2024-03-28T15:05:54+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results131520Milton Keynes100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered13ROMAN1Metal detectorGB35.jpg384132008From finderCornelia_Salonina11928ROUnitary AuthorityCertain468167BUC3841319.76268Restricted Accessx41218263492952.52Milton Keynes10627Dupondius or as2013-02-15T15:04:54ZSouth EastAn antoninianus of Salonina. Obv: Diademed and draped bust right on crescent. SALONINA AVG. Rev: Juno standing left. IVNO[REGINA]Ros TyrrellSalonina (sole reign of Gallienus)7Cold BrayfieldBUC-FE2652278631Diademed and draped bust right on crescentIVNO [REGINA]1ROMANCOINRestricted Accessfinds-278631162BUC-FE0244Complete253x41218images/sandiew/12314850014B0FE1DD0157C42009-11-27T14:27:41ZJuno standing leftCertainx4121822008-09-30T23:00:00Z021ProbablyROMANCopper alloy41421RO121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainSALONINA AVGCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.958ZSuffolk100CountyStruck or hammered3ROMAN1Certain3169070Metal detectorKDG_SF-FE08F3.jpg159342009From a paper mapNero180denarius15878840361751RODistrictCertain24825neroSF1564719.6160Restricted Accessx412182.42romeSt. Edmundsbury11728Denarius (Empire)2020-04-21T14:22:09ZEasternCircaProbably
A plated silver Roman denarius of Nero (AD 54-68), dating to the period c.AD 58-60 (Reece period 3). PONTIF MAX TR P V[I P P] reverse type depicting a wreath enclosing EX S C. Prototype of the mint of Rome. cf. RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 151, nos. 17-18.
Andrew BrownNero42302522KedingtonSF-FC1E08278630Bare head right[PO]NTIF MAX TR P V[I P P]31ROMANCOINRestricted Accessfinds-2786301112843585Rome61SF-FE08F3658x41218images/abrown/128032810014B0FE11F012EE32009-11-27T14:24:31ZAn oak weath containing the legend EX.S.CCertainx412182-//-Contemporary copy (Plated copy) 2009-08-31T23:00:00Z21CertainROMANSilver41425x25706RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainNERO CAESAR AVG IMPCivil Parish22022-07-14T07:08:46.957ZSuffolk100CountyStruck or hammered3ROMAN1Certain2996944Metal detectorKDG_SF-FDDAA1.jpg159342009From a paper mapNero137dupondius15878840361751RODistrictCertain424818neroSF1564728.6364Restricted Accessx4121811.6lugdunumSt. Edmundsbury10627Dupondius2020-11-21T02:26:03ZEasternCircaCertain
A worn copper-alloy dupondius of Nero (AD 54-68), dating to the period c.AD 64 (Reece period 3). Reverse: [MAC-AVG], S C, The Macellum, a two storied facade with domed roof, columnar structure a statue beneath the entrance. Mint of Lyon. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 173, nos. 373-374.
