Record ID: WMID-42A7C2
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval cast copper alloy chafing dish. The fragment consists of part of the concave rim and wall of the vessel, and the upward projecting and tapering dish-support. The dish support is sub-trapezoidal in section. The rim is thickened, in the form of a distinct flange/rib. On a broken edge of the fragment, there is an arced incision of unknown function. It has been suggested in other examples that similar incisions may be repair holes for rivets (e.g. see records SUR-DB1FD4 and SUR-D1AF97) and the vessel is also likely to have had …
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2007
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walsall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-D7C8D2
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint tool, probably an early Bronze Age plano-convex knife. The striking platform is clearly visible where the blade was struck from its core, and there is a clear bulb of percussion and bulb scar on the ventral face of the flint, caused by the pressure when struck. The flint has been subject to invasive pressure flaking on the dorsal face, although this does not extend to cover the whole face and is limited to the tip and edges of the flint. A small amount of flaking has occurred from the ventral face, but this is limited to a few flakes. The tool measures 47.5 mm long, 24.…
Created on: Wednesday 14th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
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Record ID: WMID-08D997
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Report: 2011/T549 Parish/County: Walsall Area, West Midlands A medieval finger-ring, much distorted, consisting of a flat band terminating in a thick pyramidal bezel with a square panel bearing a cross. This appears to retain traces of niello. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with criss-crosses and punches. The ring is silver and dates from the twelfth century. It is of a type represented in the Lark Hill hoard at the British Museum (PE 1854,0820.4). Dimensions: length 28 mm, width 13 mm. J P Robinson Curator of Late Medieval Collections 17th February 2012
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2013
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Record ID: WMID-37CC00
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast bronze Irish ingot style flat axehead, dating to the Early Bronze Age, between 2150 - 1500 BC (length: 114.5mm; width near blade edge: 61mm; thickness: 9mm; weight: exceeds weight limit of scales). The axehead is sub-triangular in plan and convex in section. The blade's cutting edge is worn and, overall, the artefact is in a worn and poor condition with pitting on the surface and none of the original patina remaining.
Created on: Monday 16th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 16th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walsall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1E0445
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy possible dog’s head hawking whistle terminal, dating to the Medieval period, probably between AD 1200 – 1500 (length: 29.5mm; width: 21mm; thickness: 14mm; weight: 25.0g). The dog’s head terminal is sub-triangular in plan with a hollow circular socket at one end (outer diameter: 14mm; inner diameter: 11.5mm), which continues and tapers downwards inside the artefact’s length. To either side of the socket mouth (left and right), the dog’s sub-triangular ears are depicted flat against the side of the artefact and point downwards. The top of the dogâ…
Created on: Friday 27th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-74B081
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch, probably dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 27mm; width at wings: 18.5mm; thickness/ depth: 7.5mm; weight: 3.3g). The brooch is T-shaped in plan and mostly flat in side section (particularly down the bow). The top of brooch’s head is flat with semi-cylindrical caps to either side at the end of the short wings, which protrude slightly outwards from the front of the artefact. The bow is flat and tapers inwards immediately beneath the wings to a width of 4.5mm. The front of the bow is decorated with a raised…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2006
Last updated: Friday 7th September 2012
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Record ID: WMID-F7BFD0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly incomplete cast copper alloy cauldron leg, dating from the 12th-16th century AD (length: 55mm; width at base of leg: 41mm; thickness: 24mm; weight: 135.12g). The artefact is sub-trapezoidal in shape with a slanted and concave top (where the leg would have been attached to the vessel), which then splays/ extends outwards in width but tapers to a narrow point in side profile at the base. The artefact is in a slightly worn and fair condition with a dark green patina, with a small fragment broken from the side of the foot.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-935475
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable incomplete cast flanged terret (length: 45.8mm; width: 23mm; thickness at lip: 6.9mm; weight: 17.29g). Of crescent shape, this probable terret has the remains of a continuous scroll-pattern with red enamel surviving in places inside the scroll loops as well as outside in the La Tene style, noted in Bushe-Fox's 'Fourth Report on the Excavations of the Roman Fort at Richborough, Kent, 1949, as the 'champleve technique'. There is a slight lip/ rim protruding out from the front of the artefact at the bottom below the scroll-work and cresent platform, forming a border for what…
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-940EC4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead lion's head (diameter: 35.9mm; thickness: 2.9mm; weight: 67.03g). All of the lion's facial features are clearly visible with round ringlets bearing incised lines to mark the mane around the face, two distinctly prominent curved eyebrows, two large annulet eyes as well as a large protruding nose (which makes the thickness of the artfact as wide as it is) with mouth underneath. There is slight iron corrosion on the nose and part of the mane. The back of the artefact is uneven but mostly flat with no decoration. There is a fair amount of iron corrosion on the back, possibl…
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-9FDA23
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy oval framed buckle with ornate outside edge (length: 24.7mm; width: 29.2mm; thickness: 6.3mm; weight: 9.18g). With an offset and narrowed bar, the outside edge is unevenly grooved parallel where the pin would have originally rested in a constriction in the centre. There are two slightly pointed knobs either side of this grooved decoration. The complete copper alloy pin is bent back on itself and no longer rests on the outside edge. The buckle is slightly worn and in a good condition with a dark brown patina, due to the artefact being probably coated in a s…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2005
