Record ID: WREX-650616
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified copper alloy object with inlaid enamel and millefiori panels, initially thought to be a Roman seal box dating from 1st to mid 3rd century AD. The object is square in plan with two small rounded projections, one on each of the long sides. The upper surface has been divided into three rows of four square shaped cells.Each of the four corner cells contains a black and which chequer-board pattern of miliflori.The other cells are empty but may originally have contained coloured enamel. The underside of the object has a green/brown patina. Length: 14.04mm; width: 16.86mm;…
Created on: Thursday 5th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-62EE73
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy object, possibly part of a tankard handle dating to the Roman period. The object comprises a plate which is tongue-shaped in plan and slightly convex in section. Two openwork extensions originally extended from each of the long sides of the plate, of which only a small portion of one remains. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with two marginal ribs, each flanked by two grooves. There are corrosion products and possible lead solder adhering to the underside of the plate. The object measures 45mm in length, 34mm in width and 2mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 5th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
No spatial data available.