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Record ID: DENO-F9AD53
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn square-shaped lead weight or bag seal of post-medieval date.The weight is flat, square-shaped with an iron piercing through one corner. The front contains a central design of the Royal Coat of Arms of United Kingdom (AD c. 1603-present) depicting a crown at the top, an English lion on the right and a heavily worn Scottish unicorn on the left. Underneath is the number 8. The central image is set within a circle with a crenelated outer edge. Encircling the central design is a small border containing a heavily worn inscription which can be read as: [...]ISLA[....]. Th…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-E1CF3D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The object is broadly circular with a diameter of 26.7mm. Set in a recess (measuring 16.7mm in diameter) is an extremely worn and faded circular central design.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
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Record ID: DENO-E08495
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead bifacial token of post-medieval date. The object is circular and flat. Though worn, the object replicates its design on each side. The decoration consists of a six petalled flower with a central pellet. The border between the central motif and the edge of the token contains a possible illegible inscription. Just underneath the border is a circular perforation possible indicating that the token may have been reused as a pendant.
Tokens were easy to make and distributed widely throughout a large period of time; therefore, they are difficult to date precisely. They have a hug…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: DENO-21006A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy advertising token dated to the late 18th century. The token advertises the company Dixon & Parkers, a Nottingham based outfitters, renowned for making school uniforms. The obverse of the object contains a border bearing the legend Dixon & Parker at the apex, with Nottingham etched at the bottom. Separating the apex and the bottom are two pellets on either side. The central zone contains the Nottingham address of the firm, 3 to 9 Lister Gate. On the reverse a border surrounds the token. Just underneath the border is an encircling motif of foliage. In the ce…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
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Record ID: DENO-BA3665
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible post medieval copper-alloy tobacco jar lid handle possibly dating to the 17th to 18th century. A human head possibly representing a male of African ethnicity appears on the tip of the handle but the surface is slightly worn. Several handles from tobacco holders decorated with African heads have been recorded on the PAS database, e.g. WMID-BA849D and SWYOR-F721A9, although this object is quite different in overall shape. It has also been suggested that this object may be a pipe tamper. Green-brown patina. Dimensions: 39.7mm diameter; 19.2mm width at top; 9mm thick at base; w…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-4CEA26
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval copper alloy strap end, dating to 8th-10th Century AD, Thomas Class A, Type 1 (see Thomas 2003: 3, nos. 1-2). The strap end is tapered in shape, narrowing towards the zoomorphic terminal. It is broken cleanly and the attachment end is missing, with the lack of rivet holes indicating that the object is incomplete. The zoomorphic terminal is formed of two semi circular grooves representing the eyes. The terminal is rounded to form the shape of the snout. Above the face of the creature is a three pronged inscised design probably representing the ears and a ho…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Record ID: DENO-1D831C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval date (c. AD 1100-1500). The object is biconical with a central circular perforation, the internal diameter of which is 10.1mm. The spinde whorl fits into Walton Rogers (2012) Form C. Though heavily worn, both faces are decorated with moulded lines some of which are recognisable letters. One side has the letters S(reversed)VCVIO?.
Diameter: 23.1mm; thickness: 4.3mm; weight: 17.8g
Notes:
Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majori…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2018
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Record ID: DENO-1DD4CD
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of medieval date (c. AD 1100-1500). The object is flat on one face and rounded on the other, with a central circular perforation, the internal diameter of which is 10.5mm. Though heavily worn, the rounded face appears decorated with encircling pellets.
Diameter: 30.6mm; thickness: 11.2mm; weight: 48.75g
Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1000-1500. Lead spindle whorls are typical of the…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2018
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Record ID: DENO-21580A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of possibly early medieval date (c. AD 500-1000). The object is flat on one face and rounded on the other (Walton-Rogers Form A1), with a central circular perforation, the internal diameter of which is 9.5mm. The object is not decorated.
Diameter: 23.7mm; thickness: 11.2mm; weight: 17.88g
Notes:
Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1000-1500. Lead spindle whorls are typical of the Medi…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2018
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Record ID: DENO-DE3DDD
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1150 - c. 800 BC). Only the tip of the axehead survives. The blade edge is mostly intact and has a convex curve. The fragment has a broadly rectangular cross-section at the break. The break reveals the very tip of the inside of the rectangular socket. The fragment is corroded and pitted, with an olive-brown patina and patches of green corrosion product. Overall, the object measures 20.7mm from the break to the cutting edge, 35.1 mm wide (length of cutting edge), and 9.7 mm thick. It weighs 22.9g. The inter…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DENO-F90A1E
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete but worn, lead pointed-oval personal seal matrix of Medieval date c.AD 1200-1400. The seal matrix is missing a fragment from one edge and is cracked across most of its width.
