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Record ID: SF-655888
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Weight of uncertain date, Roman to Post-medieval. Cylindrical in shape with rounded ends. The surface is rough, evidence of its rough casting. There is a hole through the length, this is sub-circular and off-centre at both ends. 32.06 x 13.14mm, 32.06g
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-652208
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy early medieval hooked tag. Anglo-Saxon ype, of ninth to eleventh century date. Sub-circular in form with two projecting knops for attachment. There is a flared collar between the plate and the hook. The upper surface is decorated with incised dots that form two lines running up the centre. There are other lines which run parallel to the sides. Similar to Read 2005, no. 126 but with more of a flared collar and a less evenly rounded plate. 21.49 x 11.94 x 0.73mm, 0.65g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-64A2B3
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy post medieval sword belt fitting, probably of sixteenth- or seventeenth-century date. Cast, as one piece with moulded relief and engraving. the plate has a central circular hole with rivets at both ends, one of which is largely intact. Both sides have circular cusps with trefoil and bifurcate knops. The attachment end's edge is cabled. It has been broken off where the toggle bar would have been attached. As Read 2008, no. 753. 31.57 x 18.02 x 1.55mm, 4.47g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-645425
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval mount, probably of thirteenth- or fourteenth-century date. Square shape, rectangular in section. Notches with incised lines towards the centre at the mid-point of each side. circular central rivet is still intact. 19.90 x 18.37mm (Head), 12.74mm (Height), 1.74mm (Thickness), 5.07g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-642B47
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy post medieval button, probably of fifteenth- or sixteenth-century date. Square pyramidal head with a flat base. The shank is somewhat off-centre but is part of the same casting as the head. the shannk is rectangular in section and the stem is only slightly narrower than the loop, tapering to its narrowest where it joins the head. There is a circular hole drilled through it. The head is decorated on tis upper surface with raised ridges extending to each corner. This creates four panels, within each of these is a design which corrosion has rendered difficult to interpret. T…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-63D736
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval mount. Rectangular frame with internal rivet of probably fourteenth- or fifteenth-century date. The shape is quite a neat and well-rendered trapezoid, being slightly wider at the top than base. It is rectangular in section and has bevelled edges on the top that give it the appearance of a bar mount. Held in place with an intact rivet with oval head. As Egan and Pritchard 1991, no. 1248. 13.38 x 11.35 x 3.25mm, 1.00g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-63B3F6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval mount. Rectangular in shape and tapering slightly at one end, retangular and slightly convex in section. Pierced with an intact iron rivet at the central point. Along the long sides are two curved indents. On either side of these are further curves which cut into the upper surface, creating a chamferred effect. At either end are triangular notches, two at the wider end and one at the narrower. Dating is uncertain but is likely to be late or post-medieval.18.88 x 6.84 x 1.04, 0.72g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-634887
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval Strap End. Composite strap end with a (now absent) spacer visible in the residue of the solder that attached it. Formed of two sheets, the lower of which is broken at approximately half of its length. 'tongue-shaped' and tapering slightly towards the point, which has a rounded trapezoidal knop. Secured by two intact rivets which flank a circular hole. Decorated with bands of zigzags parallel to teh ong edges with two wavy bands of zigzags between. Very similar to Egan and Pritchard 1991, no. 670. Dating to medieval period, 1300-1500. 48.30 x 18.94 x 4.59mm, 7.54g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-631473
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval Strap End. Composite strap end with a sheet spacer occupying the whole width. Rectangular in shape with a pointed end. At the attachment end are three protrusion in a 'W-shape'. Held in place with two intact rivets in the centre, one near the tip and the other near to the attachment point. Very similar to Egan and Pritchard 1991, no. 696. Dating to medieval period, 1300-1400. 24.02 x 8.57 x 2.39mm, 2.15g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-62F271
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval buckle. An elongated 'D-shaped' buckle loop with narrowed, offset bar. Collared knop on outer edge and a ridge at each side near the attachment bar. A heavily corroded iron loop is still visible around the attachment bar. As Egan and Prtichard 1991, no. 421 but lacking the plate. Dating to late medieval period, 1300-1500. 26.04 x 13.31 x 4.94mm, 3.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-61B021
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval rotary key. Simple rotary key with hollow shank end. On the bit there is only one cleft. the shank is sub-rectangular in form with a collar separating it from the bow. The bow is trapezoidal in shape and is flat. Probably of thirteenth- or fourteenth-century date. 42.63 x 16.53 x 2.88mm, 4.28g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6163E2
