2024-03-29T04:35:52+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results1241120EarlyCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCastMODERN1LateMetal detectorDSCN8233.JPG43750Generated from computer mapping softwareEncrusted1245131PM5Unitary AuthorityCertain2CORN43750541900Wadebridgex410472635054455.8Cornwall110952012-05-17T22:59:00ZReturned to finder1South WestCirca
Cast lead alloy bridle boss, or harness mount, circular in plan and plano-convex in profile, missing its rectangular attachment loops for the strap. The boss has a plain raised circle in the centre, with a recessed groove beyond and then two concentric borders: the first is a raised wavy line and the second is a line of raised squares, each with a circular perforation and defined by a recessed transverse groove.
The closest parallel on the database is YORYM-9D5048 which is dated from the 18th century.
Read (1988) illustrates similar plain centres and multi-roundel borders on lead bridle bosses on pages 180-1, Nos.1227-30, which are dated from the late 18th to the 19th century.
Anna Tyacke253-4.850509CORN-D46C525025611MODERNHARNESS MOUNTSW9872finds-5025611110CORN-BDD2F0Incomplete1700images/atyacke/1380896PAS4FABDD2F0010D242012-05-10T16:22:23ZCertainx4104714150.5128535POST MEDIEVALLead Alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:43.339ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1EarlyGardeningDSCN8231.JPG437502012Generated from computer mapping softwareEncrusted1245311MO
The three feathers and the motto "lch Dien", German for "I Serve", go back to Edward (1330-1376), the eldest son of Edward III. He was known as the 'Black Prince' because he had his suit of armour painted black, a very unusual thing at the time. He later became the Prince of Wales and the three feathers and coronet have been associated with Wales and the Prince of Wales ever since.
2.5Unitary AuthorityCertain4CORN4375034Egloshayle2635054317Cornwall106262012-05-15T12:55:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Copper penny token issued by John Williams III (1753-1841) of Scorrier House, Redruth which was bought by him in 1778 when he was running Scorrier Mine.
The obverse of the coin depicts a pumping engine house, with brickwork on the chimney, and a winding machine with the inscription PAYABLE AT SCORRIER HOUSE upon a ribbon above the scene, and below it in four lines in exergue ONE POUND FOR 240 TOKENS IN 1812.
The reverse depicts the Prince of Wales plume of three feathers with the motto ICH / DIEN on scrolls on either side, surrounded by a garter with the inscription CORNISH PENNY.
The issue for these particular tokens was quite short as Williams was aware of many counterfeits (Withers, 1999, 110), and the poor condition of this example makes it difficult to be sure if it is genuine or not.
Withers (1999) illustrate the same token on page 111, No.686, which is dated to 1812.
Anna Tyacke531-4.822872CORN-D489575025591TOKENSX0073finds-502559458CORN-BDB3C4Complete1812images/atyacke/1380891PAS4FABDB3C00176D42012-05-10T16:14:04ZCertain22012-05-06T23:00:00Z2012-05-06T23:00:00Z50.5225225MODERNCopper41427MO1Exactly41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:43.338ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1CertainMiddle2643743Metal detectorDSCN8245.JPG437502012From a paper mapEncrustedCharles_II_of_England1331244531PM1.8Unitary AuthorityCertain422670CORN4375023Haylex41047263525045.3Cornwall10626Farthing (Copper alloy)2012-05-11T17:15:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Copper farthing of Charles II (1660-1685), with the date on the reverse in exergue, which appears, though mostly illegible, to be 1672 as the base of the 2 can just be made out; Spink 3394.
Anna TyackeCharles II of England532-5.419853313CORN-D3B145502558laureate cuirassed bust facing leftBRITANNIA.11COINSW5638finds-50255841Farthing (copper): Charles II (S 3394)26352940London81CORN-BDA1456Complete1672images/atyacke/13808841PAS4FABDA1400197942012-05-10T16:09:08ZBritannia seated left with shield to right and spear in left hand and olive branch in right handCertainx410472Regular2012-04-20T23:00:00ZCertain2012-04-20T23:00:00Z50.1916335POST MEDIEVALCopper41427x17731PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALModernCertainCAROLVS.A.CAROLOCivil Parish192022-07-14T07:10:43.337ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityCast271LateMetal detectorDSCN8249.JPG437502012From a paper mapEncrusted1244551BA10Unitary AuthorityCertain1CORN43750-700Gwinear-Gwithianx1371226352504468.8Cornwall106272012-05-15T11:34:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Fragment of a cast copper alloy plano-convex ingot, sub-triangular in plan and profile, and plano-convex in section. The fragment rises up from its semi-circular outer edge, which is about 10 mm in thickness, to the centre of the ingot, where it is broken, and 27 mm in thickness or height. The two sides which look deliberately waisted may have been filed after sections were taken out of the ingot, and have since worn smooth and corroded to form rounded yet defined rectangular edges. There are also a few pits in the base, side and upper surface, which were probably formed from air pockets during the casting process.