The matrix is flat, with an unpierced lug on the reverse. The die is poorly but clearly engraved with a central design of a crude fleur-de-lis within a crude oval border. The inscription has a second engraved line around it forming an outer border. The inscription has no initial mark, the first letter being right at the top. It reads S' AGNET' GROS' (Seal of Agnes Gross). The N is reversed, and…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Record ID: DENO-F94022
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but broken and repaired heavily worn, oval shaped lead personal seal matrix of Medieval date c.AD 1200-1400.
Description: The matrix is flat, oval shaped with unpierced lug on reverse. The reverse contains a relief decoration of a crude fleur de lis. The die contains a central design of a crude fleur de lis that has been damaged. Separating the central design and the inscription is an oval border. The heavily worn inscription on the seal impression appears to start at 6 o'clock compared to the suspension lug on the reverse and might read [+S']A[B]L(E?).F.WILLVM (Able s…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-8AC54C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval silver seal matrix. The seal matrix is of the fob type and has an oval die which is engraved with a rampant lion within a twisted rope style border. The reverse of the die is engraved with a series of chevrons which do not seem to be in any significant pattern. The handle is broken and mostly missing. The stump is cylindrical and appears to have been made from three layers of rolled silver sheet. There is a seam where the ends join, suggesting the ends were soldered together. The handle appears to have been soldered directly to the back of the die. It pro…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: DENO-B8C824
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete spherical Post Medieval lead alloy musket ball (c. 1600-c. 1860). The ball is of a whiteish grey hue.
Diameter: 19mm. Weight: 16g
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-FA29BC
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn Medieval copper alloy shield-shaped harness pendant with suspension loop and with heraldic decoration. Due to the severity of the wear the heraldic decoration is difficult ascertain but the design clearly contains a cross, though no iconograpy can be discerned in the cross' quadrants. The back of the pendant is flat and undecorated. The pendant has a light green and brown patina.
Length: 49.2mm; ,Width: 27.3mm; Thickness: 1.6mm; Weight: 8.7g.
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-F5C2D6
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a late Iron Age cast copper alloy harness fitting (100 BC - AD 43). The fragment comprises a substantial portion of the D-shaped loop with an integral, central lip-shaped moulding formed of two protuding convex discs of red enamel or coral. The upper terminal has been broken and is badly pitted and corroded. The lower terminal has a collar with a circular section and is slightly pitted, and the section where the bar would have been attached is visible. It's length is 52.9mm, it's thickness: 10.5mm and weight: 27.7g
Harness fitting terrets emerged in Britain during the 3…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th October 2018
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Record ID: DENO-B7236E
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Early Medieval lead gaming piece, or a possible weight of uncertain date. The object is five sided and pyramid shaped. 18.3mm wide at the base, and 9.5mm wide at the top.12.9mm high. The object has a central circular performation. It weighs 17.96g. The object is incomplete missing a fragment near the base.
Many similar objects have been found at Torksey (Hadley & Richards, Antiquaries Journal, 2016) and are identified as Viking gaming pieces, presumably used in the board game of Hnefetafl and several have been recorded on the database. For example: PUBLIC-071C0B
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-B9513D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post medieval copper alloy finger ring (AD c. 1500 - c.1900). The ring is oval shaped and complete but has been damaged by corrosion. An inscription of [...]GOO[...] can be discerned on the inside of the band. The diameter is 25.8mm, the thickness 1.5mm, and the weight is 3g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2018
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Record ID: DENO-6139F4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy eye-section of a blunt hooked and eye clasp of the early Post Medieval period, circa AD 1600 - 1700. The object consists of a broadly oval plate, with an incomplete rectangular eye or loop at one end. The plate has three perforated knobs projecting from the outer edge, one on either side roughly half way down the body of the object, and one at the rounded point of the oval. The front of the object is decorated with a floral design with a central trifoliate engraving. It has an outer border of incised or punched circles. There is a ridged collar at the junctu…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
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Record ID: DENO-4E91E9
Object type: CROSS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval gilded and enamelled copper alloy mount dating to AD 1150-1300. The mount is T shaped in plan and flat in profile. The decoration depicts the nimbate Lion of St Mark. The head and neck of the creature is visible in the centre. The head is surrounded by a halo, enamelled in blue, most of which is preserved. A long pointed wing emanates from the centre and ends the top left hand corner and some of the wing's gilding remains. The body in the lower half of the plate is obscured by corrosion. All of the decoration is recessed and would have been filled with enamel, the exposed c…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th April 2018
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