Record ID: PUBLIC-9E33E9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead late Medieval penny sized Boy Bishop token dating to the period c.AD 1470-1539 AD. Probably Rigold's (1978, 95) Bury Series 1G. Obverse: .:.SANCTVS: NICHOLAVS OA - Mitre. Reverse: :AVE:/:REX:/:GEN:/:TIS: .:. - Long cross dividing the legend, three pellets in each quarter, all within an inner circle. Diameter: 14.75mm, thickness: 1.39mm, weight: 1.8g
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9D36D7
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fired modern lead bullet. The cast lead bullet was probably originally of domed or pointed form with a hollow base, now mostly melted. The point has been flattened and the lower part of the bullet rolled/compressed upwards. The length is 13.6mm and width 18.8mm. The width of the top of the object is 11.2mm, suggesting its use for perhaps a 0.45 inch calibre weapon. There are two circumferential lines visible. Weight: 14.3grams​. The bullet has characteristics of the Minié ball, but a definite designation is not possible given its condition. This was a type of muzzle-loading…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9CBF53
Object type: VALVE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead pump clack, which is part of a crude non-return valve from an old water pump; dated Post-medieval to Modern. The object is formed from a rectangle of lead, 61.5mm x 50.6mm, 7.5mm thick. Two corners of one of the shorter ends of the rectangle have been cut to remove about one-sixth of the longer sides and one-third of the shorter sides, giving the impression of a rough curve to that end. The two shorter sides have been bevelled, and the uncut shorter side has been further rolled back to the back side of the rectangle. In parallel to the rolled edge there is a raised ridg…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9BB3AD
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal, probably dating to c. AD 1500 to 1800. The surviving part consists of two complete discs conneted by a connecting strip now broken at the end and an integral rivet projecting from the reverse of disc 2. Disc 1 is smaller and stamped with an unclear design, probably a crown over portcullis. Disc 2 is stamped with a crown surmonting an unclear feature, surrounded on one side by a letter, probably a S or a R. The cloth seal measures 16.0 mm in length, 12.6 mm in width, 4.6 mm in thickness and weighs 3.57 g. Cloth seals were in use betwee…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9B17F1
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unknown cast lead object, possibly a hook, peg or rivet; alternatively it could have been used to mend a vessel or change its use. It comprises a sub-circular, slightly convex disc (but not uniformly so), and a shaft extending from the centre of the concave side of the disc. There is a small hole c 2mm in diameter, half way between the base of the shaft and the edge of the disc, and there are traces of another similar hole c 16mm away. The shaft is angled upwards from a line joining the two holes such that it make an internal angle of c 20 degrees with the upper side of the disc. T…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-99FA05
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman bi-conical cast lead steelyard weight with rusted iron at the top and bottom ends indicating the original existence of suspension loops. One end is flattened at a slight angle, possibly indicating the loss of a small amount of lead. At the other end a pyramidal piece of iron protrudes c3mm from the lead. It is possible that an iron rod runs through the weight from end to end but this cannot be verified.The central ridge where the two conical ends meet is slightly rounded. There are no signs of decoration though there are several diagonal incisions on one of the cones; these are …
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st August 2019
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Record ID: CORN-992A36
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead button, circular in plan and plano-convex in profile with a slightly domed face and a flat back. The face is decorated with a moulded six-spoked wheel design within a raised border before a stepped edge. On the back, the integral fastening shank is square in profile and rectangular in section, 6.5 mm square externally and 4 mm thick, with an aperture that is 3 mm square internally. On one side of the shank, on the back of the button, there are three narrow, parallel ribs at 1 mm intervals; on the opposite, slightly damaged side, only a single rib is visible. These are seam…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
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