Andrew BrownNero1677177KedingtonSF-FC1E08278629Radiate head right[MAC-AVG], S C1ric.1(2).ner.373ROMANCOINRestricted Accessfinds-2786291120068132Lugdunum61SF-FDDAA16Complete64x41218images/abrown/128033010014B0FDF80014AF32009-11-27T14:17:36ZThe Macellum, a two storied facade with domed roof, columnar structure a statue beneath the entranceCertainx412182-//-2009-08-31T23:00:00Z21CertainROMANCopper alloy41425x29284RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertain[...]AVD CAESAR AVG GER [...]Civil Parish12022-07-14T07:08:46.956ZMilton Keynes100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered13ROMAN1ProbablyMetal detectorGB34.jpg384132008From finderCornelia_Saloninadenarius11928ROUnitary AuthorityCertain46825BUC3841322.18268Restricted Accessx41218263492952.01Milton Keynes11728Denarius (Empire)2013-02-15T15:14:25ZSouth EastA denarius of Salonina. Obv: Diademed and draped bust on a crescent. SALONINA. Rev: Juno standing left with a sceptre and her other hand held out. IVNO VITRIX.Ros TyrrellSalonina (sole reign of Gallienus)22Cold BrayfieldBUC-FDBB01278628Diademed and draped bust on a crescentIVNO VITRIX1ROMANCOINRestricted Accessfinds-278628162BUC-FD7CF6Complete253x41218images/sandiew/123148620014B0FDB010184A42009-11-27T13:58:25ZJuno standing left with a sceptre and her other hand held outCertainx4121822008-09-30T23:00:00Z021ProbablyROMANSilver41421RO121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANRetained by finderCertainSALONINACivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.956ZNorth Lincolnshire10Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1CertainMetal detectorNLM13603.jpg256232009From finderJames_I_of_England144731PMUnitary AuthorityCertain222380NLM2562319.991625Restricted Accessx410470.98North Lincolnshire11728Halfgroat (silver)2011-02-24T13:15:37ZReturned to finderYorkshire and the HumberCircaSilver
Coin. English, of James I. Dave Greenhalgh kindly identifies this coin as a halfgroat.
Diameter: 19.99mm, Weight: 0.98gms.
Very worn, and about one quarter broken off.
Suggested date: Post-Medieval, c.1605-30.
Daniel PettJames I of England22Barton upon Humber2392NLM-FDB323278627Halfgroat1James INLM13603POST MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-27862711Halfgroat: James I, not further defined (N 2076, 2104 - 2105/2, 2127)81NLM-FDA351Incomplete1603x41047images/mforeman/123051910014B0FDACE01A0042009-11-27T13:57:34ZCertainx4104722009-10-07T23:00:00Z036CertainPOST MEDIEVALSilver41430PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainCivil Parish172022-07-14T07:08:46.955ZSomerset100CountyCast1Other chance findSOM-FD83D5.jpg105782009From a paper map1106431PM2.4DistrictCertain2SOM105751650Restricted Accessx410474.8Sedgemoor106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestCircaA copper alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date. Double-loop oval buckle with a double-lobed roundel on the outer edge of each loop, and a knop either side of the central strap bar. The pin is missing. A similar buckle can be seen in Whitehead (2003, p.63) no.378, dated c.1550-c.1650.
Length: 39.07mm, Width: 24.00mm, Thickness: 2.40mm, Weight: 4.8g Daniel Pett39.077Nether StoweySOM-FC0B322786261Entry 020493BUCKLERestricted Accessfinds-27862614246SOM-FD83D5Incomplete1550images/annab/12339000014B0FDA370137A42009-11-27T13:55:03ZCertainx4104712009-06-22T23:00:00Z0POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.946ZEast Riding of Yorkshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered161Certain3036938Metal detectorBR0957.jpg256352009From a paper mapCrispus8nummus44381ROUnitary AuthorityCertain410620crispusYORYM2563518.4324Restricted Accessx412182.3arelateEast Riding of Yorkshire10627Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)2011-02-24T13:17:27ZYorkshire and the HumberCircaProbablyCopper alloy nummus of Crispus, CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, ? Arles, AD 318-324.Daniel PettCrispus1482177Near Market WeightonYORYM-FC7B27278625Laureate and draped bust rightCAESARVM NOSTRORVM1COINRestricted Accessfinds-2786251112723112Arelatum61YORYM-FD7D536Complete318images/yorkvol/123057910014B0FD9C70106042009-11-27T13:53:11ZWreath inscribed VOT // XCertainx412182CON2009-09-30T23:00:00Z0CertainROMANCopper alloy41430x28181RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainIVL CRIS PVS NOB CCivil Parish22022-07-14T07:08:46.945ZSuffolk10CountyMEDIEVAL1Certain2643743Metal detector159342009From a paper mapEdward_II_of_England132156091MDDistrictCertain20647SF1567410.361314Restricted Accessx142210.32Mid Suffolk11728Farthing2011-02-24T12:19:48ZEasternCircaCertainA silver farthing of Edward II, Withers and Withers (2001) Type 30, c.1310-1314 AD. Daniel PettEdward II of England22Debenham1915SF-FC1E08278624Crowned bust facing within an inner circleCIV[I]/TAS/LON/DON1MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-27862411Farthing: Edwardian class 11 (N 1070/1 / W 30)26352940London81SF-FD70C281310x14221images/abrown/110014B0FD734014BD42009-11-27T13:42:12ZLong Cross dividing the legend, three pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circleCertainx142212009-09-30T23:00:00Z029CertainMEDIEVALSilver41425x17731MD1Circa29MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377Certain+EDW[]REX ACivil Parish1512022-07-14T07:08:46.945ZNorthamptonshire1CountyCast1Metal detectorFD4686a.jpg73712009GPS (from the finder)RODistrictCertain2NARC7451200x412182.38Daventry106272011-02-24T13:15:16ZEast MidlandsWings of a hinged bow brooch. The iron pin is encased within the wings. A flat extension at the top of the wings and the flat nature of what remains of the bow suggests that this is a hinged T-Shaped brooch derivative, possibly a Dorest type.
