Record ID: SOMDOR-08B7E6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy cup weight, which would have been one of a set of nested weights. The weight is in the form of a small circular cup, which tapers slightly towards the base (upper diameter: 20.28mm, base diameter: 18.64mm). The sides of the cup are 9.53mm tall and around 2.4mm thick and the object weighs 10.02g. The surface is patchy and worn.
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Hull area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-446A83
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy flask which may have been used as a flask for holy oil, of probable medieval date. The flask is 56.9mm high and weighs 69.3g. It has a circular profile and a convex base with a maximum diameter of 39.75mm which narrows to 17.7mm at the top. On opposite sides, just below the circular opening, there are two flat sub-rectangular lugs. Both lugs contain a small round perforation (diameter 2.8mm) in the upper centre, presumably either for suspension or to tie the stopper in place. One lug is set slightly higher that the other. On one side the body of the flask has been d…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-80DC34
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four pottery sherds of medieval date. The sherds include one everted rim sherd, one base angle sherd and two body sherds. The fabric is fairly course and sandy with moderate sub-rounded to angular flint and quartz pieces (up to 5mm). Three of the sherds have buff to orange oxidised surfaces and reduced grey cores. The other sherd is oxidised all the way through, with the exception of the internal surface, which is reduced. The sherds probably come from cooking pots of 11th to 13th century date. Total weight: 23.76g
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-FDA123
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy foot from a cooking vessel of medieval or post-medieval date. The foot measures 48.5mm by 27.5mm by 19.8mm and weighs 102.6g. It has a D-shaped base and a flat front with a central vertical ridge which is set at 45 degrees. The foot would have been one of three on a cauldron, skillet or posnet.
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-FDC635
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object which is probably the terminal from the drop handle from a vessel of later medieval or early post-medieval date. The zoomorphic terminal measures 23.4mm by 17mm by 14.8mm and weighs 24.4g. Both ends are flat with a off-centre hole which is much narrower at the mouth end. The terminal appears to be moulded to resemble a dog, with diagonally orientated leaf-shaped ears, sunken eyes, slightly narrowed snout, upwards projecting nose and open mouth. A similar zoomorphic terminal collar is illustrated in Egan (1998, p. 175, no. 487). Egan states that a comparable h…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-9204E6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper leg from a ewer (water jug), of medieval date. The fragment measures 55.9mm by 18.5mm by 11.7mm and weighs 35g. It would have been one of three on a complete vessel. The inside face of the leg is flat and the outside face is faceted to form an irregular hexagonal cross-section. Immediately above the foot there is a horizontal ridge. The foot projects forward and has a rounded terminal. This ewer foot dates from the fourteenth of fifteenth century. The vessel of which it formed part would have been used to hold water for hand-washing (Lewis 1987).
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-3A9528
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy leg from a medieval or post-medieval vessel, probably a skillet, to judge from its size and form. The leg measures 35.9mm by 25.5mm by 15mm and weighs 50.69g. It has a flat back and a convex front, a rounded terminal end and widens towards the broken end to form a large curved ridge. The leg would have been one of three on the original vessel.
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-669906
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The cast copper alloy handle from a skillet or posnet of probable post medieval date. The handle measures 78.7mm by 23.2mm by 18.4mm and weighs 87.3g. The main part of the handle has a flat upper surface and a convex base, forming a D-shaped cross section. It narrows slightly towards the dropped zoomorphic terminal. The flat part of the handle is decorated with incised lines based around central lozenges. A similar handle can be seen in 'Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Exeter 1971-80.' (1984, p. 345, fig. 192, no. 159). The Exeter example is not closely dated but is pre-18th century.
Created on: Friday 6th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-A45744
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a lug handle from a cast copper alloy cauldron of medieval or early post-medieval date. The fragment measures 59.6mm by 16.7mm by 14.8mm and weighs 70.28g. It has an oval cross-section. It is plain, featureless and undecorated with a fairly rough surface. The end which would have adjoined the cauldron's body is angled at 45 degrees. The lug handle would have been one of two on a complete vessel.
