Record ID: WAW-2C799E
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (11th century) stirrup terminal: The copper alloy terminal is semi-cylindrical and the outer, convex face has moulded decoration whose lower terminal is slightly tapered and rounded. The decoration has a triangular protruding eyes, behind prominent ridges which are the eyes. Behind the eyes there are obliquely undulating grooves. The upper edge is broken, but not recently. On there reverse there are traces of solder. The surface of the terminal is slightly abraded and has a matte mid green colour with traces of a dark brown patina. The terminal measures 36.54mm lon…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: WAW-2C4BBE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly Medieval (c.1300-1500) unidentified object: The object is made of a rectangular bar which is rectangular in section and has a narrowed heart-shaped terminal. In the centre the bar is slightly thickened and has a vertical circular perforation. In the perforation there is a length of wire or long copper alloy rivet. On the outer face of the bar there is incomplete gilding, otherwise the object is abraded and has traces of red copper corrosion. It measures 56.32mm long, 15.94mm wide in the centre including the rivet, 4.22mm thick and weighs 8.93g. The function of the objec…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2B4771
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c.1350-1400) strap fitting; bar-mount pendant loop. The copper alloy bar loop is rectangular with a sub-quatrefoil openwork. The narrow edges of the frame are narrowed to enable the mount element to be seated, but this element is missing. The surface of the mount is heavily abraded. It measures 17.06mm in length, 13.97mm wide and weighs 1.74g. Egan and Pritchard (2002) dates a similar bar-mount pendant loop, No. 1189, to the latter half of the 14th century. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 2002Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval finds from Excavations in Lon…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2B22C9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c. 1230 to c. 1400) strap end: The copper alloy strap end is an elongated triangle in plan with a flat small knop at the tip. It is composed of three places, the larger outer place which has damaged edges, an internal shorter plate used as a spacer and a plate on the reverse which is more narrow than the outer plate A copper alloy rivet holds the three plates together at the narrower edge. There is a rivet hole at the opposite terminal on the outer and back plate. The strap end is undecorated. The surface is mottled dark green and is abraded. The strap end measures 43…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2B056E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (13th to mid-14th century) copper alloy buckle: The buckle is a D-shaped frame which has a narrowed and slightly off-set frame. The frame is expanded in width towards the apex. The pin is missing. The frame is abraded and has and incomplete light green patina. The buckle measures 13.46mm long, 14.71mm wide, and weighs 1.11g. Egan and Pritchard (2002) date a similar shaped buckle, No. 271-274, to the 13th to mid-14th century. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 2002Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval finds from Excavations in London) London: Boydell Press
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2AE65C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c. 1230 to c. 1400) buckle plate: The copper alloy buckle plate is sub-rectangular with a fold, off-centre, with a rectangular slot removed in the centre of the fold. The two remaining sections of the fold are broken, but not recently. The two plates which are formed by the break are riveted together with three incomplete rivets. The outer face of the plate has traces of gilding and the pattern of gilding suggests the rivet heads were perhaps domed originally and are since missing. The buckle and plate measures 37.58mm long, and 9.91mm wide across the frame. It weighs 2.…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2AADB3
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1450 to 1550) thimble or sewing ring: A copper alloy thimble or sewing ring which is composed of a single shell. The exterior has a plain rim with rows of conical indentations. The interior is undecorated. The surface of the thimble has an abraded matte light green-brown patina with traces of red copper corrosion. The thimble measures 9.82mm long and 23.15mm wide. It weighs 4.66g. Holmes (1988) in Figure 4 illustrates a similar shaped and decorated thimble which he dates to the mid-15th to mid-16th century. Holmes, E.F., 1988 Sewing Thimbles Finds Research Group …
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: WAW-2A8F89
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval jetton: Rose and orb jetton, appear to be most popular jettons of Hans Schultes I and Hans Krauwinckel II and probably date from 1490 and continues to 1585 (Mitchiner, 1988). This type of jetton are also seen into the 17th century, for example of Wolf Lauffer II which date to 1612 and 1651. Obverse: Illegible legend. Three Crowns, alternately with three lis, arranged centrifrugally around a central rose. Reverse: Illegible legend. Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a tressure with three main arches. Mitchiner, M. 1988 Jettons, Medalets and Tokens: The Me…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2A4080
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: groat of Edward IV (1461-1470) minted in London between 1464 and 1470. North No. 1571 Type VIII.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-29F7AB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307) minted in London between 1280 and 1291. Based on the egg-waisted S Class 3-8.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-29DDAF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: cut farthing of Henry III (1216-72) minted between 1247 and 1272. Class unknown.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-29341F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Medieval (1st to 15th centuries) spindle whorl: A stone or ceramic spindle whorl which is sub-circular in plan and in profile is D-sectioned with the base being flat. There is a central sub-circular perforation which is 8.13mm diameter. The surface is a light cream colour with some pitting and voids. It measures 29.18mm diameter and is 17.87mm thick. It weighs 16.26g. Spindle whorls, as an artefact type, can be hard to date accurately as they remained in use for a long period of time.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-28ED8E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: A copper-alloy duponius dating to the first to mid third centuries. Unknown Reece period. The reverse type is illegible. Probably mint of Rome.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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