Record ID: SF-560018
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead unidentified object of an uncertain period. It has a sub-oval shape in plan and it tapers towards the break. The wider end has a circular hole and the sides are more flattened. It could be a pendant or a weight. The date is from Roman to Post Medieval period. Length: 17.48 mm Width: 6.95 mm Thickness: 4.93 mm Weight: 4.19 g
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wherstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-54C04A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. A sub-rhomboid scrap of thin cast sheet with cut edges, and with a pierced hole of diameter 2mm at its narrower end. Patinated. Possibly to weight a fishing line; the gently bent form here could, if it were original, impart a spinning motion permitting use as a lure. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500. Length: 29.4mm, Width: 17mm, Thickness: 2mm, Weight: 6.88gms
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rillington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-53E82F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast weight approaching a rhomboid form, of plano-convex section, with a central moulded hole of diameter 4.6mm. The convex surface is rough or textured. Patinated. The mass does not closely correspond to units observing any particular system, while the form is also unusual. There are no marks to indicate the intended function of the hole, which is a little small to admit a spindle. Suggested date: unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500. Length: 25.7mm, Width: 21.4mm, Height/Thickness: 13.3mm, Weight: 31.16gms
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-52A91D
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead medieval pilgrim's ampulla (c. 1200 - 1500 AD). The base of the ampulla is flat and rounded in plan, with a slightly flattened bottom. It is hollow; while the ampulla would originally have been used to hold holy water associated with the shrine of a saint, its cavity is now filled with organic detriment due to the context of its deposition. A section of the neck survives on one side, tapering towards the mouth and now slightly bent out of shape. The top section of the ampulla, which would have consisted of a flared mouth and two loops at the shoulders for attachment, …
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded.