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Record ID: NARC-C51912
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Weight of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1400-1700). The object is possibly an apothecary weight. The object is square in shape with slightly tapering sides to form a broader flat base. On the upper side the letter ':K' is visible, which is most likely a markers mark with a square outer border. The underside is flat with no clear decoration.
The metal is a dark green in colour with a predominantly smooth patina.
Length: 12.64mm, Width: 11.88mm, Thickness: 4.04mm, Weight: 4.0g.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
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Record ID: DENO-C3F558
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post-Medieval copper-alloy attachment lug from a vessel handle dating to the period circa 1400 - 1700. The lug is a thick oval shaped with straight edges. An oval perforation sits in the middle of the lug. It has a flat rectangular terminal with a circular attachment knob in the centre. The metal is smooth to the touch but has been damaged with a series of striations peppering its thick edges with a greeny-orange patina. Comparative examples on the database indicate it could be the handle of chafing lug, such as DENO-AFCF5D.
Length: 22m; Width: 13.6m; Thic…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2018
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Record ID: DENO-C3FA21
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy medieval to post-medieval (1300 - 1600) handle lug. The lug has a zoomorphic design, possibly depicting a dog's head, the decoration is engraved. The lug is broadly cylindrical in shape with a round knop at one end forming the nose of the dog's head, there is a perforation through the centre of the lug. Length 27.42mm, width 15.78mm, thickness 17mm and weight 15.66g.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-C6189F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (c. AD 50 to 300) patera mount: The mount is a cast copper-alloy zoomorphic mount in the form of a dog. The mount is broadly oval in plan and D-shaped in section, with a projecting rectangular hook-like element projecting from its upper edge which demonstrates a 'V' shaped channel on the reverse and was probably originally designed to accommodate an attachment ring. The body of the mount takes the form of a curled up dog, however the head is missing. It wears a collar which is decorated with annulets. The curves of the dog's legs are rendered by means of incised curving lines, w…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: SF-C74ECE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hanging bowl bird-shaped hook-mount (escutcheon), dating to AD 600-700. The mount has a central circular plate, which is recessed to house an enamelled decoration, perhaps a piece of millefiori glass. At one end of the central body there is a triangular projection, which would be the tail of the bird, decorated with the same millefiori pattern, consisting of a central square formed by nine alternating smaller squares of light and dark colour, all surrounded by an uniform light enamel.
On the other edge of the central plate, op…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-C4EB75
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fitting / plate of probable later Early Medieval or early Medieval date (AD 850-1250). The exact function of this piece is unknown - it has been bent from its original shape by movement in the plough soil. Originally it would have consisted or a rectangular plate from which triangular shaped wedge terminals extend each angled at 45 degrees from the horizontal and terminate in D shaped bulbous knops. The profile of the piece is now U shaped. The upper rectangular plate is decorated with a small neat border of rocker arm decoration, similar triangular shaped panels a…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BUC-C4B18B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval token dating from 1648-1674, issued by Francis Anderton of Stoney Stratford. Williamson 1889 page 52, number 119.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C30763
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a silver, post medieval to modern thimble dating c. AD. 1800-1950.
The base of the thimble survives and is squashed into a flat sub-rectangular strip. The outer surfaces are decorated with a band of machine made decoration comprising a concave panel/banner flanked by a row of four leaves with zig-zag outlines, internal machined grooves and internal incised grooves represented schematic veins. The banner is possible for an inscription but is plain and empty.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Hailsham Area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BUC-C43BF3
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy cast fitting probably from a sword belt. c.16th or 17th Century.
The fitting has circular and subrectangular openwork. There are two rivet holes with residue of iron rivets in them. There are oblique grooves to the transverse ridges and a suspension loop.
