Record ID: DEV-A56EE6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy hinged strip bow brooch, probably dating to AD 25-70. The brooch survives largely complete, missing only its axis bar and pin. The head of the brooch survives to a width of 10.3mm, it consists of a rectangular sheet of copper alloy with a central slot to accomodate a hinged pin, this is rolled around underneath itself to form a cylindrical casing for an axis bar, now lost. The head tapers into the bow, which thickens into a sub-rectangualr cross section, which continues to taper into an unelaborated foot. The upper bow is delineated from …
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th October 2019
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Record ID: DEV-C5B8CF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Medieval lead-filled copper alloy pan weight, probably dating to c. AD 950-1150. The weight consists of a lead-filled copper alloy sheath; it is circular in plan, with either face decorated with an openwork saltire of two opposing arches. The arches are further elaborated with an incised line following the arc, with the two lines joined at the centre by two further incised transverse lines, creating a central sub-square field, possibly intended as a rudimentary union knot. The weight is sub-rectangular in cross-section with rounded edges, and the lateral face is plain. Dim…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C40A15
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy vessel foot, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1700. The foot is sub-trapezoidal in cross section, with the front, broad, face cast into three parallel longitudinal ribs and a central longitudinal ridge on the reverse. The underside is slightly concave and shows signs of sooting. Dimensions: length 43.0mm; width 52.3mm; thickness 15.3mm; weight 106.23g This is an example of Butler, Green and Payne's type A, which they suggest was in use throughout the medieval period and into the 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C3AD9B
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age copper alloy tanged chisel, probably dating to c. 1150-800 BC. The chisel survives complete, although the tang has been damaged, and is now bent at 45 degrees to the plane. The tang is rectangular in cross section, tapering to a point in profile and with a sub-rectangular end in plan, with the remains of casting seems running down either lateral face, particularly prominent at the interstice with the collar. The latter is elaborated, and oval in cross section, with concave sides and an expanded upper edge. The blade projects from below the less pronounced lower ed…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
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Record ID: DEV-76D033
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy rowel spur, probably dating to c. AD 1700-1850. The spur is fragmentary, with only one abraded arm and a circular-sectioned neck surviving. The rowel box, rowel and second arm all lost to old breaks. The surviving arm is plano-convex in cross section. The spur appears undecorated, but has surviving traces of a white metal coating. Dimensions: length 71.5mm; width c. 73mm; thickness 11.7mm; weight 23.60g. Ellis (2002) notes that rowel spurs largely replaced prick spurs in Western Europe from the 14th century onwards, however most examples are much lat…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: DEV-D00C64
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-Medieval copper alloy composite knife terminal, probably dating to c. AD 1400-1600. The object comprises of a single piece of copper alloy sheet folded around to meet at a soldered join, although it has now broken to the left of this, creating a hollow, sub-rectangular body, with a slightly flared lip at the top edge. A probable cap, originally closing the terminal, has been lost. The sides of the terminal are faceted, creating a hexagonal cross section and with each longitudinal face bearing engraved decoration. The two flanking facets on each side are decorated wi…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-7E62A1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1650. The dress hook consists of a rectangular loop surmounting a sub-pentagular plate, comprising of an upper recessed rectangular transverse channel, over a lower triangular element cast into five openwork circles, now incomplete. From the tip of this triangular element projects and integral forward facing hook, truncated by a break, with the juncture between the two deliniated by a transverse collar. Dimensions: length 27.6mm; width 15.9mm; thickness 2.4mm; weight 2.74g. Similar dress hooks are classified …
Created on: Monday 18th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2017
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Record ID: DEV-7DC3D2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper alloy object, probably of Early Iron Age date. The object is irregular in plan, consisting of a central triangular element, oval in cross section and with a concave socket at its mouth. There is a pronounced V-shaped indentation on either face at the opening. From either edge of the central socketed-element expands a C-shaped projection. The lower arms of these projections are plano-convex in cross section, with the interior face flat and the exterior face cast into a series of transverse ribs, and taper to a point. These are continuous with the upper arms, narr…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Record ID: DEV-2F2E12
