Record ID: SOMDOR-2B5DE6
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead steelyard weight of probable Roman date. The weight is biconical (diameter 23mm, height 20.5mm) with a central shaft which contains a thin length of copper alloy. This would have been bent to form a hook at the apex, although the hook survives only to a length of about 10mm and is now bent out of shape. Weight: 46.93g
Created on: Thursday 23rd March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-82F8A6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The fragmentary first disc from a two disc cast lead cloth seal of probable seventeenth century date. The fragment measures 28.4mm by 23.14mm by 3.5mm and weighs 9.86g. The external face depicts a shield on which there is a upwards pointing sword with two mullets on each side and a cross pattee above. These are the arms of the city of Haarlem in Holland. Around the arms is the legend HAERL[EMS GOET], meaning goods from Haarlem. On the rivet is the number 20, which indicated the length in Dutch ells of the cloth being certified. Around the rivet is the impression of a finely woven cloth.
Created on: Friday 1st September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-48EFA5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two disc cast lead cloth seal of probable post-medieval date. The cloth seal has a diameter of 20.4mm, it is 3mm thick and weighs 4.94g. The tag which held the two halves together prior to use is missing but the seal is otherwise complete. The external face of the second (rivetted) disc is moulded with a detailed depiction of a castle or tower. On the external face of the first disc there is an unclear device, possibly an initial. Geoff Egan comments: "This cloth seal is not familiar but may be Continental, perhaps from France or the Low Countries, and probably dates from the sixteen…
Created on: Friday 10th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F90625
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A squashed lead powder charger cap, probably dating from the later seventeenth century. The object has a oval base, 18.11mm by 16.22mm and sides 14.5mm high which flare out slightly. At one side of the base is one of the integral loops which would have allowed the cap to slide up and down a looped cord attached to the top end of the charger. The other one has been broken off although slight stubs show where it would have been located.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-0545E8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval cast two-part lead cloth seal from Ulm in southern Germany. The first disc has a V (the city's initial) over a bull running left and the second disc has the city's arms. These are in the form of a shield, the upper half of which is divided into eight squares (four horizontal by two vertical) each containing a dot. The lower half of the shield is plain. Geoff Egan dates this cloth seal to the sixteenth or seventeenth century and suggests that it was used for a linen or half linen textile.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-6D1E97
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a cast lead two-piece cloth seal of post medieval date. The outer side appears to show a haloed St Michael trampling the devil, whose arms are raised in futile defense. The orientation of the other (rivet) side is incomplete and hence not very clear, but it shows an asymmetrical bird-like device with ornate plumage or scrolling, below which is a complex ligature (apparently reading P or R, X, D, E or F, B reversed) with a palm wreath on one side. The imprint around the rivet is from a fine textile. This cloth seal is probably a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth ce…
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pilton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-817074
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast lead token which is probably of post medieval date. One side of the sub-circular token is decorated with an irregular pattern of lines which best fits into the 'framework' type of design. The other side is blank. The token has a maximum diameter of 15.7mm, a thickness of 2.57mm and weighs 3.22g.
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pilton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EA1017
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The second disc from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late sixteenth century date. The cloth seal has a diameter of 25.39mm and weighs 4.04g. There is a fringe of extra metal around the disc and on the interior surface there is the imprint from a coarse textile. On the external surface part of the legend is visible. The Lombardic lettering reads [COM] DORS[..], indicating that the seal came from Dorset. The missing central rivet was probably decorated with a crown over a squarish device, possibly a portcullis.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EA7271
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late sixteenth century date. The cloth seal measures 32.01mm by 21.44mm by 4.53mm and weighs 10.68g. The exterior of disc 1 has an incomplete flan and is labelled with a large letter C. It is unlikely that this was intended to represent the Roman numeral for 100, but is probably some other coding. The exterior of disc 2 shows a crown over a portcullis (grid 3x3), around which is the legend S VL[..]AG PA[N...]COM [DO....] in Lombardic lettering, indicating that the seal came from Dorset.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EAF476
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part cast lead cloth seal of sixteenth century date. The cloth seal measures 24.34mm by 19.99mm by 4.24mm and weighs 10.02g. The exterior of disc 1 is blank. The exterior of disc 2 shows a crown over a large, thin letter F with a fleur de lis to each side. Around this in thick Lombardic lettering, is the legend ..[AO]' VEAL. TAVNTO[N], indicating that the seal came from Taunton in Somerset. The letter F was used from 1474 to indicate a textile with minor faults that were significant enough to have the customer's attention drawn to them in this way (pers. comm. Geoff Egan).
