Record ID: DEV-F4532D
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake, probably of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, c. 3,300-1,600BC, possibly an unfinished or discarded projectile point. A tertiary sub-triangular flake of mottled grey flint, worked bifacially and with short, low angle, scalar retouch along both sides on one edge, this being the right edge of the dorsal face. Dimensions: length 22.7mm; width 21.9mm; thickness 4.8mm; weight 2.22g. A small assembage of flint recovered from the same field, probably largely of Neolithic date but extending into the Early Bronze Age. The assemblage contains one incomplete…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: DEV-F48695
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake, probably an unfinished oblique arrowhead, probably dating to the Late Neolithic, c. 3,300-2,400BC. A tertiary sub-triangular flake of translucent beige-brown flint, with the proximal and distal ends worked away. Two edges of the flake exhibit retouch. On the dorsal face it is present along the right lateral edge, where it is low angle, scalar and invasive. On the ventral face it is prsent on the proximal and right edges, again invasive and scaler, but more semi-abrupt at the proximal end. Dimensions: length 25.0mm; width 18.0mm; thickness 4.9mm; weight 2.19…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: SF-F5ABF1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete knapped and polished flint axehead dating to the Neolithic period, c. 4000-2500 BC. The butt and midsection are missing in an oblique patinated break, with only the lower body and cutting edge preserved extant. Deep negative flaking on both sides of the axe close to this break suggests this may have resulted from use. Demonstrating a rectangular section and slightly expanding flat sides, the axe has been manufactured on a piece of greyish flint which has now in places patinated to an off-white mottled with blue. Considerable iron staining on both faces marks the location…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-EF9C5D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Roman cast copper alloy annular bead, sub triangular section (i.e. with carination on outer face). External diameter 10mm, length 5mm, 3mm thick. Weights 1.13g. In Norfolk metal beads (usually copper alloy) have been found in loose association with concentrations of Romano-British material, though none comes from a sealed, datable, context. c.43-409 AD
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F0842C
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Crotal bell dating to the period AD1650-1850. The bell is spherical with a sub rectangular suspension loop at its top. In the top half of the bell, there are two sound holes, 7.3mm in diameter, on opposite sides. Around the bell's circumference, is a raised rib. The lower half has a long slit with a circular sound hole of 6.5mm diameter at each end. Its surface is worn and undecorated. An iron clapper is inside and the bell still rings. It measures 40.1mm in length, has a diameter of 30.1mm, and weighs 38.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 27th September 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F2A17A
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval gilded copper alloy bell dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1350. Rectangular shank with incomplete suspension loop at the top. Just below is a circular aperture filled with a red substance, possibly iron corrosion product. The body is formed of four sheet petals pushed inwards to enclose the copper alloy pea. Traces of gilding survive.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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Record ID: SOM-F18A88
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy book clasp dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700. The fitting is rectangular in shape with one wider flaring end. The opposite end of the plate is straight and from the centre projects a broken hook which curves backwards. The tip of the hook is missing to an old break. There is a drilled rivet hole positioned 9.43mm near the flaring end and a rivet in situ at 3.6 mm. A second rivet is situated at 12.36mm from the hook. The front of the plate is decorated at the hook end with a horizontal band with a series of incised parallel lines reaching t…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-F4D285
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to early post medieval copper alloy hinged book fitting dating to the period c. AD 1400 - 1600. The attachment end comprises two loops which house the corroded remains of the iron axis bar. The plate is rectangular with an engrailed front edge. At the hinge end are two rivet holes, each surrounded by two concentric engraved circles. A third, empty, rivet hole, also bordered by two concentric engraved circles, is positioned at the central point of the front edge.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-EFE01C
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver bracelet formed from a single twisted wire, rectangular in section. The object is broadly circular in plan, although slightly misshapen. The wire circle is truncated by a single, straight break, the broken ends of which are smooth and shiny, suggesting that this is a fairly recent occurrence. The twists of the wire are very regular, occurring at approximately 10mm intervals. The object has a smooth dark grey patina. Diameter: 74.0mm; Thickness: 4.0mm; Weight: 7g. There is a parallel on the database with an object of uncertain date from Surrey, which was recorded a…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2018
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Record ID: SOM-F2822D
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or early post medieval copper alloy and gilded bridle boss with oak leaf and acorn decoration. The boss has a central dome with a flat rim around it. The dome is conical with a rounded top and a hollow back. At the top of the boss is a raised domed pimple and half way down the sides are a pair of incised lines running around the dome. The flat rim is decorated with an elaborate incised design of a stem running all the way around, alternating between being closer to the dome or the outer edge. At four points the stem branches with triangular shoots in each branching point…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-EEC575
