Record ID: SF-6095BC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age brooch of the La Tène I Type, dating to c. 400-200 BC. The bow is oval in cross-section and tapers towards the missing head; in profile it is semi-circular. The front face of the bow has a median longitudinal low ridge, decorated with a dense series of transverse incised lines. The foot is formed by the upward curving of the tapering bow, which enlarges slightly touching the underside of the bow itself. At one edge of the foot there is the incomplete catch-plate. Cf. Hattatt (1985, p. 11, fig. 3, drawing no. 219) Length: 32.52 mm Width: 10…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6027ED
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman mandolin-shaped spoon, dating to AD 200-400. It consists of the arched segment which connects the handle with the bowl with fragments of the bowl and handle as well. The surviving small fragment (3.43 mm long; 2.55 mm wide) of the handle is off set and continues with an arched extension, which joins the underside of the bowl. The initial part of the bowl that survives has two transverse raised lines on the front face, before tapering slightly to form the concavity of the spoon, although incomplete. The fragment belongs to Type 3 in Crummy (1983, p…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-5F2C61
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval glass and copper alloy fob seal matrix in two parts. The handle has become detached from the seal matrix section. The handle is split into four arms, each with scrollwork moulding on its outer face and a circular suspension loop extends from its upper end. The seal matrix section consists of a hollow rectangular socket with a rounded upper face and rounded corners, its outer face is decorated with transverse parallel lines radiating outwards from the centre and there is an undecorated border around the outer edge. Set within the socket is a clear glass gemst…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5F257C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small-long brooch, dating to c. AD 450-480. It is the lower part of the foot of the brooch. It is sub-rectangular in plan with slightly concave long sides. The terminal part of the front face is decorated with a raised moulding of three transverse ribs, which taper towards the end. The back face of the foot has still the catch-plate, which is slightly curled and incomplete. Cf. Penn-Brugmann (2007, p. 70, fig. 5.21, group sm2). Length: 24.54 mm Width: 10.89 mm Thickness of the foot: 3.45 mm Thickness including ca…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 7th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5E24C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman plate brooch, dating to the c. AD 43-70. The front face of the plate has an incomplete circular recess in its centre, which is encircled by a raised concentric line; at the centre of this design there is a hole broken through the edge. The leaf has traces of white metal coating. The outer rim surviving is decorated with a incised radiant leaf and an unclear recess on one side while on the other one there is probably trace of a rivet. The back face of the plate has the double fixing lug on one edge, having still hinged a fragment of the iron pin. The …
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5DAA31
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early-medieval copper-alloy brooch, probably a radiate-headed or small square-headed brooch, dating to AD 500-600. It consists of a part of the bow and the adjoining footplate. The bow is pointed-oval in cross-section and has traces of possibly white metal coating on its front. The footplate has breaks on one of the long sides and on the side opposite the bow; the complete side has a curvilinear edge with a central lobe and an inward curving end which may have had a further lobe terminal now missing. The front of the footplate bears a longitudinal median low ridge…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5C70A6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) Great Square headed brooch, dating to AD 500-550. It consists of the lower terminal end which joins a small fragment (19.85 mm wide; 11.98 mm long) of the rest of the brooch. The terminal is circular and flat; its front face is heavily abraded as well as the back face. The element joining the terminal has on its front face a median longitudinal ridge, now very worn. The field flanking the ridge is decorated with a ring-and-dot and unclear traces of carved designs. Both the ridge and the fields have traces of gilding. The surfac…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-5BF876
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Incomplete post-medieval gilded silver dress fastener cast in one piece. The plate has a central triangle outlined with a plain ridge and filled with a trefoil with a central pellet. At each corner of the triangle is a trefoil knop with a central pellet. Projecting from one edge is an integrally cast circular loop. On the reverse, opposite the loop, are traces of extra metal, perhaps solder from where a sewing loop was attached to the plate, either through composite construction or via a repair.  Dimensions: Extant length 15.1mm, wi…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-5BACB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman plate brooch, dating to c. AD 43-410. It consists of a flat oval plate which has a fragmentary double lug with traces of iron corrosion and a slightly damaged catch-plate on its back face. The front face of the plate has a circular central recessed cell, which has a concentric annular cell with raised edges at its centre. The inner circular cell is filled with orange enamel while the surrounding cell is filled with six radiant sections alternate filled with dark and light colour enamel. The outer rim, surrounding the central design previously described…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5B8AD9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold contemporary copy of a Merovingian tremissis struck by the moneyer Dutta at Quentovic, dating c. 600-675 AD. Obverse: stylised bust right, +VICCO. Reverse: cross on steps, VVCTA MON (garbled form of Dutta). See Lafaurie 1996, nos. 62-66bb for prototypes. C.f also official issues on the PAS database, e.g, SF-F3F683. This coin has been recorded on the EMC as 2018.0135.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5B4C1E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), dating to the period c.AD 170-171 (Reece period 8). PRI[MI]/DECEN/NALES/[COS] III/S C reverse type depicting the legend in fourlines within an oak-wreath. Mint of Rome. Cf. RIC III, p. 293, no. 1003 passim.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5B1919
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Late Iron Age-Early Roman brooch probably of the Colchester Type, dating to c. AD 25-60. It consists of the foot of the brooch. The bow is a sub-rectangular in plan and it tapers slightly to the end; it has a sub-rectangular cross-section. The back face of the foot has traces of the integral catch-plate, which is perforated with two circular holes and a possibly triangular one, which survives only as a slot having one of its edge missing. The lower circular hole seems to be incomplete because, even though on the surface a triangular shape for the perfotati…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.