Caches of copper alloy ingots have been found in pottery vessels at sites such as Porthcothan in Cornwall, and fragments of ingots have been found in Late Bronze Age metalworker's hoards from St Erth and Tregonning, for example. These plano-convex ingots tend to date from the Late Bronze Age (c.1150-700 BC).
Pearce (1983) illustrates four incomplete plano-convex ingots from Mountbatten, Plymouth, on page 597, Plate 36, No.281t, which were found associated with Late Bronze Age socketed axes, gouges, chisels and knives, and two from Churston Ferrers in Devon on page 601, Plate 40, Nos.306a-b.
Anna Tyacke6373-5.36265CORN-D407A25025511INGOTSW6036finds-50255111838CORN-BD3DD5Fragment-1150images/atyacke/1380875PAS4FABD3DD001A6E42012-05-10T15:42:39ZCertainx1371212012-03-31T23:00:00Z2012-04-07T23:00:00Z50.1753125BRONZE AGECopper alloy41427BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:43.33ZCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCast5.81MiddleMetal detectorDSCN8225.JPG4375012012Generated from computer mapping softwarePoor23124410110892MOGildedUnitary AuthorityCertain2CORN4375022.61924Camborne149785.98Cornwall106272012-05-09T18:29:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Pressed and stamped three-part hollow domed gilt copper alloy button with separate soldered attachment loop, embossed with the Royal coat of arms, consisting of a crowned garter with a lion to the left and unicorn to the right, with the legend HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (the French phrase meaning: "Shamed be he who thinks evil of it") within the Royal Garter. From these details and the size of the button, it appears to be a General Service cap button, which were introduced in 1871 and in use until 1924 when a variety of regimental buttons were re-introduced (Meredith & Cuddeford, 1997, 9). The back of the button is too corroded to make out the back mark but the U-shaped attachment loop remains intact.
Meredith & Cuddeford (1997) illustrate a larger General Service button with an oval garter on page 14, No.5, which is dated from c.1871-1901.
Wilkinson-Latham (2002) illustrate a similar General Service cap button on page 56, Plate 24, on the bottom row, which is dated from 1894-1924.
Anna Tyacke72-5.323204CORN-80FDE350188311BUTTONSW6340finds-5018831110CORN-80F942Incomplete1894images/atyacke/1380521PAS4FA80F9400148542012-05-07T19:08:20ZCertain12012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-01-31T00:00:00Z50.2124343MODERNCopper alloy41427MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainGoldCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.952ZCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCast5.81EarlyMetal detectorDSCN8223.JPG4375012012Generated from computer mapping softwarePoor23124410110892MOGildedUnitary AuthorityCertain2CORN4375022.61837Camborne149785.98Cornwall106272012-05-09T18:24:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Pressed and stamped three-part hollow domed gilt copper alloy naval button with separate soldered attachment loop, embossed with the crown of George III to William IV c.1760-1837 (Meredith & Cuddeford, 1997, 42) over a the 'foul' anchor, where the anchor is entangled with a cable, within linear and ropework borders, and on a background of parallel transverse incised lines. The back of the button is too corroded and encrusted to make out the back mark and only the base of the attachment loop remains.
In 1774 a foul anchor surrounded by rope edging took the place of the rose and in 1787 the same device with the addition of a wreath of laurel leaves was adopted for Admirals. When the Merchant Navy started to use the foul anchor device, a crown was added for all naval officers in 1812. The same basic design remains in use today.
Meredith & Cuddeford (1997) illustrate a similar button with a crown above a foul anchor on page 25, No.2, made for the Royal Thames Yacht Club which was formed in 1775.
Bailey (1992) illustrates similar naval buttons which are referred to as Captain and Commander's buttons on page 27, Nos.6-7 which are dated from c.1825-1827.
