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Record ID: LIN-D07105
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Neck fragment from an unguent flask, undecorated, light green glass, heavily patinated.
Created on: Monday 28th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LIN-49FC12
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval glass witch-bottle and contents. The glass bottle has a wide flat base with a twisted and fluted narrow neck, which is broken around the rim. The size and form of the base and neck indicates that the vessel was originally an inkwell or a small ornamental candle-holder, the former being more likely. The vessel has a seam running up the side, indicating that it was made in a mould. This would also indicate a date of c. 1820 onwards. Inside the vessel was found a small number of corroded iron and copper-alloy objects, and a single strip of leather. The leather is a strap, a…
Created on: Monday 8th December 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LIN-08EB88
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A seal from a glass bottle. The seal is oval and has in its centre a shield with a vertical sword. Lance Mytton has kindly provided the following information: The seal is likely to be that of the the Dymoke family of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire. J.C. Walter's 'History of Horncastle' (1908) records a brass in St Mary's Church commemorating Sir Lionel Dymoke. It once displayed shields showing the arms of Dymoke, Waterton, Marmyon, Hebden and Haydon, one of which is described as "Argent, a sword erect, azure, hilt and pomel gules". John Burke's "A geneaological and heraldic history of t…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2011
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Record ID: LIN-2244D3
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the body of a square glass bottle dating to the late first or second century AD. The fragment is right-angled and comprises part of the concave base. The glass is blue-green in colour and contains small trapped air bubbles. Blue-green square bottles were manufactured in very large numbers in the Roman world during the later first and second centuries AD. They were produced in a wide range of sizes, and functioned primarily as containers for the transport and storage of liquid to semi-solid foodstuffs, though larger specimens were sometimes reused as cremation urns (Jen…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2011
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bullington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-7EFF68
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular seal from a glass bottle. The seal depicts a crowned beaded male bust facing. The face is elongated and has a distincting moustache. To either side of the bust is a laurel leaf or branch. The glass is a light green-colour.
Created on: Monday 7th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2011
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Record ID: LIN-2181E4
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a glass bottle seal. The seal was originally oval however the lower half is missing. The seal depicts a crowned bust facing, with a second larger crown above the head. The male has two curls of hair either side, with a small tear-drop shaped spring of hair below each curl. The crown resembles the Earl's type of crown often seen on other glass bottle seals. A broadly similar seal depicting a crowned bust was found near Louth, and is recorded on this database as LIN-7EFF68. Around 1636 English law prohibited the sale of wine in glass containers. Individuals were encour…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2013
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Record ID: LIN-AEC91A
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a glass bottle seal. The seal was originally oval, however, part of it is missing. The seal depicts a crowned bust facing, with a second larger crown above the head. The male has two curls of hair either side, with a small tear-drop shaped spring of hair below each curl. The crown resembles the Earl's type of crown often seen on other glass bottle seals.The bust is set on a rope border. A broadly similar seal depicting a crowned bust was found near Louth, and is recorded on this database as LIN-7EFF68, and another from Reston near Louth is recorded as LIN-2181E4. Aro…
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
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Record ID: LIN-1A5282
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a large glass bottle of late post-medieval date (circa 1750-1850). The base is olive-green and deeply concave. The wall is thick, measuring circa 9mm. The entire fragment is covered with thick irridescent patina.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 30th December 2022
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