Record ID: SF-853296
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. It is conical in shape with the apex ending in an inverted cone below a circular section. It is hollow and broken into two pieces. The sides of the conical surface are decorated circumferentially with five equidistant bands of four slightly raised lines. It could be a modern decorative element or a handle of some kind, toy fragment or small tool. The use is unknown and no parallel can be found. The alloy suggests a possible modern date. For comparison see HESH-020723 in PAS database. Length of the re-joined piece…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-846F38
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman finger ring fragment. It consists of the shoulder, the oval bezel and part of the hoop. The hoop has a D-shaped cross-section; the shoulder has a curved profile. The bezel is recessed to house a glass or gem setting now missing; the raised rim of the bezel slightly expands into a triangle with its apex tapering towards the hoop. The breaks are well worn. The fragment joins find SF-81DC06 It is assigned to the Henig's type II (1974, p. 55, fig. 1), which dates to the 1st-3rd century. Length: 16.54 mm Width: 14.54 mm Thickness of the shoulder: 4.08 mm…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-81DC06
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman finger ring fragment. It consists of the shoulder, the oval bezel and part of the hoop. The loop has a D-shaped cross section; the shoulder has a curved profile and a band of narrow and low ribs coming down from the bezel to the hoop. The bezel is recessed to house a glass or gem setting now missing; the inner face of the bezel is quite plain and quite flat. The fragment joins find SF-846F38 It could be assigned to the Henig's type II (1974, p. 55, fig. 1). It is 1st-3rd century in date. Length: 14.89 mm Width: 12.65 mm Thickness: 3.80 mm Weight:…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4997E5
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy possible awl dating to the Late Bronze Age. it is sub-square in cross section and tapers gradually towards one broken end; the opposite end has signs of old breaks as well. The possible awl is pitted and bent towards the thinner end due to recent damage. The date is 1150-800 BC. Length: 78.38 mm Width: 5.39 mm Thickness: 4.75 mm Weight: 8.81 g
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-492725
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of an axehead dating to the Bronze Age. It is rectangular in plan and from its profile it is still possible to see the hollow where the haft was secured. The fragment consists of the lower edge of the axehead close to the open end of the socket; it has a semicircular raised rim at the attachment edge and the oval loop for fastening on the lower face.The fragment is abraded and pitted with part of the lateral faces remaining slightly bent inwards. It dates to 1100-800 BC. Length: 45.34 mm Width: 15.25 mm Thickness: 4.83 mm Weight: 23.56 g
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-48C71D
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy chisel fragment dating to the Bronze Age. It is rectangular in plan as well as in cross section; one end is bevelled and it might be interpreted as the cutting edge while the other end tapers and becomes thinner towards the incomplete terminal due to corrosion. The object is very worn and pitted. 1100-850 BC in date. Length: 45.34 mm Width: 12.75 mm Thickness: 5.47 mm Weight: 15.76 g
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-488B26
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman probable stud dating to circa AD 43-410. The shaft is sub-rectangular in plan and it is rectangular in cross-section; in its centre there is a circular perforation. Below the shaft is a truncated conical element with slightly concave sides and two grooved lines marking the upper and lower edge. In the center of the recessed base of the conical element there is a hollow circular protrusion. At one side of the base of the shaft there is a cutting mark possibly due to an old attempt to truncate the shaft. Other similar examples on the PAS database: SF-966DC6, SU…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-470BCD
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval seal matrix. It is of chess pawn form; the die is circular but the handle has a sub-square cross-section and ends in an incomplete suspension loop. The die depicts a bird walking left turning its head backwards with a wing raised and extended. The legend reads [...]IVE(SV). possible star. A beaded cirlce separates the central motif from the inner edge of the legend. The inscription could be PRIVE SV (I am private) which is a common inscription on small, impersonal seal matrices of the 14th century. Height: 14.35 mm Diameter: 16.16 mm Th…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-46D1D3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy contemporary copy of a Roman radiate, copying a coin of Carausius dating to the period AD 287-293 (Reece Period 14). Reverse type depicting Moneta standing left holding cornucopiae and possible scales with the wrong inscription PA[X AVG]. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-458088
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy possibly Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) strap end. It is sub-triangular with a rounded attachment end and tapering terminal end. At the attachment end there are two lateral notches on each face. It has a deep slot to house the strap, which was secured with a surviving iron rivet through the centre of the attachment of the object. The front face of the terminal has a knop decorated with a possible animal head (dog) marked by a groove above it. late 5th-7h century AD in date. Length: 26.14 mm Width: 11.85 mm Overall thickness: 7.03 mm Weight: 4.22 g
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4434C7