Anna Tyacke71-5.323204CORN-80D1D550188111BUTTONSW6340finds-5018811110CORN-80CB46Incomplete1812images/atyacke/1380525PAS4FA80CB4001C6942012-05-07T18:56:24ZCertain12012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-01-31T00:00:00Z50.2124343MODERNCopper alloy41427MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainGoldCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.95ZCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCast7.61MiddleMetal detectorDSCN8221.JPG437502012Generated from computer mapping softwarePoor1244101MOUnitary AuthorityCertain4CORN43750231908Camborne381452.91Cornwall106272012-05-11T14:37:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Pressed and stamped three-part hollow domed copper alloy button with separate soldered attachment loop at the back. The front of the button depicts, in relief, the Prince of Wales plume of three feathers within a coronet with the motto ICH / DIEN in a scroll on either side. The three feathers and the motto "lch Dien", German for "I Serve", go back to Edward (1330-1376), the eldest son of Edward III. He was known as the 'Black Prince' because he had his suit of armour painted black, a very unusual thing at the time. He later became the Prince of Wales and the three feathers and coronet have been associated with Wales and the Prince of Wales ever since. Below this is a scroll with the word CORNWALL within it.
Ivall & Thomas (1974) illustrate the same 'blackened' brass button on page 57, Plate V, No.255, as the first regimental pattern of the Officer's button worn from 1870 to 1908 and probable makers include Samuel Bros. London and C. & J. Weldon, London. They suggest that the 1st Administrative Battalion and, after 1881, the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry wore this type of button.
The back of the button is very worn so that the backmark has almost gone; there appears to be the letters for LONDON, but not enough to say who manufactured this button. The base of the attachment loop is all that remains on the back of the buttton.
Anna Tyacke72-5.337195CORN-80D4865018801BUTTONSW6240finds-5018801110CORN-806C16Complete1870images/atyacke/1380531PAS4FA806C1001C9542012-05-07T18:30:42ZCertain12012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-01-31T00:00:00Z50.2120323MODERNCopper alloy41427MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.949ZCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCast3.71EarlyMetal detectorDSCN8219.JPG437502012Generated from computer mapping softwarePoor1244101MOUnitary AuthorityCertain4CORN43750251808Camborne149784.5Cornwall106272012-05-10T12:20:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Cast copper alloy hollow-domed, die-cut, two-piece button with a soldered circular attachment loop at the back. The front of the button depicts the 'Ordnance' shield (Ivall & Thomas, 1974, p.42) with three artillery guns, one above the other, surmounted by a band with three bezants in a row, alternating with piles of shot. The surface of the button is very worn and corroded and would have originally been plated but no evidence of that now survives. The button is probably stamped with the words 'PORTREATH ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS' from left to right on either side and above the shield, but these letters are hardly legible now.
This is a coatee button of an officer from the Portreath Artillery Volunteers, which was founded in 1781 and led by Captain William Reynolds, who is again mentioned in the London Gazette in 1805 and also in various texts as having 94 men in 1806.
Ivall & Thomas (1974) illustrate the same button on page 43, Plate O, No.170, which is dated from c.1803-1808.
Anna Tyacke71-5.337195CORN-7FCF055018781BUTTONSW6240finds-5018781110CORN-7F87B1Complete1803images/atyacke/1380533PAS4FA7F87B00126A42012-05-07T17:29:49ZCertain12012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012-01-31T00:00:00Z50.2120323MODERNCopper alloy41427MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.947ZEarlyCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCast5MODERN1LateMetal detectorDSCN8228.JPG437502012Generated from computer mapping softwareFair1244101PMUnitary AuthorityCertain2CORN43750191806Cambornex41047149782.22Cornwall106272012-05-09T18:50:00ZReturned to finder1South WestCirca
Cast copper alloy two-piece domed button with soldered attachment loop. The face of the button is very worn and hard to make out but the back mark is clear: .FIRMIN & WESTALL. STRAND which operated in London from c.1794-1812. The letters within the seven-pointed star of the Order of the Garter, surmounted by a crown, appear to be D G which stands for Dragoon Guards, with an X above them which would stand for the 10th Regiment which became the Prince of Wales' Own Hussars in 1806. At this time the buttons depicted the Prince of Wales feathers so this button must pre-date 1806. The motto within the Royal Garter is illegible but should read HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (the French phrase meaning: "Shamed be he who thinks evil of it").The base of the attachment loop still remains but the rest is missing.
Meredith & Cuddeford (1997) illustrate a similar Officer's gilt button of the 5th Dragoon Guards on page 13, No.3.
