Record ID: LON-7134A5
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Iron Age copper alloy pin, dating 500-200 BC. The pin is formed of a disc shaped head on top of a circular sectioned shank that tapers to the point. There is a ridge running around the edge of the head with a decorative rib above and below. On top of the ead is a recess in which a decorative material would have been placed, either enamel or coral, though it is no longer present. In the centre of the recess is a peak that would have helped hold the enamel or coral in place. The object has a dark-mid brown pattination and is bent at about 45 degrees halfway along the shank…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: LON-710C14
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy pendant in the form of woman, dating AD 1750-1850. The woman is articulated and appears to be wearing a bodice with a long skirt that ends just above her ankles. She is also wearing a large bonnet. In her right hand is a telescope, which can be raised to her eye when moving the arm. Attached to the back of the bonnet is an integral suspension loop and within that loop is a separate loop, formed of copper alloy wire. Not only are the arms articulated, but the back of her skirt can be raised to reveal her naked lower half. The object has a light-mi…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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Record ID: LON-70D5B1
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval-Modern copper alloy drawer handle, dating late 18th-19th century. The objects is formed of an oval loop with two possible zoomorphic heads meeting at one end and large, rounded terminals at the other. At the end with the rounded terminals an oval sectioned shank projects outwards, which flares at the end. It is surmounted by a circular platform with a transverse loop on top. The object has a golden colouration and appears very worn, so that the detail of the terminals is no longer visible. Also, a casting seam is visible down the sides of the object. Dimensions: len…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th January 2015
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Record ID: LON-6FFFE7
Object type: BALANCE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy scale pan dating to the 17th century. This scale pan is circular with three suspension holes arranged equidistant around the edge of the pan. It is concave with a small recess in the centre and traces of linear engraving running around the inside, indicating a compass drawn design. Theobject has a golden colouration with patches of dark brown on the reverse. Similar scale pans can be found in Margeson (1993, no. 1578-9) and in Egan (1998, no. 1039), all of which range from the 13th to 17th century. The closest example, in terms of decoration, is no. 1579 fro…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
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Record ID: LON-6FBBBF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval cut half of Aethelred II (AD 978-1016), dating AD 1009-1017. The obverse depicts the bust of the king in profile facing left, last issue style 7 (North, 1975, 122). The reverse is of the small cross variety. The coin was minted in London by Leofwine. As the penny is cut in half, not all of the inscription is visible. North (1975, no. 777). Dimensions: diameter: 17.79 mm; weight: 0.36g. Reference: North, J. J. 1975. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c.600-1272. Spink: London
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
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Record ID: LON-6EAAD0
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval iron knife, dating circa AD1520. The knife is formed of an iron scale tang blade with a wooden handle decorated with copper alloy studs and trefoil mounts and a copper alloy knife end cap. The blade is broken and the tip is missing. The iron of the blade is corroded but there is a faint impression of a cross where the maker's mark is usually situated. The scales, forming the handle, are made of wood. There are three copper alloy rivets securing the handle and two decorative trefoil mounts, perhaps representing a clover. The two trefoil mounts are alternate…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th December 2014
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Record ID: LON-6E54FA
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead alloy spoon, dating late 16th-early 17th century. The spoon has a circular bowl with a hexagonal stem that ends in a stump (flat) end. The object has a light-mid grey patination across the surface, with patches of golden colouration on the back of the bowl. The golden patches are the result of tin sulphide discoloration from the Thames, also known as "nature's gilding". There is a maker's mark near the upper edge of the bowl at the junction with the handle. The maker's mark comprises a crowned rose which suggests a Dutch origin. See LON-90B977. A similar style …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th December 2014
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Record ID: KENT-6E23D9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a wheel-made ceramic vessel dating to the Roman Period (AD43-410) Description: The sherd is from a necked jar with a bead rim with a flattened top. The neck is decorated with two incised lines 3.85mm apart at the top where it joins the rim. At the lower edge (13.2mm down) where the neck becomes the convex shoulder, are two parallel incised lined lines 3.85mm apart. There is another parallel incised line 19.95mm further down the shoulder as it becomes the body. The inner surface appears undecorated and lightly pitted. The fabric is hard with a smooth surface and d…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2020
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Record ID: KENT-6DE11B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval pottery sherd (AD1500-1800) from a vessel. The sherd is a fine, hard, reddish orange coloured clay, with no apparent glaze on either surface. The rim edge is triangular in section. There are two raised curls 30.3mm apart and 17.14mm below the outer edge, probably made by a thumb being impressed into the surface before firing. Below this the vessel wall thins to 6.9mm. length:64.44mm, height:65.39mm, rim thickness:21.32mm, wall thickness:6.9mm, weight:77.89g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Record ID: LON-6D82A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval silver penny of Archbishop Wulfred (AD 805-832), dating c. AD 810. This is a group II, transitional monogram type coin. The obverse depicts a tonsured bust facing within inner circle. The inscription reads [WULFREDI AR]CHIEPI[SCOPI]. The reverse has the monogram of DOROBERNIA in the centre. The inscription reads SAE[BERHT] MONETA, indicating Saeberht as the moneyer. The coin would have been minted in Canterbury. North Volume I (1980, no. 240). There is significant damage along the egde of the coin so that much of the inscription is illegible. Dimensions: diameter:…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th December 2014
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Record ID: LON-6D00B8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval decorative bone dagger terminal, probably dating to the 15th century. The object is formed from the long bone of a large animal, probably a cow. It is sub rectangular in shape, flaring from the top to the bottom, and is slightly curved. The object would have fitted at the end of a scale-tang dagger to form a decorative terminal. Based on the curvature of the object, this would have been a particularly large dagger. It has been sheered at one edge so that the entirety of the decoration is no longer visible. The object is decorated on one side with an engraved …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th January 2015
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Record ID: KENT-6C63C6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval pottery sherd (AD1500-1800) from a circular vessel. The sherd is a fine, hard, reddish orange coloured clay; dark brown glaze on both surfaces, only fragments of the glaze remaining on the outer surface There is a series of impressed indentations average length 24.6m (probably made by a thumb), 10.8mm below the outer edge of the rim. Below this the vessel wall thins to approx..8.61mm. The inner surface is smooth with the remaining glaze extant along the two flat contours of the upper rim. length:86.59mm, height:43.90mm, rim thickness:21.79mm, wall thickne…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2015
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Record ID: LON-6C500D
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval lead alloy pilgrim souvenir in the form of a candle holder, dating AD 1250-1300. The object has a round base with a flaring body that has three feet spaced evenly around. The feet are in the form of trefoils, resembling lion's paws. In the centre is a cylindrical socket which is pinched at the base. On the reverse there is a recess where the socket is, suggesting it was originally separate. There is some damage to the base and wear around the inscription. The object has a mid-dark grey pattination. The base is decorated with an outer and inner border, running around the …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
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