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, group C, probably dating to AD 100-200. The surviving section of the brooch comprises of the head, upper bow and spring, the lower boch and pin both missing. The head of the brooch is sub-triangular in cross section, 10.8mm wide by 10.1mm high. From the reverse expands a central transversey perforated lug, retaining the copper alloy axis bar in situ, as well as a the sprung pin mechanism. This runs underneath the lug and wraps around the axis bar once on either side, but is broken as it curves around into the pin. The head tapers int…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-9856F4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy two-piece strap end, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1450. The strap end is tongue shaped in plan, terminating in a squat knop and made of two sheets of copper alloy with the backplate at the terminal end only; the two plates are held together by a crudely punched, seperately made copper alloy rivet. The frontplate is decorated with a pattern of engraved zigzags ('rocker-arm') in a herring bone arrangement. The strapend appears to be broken at the attachment end. That the rivet is punched through the decoration would suggest that it was not original. Dimension…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-97BD76
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Contantine II (AD 317-340), dating to AD 324-325. PROVIDENTIA CAESS reverse type, depicting a camp gate with two towers and a single star. London mint. RIC VII, p. 116, no. 296.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-590A97
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy double lopped rectangular buckle, probably dating to AD 1700-1800. The surviving fragment consists of the outer edge of one loop. This is expanded, with a slightly beveled interior edge on the underside and with the front decorated by a series of parallel incised diagonal grooves. The frame is sub-rectangular in cross section. Dimensions: length 11.1mm; width 35.4mm; thickness 4.0mm; weight 3.46g. A comparable fragment is published by Allan (1984: fig. 190, no. 93), excavated in an 18th century context and identified as a large 18th centu…
Created on: Friday 10th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-58659B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy assymetrical double looped buckle, probably dating to c. AD 1400-1500. The buckle consists of an incomplete large oval loop and smaller rectangular loop, with a constriction to hold a simple copper alloy sheet pin, which survives partially in situ. The oval loop has a sub-triangular cross-section, whilst the rectangular loop is rectangular in cross section. Dimensions: length exluding pin 20.1mm, including pin c. 25.7mm; width 48.2mm; thickness of frame 4.4mm, including pin 6.8mm; weight 12.05g. cf. Egan & Pritchard (2002: 103) no. 472, excava…
Created on: Friday 10th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Record ID: DEV-573689
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-Medieval copper alloy annular buckle with a central bar, probably dating to c. AD 1450-1600. The frame and bar are rectangualr in cross section, the outer edge of the frame is case into the form of a five-petaled rose. Dimensions: length 28.0mm; width 26.0mm; thickness 3.0mm; weight 5.71g. A similar buckle was excavated in Norwich in a context dated to AD 1561-1690 (Margeson 1993: 29, no. 157), however, they are often assumed to be earlier based on their decoration, cf. PUBLIC-655D05, HAMP-AD9215.
Created on: Friday 10th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-48BB4A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy bar mount, probably dating to c. AD 1250-1450. Rectangular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section, undecorated with a perforation at either end, one retaining a separately made copper alloy rivet. Dimensions: length 14.9mm; width 4.7mm; thickness 1.9mm; weight 0.69g. Egan and Pritchard (2002) publish similar plain bar mounts excavated from late medieval contexts from London, cf. nos. 732-738 (pg. 157), attached to shield shaped plates, and nos. 1132-1139, 1145 (pg. 212).
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-42AD57
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy buckle with integral forked spacer, probably dating to c. AD 1300-1450. The buckle frame has a single oval loop, with a D-shaped cross section. The outer edge of the loop is expanded into a small point, with two prongs expanding from the opposite edge. A simple wire pin is wrapped around the frame in the space between the prongs. The composite plate survives in situ, consisting of two rectangular sheets of copper alloy soldered onto the spacer. These are notched at the attachment end to create three distinct lobes, but are oherwise undecorated; a central separa…
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-E0FED9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of an uncertain ruler, probably of Claudius II (AD 268-270, reece period 13). Uncertain reverse type, probably AEQVITAS AVG, depicting a central figure standing left holding a cornucopia and scales. cf. Cunetio 1061, 1070-1071. Struck on an irregular flan.
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2017
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Record ID: DEV-E07569
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of an uncertain gallic emperor, probably dating to c. AD 260-275 (Reece Period 13). Uncertain reverse type, depicting a central standing figure. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2017
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
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Record ID: DEV-DFE9E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Gratian (AD 367-383), dating to AD 367-375 (Reece period 21). GLORIA NOVI-SAECVLI reverse type, depicting the emporer standing with standard and shield. Arles mint.
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2017
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
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Record ID: DEV-DFB366
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate, possibly immitating an issue of Gallienus, dating to AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Irregular reverse type, possibly imitating ORIENS AVG, depicting a crude figure advancing right, probably wearing a radiate crown and with left arm raised and holding a short sceptre.
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2017
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
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