Anna Tyacke73-5.323204CORN-7ECB145018751MODERNBUTTONSW6340finds-5018751110CORN-7E6A42Incomplete1794images/atyacke/1380535PAS4FA7E6A400142642012-05-07T16:13:40ZCertainx4104712012-01-01T00:00:00Z412012-01-31T00:00:00Z50.2124341POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.945ZCornwall1Unitary AuthorityCast1GardeningDSCN8207.JPG437502010Generated from computer mapping softwareEncrusted1436691PMUnitary AuthorityCertain4CORN43750391700St. Austellx4104726350538232Cornwall110192012-05-05T16:33:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Cast iron shot, spherical in shape, with pitted surface, but with most of the surface iron corrosion product having fallen away since it was found, leaving the original object. The shot is about an inch and a quarter in diameter, or 39 mm, which could have been used by the smaller artillery pieces like the 'base', or small cannon, which was the smallest of the 'standard' list of guns of the late 16th century, at one and a quarter inch calibre, but equally could have been used as grape shot for some of the larger pieces. In the 17th century, during the Civil War, any iron object was used as an effective anti-personnel round, and there was no uniform size and weight for grape shot until the 19th century, so it is difficult to be precise (Philip Magrath pers comm).
Anna Tyacke8-4.797108CORN-5422865017251SHOTSX0151finds-5017251510CORN-53E127Complete1500images/atyacke/1380292PAS4FA53E12001E1B42012-05-05T15:49:55ZCertainx4104712010-09-30T23:00:00Z2010-11-30T00:00:00Z50.3252515POST MEDIEVALIron41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.877ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityCast1EarlyMetal detectorDSCN8196.JPG437502010From a paper mapFair1436701MO
The Baker rifle (officially known as the Infantry Rifle) was a flintlock rifle used by the Rifle regiments of the British Arny during the Napoleonic Wars. It was the first standard-issue, British-made rifle accepted by the British armed forces. The Baker Rifle was first produced in 1800 by Ezekiel Baker, a master gunsmith from Whitechapel. The British Army was still issuing the Infantry Rifle in the 1830s.
17Unitary AuthorityCertain4CORN43750171900Pentewan Valley2635054030.15Cornwall110942012-05-05T11:25:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Cast lead bullet with hollow core, cylindrical in shape and sub-circular in section, with three incised parallel lines around its circumference at the mid point. The bullet has been bent and flattened through use, from the impact it received when hitting a hard surface, once it had been fired. The diameter of the bullet has been distorted by the impact and when perfectly round, would probably have been about 16 mm. From the diamater and weight of this bullet, it appears to be a 0.625 (16 mm) bullet from an English Baker rifle type, originally the Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle, but referred to since Victorian times as the Baker Rifle.
Anna Tyacke2091-4.80954961CORN-27FA065013921BULLETSX0048finds-5013921118.48CORN-27F352Complete1800images/atyacke/1379977PAS4FA27F3500137B42012-05-03T13:51:01ZCertain12010-09-30T23:00:00Z2010-11-30T00:00:00Z50.297965361MODERNLead41427MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MODERNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.719ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectorDSCN8197.JPG437502010From a paper mapFair1436701PM
The two musket balls were found with a cast iron cannon ball (CORN-251B02) which likely dates from the 17th century. The measurements of the slightly larger shot are below and the smaller shot is 16.2 mm in diameter and 21.7 g in weight.
Unitary AuthorityCertain4CORN4375016.31800Pentewan Valleyx410472635054023.7Cornwall110942012-11-10T17:49:23ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Two cast lead shot, probably musket balls, spherical in shape, one with two incised parallel lines on the surface at its widest point, but not damaged from use. The diameter of about 16 mm and weight of about 23 g of the shot compares well with examples from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Royal Institution of Cornwall's collections and those on the database. These are definitely for small arms and may have come from a smooth bore musket. Musket calibres ranged from 0.5 inches (13 mm) to 0.8 inches (20 mm), but during the 17th century they tend to be larger and heavier than these examples, but it is difficult to date them out of context. During the 18th century, smooth bore muskets like the 'Brown Bess' fielded a calibre of about 0.75", which is about 19 mm. With its soft, all-lead composition, the ball would easily flatten or burst on contact, much like a modern soft-point bullet, but had considerable hitting power and was able to penetrate the armor of the day, but had limited accuracy due to the lack of rifling in the barrel.
The two shot were found together just by the road from St Austell to Mevagissey and close to the river which would have been navigable in the 17th and 18th centuries, though it has since silted up from mine waste. The closest landing place would have been Pentewan which was used as a port before Hawkins' harbour of the 1820s in order to transport stone from the quarries at Polrudden from the 16th century. Even though there is not a battle site nearby the main southern estuaries in this area were all controlled during the Civil War, and the Parliamentarians must have travelled and foraged between battles in the Lostwithiel, Tywardreath and Par areas and the Tregony area of the Roseland, particularly in the summer of 1644 (Roger Smith pers comm).
