Record ID: WAW-3FD07D
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (c.2700 BC to c.1600 BC) plano-convex knife: The knapped flint knife is an elongated oval, with a sub D-shaped cross section and was probably knapped from a secondary flake/debitage. The dorsal surface has stepped retouch covering the surface with low abrupt re-touch along the edges, thereby forming a convex surface. The distal end has a patch of cortex remaining. The ventral surface has stepped low abrupt re-touch on one lateral edge and semi-abrupt retouch on the other. The flint is a dark mottled grey-brown colour which is opaque. …
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3F95AE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: A copper-alloy sesterius or as dating to the first to mid third centuries. Unknown Reece period. The reverse type is illegible. Probably mint of Rome.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3F8A57
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Medieval (mid 1st to 15th century) tweezers: The copper-alloy tweezers have elongated trapezoidal arms which taper towards an oval loop. The loop is oval in section, whereas the arms are rectangular in section. The arms are slightly bent and undecorated. The surface of the tweezers have an incomplete mid brown-green patina. It measures 51.32mm long, 5.96mm wide and weighs 2.67g. The tweezers probably date to the Roman period considering other material found on the site, but they may also date through to the Medieval period. Crummy (1983) illustrates similar tweezer…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3F2D05
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch of the Headstud type, (Mackreth 2011, Chap. 4, Part 2, Group 2), c.f. Mackreth 2001, Chap. 4, Part 2, Group 2, Plate 71, AD c. 75-150. The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical undecorated wings which have an abraded upper and lower edge so may have been cylindrical originally with a slot in the centre. The bow head is wide and is a slender D-shape in section with the convex surface forming the outer face. The bow head tapers towards the bow, which continues the bow and terminates with a bulbous foot. The sides of the bow are abraded but slightly undulating which ma…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3EC7AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
oman brooch of Colchester derivative, double lugged, Harlow type (Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 1, Group 4), c.f. Mackreth Type 4, Plate 35. The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical short, undecorated wings which are incomplete. On the reverse there is a central doubly perforated lug which supports the iron axis bar. Around the axis bar the copper alloy spring is coiled seven times, although many of the coils are incomplete. The pin is missing. At the upper edge of the lug there second perforation supports the chord. The bowhead is slightly angular in profile and is decorated…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3E6D25
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible Roman (2nd to 4th century) bracelet: The copper alloy fragment has two broken terminals, and these breaks are not recent. In section the bracelet is sub-oval and in plan is curved and the curvature in the internal edge may suggest the internal diameter was c.40mm. The surface is undecorated and has a pitted surface with a light grey-green well developed patina. It measures 73.24mm long, 5.58mm thick at the apex and weighs 12.64g. This is probably a bracelet dated to the Roman period. Other examples are in Crummy (1995), Nos. 1640-1650 found in contexts dating to AD 2nd …
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3E116A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval (12th to mid 19th centuries) vessel leg: In plan the leg is an asymmetrical lozenge with the upper edges having a broken edge. The break is not too recent. The reverse of the upper edge is obliquely angled forming the interior of the vessel. The leg is trapezoidal in section and it tapers to a blunt point. The surface of the leg is smooth and is a mottled dark green-grey colour. The leg measures 37.29mm tall, 12.92mm wide and 9.75mm thick. It weighs 14.87g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from whether it is a cooking vessel or ta…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: WAW-3DBD98
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval (c. 12th to mid-19th century) cooking vessel rim fragment which is broken: The rim, in profile, is a slender 'D' and tapers to a blunt edge. Note the convex element of the rim is on the interior of the vessel. The exterior surface of the rim wall is straight in profile. The only original edge of the fragment is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not recently. The interior surface is smooth, the rim is shiny and it has a dark green-grey colour, with the external surface being slightly rough with horizontal striations and with a bl…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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