Record ID: SUSS-F45D67
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A leg from a cast bronze vessel, dating to the medieval to post-medieval periods (circa 1350-1850). The pot leg has a rounded base and the front has two facets (now broken and very worn). The reverse is flat. The metal has lost much of its original surface but traces of a very dark blackish-green patina still survive.
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashurst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F44C98
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The bowl of a pewter spoon. The spoon bowl was probably cast. This bowl was once attached to PAS database record number: SUSS-694A15. Dana Goodburn-Brown (Conservator) checked the metal contain of both objects and they both measured the same. The concave surface of the bowl is undecorated. The reverse has an elongated triangular shaped wedges running down the back of the bowl. The surface of the bowl is heavily corroded and the edges of the spoon are badly damaged and corroded. The stem has broken off (see PAS database record number: SUSS-694A15). This spoon is probably 18th – 19th c…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashurst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F32862
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Apost-Medieval white metal button. The head of the button is of flattened-spherical form, with highly polished surfaces. A copper-alloy wire loop has been soldered to the underside, bringing the total length of this object to 11mm. There is no corrosion. It is silvery-grey in colour and dates to the eighteenth century.
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Firle', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-EFCFA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Henry VII, dating to the period 1485 - 1509. Mint of York.
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0C7CA7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A 5.18mm thick, disc shaped, cast lead weight with a circular central perforation. The average diameter of the weight is 27.02mm while the diameter of the hole is 6.76mm. The surface of this weight is uneven and coloured light grey. Due to a lack of excavated examples these weights must remain undated.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0C51B1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman coin, either a Dupondius or As.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-0C33C5
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead musket ball, weighing 31.73g. The musket ball is almost spherical and the surface is rough and pitted. No sprues remain on the surface but the casting flash line is visible.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0C0AD4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A roughly cylindrical cast lead weight with a narrow circular perforation through the centre. The weight tapers to a domed top. There are eight ridges running down the outside of the weight, from the top of the dome to the base. The base has a number of holes stamped into it. The average diameter of the weight is 17.21mm while the diameter of the hole is 1.73mm. Its length is 16.42mm. The surface of this weight is uneven and coloured creamy white. Due to a lack of excavated examples these weights must remain undated.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0BCB60
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A flat circular weight which is 11.42mm thick with a diameter of 21.99mm. One surface is marked by an etched line crossing most of the diameter. The other has a rectangular indentation in the centre. Only a small area of the weight is lead grey coloured and the rest is a mixture of cream and ochre. Due to a lack of excavated examples these weights must remain undated.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0B8E63
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A solid, dome shaped, standing lead weight. The average diameter of this cast weight is 26.37mm and its length is 23.47mm. The remains of a loop are visible in the centre of the dome. It is a whitish-grey colour and has a rough indented surface. Due to a lack of excavated examples these weights must remain undated.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0A6EB6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A roughly cylindrical cast lead weight with a narrow circular perforation through the centre. The average diameter of the weight is 14.48mm while the diameter of the hole is 2.65mm. Its length is 19.30mm. The surface of this weight is uneven and coloured mid whitish-grey except in a small area where the original grey colour of the lead survives. Due to a lack of excavated examples these weights must remain undated.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0A1D31
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A roughly cylindrical cast lead weight with a circular perforation through the centre. The average diameter of the weight is 18.03mm while the diameter of the hole is 9.26mm. Its length is 11.42mm. This surface of this weight is uneven and coloured creamy white except in a small area where the original grey colour of the lead survives. Due to a lack of excavated examples these weights must remain undated.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0894C3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
This single-loop, subrectangular copper-alloy buckle frame is slightly misshapen. There is an engraved line on the outer edge, which is also decorated with engraved oblique lines. The pin rest is clear at the centre. There are two knops on both sides of the frame. The bar is inset and the pin is missing. This buckle is mid brownish-green in colour.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Steyning', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-0871D0
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead musket ball, weighing 13.72g. The musket ball is almost spherical. The surface of the musket ball is pitted. No sprues remain on the surface of the musket ball but the casting flash line is visible
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Steyning', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-082B06
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A rim fragment from a Bronze (copper-alloy) vessel, from the Late Medieval or Post-Medieval period. The fragment may have been part of a cauldron or a plate/dish. The rim proper has a bevelled edge. Both of the large surfaces are slightly corroded and worn and one is smoother than the other. The original surface of this vessel would have had a polished dark green patina, though most of this has now worn away exposing the surface below. The broken edges are all extremely worn.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Steyning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-07CEB5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thin, light brown, 17th century copper alloy token which measures 13.78mm in diameter and is 0.86mm thick.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Steyning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-078AB1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token. The token is flat and circular. No image is visible on either side due to wear. The token is in poor condition and the edges are pitted. The lead has gone a light greyish-white colour. The token is 29.29mm in diameter and 1.78mm thick. Weight: 12.27g.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Steyning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BCC968
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Type B3 post-medieval purse bar. This purse bar dates to the late 15th - early 16th century. All that survives are the bars and the central block. The bars have both been bent down. The short bars are complete with their twisted terminals. The small central block is shield-shaped and is undecorated. The length of the central block is 11.74mm, the width is 7.20mm and the aperture for the shank is 5.6mm. The rove, shank and loop are all missing. A diagram of the Type B3 purse bar can be seen on the Medieval Catalogue (1967), p167 & 168, Fig: 52.
Created on: Monday 18th July 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Patching', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BB1648
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A double-looped cast copper-alloy buckle frame with chamfered edges. The sub-oval frame is divided in two by the central axis bar. There are traces of black lacquer on the surface. The reverse is flat; the upper surface is convex and undecorated. No trace remains of the pin. The metal is a dark brownish-green in colour. Parallels for this type of buckle can be seen in Whitehead, 2003, p44. The suggested date range is mid 14th to mid 17th century.
Created on: Monday 18th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Patching', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B8C947
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame. The symmetrical frame has two broadly D-shaped sides. There are moulded knops at either end of the axis bar. The pin is missing. The buckle is a dark greyish-green colour and the surface is quite pitted. These buckles date from circa 1500 - 1650. Parallels for this type of buckle can be seen in Whitehead, 2003, p54.
Created on: Monday 18th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Patching', grid reference and parish protected.