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, worn and corroded Roman copper alloy hinged Colchester Derivative brooch, traces of vertical mouldings on both enclosed wings, one broken revealing copper alloy axis bar, pin missing. Oval-sectioned bow with flanking arcs at upper end and three broad transverse grooves between ribs. Stump of catchplate on reverse. Extant wingspan 24mm. Length 31mm. c.55 - c.80.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: NMS-EEE224
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular framed brooch with a constriction for the missing pin. The frame is oval-sectioned and undecorated. External and internal diameters 28 and 22mm. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: BERK-EF4B87
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Middle Iron Age copper alloy bowed plate brooch with hinge, pin and catchplate dating to 400-200 BC. The bow is a wide H shape in plan where the foot and head parts of the plate are perpendicular to the slightly arched bow. A channel runs across the foot, along the bow and across the head. This probably once contained inlaid material, perhaps coral or glass. The catchplate is hook formed from the back of the foot plate. The hinge consists of a double lug moulded from the base of the bow with a rod inserted through these (hammered flat at each end) on which pin head pivots. A second…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F0C280
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Saxon copper alloy Cruciform brooch, headplate with integral half-round top knob and one side knob, the other is missing with part of the right hand side of the headplate, which is broken along the edge of the raised trapezoidal panel. The integral knobs are waisted with traces of engraved lines. Bow with rectangular panel at both ends. Rectangular panel at the upper end of the leg above a trapezoidal panel with a pair of engraved transverse lines at the mid-point, a grooved convex moulding with flanking pairs of engraved lines and a narrow stylised animal head with p…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: WILT-F16F8E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy knee brooch, with applied silver wire, probably dating to c. AD 150-200. Description: A copper alloy Roman knee brooch with applied corded silver wire. The brooch is almost complete and is missing only the pin rest of the catchplate and the point of the pin. The brooch has an unusually thick semi-circular head plate, surviving complete to a width of 22.0mm and a height 10.1mm; the head is c. 7.9mm thick, and hollow on the bottom. A narrow perforated lug projects centrally from the reverse of the head, with a groove on its upper edge to hold an external cord. Bo…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F25326
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 100-200. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the wings and top of the bow. The fragment comprises wings with assymetrical decoration. On the right, the two sets of double raised transverse lines encircling the wing are at the centre next to the bow and half way along the wing, with a raised rib at the end of the wing. On the left, the double raised lines are next to the bow and next to the raised rib at the end. The wing on the right is 11.11mm in length and on the left is 9.73mm in length. The wings a…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-F32D19
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy rectangular framed annular brooch, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1325. The brooch survives largely complete, and comprises of a sub-square frame with a sub-triangular cross section; the upper face being internally bevelled. Each corner of the frame is perforated, with a sexfoil rove held in place by a large, sub-spherical-headed copper alloy rivet, each c.6mm in diameter. An unelaborated copper alloy pin, D-shaped in corss-section has been attached to the frame, wrapped around a constriction in the centre of one of the frame's arms. The thickness of the frame m…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-F35FDE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy bow brooch, possibly of Iron age provenance. The pin is now missing, but the attachment point is still partially present in the form of three small horn-like projections. The main body is long and thin, ending in a sharp point.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-F3A9FA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch. Cast Colchester derivative brooch, Mackreth 2011, type CD RH 2.g. Curved wings open behind bear incised decoration: a billeted ring around the end of each wing, and a diagonal pair of lines with billeting between them on the display side of each wing. A patch of solder lies in the gutter of the wings, more on one side. They are clasped by a bow of rounded section with a central ridge and a groove to either side of it, the three elements diverging towards the crest. The central ridge is indented at the crest of the bow, here taken as a worn relict of a rearward hoo…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F3BA97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval copper-alloy brooch fragment. Length: 34 mm, width: 20 mm, thickness: 4 mm, weight: 6.21 g. The object comprises the incomplete headplate only, and is probably from a cruciform brooch. The headplate is flat and rectangular, and missing most of its edge; it is decorated with five (two incomplete) ring-and-dot motifs, one centrally placed and the others in each corner. There is no evidence for any wings. At one edge of the headplate is a centrally placed top knob cast in one with the headplate. This is very worn, but is half-round, so semi-circular in cross-section. It…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.