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman cable style bracelet fragment. It consists of three sub-rectangular cross-sectioned strands twisted around each other to form a spiral. The fragment has a curvilinear profile, probably due to its original use. Both the ends are incomplete and have signs of old breaks now worn. Similar example is in Crummy (1983, p. 38-39, fig. 41, no. 1628). late 3rd-4th century AD in date. Length: 43.45 mm Diameter: 4.85 mm Weight: 5.02 g
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2020
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Record ID: SF-439A36
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Post Medieval rotary casket key. The bow has a circular cross-section and is D-shaped in plan. Projecting into the bow from the shank of the key there are two parallel tapering projections, which appear like the two terminal volutes of the convex part of the bow frame. The section of the shank closest to the bow has a series of raised lines and grooves which precede the oval cross-sectioned shank ending in a slightly narrowed blunt pin; before the pin a trapezoidal bit extends below the shank. The shank is slightly bent sideways towards the tip. 1540-1650 AD…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-336F72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval buckle pin. The shaft has an oval cross-section with bevelled upper and lower faces; its sides are slightly flattened and it has a blunt tip. On the lower side of the shaft, close to the tip, there is a small curvilinear recess due to the contact with the buckle frame. Another small recess is on the upper side close to the tip caused also by use. On the upper face of the shaft base there is a single ridge before the pin tapers creating an open loop. It is 12th-15th century in date. Length: 47.44 mm Width: 4.08 mm Thickness: 5.47 mm We…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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Record ID: SF-321F7A
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman hair pin. It has a globular head with a flattened top; the shaft has a circular cross-section with a slight swelling in the last third segment of its length before tapering in a pointed end. The shaft is bent into a U-shape almost at its middle point. 2nd-4th century in date. Length: 66.02 mm Width: 7.34 mm Thickness: 2.53 mm Weight: 3.00 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3176E9
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy harness fitting of the late Iron Age to post Medieval period. It is a circular ring with an oval cross-section. The inner edge is slightly flattened as well as the front and back. Corrosion covers the surface of the object. The date is late Iron Age to Post Medieval, c.100 BC to c.AD 1800. Similar examples in the PAS database include: WMID-5F0313. Diameter: 24.79 mm Thickness: 5.90 mm Weight: 11.16 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-31088E
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Post medieval button. The head is hollow and it is biconical in shape; it is openwork with a central boss within a six-spoked wheel; the integral shank has a rectangular cross sectioned stem and circular loop. As Read (2005, p. 35, no. 110). 15th-18th century in date. Length: 18.53 mm Diameter: 12.28 mm Weight: 2.60 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
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Record ID: SF-2FD798
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Post Medieval dress hook. On the front face it has a moulded-relief and openwork trefoil motif created by a coiling cord with the two ends finishing in two knots at the base of the ribbed collar; after the two knots the fringes of the cord overlap, in relief, the collar. The back face is plain and flat; the hook is rearward with a sub-triangular cross-section and it is slightly bent sideways. It is a Class E, type 5 dress hook as in Read (2008, p. 110, no. 436). 1500-1650 AD Length: 31.93 mm Width: 19.05 mm Thickness: 2.06 mm Weight: 2.51 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
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Record ID: SF-2FB16B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy incomplete Roman brooch of the Colchester Type. The damaged head survives with two coils of the integral spring. The forward facing hook is flattened against the head, but it is still visible. The bow has a circular cross-section and tapers towards the foot. A small fragment of the integral catch plate is still in situ. The bow is bent in the middle and again above the foot. 25-60 AD in date. Length: 64.20 mm Width: 10.30 mm Thickness of the bow: 3.22 mm Weight: 3.48 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: SF-2EEE46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman brooch fragment of the Colchester derivative type. It is the foot of the brooch; it has a semi-circular cross section and it tapers towards the end. On the back face there is a integral catch plate, which is sub-triangular in plan, perforated with a single hole. It is of c.AD 43-70. Length: 24.91 mm Width: 3.79 mm Width of the catch plate: 10.93 mm Thickness of the bow: 2.19 mm Weight: 1.39 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
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Record ID: SF-2E4375
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman brooch fragment of either Langton Down or Rosette type. The spring case is cylindrical in shape and part of the coiled spring survives; the case is incomplete on one side and the back face is missing but the the edge of the pin slot remains. The bow fragment has an oval cross-section and it tapers towards the foot, largely missing. A grooved line is present between the bow and the spring case. 25-60 AD in date. Length: 17.25 mm Width: 13.79 mm Thickness of the spring case: 5.54 mm Thickness of the bow: 3.18 mm Weight: 2.31 g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eyke', grid reference and parish protected.