Record ID: WAW-B9B7CE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4, flat wing ends type), c.f. Mackreth Type 4.i. Plate 47, AD c. 80-240. The copper alloy brooch has a semi-cylindrical undecorated wing (one wing is missing) with the axis bar, spring and pin all missing. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is a trace of an integral hook. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is decorated with a vertical ridge which continues down the bow. Either side of the ridge there is a column of high-relief obliquely angled lentoids. Either side of the head there i…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th April 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B9A509
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (11th century) harness fitting: harness link. The copper alloy cheek piece consists of an arm terminating with a loop at each end. The arm is a D-shaped in section, and has a swollen centre. This central section has a bulbous section and the arms protruding on either side is narrowed. Integral to each terminal is a loop, one is complete, the other incomplete. The breaks of the loop taper to a blunt point so the breaks are not recent and may be due to wear. The surface of the fitting is heavily abraded and has a matte red-brown surface. It measures 58.91mm long, 19.…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th March 2021
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Record ID: WAW-B99374
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval (12th to mid 19th centuries) cooking vessel leg or probably a handle: In plan the artefact is a copper alloy rod, which is oval in section. One terminal is broken but not recently. The opposite terminal is obliquely angled and the terminal forms part of the interior surface of the vessel. The edges of this terminal are broken, but not recently. The surface of the artefact is a dark green-grey colour with a carbon build up, but not on the interior terminal. The artefact measures 69.29mm tall, 25.25mm wide across the interior break, 19.13mm thick at the int…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th April 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B97ADC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
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 lozenge and tapers to a blunt edge. The exterior surface of the rim wall is shallower in profile than the interior. 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 grey colour, with the external surface being slightly rough with horizontal striations and with a black colour which is presumably due to carbon deposits…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th April 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B90AD6
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (c. 1490-1585) ship-penny jetton: The jetton is an anonymous issue, produced in Nuremburg and to be used in France. Mitchiner Nos. 1121-1127.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B9001A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c. 1230 to c. 1400) buckle: The copper alloy buckle frame is a sub-D shape which has a pronounced lipped notch for the pin. The strap bar is slightly off-set, and only slightly narrowed and has a spur at either end. The frame is flat on the reverse. The pin is missing. The surface of the frame has a mottled light green colour. There is a buckle plate folded over the strap bar which is rectangular and undecorated. It has a circular perforation on both plates near the strap bar which allows for the pin. The opposite terminals have a rivet hole at either end. The buckle and …
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B8DEE2
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (late 12th century to 15th century) ampulla: The lead ampulla is incomplete, only the upper portion remains. It is a sub-trapezoid in plan, with the upper edge being squashed together. The lower edge is broken obliquely, The break is not recent. There is a lug either side of the neck of the ampulla. The surface of the ampulla has a light cream coloured patina. The ampulla measures 27.11mm long, 28.9mm wide, 8.83mm thick and weighs 16.47g. Ampulla are known from the late 12th century and were replaced by the popularity of pilgrim badges in the early 14th century, but are…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B8A70D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD335 to 341 (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS depicting two soldiers holding one standard. Mint unclear.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B8A426
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin x8: copper alloy nummi of an unknown Emperor (Reece period unknown), dating to 296 to 409. Reverse type not visible. Mint not visible. One coin is pierced.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B89751
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD330 to 341 (Reece Period 17). Illegible mint. Reverse type is VRBS ROMA depicting wolf and twins.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B7542E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman (50-200) penannular brooch of Booth's Type A5. The brooch is fragmentary with only a terminal and a portion of the frame remaining. The frame is an asymmetrical pointed-oval in section, and crescentic in plan. The complete terminal has a bulbous knop and the other is a break, but not a recent one. The surface has a light green patina. It measures 36.55mm long, 16.25mm wide and 6.67mm thick. Booth (2014) suggests this is a type A5 brooch with the bulbous terminal which broadly dates to 200 BC to the 7th century, but is larger numbers are found to date to…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Saturday 11th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-B7224A
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Bronze Age (-1000 to -800) blade fragment: The cast copper alloy blade fragment is an elongated lozenge in cross-section with a convex surfaces. The breaks across the blade are old and rounded. The edges of the blade are slightly faceted. The surface of the blade has an incomplete mottled dark green and brown patina which is then heavily abraded. It measures 22.89mm long, 23.63mm wide, 7.74mm thick. It weighs 14.74 grams. It is probably a fragment from a sword or rapier of the Late Bronze Age date.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2023
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