Created on: Monday 9th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-A4DD44
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The cast copper alloy handle from a skillet or posnet of probable post medieval date. The handle measures 59.3mm by 20.5mm by 18.5mm and weighs 62.14g. The main part of the handle has a flat upper surface and a convex base, forming a D-shaped cross section. It narrows slightly towards the zoomorphic terminal. The flat part of the handle is decorated with incised lines in the form of a two by four grid, with diagonal petals in each square. A similar handle can be seen in 'Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Exeter 1971-80.' (1984, p. 345, fig. 192, no. 159). The Exeter example is not …
Created on: Monday 9th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-E436D4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A leg from a cast copper alloy cooking vessel such as a cauldron or skillet of medieval or post-medieval date. The leg measures 54.4mm by 32.2mm by 22.2mm and weighs 86.43g. It has a sub-triangular cross-section with two external faces. There is a vertical ridge on the angle between these faces and less well-defined vertical ridges in the centre of both external faces. Slightly off centre on the internal face is a concave vertical linear depression. The base of the leg is rounded and at its other end there is part of the curving internal surface of the cooking vessel. The leg would hav…
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F96E86
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Coarse Sandy ware bowl of early post-medieval date. The sandy fabric is oxidised with slightly reduced surfaces and external sooting. It contains moderate fine mica. The bowl would originally have had a flat rim with an external upwards projecting flange, a rim form which may have acted as a lid seat. The bowl's body would have then narrowed at an angle of about 45 degrees and was probably internally glazed. A similar bowl is illustrated in 'Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Exeter' (1984, pp. 152-3, fig. 67 no. 1A). It is likely to be a south Somerset product. T…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F9E263
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three conjoining sherds from the base of a wheel-thrown jug of early post-medieval date. The vessel has a mainly oxidised external surface and slightly reduced core and internal surface. The reasonably fine, well-fired fabric is sandy with sparse fine mica and very occasional very small (
Created on: Friday 13th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-8B7966
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel handle of probable late Iron Age date. The fragment consists of the incomplete attachment plate and part of the projecting handle. It measures 37.3mm in length and weighs 13.36g. The attachment plate is a curvilinear 'm' shape, 31.6mm by 17.6mm, with a circular perforation on each side. The section which projects from the central lobe of the attachment plate is partially hollow and has an oval cross-section. It narrows slightly into a larger knop with a D-shaped cross section, 13.6mm by 8.8mm. The external face of the knop is convex and the back…
Created on: Friday 20th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-CA48E0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of Samian ware pottery of early Roman date. The fragment measures 15.1mm by 12.7mm by 4.1mm and weighs 0.78g. The internal surface has a brownish-orange slip but the external surface is very worn and all traces of slip have been removed. The fabric is an oxidised pinkish buff, with occasional flecks of mica. The sherd is likely to be from a vessel produced at Lezoux in Central Gaul.
Created on: Monday 23rd October 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-44DF34
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small body sherd from a thin walled vessel of probable late medieval to post medieval date. The earthenware fabric contains moderate very small sub-angular to rounded quartz and occasional small sub-angular brown-red iron oxide. The sherd has orange oxidised surfaces and a grey reduced core. The sherd is internally glazed with a brownish-green lead glaze. The fabric has a slightly reddish to purple colour, indicating a higher iron content in the clay than South Somerset products. It may come from an East Devon/West Somerset production site.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Withycombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-4537F0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from large storage jar of probable 17th century date. The reduced earthenware fabric has some oxidised patches on the surface and contains moderate very small rounded quartz, occasional small sub-rounded black iron-rich particles and sparse small sub-rounded oolithic limestone. The sherd is internally and externally glazed with a brownish-green lead glaze. The curvature of the flat rim indicates a former rim diameter of c. 340mm. It is slightly recessed, possibly to take a lid. The dark colour of the fabric suggests that it may come from an East Devon/West Somerset producti…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-7ED035
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A barley twist handle fragment from a late medieval or early post medieval vessel. The broadly cylindrical fragment measures 66mm in length by 28.7mm in diameter and weighs 46.21g. It has an oxidised orange surface and a reduced grey core. The fabric contains abundant fine rounded quartz sand and occasional darker orange iron oxide. There are patches of a light brownish-green lead glaze in the recesses. This is probably a product of one of the South Somerset production centres.
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-D763A2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A handle sherd of probable seventeenth century date. The sherd has a quatrefoil-shaped cross-section and probably formed part of the handle of a bucket pot. The fabric contains abundant very fine (>0.1mm) quartz sand, moderate small (>2.5mm) rounded iron oxide and moderate very fine mica particles. The mica appears to be more common on the surfaces. The sherd has light orange oxidised surfaces and a reduced grey core. There are traces of a yellow lead glaze in several places. It was probably a product of one of the South Somerset production centres. Dimensions: 47mm by 21.5mm by 18.…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-687D42
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The leg of a small cast copper alloy cooking vessel, probably a small skillet, of medieval or post medieval date. The leg measures 39.7mm by 20.1mm by 9.9mm and weighs 30.73g. It has a D-shaped cross-section with a flat front and trapezoidal facetted back. The front face has a central projecting vertical rib. The leg tapers towards the slightly rounded base. It would have been one of three on a complete vessel.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunster', grid reference and parish protected.