Record ID: IOW-9B8222
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and misshapen post-Medieval sheet lead or lead-alloy whirligig or buzz disc/wheel of possible 17th to 18th century date. The toy consists of a disc with a serrated outer edge and two string holes at the centre. All the serrations have been crudely made, possibly by chopping or shearing. On one face the string holes are burred over. The object is misshapen and has traces of a buff patina. Height: 59.71mm; width: 57.50mm; thickness: 2.48mm. Weight: 58.80g. A number of these toys are illustrated in Egan and Forsyth: Toys Trifles and Trinkets pages 387-391. The closest par…
Created on: Saturday 14th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9AA716
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal with the remains of cloth. A two-part seal: Disc 1: [ ]ARSE/ERGEI (or T) within a beaded circle. Disc 2: 37 (scratched). The joining strip is intact and disc 2 is much larger than disc 1. Between the discs and joining strip a fibrous brown material, the remains of cloth, can be seen. This seal is grey and is partially covered with a buff patina. Height: 42.08m. width: 32.50mm; thickness: 5.68mm. Weight: 18.28g.
Created on: Saturday 14th April 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9A7668
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval to Modern cast lead or lead alloy circular double-sided token (c. 1500-c. 1850 AD). The token has a raised design on both faces: T C on one side with a tree between and a four legged animal on the other side. The animal is facing right and its tail is raised and curved over its body; pellet above and below. Diameter: 19.59mm. Weight: 2.83g. DA=12:12. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally, they are therefore hard to date precisely but those with initials are thought to date c.1500-1850 AD.
Created on: Saturday 14th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8445C7
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval (1150-1500) lead pilgrim's ampulla, missing a lug handle on one side and on the other, broken and missing from just below the lug handle in a diagonal across to the opposite corner of the open end. It measures 40.15x33.34x7.68mm and weighs 23.70g. The ampulla is worn with a crack on one face but the decoration can (mostly) still be seen. It depicts a shield on one face (the cracked face), apparently with raised cross-hatching at the bottom and two bands flanking the flat top. The wider of these bands is at the top and depicts three fleur de lis. The narrower ba…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-81D4E1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast lead pilgrim ampulla (c. 1300-c. 1500). The neck, rim and side loops are missing. Most of the main body survives which has a semi-circular bottom. In plan, the body tapers inwards to a waist and then flares to a ragged break at the top. At on side a loop is intact but misshapen. At the opposite side the loop is missing and the area that it occupied has been heavily filed. One face has a raised design in the form of grooves and ridges that represent an escallop shell. The opposite face has a design which is worn and mainly illegible. This ampulla is in poo…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7F1061
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both sides are incredibly worn rendering any decoration difficult to determine though the regularity of some ridges and grooves suggest decoration is present. The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is very worn. The spindle whorl is 24.2mm in diameter, 10.7mm thick and weighs 25.1g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated e…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Molescroft', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-590592
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Weight. Cast cylindrical weight. Four gouges appear on one end. The mass may indicate this object to represent five units of 4.07gms, which was a sub-unit in the early medieval Scandinavian system of mensuration; if less precisely calculated, it may alternatively relate to an Anglo-Saxon system employing modules of 3.1gms, in which case it would be approximately 7 units. The match with the former system is closer, though neither seems to relate to the marks on the object which are without discernible significance. Suggested date: if a weight, Early Medieval, 850-1100. The form…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fonaby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-589305
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Metal Working Debris. Small fragment of lead melt, probably spillage from casting. Suggested date: Unknown, 40-1800. Weight: 5.52gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NLM-574433
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Bag Seal. Cast pair of discs linked by a sprue and clenched together to form a drawstring bag closure with a bifurcated slot opposite a wider slot. A stamped legend on one side reads: S. ROBINSON; the other side bears the legend RAINTHO / & / CO; die axis: 12. Suggested date: Modern, 1850-1950. Length: 19.1mm, Width: 17.3mm, Thickness (at folded sprue): 4.4mm, Weight: 6.00gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2013
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Record ID: NLM-570664
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Spindle Whorl. Cast cylindrical whorl with aperture of diameter 10.55. Decoration on one side only comprises a cast Star of Solomon (more recently known as the Star of David) comprising two intersecting triangles. The cylindrical form relates this object to Anglo-Scandinavian forms but the aperture is wider than that appearing on many earlier examples. The mass is similar to that of medieval whorls made of stone and would - unusually for a lead whorl - allow it to be used for spinning a yarn rather than cord. The geometrical star motif was current from the Medieval to Post-Medi…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
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Record ID: NLM-56F510
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Spindle Whorl. Cast biconical whorl with aperture of diameter 11.7mm. Decoration in relief on both upper and lower sides comprises arcs and single pellets. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600. Diameter: 26.3mm, Thickness: 13.4mm, Weight: 34.37gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
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Record ID: IOW-560206
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast-lead round shot (c. 1700-c. 1800 AD). This shot is spherical and the uneven surface is inscribed with four plain crosses. Possibly a gaming piece. The shot has a buff patina. Maximum diameter: 17.98mm.Weight: 28.42g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-55FE43
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Seal. Bulla of Pope Innocent III (1198-1216). Cast document seal with stamped impression on either side; a single aperture at 12 O'clock. Obverse description: Beaded border with legend: INNO /CENTIVS / PPIII. Reverse description: Busts of Saints Peter and Paul, right and left respectively, with inscriptions over: SP SPE Diameter: 39.8mm, Thickness: 4.8mm, Weight: 51.63gms, die axis: 12.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-558184
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A scrap of probably molten lead weighting 15.75gms. Possibly metal working debris. Date Unknown, 43-1800.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-556B94
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead token dating to the Post Medieval period. The token is circular in plan with decoration on both sides however, the token is very worn. One side seems to depict an irregular geometric design (Powell Type 9), the other side is illegible. The token is brown in colour and weighs 8.4g, measuring 20.01mm in diameter and 3.01mm in thickness.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2012
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Record ID: NLM-5560F3
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast shot for a fowling piece, with sprue stub and flaw. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800. Diameter: 10.6mm, Weight: 6.22gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-554863
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead vessel repair or pot mend fragment. Cast plug with an irregular plate, or possibly two plates, to mend a hole in a vessel wall, formed by pouring molten metal. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500. Length: 25.9mm, Thickness: 6.1mm, Weight: 9.19gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-54FD27
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast shot. The diameter of the ball would be apt to use in a military firearm but its weight is significantly less than that of numerous similar finds reported from the vicinity. Distorted by impact and patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800. Diameter: 17.3mm, Weight: 21.03gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-54F4B1
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast musket ball. The ball has a flat circumferential band of 8.5mm width, arising from set up, which is a distorting effect occuring at the instant of firing. Patinated overall. The mass, of just over one ounce, is greater than that of lead shot normally reported as field finds. This is one of a number of similar objects reported from this area which could serve as ammunition for military issue firearms. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800. Diameter: 17.1mm, Weight: 30.99gms
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: DUR-54DC63
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead steelyard weight dating to the Medieval-Post Medieval periods. The object is cone shaped and undecorated, although the surface has been pitted from general wear and tear. At the top of the cone is a cast integral suspension loop. It weighs 38.5g and measures 28.57mm in height and the base of the object is 17.86mm in diameter. Examples of this type of weight can be found in Bailey, G. (1993) Detector Finds 2, Greenlight Publishing: 30f.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2012
Spatial data recorded.