See Hattatt's Visual Catalogue Fig 163, page 304.Daniel Pett107-1.151092NARC-FD71212786231BROOCHSP5866finds-27862312010NARC-FD4686Incomplete43images/jcassidy/12305740014B0FD70D01BB942009-11-27T13:41:33ZCertainx4121812009-10-18T23:00:00Z052.289083ROMANCopper alloy41423RO121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertain2022-07-14T07:08:46.944ZSomerset100CountyCast1Other chance findSOM-FD65E0.jpg105782009From a paper map1106431PM4.57DistrictCertainSOM1057512.921700Restricted Accessx4104712.2Sedgemoor106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestCircaPart of the stem and the terminal of a Post-Medieval copper alloy seal top spoon. The stem is oval in cross section and culminates in a thin circumferential band, followed by a globular knop, a very thin band and then another knop, before finally a flat disk - the 'seal top' so called because it resembles a seal matrix used form making impressions in sealing wax. The rest of the spoon is missing. Late 16th to 17th century in date (Moore 2005, pp.7-10).
Length: 60.95mm, Diameter of seal top: 12.92mm, Thickness of stem: 4.57mm, Weight: 12.2gDaniel Pett60.957Nether StoweySOM-FC0B322786221Entry 020493SPOONRestricted Accessfinds-278622146SOM-FD65E01550images/annab/12338990014B0FD6FB01EA242009-11-27T13:41:15ZCertainx4104712009-06-22T23:00:00Z0POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.943ZSuffolk10CountyMEDIEVAL1Certain2643743Metal detector159342009From a paper mapEdward_I_of_England132156091MDDistrictCertain20547SF1567412.21310Restricted Accessx142210.29Mid Suffolk11728Farthing2011-02-24T12:19:48ZEasternCircaCertainA silver farthing of Edward I, Withers and Withers (2001) Types 28-29, c.1300-1310 AD. Daniel PettEdward I of England22Debenham1913SF-FC1E08278621Crowned bust facing within an inner circle[C]I[VI]/[TA]S/LON/DON1MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-27862111Farthing: Edwardian class 10 (N 1058 / W 28-29)26352940London81SF-FD52C631300x14221images/abrown/110014B0FD5C80135142009-11-27T13:36:08ZLong cross dividing the legend, three pellets in each angle of the cross, all within an inner circleCertainx142212009-09-30T23:00:00Z029CertainMEDIEVALSilver41425x17731MD1Circa29MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377Certain+EDWARDVS REX ACivil Parish1512022-07-14T07:08:46.942ZEast Riding of Yorkshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered171CertainMetal detectorBR0958i.jpg256352009From a paper mapConstansnummus44381979707211ROUnitary AuthorityCertain410920constansYORYM2563514.9348Restricted Accessx412181.8East Riding of Yorkshire10627Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)2011-02-24T13:17:27ZYorkshire and the HumberCircaCopper alloy nummus of Constans, VICTORIAE DD AVGG QNN, uncertain mint, AD 343-348.Daniel PettConstans7Near Market WeightonYORYM-FC7B27278620Laureate and draped bust rightVICTORIAE DD AVGG QNN1COINRestricted Accessfinds-2786201161YORYM-FD0D1612Complete343images/yorkvol/127728910014B0FD42901B8342009-11-27T13:29:13ZTwo Victories facing with wreathsCertainx4121822009-09-30T23:00:00Z0CertainROMANCopper alloy41430RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCONSTAN S PF AVGCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.942ZNorth Lincolnshire10Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL1Certain2643743Metal detectorNLM13602.jpg256232009From finderEdward_I_of_England132144731MDUnitary AuthorityCertain420551NLM2562316.971314Restricted Accessx142211.06North Lincolnshire11728Penny2011-02-24T13:15:37ZReturned to finderYorkshire and the HumberCircaCertainSilver.
