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Record ID: NMS-F1EA48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Abraded Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative Hinged brooch with traces of white-metal coating. Most of the pin, the turned over part of the catchplate and the foot of the bow are missing. The D-sectioned bow has been distorted so that it is almost straight. Moulded decoration on both wing and bow is largely obscured. Wingspan 32mm. c.55 - c.80 AD.
Created on: Sunday 5th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
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Record ID: NMS-F1CC28
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval sheet copper alloy shield-shaped strap end with two rivets, two square roves, a bar-mount of arched section, a notch on both sides and an angled inside edge, cf. Egan and Pritchard 1991, no. 735. Length and width 16 and 14mm (bar-mount 5.2 x 13.4mm). c.1270 - c.1450.
Created on: Sunday 5th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 5th May 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-EE3F54
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval lead alloy slip top spoon dating AD 1550-1650. The spoon has a fig-shape bowl, hexagonal stem and a slip top. The stem is cut off at a slight angle from front to back and supported with a short tongue upon the back of the bowl. There is a very faint maker's mark near the upper edge of the bowl, at the junction with the handle. The mark comprises a crowned rose, which suggests a Dutch origin. A similar maker's mark is illustrated in F.G. Hilton Price (Old Base Metal Spoons, 1908, page 40), and dated to the sixteenth century. There is significant damage to the s…
Created on: Sunday 5th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 19th April 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-ED0498
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman bone hair pin dating to AD 150 - 400. This is a Greep type B1.1 and Crummy type 3 with head shape variety "A". The head is globular with a small flat area on the very top. The pin shaft tapers to join the head and bulges outwards as it moves away and then tapers again towards a point, which is broken and now missing.
Dimensions: length: 58.61mm; diameter of shaft: 4.05mm; diameter of head: 5.99mm; weight: 1.32g
Greep (1983:350) writes "Whilst the overwhelming majority of these forms belong to the third and fourth centuries, Crummy's (1979, 161) date of c.…
Created on: Sunday 5th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-EC7815
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman bone gaming counter, probably dating 2nd - 4th century AD. This is a Crummy type 1 counter (Kenyon type A). It is round, lathe turned and with bevelled edge. The upper surface is countersunk and has a flat lower surface. There is a central perforation on the top side, a remnant from the lathe.
A similar example can be found in Crummy (1995, 92, nos. 2256), from an archaeological context dating circa AD 150 - AD 250, though they can be found throughout the Roman period with little variation.
Dimensions: diameter: 19.17 mm; thickness: 2.95 mm; weight: 1.36 g.
Crummy, N. 1995. …
Created on: Sunday 5th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2023
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