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EB88D5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable early sixteenth century date. The cloth seal measures 26.31mm by 20.62mm by 4.43mm and weighs 6.42g. It is corroded and the flan is incomplete. The exterior of the disc has a large X. It is plausible although unlikely that the X represented the Roman numeral for 10 (perhaps indicating a specification of the length of the cloth in yards or its weight in pounds). Some other coding is more probable. On the rivet there is a crown over a single, seeded rose. The only part of the legend which is legible is a letter A. The rose is diffic…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EBB2D5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable early sixteenth century date. The cloth seal measures 26.16mm by 23.77mm by 6.84mm and weighs 10.81g. It is corroded and part of the second disc is folded back on itself. The exterior of disc 1 has a large X. It is plausible although unlikely that the X represented the Roman numeral for 10 (perhaps indicating a specification of the length of the cloth in yards or its weight in pounds). Some other coding is more probable. On the exterior of disc 2 (on the rivet) there is a crown over a single, seeded rose. The legend is illegible.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EBC776
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late sixteenth century date. The cloth seal measures 21.94mm by 18.71mm by 4.01mm and weighs 4.85g. On the exterior are the arms of England, executed crudely. The interior of the disc has the imprint from a fine/medium textile and on the rivet is a portcullis (grid at least 2x3). Any legend is illegible.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EBDAF1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc 1 from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late sixteenth century date. The fragment measures 16.74mm by 13.04mm by 3.02mmmm and weighs 3.19g. The flan is bent. On the exterior of the disc there are some arms which are weakly registered and double-struck. On the rivet there is a possible crown over a portcullis (grid 3x3). Any legend is illegible.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ED7A15
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable sixteenth century or later date. The cloth seal measures 29.35mm by 21.95mm by 4.01mm and weighs 8.16g. The exterior of the first disc is blank and on the exterior of the second disc there are two initials, either RB or BB. This is a clothier's or weaver's seal.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EDA9E4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-part cast lead cloth seal of probable late sixteenth or early seventeenth century date. The seal measures 28.61mm by 20.45mm by 3.18mm and weighs 7.26g. The first disc is scratched with letters which appear to read P nig| (very uncertain). The second disc has a crude EB or ER privy mark. The scratches are likely to be the name of an artisan weaver (with the name Night or something similar), while the stamped mark would be the initials of a capital-owning clothier.
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cerne Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-01C437
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead hooked tag of probable early post-medieval date. The surviving part of the hooked tag has been squashed out of shape and in its present state it measures 15.71mm by 12.41mm by 4.21mm and weighs 2.79g. The decorative front part comprises two adjacent domes, both with slightly frilled edges and decorated with three equally spaced moulded annulets, each with a dot in the centre. On one side part of the hooked tag has broken away. The missing fragment is likely to have consisted of a third dome and the hook. On the reverse is a central casting line and a squared pro…
Created on: Friday 2nd June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crewkerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-11E3E1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast lead cloth seal of probable post-medieval date. The surviving fragment is the first disc from a two disc cloth seal; the second disc and connecting strip are missing. The fragment measures 21.23mm in maximum diameter, 3.87mm in maximum thickness and weighs 5.52g. On the external face of the first disc there is a letter 'A' with an annulet above, below and on each side. On the rivet there is the central part of the full design, a pine cone, which was the heraldic badge of the city of Augsburg, Germany.
Created on: Thursday 15th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-8B4B78
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc one from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The disc has a diameter of 18.9mm, a maximim thickness of 2.4mm and a weight of 3.35g. The exterior surface is stamped with the letters G and A. On the rivet there appear to be at least two entwined letters, possibly G and B. On the interior surface there is the impression from a finely woven cloth. This cloth seal probably dates from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-1B0122
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead powder charger cap, probably dating from the late seventeenth century. The object has a oval base, 21.71mm by 17.92mm and sides 16.97mm high which flare out slightly. At opposite ends of the base are the two integral loops which would have allowed the cap to slide up and down a looped cord attached to the top end of the charger.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.