everted rims. 
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monk Soham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-782F85
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Roman box flue tile dating to AD 43-410. The fragment has evidence of the typical combed decoration on one face. The outer face is undecorated. The fabric is orange on the outer surfaces and has a grey colour core.  There are infrequent quartz inclusions throughout the fabric.  Box flue tiles were used to create flues in the walls of building, through which hot air generated by the hypocaust system would pass. The grooves decorating the surfaces are key to improving the adhesion of the tile to wall plaster.  Measurments :- Length 72…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-77F786
Object type: TEGULA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic tegula roof tile. The tile is L-shaped in cross-section with a flange which would have supported a curved imbrex tile. The fabric is a uniform light orange throughout and includes infrequent sand and quartz inclusions.   Measurements :- Length 86.62mm , Width 91.95mm , Thickness 16.61mm , Weight 278.3g
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-751991
Object type: TEGULA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic tegula roof tile. The tile is L-shaped in cross-section with a flange which would have supported a curved imbrex tile. The fabric is a uniform dark orange throughout with some grey staining on the upper surface of the tile and includes infrequent quartz inclusions.   Measurements :- Length 163mm , Width 92.32mm , Thickness 22.03mm , Weight 534.3g
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-749F1A
Object type: TEGULA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
 A fragment of a Roman ceramic tegula roof tile. The tile is L-shaped in cross-section with a flange which would have supported a curved imbrex tile. The fabric is a uniform dark orange throughout, including the core with infrequent quartz inclusions.  In one corner of the base of the tegula there is a V incised into the fabric.  Measurements :- Length 134.85mm , Width 85.06mm , Thickness 17.72mm , Weight 287.8g
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SF-BC944D
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small ceramic assemblage of 11 shers dating from the Roman to Medeival period, circa AD 43-1400. The group consists of 2 rimsherds, 1 base-sherd and 9 body sherds.  The fabrics range from dark grey with frequent quartz inclusions to light orange colour-coated wares and glazed orange fabrics. Total weight: 105.27g.
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gislingham', grid reference and parish protected.