Record ID: IHS-E00A11
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small copper alloy circular seal matrix with hexagonal handle tapering to a single collar, three-sided suspension loop with circular aperture above. Device: a crowned St Margaret of Antioch rising from the stomach of a dragon. In her left hand she holds a cross staff, the end of which rests in the open mouth of the dragon, whose body forms a curve across the bottom of the image. On Margaret's right there appears to be another item which is unclear; it may be a large palm frond, or possibly the figure of a devil. Scene is separated rom the legend by a dotted line. Measurements: approxi…
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Sunday 19th January 2020
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Record ID: IHS-509CF7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
(Only impression seen; other details of description from owner). Copper alloy vesica-shaped (pointed oval) seal matrix, plain flat back with raised midrib and suspension loop intact near top of same. Device: a head with a line across the forehead, possibly indicating a tonsure, within a double quatrefoil, facing forwards. Outer line delineates edge of matrix, no separator between device and legend. Measurements: 17 mm x 28 mm.
Created on: Friday 11th November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: COOK-F02088
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rectangular shaped buckle with integrated central bar. Squared corners, though one corroded. Buckle appears to have been crudely made. No pin evident.
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 20th March 2014
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Record ID: COOK-EFEBD4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rectangular shaped buckle with rounded corners.Pin missing.
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 20th March 2014
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Record ID: SOMDOR-C4A7C0
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Anglo-Saxon cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount, of Williams Class B. The stirrup strap mount is very worn, but is of an openwork design, with three pairs of apertures and an angled flange which projects backwards from the distal end. The remains of an iron rivet are present in the flange's left fixing hole, but the other fixing hole is incomplete. The upper fixing hole is also missing. The closest parallel in David Williams' Late Saxon-Stirrup Strap Mounts, is no. 504 (p. 104, fig. 64). This example, from Dorset, is better preserved and is decorated with animal heads.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
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Record ID: COOK-34CF78
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half section of riding spur, copper alloy. Arm holding rowel remaining. Rowel missing.
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: COOK-BC7937
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Made in one piece casting. Consists of four points, with raised pattern on the front face. The pin used in to attach to leather still evident.
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: DEV-88CE35
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead seal impression, with two lugs or attachment loops at top and bottom. It depicts the Holy Mother beneath a canopy with the legend translated as 'The Holy Mother to the Justices of Ballywick of Bristol' (from finder). It is 13th century in date.
Created on: Saturday 28th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
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Record ID: DEV-75A417
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy mount in the form of a sexfoil, with domed centre and lobes. It has a single complete sharp-pointed lug. Date is uncertain, but it is probably late medieval to post medieval.
Created on: Friday 27th May 2005
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2014
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Record ID: DEV-5F3AA3
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Cast silver-gilt spoon knob. It is of the 'maidenhead' type, comprising the head and shoulders of a lady with long hair. She rises from a calyx of leaves. Long hair depicts virginity, hence the term 'maidenhead' spoon. Traces of gilding appear on many parts of the spoon handle. It is in good condition and broke from the body of the spoon cleanly at the join, leaving a stepped edge. It is late 16th to early 17th century in date. See 2005 T63, a comparable 'Maidenhead' spoon handle also from North Devon
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop's Tawton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DEV-5F02B4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver-gilt iconographic ring. It is in four pieces; the bezel and three small fragments. The bezel comprises two panels, each with a saint or religious figure engraved on it. Either side of the panel are two ovals in relief with more engraving. The ring is broken at these points. It is medieval in date, probably dating to the 15th century.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: DEV-5B7171
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast gold ingot of roughly D-shaped section. A slightly larger but similarly shaped example from Liddington, Wiltshire was declared to be Treasure and is featured in the Treasure Annual Report 1998-9. One datable associated find of ingots of this type is from Mooghaun, Co. Clare, where other items in the hoard are known to date to the Late Bronze Age (the ingots are missing but there are casts). A small Late Bronze Age hoard from Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire contained a similar example of comparable size to the Wembury find. The simplicity of the form and the lack of archaeolog…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 26th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-5B4B42
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold finger-ring set with a large irregularly-shaped sapphire in a tall bezel, a single rib on either side of the bezel at the junction with the hoop. The hoop is of circular section. The ring dates to the 13th century. X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 87%. The gemstone was identified by Raman spectroscopy as sapphire. The find therefore qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content and can go forward to inquest.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-5B2191
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold ring, with what may be a rock crystal setting. Each shoulder is decorated with matching cross-hatching, ring and leaf motifs in relief. The bezel is oval with a border of small arches at the base. Beneath the clear setting can be seen a filigree monogram, the upper-case letters 'W' and 'M' ligated. It is probably post-medieval in date, late 17th or 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stokenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-4A8792
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Iron Age brooch. It is in very good condition and comprises a three-spoked wheel placed just off centre of the bow. Two rounded mouldings link this to the foot and a setting that would have held a coloured stone, coral or red glass. The foot then loops under to form the catchplate, which appears almost complete. The hinge consists of a damaged coil that still has part of the pin in place. Two rounded mouldings then link this to the wheel. It is a Hull and Hawkes Type 2B La Tene II brooch, a type that Hull and Hawkes describe as a decorative form, peculiar to Britain. This …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-360DA5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large piece of shot, found in a cob wall during building work at a 17th century house. It is likely to have been used as ballast when the wall was built.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-35C5B6
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint arrowhead, found during excavation of a pond. It is probably Neolithic in date.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-33A723
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pot leg, from a skillet, posnet or small cauldron. It dates from the late medieval to post medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-3395F3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pot leg, from a skillet, posnet or small cauldron. It dates from the late medieval to post medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-337F30
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two cast lead stylii. One is bent. Date is uncertain, but they probably date from the post medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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