Coin. English penny (finder’s ID).
Diameter: 16.97mm, Weight: 1.06gms.
Dave Greenhalgh kindly identifies this coin as a Long Cross Penny of Edward II, Class 11a, London Mint.
Daniel PettEdward I of England22Barton upon Humber1825NLM-FD53D6278619Long Cross Penny1Edward II Class 11aNLM13602MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-27861911Edwardian class 11a1 (N 1060/1)26352940London81NLM-FD21346Complete1310x14221images/mforeman/123052010014B0FD3A501EA942009-11-27T13:27:01ZCertainx1422122009-10-07T23:00:00Z029CertainMEDIEVALSilver41430x17731MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainCivil Parish1512022-07-14T07:08:46.941ZSuffolk10CountyPOST MEDIEVAL1CertainMetal detector159342009From a paper map156151PMDistrictCertain65SF1567416.51663Restricted Accessx410470.66Mid Suffolk10627Token farthing2011-02-24T12:19:48ZThomas SolleyEasternCircaA worn copper-alloy 17th century farthing traders token, probably of Thomas Solley, a Grocer from Mendlesham, Suffolk. As Williamson, 1967: p. 1093, no. 243.Daniel Pett7Wetheringsett cum BrockfordSF-FC1E08278618The date 166[3] within an inner circle[IN.MENDLESHAM]1POST MEDIEVALTOKENRestricted Accessfinds-2786181180SF-FD23271663x41047images/abrown/110014B0FD29E0152042009-11-27T13:22:38ZThe initials T.S.S. within an inner circleCertainx410472009-09-30T23:00:00Z036POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41425PM1Circa36POST MEDIEVALModernCertain[THO.]SOLLEY.GROCERCivil Parish192022-07-14T07:08:46.94ZCambridgeshire100CountyStruck or hammeredROMAN1Metal detectorFCE705 .JPG13862009From a paper mapdenarius_serratus1614RO2DistrictCertain179LEIC147018Chestertonx412183.44Huntingdonshire11728Denarius serratus (Roman Republic)2011-02-24T13:50:36ZEasternRoman silver denarius of ?Daniel Pett22-0.36438LEIC-FD53D8278616right facing capped bustAVGVSTV1ROMANCOINTL1196finds-278616160LEIC-FCE705x41218images/wscott/12308200014B0FD2550167042009-11-27T13:21:25ZelephantCertainx4121822009-11-09T00:00:00Z02152.550538ROMANSilver41425RO121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.939ZMiddleEast Sussex100CountyCast1EarlyMetal detectorSUSS-FCD340.jpg262520092668BA5.9DistrictCertain1SUSS2678-1400Restricted Accessx1371237.84Wealden106272011-02-24T13:49:34Z2South EastFragment of a Bronze Age cast copper alloy dagger blade. The point, hilt end and sides are lost to old breaks. The blade has a central oval spine flanked by slightly raised bands with three parallel incised lines running along the length. The bands appear to be on both sides but one side is very corroded and they are harder to distinguish. The spine widens evenly along the lengh of the piece but also thins indicating the blade comes from a hilted rather than socketed item. It is pitted on both sides due to heavy corrosion in the past although now appears to be stable. It is 64.2mm long, 30.9mm wide, 5.9mm thick and weighs 37.84 grams.