Anna Tyacke9-4.80954961CORN-263EC55013561SHOTSX0048finds-501356118CORN-2637E3Complete1600images/atyacke/1379956PAS4FA2637E0015C442012-05-03T11:52:46ZCertainx4104712010-09-30T23:00:00Z2010-11-30T00:00:00Z50.297965361POST MEDIEVALLead41427PM2Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.707ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityCast1MiddleMetal detectorDSCN8204.JPG437502010From a paper mapCorroded11PM
The cannon ball was found with two lead shot (CORN-2637E3) which may also date from the Civil War period.
Unitary AuthorityCertain4CORN43750821700x41047263505401943Cornwall110192012-05-07T15:53:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Cast iron cannon ball, spherical in shape, pitted and corroded on the surface but not damaged from use. The diameter of 82 mm and weight of almost 2kg of the cannon ball compares well with examples of Civil War shot in the Royal Institution of Cornwall's collections, in particular a cannon ball from Castle Dore, Lostwithiel (TRURI 1992.91) and another from Tresillian Bridge (TRURI 1993.8), both Civil Ware battle sites. The size and weight of the ball suggests that it would fit a 'Minion' cannon which had a 3.5 inch bore and shot a 4 pound ball (Bailey, 2000, 95). These were used from the 16th century to the late 17th century but saw action in the Civil War as an antipersonnel weapon when it was known as a 'Minion Drake', derived from either the Latin word for dragon, draco, or from the famous seafarer Sir Francis Drake.
The cannon ball was found just by the road from St Austell to Mevagissey and close to the river which would have been navigable in the 17th century, though it has since silted up from mine waste. The closest landing place would have been Pentewan which was used as a port before Hawkins' harbour of the 1820s in order to transport stone from the quarries at Polrudden from the 16th century. Even though there is not a battle site nearby the main southern estuaries in this area were all controlled during the Civil War, and the Parliamentarians must have travelled and foraged between battles in the Lostwithiel, Tywardreath and Par areas and the Tregony area of the Roseland, particularly in the summer of 1644 (Roger Smith pers comm).
Anna Tyacke82-4.80955CORN-256DC35013031CANNON BALLSX0048finds-501303118CORN-251B02Complete1600images/atyacke/1379933PAS4FA251B000145242012-05-03T10:36:48ZCertainx4104712010-09-30T23:00:00Z2010-11-30T00:00:00Z50.2979654POST MEDIEVALIron41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertain2022-07-14T07:10:42.684ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityCast731Metal detectorDSCN8208.JPG437502007From a paper mapCorroded1241921PM4Unitary AuthorityCertain1CORN437501700Lanteglosx410471313850.38Cornwall106272012-05-03T14:23:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Fragment of a cast copper alloy bowl, from the base of the rim, following the curvature of the body of the bowl and tapering towards the base where it has broken away from the vessel. The curvature in profile shows that the bowl would not have been very deep, perhaps 120 mm in depth. The the curvature in plan suggests that the bowl would have been about 260 mm in diameter.
Egan (2005) illustrates a similar example of a bowl fragment with a curved body on page 99, Fig.85, No.443, which is dated from c.1550-1600.
Ottaway and Rogers (2002) list body fragments of thin cast cooking pots on pages 3113-4, Nos.14202-7, which are dated from the mid 16th century to the mid 17th century.
Margeson (1993) illustrates a vessel fragment with a similar curvature on page 91, Fig.58, No.567A which is dated from the early 16th century.
Anna Tyacke777-4.629211CORN-1AF8775012631BOWLSX1352finds-50126311488CORN-1AEFD1Fragment1500images/atyacke/1379978PAS4FA1AEFD00121042012-05-02T23:02:37ZCertainx4104712007-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z50.3381674POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.671ZCornwall10Unitary AuthorityCast1LateMetal detectorDSCN8162.JPG437502011From a paper mapCorroded1242461BA6.3Unitary AuthorityCertain1CORN43750-800St. Sampsonx137122635053521.77Cornwall106272012-05-01T12:59:59ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Fragment of a cast copper alloy sword blade, rectangular in plan and profile and lozenge-shaped in section. Both cutting edges are worn and incomplete and the perpendicular edges to these are broken so that the original length of the blade is unknown as well as the position of this fragment along it, though it is at the end that tapers towards the tip, as any raised area has flattened out in section. The smooth dark green patina survives better on one face of the blade than the other, which has an uneven surface of raised areas of corrosion product.
