Record ID: ESS-2C27C1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy buckle dating to the Post Medieval period. The buckle, when complete, would have had too loops either side of a central strap bar. Only a small section of one loop now survives, the rest is lost due to old breaks. The fragment is ovoid in section and widens towards the centre of the loop. The central point expands to a moulded knop, probably representing an acorn. There are the possible remains of moulded decoration on the upper face of the fragment, now difficult to discern due to wear. It measures 41.9mm in length, 9.5mm in width at the knop, 4.8mm towards…
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Sunday 4th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chappel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-2B7270
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver penny of Charles I, group D, two pellet initial mark. North (1998, Vol. 2, pg. 163), no. 2270.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Friday 9th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elmstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-250BD3Z
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 43-100) copper-alloy Colchester-derivative (double-perced lug) brooch. It is incomplete in so far as one wing is missing as are the spring, pin and catchplate. The head of the brooch has only one wing intact and in cross section there are two holes. The bow curves in a smooth arc and tapers towards the foot. It measures 32mm length.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-24CEF8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and incomplete Roman (AD 80-250) copper-alloy disc brooch type uncertain. It is incomplete so far as the pin is missing and there is some damaged to the catch plate and circumference. It measures 20mm in length. The brooch is circular in shape and its central motif is lost.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-249D84
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman (AD 55-100) copper-alloy Colchester derivative (two-piece) brooch. It measures 31mm in length. The head of the brooch has both wings intact; they are shallowly curved. From just the drawing it is difficult to say if any of the spring mechanism survives. The bow curves in a smooth arc and tapers towards the foot. The catch-plate survives.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-244548
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman (AD 20-100) copper alloy La Tène III Nauheim Derivative type brooch. The artefact is incomplete as far as the catch plate and pin are missing. It measures 50mm in length. The head consists of three incomplete coils. A break occurs off one of the coils which may have continued and from which the pin would possibly have extended. From the head, an angled bow tapers to a rounded point. It is difficult to make out any decoration. No catchplate survives. Cf. Hull, Pl. S6, no. 1 Stradonitz.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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Record ID: ESS-233FF7
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy, Medieval (1200-1400) harness pendant suspension mount, measuring 29mm in length. The mount has an elongated rectangular body with a recess forming two small arms. These would have held an iron axis bar, on which the pendant would have been suspended. The top is rounded. There are two attachment holes equally spaced. Both surfaces are plain and flat. There is no evidence of decoration. Cf. Clark, 1995, pl. 52.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: ESS-22F0F5
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Medieval (AD 1100-1200) horse harness pendant. It measures 33mm in length. The loop, which is turned through 90 degrees with a circular perforation. The pendant itself is circular and slightly convex (concave to the reverse). It is plain on both surfaces. cf. Clark 1995 pl. 47, no.57
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-22AFA0
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval lead possible powder measure. It has a cylindrical shape which tapers inwards down the sides where there are two integral securing loops. The top is flat. It measures 31mm in width.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2017
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Record ID: ESS-229BA2
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead powder measure. The artefact is incomplete so far as one of the securing loops is now broken. It has a cylindrical shape which tapers inwards down the sides where one integral securing loop survives. The top is flat. It measures 21mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2017
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Record ID: ESS-226B78
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy bell, possibly from a pilgrim souvenir. The bell is incomplete so far as the integral suspension loop is now broken. It is trapezoidal in shape and oblong in section. It is difficult to tell from the drawing whether this object has been squashed. At the bottom, to the underside it is possible to say that there perhaps may have been four slits, forming an open cross where there would have been a pea or clapper inside. This section looks like it has suffered some damage. There may be some evidence of some form of decoration on the upper surface a raised…
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2020
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Record ID: ESS-2212D5
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy small casket key with a circular bow. The stem is flat and oval in section and the bit is I shaped. It measures 35mm in length. Cf. Crummy, 1998.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-21DAB5
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an undatable copper-alloy object, probably a knife shank. The fragment is sub rectangular in shape amd oval in cross section. It seems to have been constructed from alternating iron and brass scales. It measures 43mm in length.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-2177C3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy finger ring of a possible snake-form. The ring is formed of a thin band of copper-alloy which has been coiled and is roughly equal width throughout much of its length, widening only towards the rounded possible head section. It has been broken at one end. There is no trace of zoomorphic modelling which is associated with snake rings. The only decoration on the upper surface is that of a series of vertical incised lines. It measures 21mm. A similar ring can be found on the database; BH-C96B34. Where Julian Watters comments 'Snake-form rings are discu…
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd December 2015
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Record ID: ESS-213B34
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman copper-alloy intaglio. The intaglio is circular in shape with a flat back and on the front is carved a long tailed animal. It measures 13mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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