Record ID: CORN-AD5F88
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast lead armorial cloth seal. The fragment consists of a strip, cut or torn across the diameter of a circular seal, 32 mm long, 14.5 mm wide and 1.5 mm thick, weighing 6 g. The fragment is damaged at both ends, so the precise diameter of the seal is uncertain. The front face is decorated with a double-arched St Edward's crown over a Tudor rose, within a ring of pellets. The back face is strengthened by a thicker band of lead, 3 mm wide, across the diameter of the seal. Egan (1994) illustrates a complete circular shaped cloth seal with an apparently identical design…
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-A682BF
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, broken lead figurine, possibly a depiction of Minerva, of Roman date (c.AD50-200) The figurine is presented in two pieces: the torso and partial lower body, and the head. The head and face are heavily damaged so that only traces of features survive; a crude, and apparently broken, topknot or crest projects from the top of the head. The right arm projects downward at an approximate 45o angle, appears to be bare, and is broken above the elbow. The lower part of the arm is missing, as is the entirety of the left arm; however the latter may have been raised given t…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'gainford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A583EC
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable medieval lead pilgrim badge. The object is flat, openwork, and is currently in the form of approxuimately half of an oval. The object has a complete arched top, and is broken across the waist. The badge comprises a ladder-shaped oval in the centre within which is a cross with curved arms. Surrounding the oval are two concentric circles comprised of pellets, joined by several transverse strands of lead. The perimeter of the badge is formed by pellets. The reverse is undecorated and smooth.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.