The lozenge-shaped section of the blade without a defined central mid-rib suggests that this might be part of a sword from the Late Wilburton or Ewart Park phases of the Late Bronze Age, c.1140-800 BC.
Needham & Rohl (1998) illustrate two similar lozenge-shaped sections of Ewart Park swords on page 135, Fig.37, Nos.386-7.
Pearce (1983) illustrates similar sections from a Ewart Park and a Late Wilburton sword, from Cranborne in Dorset, on page 665, Plate 104, Nos.365-6.
Anna Tyacke3073-4.672329CORN-F157535007841SWORDSX1054finds-50078411238CORN-F13F72Fragment-1140images/atyacke/1379635PAS4F9F13F70014DD42012-04-30T23:36:39ZCertainx1371212011-11-01T00:00:00Z2011-11-30T00:00:00Z50.3551744BRONZE AGECopper alloy41427BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:42.461ZEarlyCornwall100Unitary AuthorityCastPOST MEDIEVAL1LateMetal detectorDSCN8157.JPG437502012From a paper mapFair1243421PM4.7Unitary AuthorityCertain1CORN437501650St. Clementx410473828314.27Cornwall106272012-05-02T23:37:38ZReturned to finder1South WestCirca
Cast copper alloy rim fragment from a large bowl or cooking vessel with an internally bevelled rim that is semi-circular in section and flush with the upper edge of the vessel. The body of the vessel curves downwards slightly to suggest a reasonably deep straight-sided bowl or a deep straight-sided everted rim, as seen on cauldrons, and the curvature of the rim suggests a large diameter of about 320 mm. The bevelled rim itself is 4.7 mm thick which then tapers to the body which is 4 mm thick.
Egan (2005) illustrates a similar example of a bowl fragment with a flared rim and straight-sided body on page 99, Fig.85, No.444, which is dated from c.1550-1600.
Ottaway and Rogers (2002) illustrate a similar fragment of a cooking vessel with an internally bevelled rim on page 2810, Fig.1394, No.14197, which is dated from the mid 15th century to the early 17th century.
Butler & Green (2003) illustrate cauldrons with internally bevelled rims on page 119, No.119, which is dated from the 17th century, and on page 142, No.145, which is dated to c.1500.
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Cast copper alloy receptacle leg, probably from a small cauldron or skillet, triangular in plan, profile and section, with a large central mid-rib, flanked by a slightly narrower rib either side, and tapering from the triangular fragment of the body of the vessel at its upper end, to a pointed end at its foot. The back of the leg is flat and the end of the foot is worn, particularly on one side from use wear, so that it looks deliberately narrowed or pinched.
Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 96, no.596, which is dated from the 13th to the 17th century.
Butler & Green (2003) illustrate a cauldron with similar tapered legs on page 152, No.157, and a skillet on page 145, No.151, which are both dated from the 17th century.
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Copper as of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, c.AD 139-180, [TR POT VI (according to the position of HONOS)] COS II on reverse so c.AD 151-2, RIC 1306, BMC 1918
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Brass sestertius of a Roman emperor of the 2nd century AD, as it is reasonably square, suggesting it was made out of a strip, but too worn and incomplete to identify.
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Cast copper alloy spectacle or double-loop buckle frame with bevelled inside edge and flat back so that it is semi-circular in section. The pin bar is also bevelled on both sides and therefore narrowed, but it is flush with the frame with a recessed groove at either end where it meets the frame. The frame is decorated with oblique lines which change angle as they move around each loop, creating a rope effect. The pin is missing but the original surface remains, although with some scratches and corrosion.
Whithead (1996) illustrates similar spectacle buckles with oblique engraved lines on pages 52-53, Nos.287 & 289, which are dated from c.1350-1650.
Egan and Pritchard (1991) illustrate a similar double oval buckle frame with oblique grooving on page 83, Fig.50, No.342, which is from a context dated c.1400-1450.
Anna Tyacke3573-5.41985CORN-5CC6684996571POST MEDIEVALBUCKLESW5638finds-49965711318CORN-5CBF05Complete1400x41047images/atyacke/1378705PAS4F95CBF0001AA242012-04-23T22:38:56ZCertainx1422112012-04-10T23:00:00Z362012-04-10T23:00:00Z50.1916332MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:41.801Z