Peter Reavill (Herefordshore and Shropshire FLO) comments: it is most likely to be a dagger from the later Early Bronze Age (EBA) - Middle Bronze Age (MBA) - probably EBA III to Acton Park Phase (MBAII). Similar daggers can be seen in NGMW Guide to the Bronze Age collections (Savory 1980) cat no:240 from Caerphilly, Glamorgan (dated to MBAII) and from a hoard discovered at Ebnal, Shropshire consisting of a developed flat axe and dagger. cat 260. The latter dagger is described as of ogival (camerton) type with central thickenening bevelled edge and four grooves to outer blade (p115).Daniel Pett64.27Long Man1SUSS-E737E52786141DAGGERRestricted Accessfinds-278614130.96SUSS-FCD340Fragment-1700images/lburnett/12305180014B0FD20701F6F42009-11-27T13:20:08ZCertainx1371212009-10-18T23:00:00Z0BRONZE AGECopper alloy41421BA113http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.938ZSomerset100CountyCast1Other chance findSOM-FD1B73.jpg105782009From a paper map1106431PM1.91DistrictCertain2SOM105751800Restricted Accessx410477.8Sedgemoor106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestCircaAn incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy spherical (crotal) bell. There is a raised circumferential ridge around the centre where the two hemispheres would have met. However, only a portion of the lower hemisphere now remains. The remaining half is decorated with a flower-like pattern, consisting of petal-like sections radiating out from a central raised line, each formed from an outer grooves surrounding a central grooved. The metal has a silvery sheen to it, suggesting a high lead content. Such bells would have been attached to the collars of livestock.
Length: 27.84mm, Width: 22.34mm, Thickness: 1.91mm, Weight: 7.8gDaniel Pett27.847Nether StoweySOM-FC0B322786151Entry 020493BELLRestricted Accessfinds-2786151422.346SOM-FD1B73Incomplete1500images/annab/12338980014B0FD2080178142009-11-27T13:20:08ZCertainx4104712009-06-22T23:00:00Z0POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.939ZSomerset100CountyCast1Other chance findSOM-FD13C4.jpg105782009From a paper map1106431PMDistrictCertain2SOM1057538.731800Restricted Accessx4104728.7Sedgemoor106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestCircaAn incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy spherical (crotal) bell. There is a raised circumferential ridge around the centre where the two hemispheres would have met. However, part of the upper half and all of the lower one are missing. Attached to the centre of the upper hemisphere is an irregular sub-rectangular suspension loop, with a circular hole through it. The upper half is pierced with a small sound hole – presumably there would have been another on the opposite side too. The remaining half is decorated with a flower-like pattern, consisting of petal-like sections radiating out from the suspension loop, each formed from two outer grooves surrounding a central grooved line ending in a dot. The metal has a silvery sheen to it, suggesting a high lead content. Such bells would have been attached to the collars of livestock.
Length: 37.29mm, Diameter: 38.73mm, Weight: 28.7gDaniel Pett37.297Nether StoweySOM-FC0B322786131Entry 020493BELLRestricted Accessfinds-278613146SOM-FD13C4Incomplete1500images/annab/12338970014B0FD1A00167542009-11-27T13:18:24ZCertainx4104712009-06-22T23:00:00Z0POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.937ZWiltshire1Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectorFCF926a.jpg439252009GPS (from the finder)17260ROUnitary AuthorityCertain2NARC43925100Baydonx41218105363.65Wiltshire106272011-02-24T13:15:16ZSouth WestCast copper alloy Aucissa derivative/Langton Down type brooch. Roman. 1st century AD.
The bow is a sheet of copepr alloy folded backwards to form the housing for the spring. 5 turns of the spring are visible on the right hand side where the housing has corroded away.
