Record ID: ESS-BCB171
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy pin, Crummy Type 5. Very small pin, with a globular head with a diameter of 3.11mm, and with two grooves below and a circular-sectioned shaft. It is 16.75mm long and weighs 0.35g. Patchy dark grey and cream patina with patches of green staining on the head and at the broken end of the shaft.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BCD757
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of pin, probably copper alloy. Part of what is probably the lower shaft, which is roughly circular in section with a diameter of 2.16-2.66mm. There are traces of pale green staining at the breaks, but otherwise the patina is dark brown and even. It is 30.63mm long and weighs 0.77g.Though unclassifiable and undatable, it is probably Roman.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BD2494
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy pin, Cool Type 10 sub-group A. It has a bi-conical head, which has a slightly raised central apex on the upper part and four incised grooves on the lower part. There are also at least two short grooves at the base of the apex. The pin is 50.16mm long and weighs 1.63g and the shaft is 2.55-2.65mm in diameter. The shaft and head are mottled cream/dark grey, with a chalky/powdery feel. At the break on the shaft there is a very narrow copper alloy core 1mm in diameter and pale green staining at the break. See Cool, 1991, Roman metal hair pins from Southern Britain, …
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BDA748
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy pin, Cool Group 10, sub-group A. Bi-conical head with three pairs of grooves arranged in a triangle on the upper part and a horizontal groove on the lower part. The circular sectioned shaft is slightly bent and has a diameter of 2.4-2.6mm. It is 64.41mm long and weighs 2.79g. It has a dark grey /beige patina. see Cool, 1990, Roman metal hair pins from southern Britain, page 159.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BE50F0
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy pin with only the shaft and tip present. It is 37.8mm long, the diameter of the shaft is 1.52-1.75mm and it weighs 0.54g.Probably Roman.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BEA2A3
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy pin, probably of Cool Group 2. The head consists of a flame-shaped knob, with a cordon below. Above the knob is a circular-sectioned shaft which is incomplete due to an ancient break. Only a small length of the circular-sectioned shaft survives, 4.04mm in length and 2.45mm in diameter. The pin is 15.76mm long and weighs 0.45g. Patchy mid brown/cream patina.See Cool, 1990, Roman metal hair pins from southern Britain, The Archaeological Journal 147, page 154.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BEB848
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy pin, Cool Group 11. The head consists of a rounded knob, with a diameter of 5.92mm, which is decorated with incised cross-hatched grooves over its whole area. Directly below this is a plain cordon, a gap of 1.87mm, followed by a cordon which is 1.75mm wide and decorated with incised oblique grooves, then a further gap with a width of 1.83mm and finally a cylindrical block 6.35mm in length and decorated with pairs of cross-hatched lines. The pin is 50.6mm long, the diameter of the circular-sectioned shaft is 2.61mm and it weighs 3.49g. . Mid grey/green patina. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFA355
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hooked tag (probably). Triangular object made from copper-alloy sheet. Two edges are intact, running down to a broken apex; the top edge is broken. The metal thickens slightly towards the apex, and there is a pair of parallel grooves running not-quite-straight across just above the apex, which then begins to turn under away from the grooves. The top edge is broken in a series of sharp jagged angles, and there is no trace of sewing holes. A possible copper-alloy rivet does not appear on the reverse and so is probably just a strongly adhering fragment or thick corrosion bubble; ther…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFBF84
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete set of copper-alloy tweezers with moulded loop and wide flaring arms. The loop is chunky and looks as if it was cast; it is nearly 4 mm square in cross-section at the topmost point. The loop is narrow internally, measuring a maximum of 1.5 mm wide. Below, each face has two transverse grooves and then a pair of back-to-back crescent notches, then a single transverse groove. The arms below the loop are flat and flare evenly from the loop to the tips, which are 13.5 mm wide. One tip is turned in at right angles and the other at slightly less than ninety degrees. The arms are…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFD6D7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper-alloy strap-end. The split end flares, but has lost its very end together with its rivet holes. It is now a maximum of 9 mm wide, and is decorated on its front with a fine groove down either side. These grooves run down to where the strap-end becomes solid, which is marked by two or three transverse grooves which run around the front and sides, but not the reverse, of the strap-end. A short length of solid metal survives, just 5 mm wide and undecorated. the total length is 26 mm and the object weighs 1.95g. This strap-end is of Thomas's Class B, Type 1, and is simil…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C00590