An example can be found in Read, B., 2001 Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom Langport: Portcullis Publishing p 39 and 43 , No.371
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
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Record ID: HESH-C6C958
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy stylus of probable later Early Medieval or early Medieval date (AD 750-1150). The stylus is near complete being broadly rectangular in plan with a triangular spatula shaped terminal at one end and an iron stained broken point at the other. The handle / stem of the stylus tapers along its length. It also changes in section, at the top (by the spatula) it is oval whereas below the mid-point it is square (with rounded corners) in section. The broken tip is waisted slightly and is stained with a purple brown coloured corrosion product. The spatula terminal expands even…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Golden Valley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BH-C1F841
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy strap mount. The mount is flat in section and has bevelled edges. The trapezoidal central section is surmounted by a trefoil apex, and a circular feature is located at the base. Two rivets project backwards from the flat reverse, one at the top and one near the bottom, both of which are broken. The strap mount measures 28mm in length, 8mm in width and is 4mm thick. The strap mount weighs 1.68 grams.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C631BC
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) strap end. The upper part is elongated and sub-rectangular in plan, narrowing towards the terminus. There is a single copper-alloy rivet still in situ at the wider end. Most of the under part is missing. At the end of a narrow neck, the terminus is moulded to form a three dimensional animal head with swept back ears and a long snout. It can be classified as Thomas Class B (2003 pp. 4-5).
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C74979
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy spur 66mm in length, weight 13.3g. The spur is shaped like a bent ovoid, 24mm long, with two circular perforations. Each perforation is approximately 4mm diameter. At the of the ovoid, there is a knop at 1 o'clock and another at 7 o'clock. From the other end of this ovoid, at 2 o'clock, is a hip from which extends a strap of copper alloy 45mm long and 7.4mm wide.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Branston and Mere', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WAW-C65A09
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age date (c. 1150-600 BC) pegged spearhead. The copper alloy spearhead is almost complete with the edges of the blade being abraded and the rim of the socket is damaged recently. The blade is a slender leaf-shape and the edges of the blade are slightly bevelled. The midrib tapers towards the tip, which is missing and expands to the socket. The socket is still filled with soil, and is 17.36mm diameter on the interior and 22.03mm diameter on the exterior. The socket is decorated with three bands of triple stranded grooves. On the exterior edges of the outer grooves there is a…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: BUC-C6A87C
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval to modern lead alloy kosher seal, dating from 1650 onwards. The seal is a disc with an integral connecting strip which projects slightly from one edge, before ending in a worn break. Next to where the strip is the disc has been damaged and pressed inwards. Both sides have raised Hebrew lettering with the star of David. The disc is a grey white colour, and measures 16.2mm by 15.5mm, is 6.7mm at maximum thickness and weighs 3.28g.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C6F5ED
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy, incomplete purse frame, dating circa AD1400- 1500. The frame is made of a curved strip of copper alloy which is right-angled in section. One of the sides contains a row of circular holes, while the other is decorated with a series of incised crosses, showing signs of inlaid niello. The condition of the bar is corroded.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Branston and Mere', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BH-C5191A
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval or Post-Medieval pin. The fragment comprises the lower section of the shaft which is circular in section and tapers towards a rounded terminal. The other end of the shaft is broken and split lengthways into four sections which are all slightly bent. The pin measures 58mm in length and has a maximum diameter of 5mm at the broken end. The pin weighs 1.80 grams.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C6ED61
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy disc headed (or discoidal head) pin, probably of Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) date. Only the head and a short length of the straight shaft remain. The disc-shaped head has an inlaid enamelled decoration consisting of four raised curving lines dividing the central area into roughly equal quarters forming a voided cross, which has been filled with enamel. Discolouration prevents the original colour from being discerned, but two of the background areas (also enamelled) have a white colour persisting. The reverse of the pin head is smooth and undecorated. The fragment remai…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C5CD35
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A kite shaped copper alloy harness pendant of Roman date. At the narrow end the point of the kite has been broken off. At the opposite wide end is a loop. The flat surface of the loop is at a right angle to the main body of the pendant and is pierced with a circular hole.The suspension loop is 5mm wide strip of copper alloy. The face side of the main part of the pendant has circle of copper alloy attached, probably to form a recess for a stone.The recess is 4mm deep. The pendant length is 29mm, width 10.75mm at the widest point and weighs 3.15g.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: DENO-C3898A
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman copper-alloy cast nail-cleaner with moulded neck and shouldered blade, dating to the period circa AD 43-150. The cleaner is leaf shape, and flat, tapering into a sharp point, which has slightly bent out of shape. At the attachment end is a sub-triangular shaped suspension loop, pierced with a circular hole in the centre. Below the suspension loop is a collar consisting of two bands. The nail cleaner has a light to dark green patina. It is similar in form to examples seen in Crummy 1983, pg 58, no. 1872-1874, representing a hybrid of both. It is noted that this type is…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2020
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