The bow stands in relief of the wings and projects downwards with vertical ridges on the body. The bow is sub-rectangular in section and is broken after 14mm. Daniel Pett207-1.612575NARC-FD17272786121BROOCHSU2776finds-27861211610NARC-FCF926Incomplete43images/jcassidy/12305720014B0FD16E01CD042009-11-27T13:17:34ZCertainx4121812009-10-24T23:00:00Z051.482315ROMANCopper alloy41427RO121http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:46.936ZMonmouthshire100Unitary AuthorityGround/polished1GardeningE6782 bill stone head 1.jpg254891992From a paper map116941MO250Unitary AuthorityCertain3DENO254891980MathernMonmouthshire117942011-02-24T13:53:32ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
Stone sculpture; sandstone head. Orange-yellow fine-grained sandstone. Short hair, no fringe, cut around the ears, lumpy appearance as if thick and curly; there is a groove running from the front hairline just off-centre along the top of the head to the crown (possibly damage or meant to be a parting). Forehead has a bulge on the right and slopes downwards and inwards on the left. Simple oval eyes, now damaged, apparently originally undetailed. The nose is large, aqualine and broad and slopes to the right. The lips protrude slightly and have an upwardly curved groove between. The right cheek is high and swollen compared with the left. Small rounded chin. Simply moulded ears, the right is larger and slightly higher than the left. Rough rounded ball for neck (rounded on the base) set far back from the chin. The whole face has a twisted appearence (twisted upwards and to the right), and the lower face protrudes significantly. A deep circular hole is drilled on the right side of the head, above the ear (diameter 9mm, depth 41mm); a fragment of modern iron drill bit (diameter 3.4mm, length 25.4mm) adheres to the side of the hole in a shallow groove created by it (the drill bit became detached when soil cleared from hole). There is a nother shallow (5mm depth) drill hole on the right jaw-line. The head is roughly finished, apart from the face which is smoothed, and there are numerous areas of damage, for example a linear cut above the right ear, a groove at the corner of the right eye and a circular depression at the base of the right side of the head, many scratches; limescale around the lower back of the head. Height c.220mm, width (ear to ear) c.140mm, length/thickness (chin to back of head) c.250mm, chin to front of neck 130mm, chin to back of neck c.230mm, length of neck c.70mm. Unable to weigh (too heavy for scales).
The stone is Bath sandstone according to a stone mason friend of the finder.
John Billingsley (author of 'A Stony Gaze') writes: [this head] "screams out 'modern' to me. The highly charactered style, almost like a portrait from life, isn't 'classical' enough for Roman or for church sculpture...I wonder if it's intended as African. The mouth especially looks very modern. That high prominent treatment, also, is too high for an architectural feature in most locations I can think of - it would jut out from the wall, with a small area of contact with the wall, and would thus be a bit vulnerable, especially as, I'm guessing from its appearance, that the stone is relatively soft. In addition there are some finely incised lines - mouth, eyelids, fold beside the nose, hairline. Two of these - hairline and nose - are not features I've generally seen on archaic heads of any period. The lines look rather sharp, implying the head hasn't been in a weathering location. And also look to me like they've been done with a sharp chisel, and as they're in, as I'm assuming relatively soft sandstone, then if it was of some age, then there should be softening of those edges, even if it's been in the ground. Scratches on the nose look like a multi-toothed chisel, rather than damage. The rather haphazard drilled holes don't give me any cause to suspect an early date either... I've come across nothing like this of any age, and if I were pushed for an age I would say 19th century at the earliest, but I suspect it's 20th century, maybe 1920's, maybe later, and probably someone's practice piece at stone sculpture."
Daniel Pett2202-2.694653DENO-FD04062786111Derby E6782SCULPTUREST5291finds-278611151406DENO-FCF2A7Uncertain1800images/ratherton/22857550014B0FD03B0175B42009-11-27T13:12:27ZProbably121992-01-01T00:00:00Z151.615768MODERNStone41424MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:08:46.918Z