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of one arm from a pair of tweezers. The fragment represents part of the tip of the arm, and although one corner is missing it can be seen that the tip was turned inwards, roughly at right angles, to provide a better grip. The fragment flares from a minimum of 14 mm wide at the broken top to 18 mm wide at the tip; it is 17 mm long and weighs 1.11g. The surface is very corroded, but a neat longitudinal row of seven small ring-and-dot motifs is visible down the centre, and a row of dots can just be seen down either edge. This decoration suggests a middle or late Anglo-Saxon d…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C010C2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy ring, perhaps the frame from a brooch or buckle. The ring is nearly circular externally (25 x 26 mm) but internally one edge is shaped into a slight V with a dip in the centre. This may represent a constriction for a pin. The cross-section is roughly oval and 2.5 x 3.5 mm. The object weighs 3.58g.Perhaps medieval or early post-medieval, c1100-1650AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C02053
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy ring, nearly 20 mm in diameter; roughly circular in cross-section nearly 1.5 mm across. It weighs 0.75g. Possibly a medieval brooch frame, or a medieval or post-medieval buckle frame; perhaps more probably a harness ring, part of a chain, etc. c.1100-1900AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C06202
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tiny early Anglo-Saxon buckle, made from copper alloy. The frame is oval, and measures just 12 mm long and 15.5 mm wide. It is circular in cross-section, now rather corroded but perhaps originally 2 mm in diameter. The copper-alloy pin survives, with the loop wrapped around the frame and the tip of the pin curving neatly around the outer edge. Two hinge loops made from copper-alloy sheet are corroded around the frame, and this is all that survives of an original plate. th eobject weighs 0.25g. This type of buckle is most common in the seventh and early eighth centuries c.600-720AD. …
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C12B55
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn copper alloy Post medieval knife handle. This handle has been cast in three dimensions to show the figure of Jonah being swallowed by the whale.It is subrectangular in plan and subcircular in section. Jonah is shown with his arms bent upwards in prayer. His facial features are worn and no hair detail is present, but he does have a clearly moulded long drooping moustache. The bottom half of his body disappears into the whales mouth. The whale is integrally moulded, with its body tapering to the point where the knife blade would have attached. Again, this portion of the handle is v…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tolleshunt Major', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D13691
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pipe tamper, handle in the form of a standing human figure, head and right arm missing. Probably of 18th-19th century date.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-D29E25
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early medieval copper alloy strap end of Thomas Class E1. What remains is the terminal end of the fitting, representing approximately one half of the original object. The upper portion of the strap fitting and flat side end with the fixing holes are missing. The remaining portion is tongue shaped in plan and semicircular in section, in that the reverse side is flat. The fitting has an integrally moulded raised and crenellated border, within which is the open work design. The design is derived from an 'inhabited plant scroll'. It shows a central 'stem' which is decorated at …
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 19th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D2F964
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy strap end, probably of Thomas class B1.This fragment represents the split end and upper portion of the shaft. This object is very worn and corroded and has been treated since discovery. The object is now subtriangular in plan and subrectangular in section. Both of the sheets of the wedge shaped split end survive intact, as do the two rivet holes to both sheets. One set of rivet holes are clear, whilst the opposing pair are blocked with the remains of the copper alloy rivets. One rivet may survive complete between the two sheets, but the presence of post deposi…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D44505
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy medieval ornate buckle. The frame of the buckle is oval in plan with a semicircular section. To the front of the frame are four integral knops. The reverse of the buckle is flat and plain. The frame is broken to one side, with approximately one half-missing. The buckle is abraded but most of the original surface survives with a dark green patina. There are small patches of lighter green where the surface is damaged. The break edges are worn smooth suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The buckle is 17.78mm long, 18.72m wide, 3.28mm thick at the knops and weig…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D49674
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy buckle, probably medieval. This buckle frame is trapezoidal in plan. The two sidebars of the frame are rectangular in section. Placed approximately one third along each arm is an integral semicircular flange with a circular perforation, presumably so that a bar could be fixed between the two opposing sides of the frame. The front bar of the frame is flattened and decorated with six transverse grooves. The back bar is similarly flattened but undecorated. The reverse of the buckle is plain. The pin is missing. The object has a dark brown patina. It is 23.16mm lo…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.