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2018
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Record ID: WMID-A02EB1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy oval buckle with a narrow, offset bar (length: 18mm; width: 20.8mm; thickness: 5.8mm; weight: 3.65g). A roller is still present in the centre of the outside edge with a groove which would have originally held the pin (now missing). The bar is very corroded and worn, but still complete. Overall, the buckle is badly worn and corroded with a dark brown patina, due to the artefact being probably coated in a substance. A similar example is illustrated in Egan & Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London c.1150-c.1450', 1991, …
Created on: Monday 21st February 2005
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2018
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Record ID: WMID-B4BFA8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy rectangular buckle, probably dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (length: 23.7mm; width: 28.3mm; thickness: 3.7mm; weight: 5.86g). On each of the four corners, the buckle has got rounded and protruding lobes with circular indentations in them. On one side, the surface of the buckle is decorated with worn and corroded zig-zag lines. The strap bar is complete but the pin is missing, with a slight constriction in the centre of the middle bar as well as a slight groove in the centre of the outside edge, where the pin would have originally rested. The und…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-B50633
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable cast copper alloy harness buckle or strap distributor (length: 29.1mm; width: 17mm; thickness: 5.1mm; weight: 4.09g). An undecorated artefact of a elongated D-shape with a slight raised bar in the centre and a half-circle gap at one end. The buckle is slight worn but in a fair condition, with a dark brown patina due to the artefact probably being coated in a substance. A similar example is illustrated in Clark's 'The Medieval Horse and its Equipment: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London', 1995, page 59, ref no F75, and is probably dated from the 15th-17th…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-F238B4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy tinned double loop sub-oval buckle, dating to the 16th/ 17th century AD (length: 25.2mm; width: 16mm; thickness: 6.1mm; weight: 4.60g). The buckle frame has rounded ends and slightly concave sides and a narrowed strap bar which is recessed from the front edge of the frame. To either side of the strap bar, there are three rectangular and segmented mouldings, and a notch on one end of the frame for the pin. The strap bar and possibly remains of the chape were made of iron due to a large amount of corrosion in the centre of the buckle. The artefact is i…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-94F624
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with a drilled frame for a separate spindle, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (length: 31.5mm; width: 24mm; thickness: 4mm; weight: 6.25g). The buckle has concave ends and moulded, bifid sides. At either end, there are linear recesses where the pin (now missing) would have originally laid. The chape, stud and spindle are also missing. There is no decoration on the bottom of the artefact and is in a worn but fair condition with a dark green/ brown patina. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead's 'Buckles 1250…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-952783
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper alloy rectangular buckle with a drilled frame for a separate spindle, dating to the 17th/ 18th century AD (length: 31mm; width: 20mm; thickness: 4mm; weight: 6.41g). The buckle has central pointed ends with a serrated/ moulded outer edge. Additionally, there are four shallow grooves to either side of the complete copper alloy spindle. The pointed triangular pin is complete but the termianl of the attahced chape is missing. The artefact is undecorated on the back and is in a worn but fair condition with a dark brown patina. A similar example is illustrated …
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-05CD52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman Polden Hill brooch of flat wing ends type. Straight curved bow with sprung mechanism and short wings to top. Foot and pin missing. Similar to Hattatt '380' from Petersfield, Hampshire.. Mouldings along whole length of bow, hook for chord and very deep appendage meeting top of catch-plate. Wings plain except for end ribs, bow decorated with rib and fifteen short raised ribs placed laterally at alternate angles. The foot-knob is relatively ornate with a groove and ribs, as well as small projection underneath.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: WMID-16A4E5
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Published
Copper Alloy blade-end fragment of palstave, probably Middle Bronze Age. Central rib evident to each surface, both surfaces also pitted. Relatively narrow blade.
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-A29CA2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead pictorial token dating to the 14th century. On the obverse, a crudely stylised bird facing right with a border of rays (now fairly damaged around the edges). The reverse is plain and unmarked. These lead issue tokens date to the reign of Edward III (1327-77 AD). The token is in a poor condition with the edge broken in a number of places, therefore loosing most of the ray border. A parallel for the token can be found in Mitchiner, 1984 with a provenance of London. This has also been dated to the 14th century (Plate 8, Ref 100).
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-CBB883
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy simple terret (length: 40mm; width:58mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 36.97g) with an oval hoop and sub-circular or D-shaped cross-section, with a simple but substantial neck moulding at the junction with the bar which protrude inwards. An unusual and rather abnormal feature (not yet parallelled) is the additional prong/ bar that begins to stretch out by 12mm where the strapping would have wrapped around the attachment bar of the terret. Therefore, if not a casting flaw, the use of this feature may have been to cover the terret bar fixing. The overall conditi…
Created on: Thursday 20th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldridge', grid reference and parish protected.