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval sword chape. Formed of a sheet folded back upon itself with four arms extending outwards. These arms have rivets holes and one has an intact rivet. Only two survive, the others (one at the front and one at the back) are broken off at their base. Between the arms is a tri-lobed fleur on both sides. The upper surface is decorated with linear pattern imitating the fleur and several straight lines with two wavy between on the rectangular plate. On the reverse is a simpler linear pattern with six lines overlapping at a point at the base of the fleur. Very similar to N…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6119F0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy late-medieval or post-medieval Buckle. Oval in shape with a significant point to it and a narrowed, off-set bar. There is an intact sheet plate which has been attached to the strap by three rivets. The plate wraps around the narrowed bar, forming a rectangular shape on top and bottom. The erctangle on teh bottom is significantly smaller and broken in places. There is also an intact pin which has a decorated collar and is hemispherical in section. The brooch is extensively decorated with much of the upper surface showing evidence of gilding. There is rocker decoration on…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-60BE13
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval brooch. A complete quatrefoil or lozenge shaped brooch with a narrowed bar. The shape is a regular lozenge with concave sides. The upper surface has decoration whilst the reverse is flat. The pin is still intact and is flattened and rectangular in section, narrowing to a point. The brooch is decorated on each of the small, straight sides that join the various curving sides. These straight sides are slightly narrowed and have rocker decoration on their upper surface. Probably datable to the late medieval period, 1300-1500 AD. Diameter 27.48 x Thickness 3.97 x heig…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-606AA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval brooch. A complete annular brooch with a narrowed bar. Pin is still intact and is narrow and circular in section, except where it surrounds the attachment bar where it is flattened and rectangular in section. The brooch is decorated with twelve raised areas on the outer surface. These alternate between undecorated and rocker decoration. The reverse is undecorated and smooth. Similar to Egan and Prtichard 1991, no. 1311. Probably datable to the late medieval period, 1200-1400 AD. Diameter 24.91 x Thickness 3.26 x height 2.32mm, 3.00g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-3DC107
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval buckle. Broken buckle frame of Meols type 2. 'D-shaped' form with an offset bar that has been broken off. Outer/upper surface is decorated with incised wavey lines. The knops at either end of the bar appear to be decorated with small incised straight lines. There is evidence of gilding over the whole object, or perhaps just within the incised decoration (where it survives). Somewhat similar to Egan 1991, no. 277 but without the pin notch and more elaborately decorated. 18.32 x 29.30 x 2.83mm, 2.76g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-3D9634
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval buckle. The plate is folded and is rectangular on one side but narrows in a triangular fashion on the other side. there is a rivet hole on th rectangular plate but the triangular one is broken before the end where the hole would be. The frame is 'D-shaped' but slightly unusual as it curves inwards a little at the mid-point of the 'D'. The pin is broadly triangular, tapering to a fine point from a wide base. The rectangular plate has been folded over, so that it touches the frame, and has corroded to it. This makes an accurate measurement of the l…
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-3D7132
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy post-medieval buckle. A broken section from a double-oval frame. The outer edge of the frame has a triangular, pointed knop with a series of linear lines parallel the edge as decoration. The breaks means that only half of one loop is intact. The frame is trapezoidal in section. 22.55 x 34.58 x 3.29mm, 5.05g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3CD2F4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval buckle. 'D-shaped' frame with an integral plate. The frame is similar to Meols type 6 with simple incised decoration on the wider outer edge. The plate is broken but would have been rectangular in shape. There is a collar to the plate with a hole for where the pin would have been seated. The plate has evidence of openwork decoration, probably at least two rectangles parallel to the side edges. The plate was afixed with rivets as one rivet hole remains, between the pin hole and openwork decoration on the plate. There is iron corrosion around this hole but it does …
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-3C9A96
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy late medieval strap clasp. Rectangular frame with two linear knops on both sides. Intact plate of rectangular form with rivet in place. Rotating End is intact and has a bar mount attached with one rivet. Probably late medieval in date. As Egan 1991, no. 553. 35.00 x 10.66 x 3.46mm, 4.28g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.