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Record ID: YORYM-70D333
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A possible fragment of a cast lead alloy pilgrim badge. The fragment is square shaped (approximately 16mm a side) and hollow, thicker (approximetely 3.7mm) around the borders and across the decorative features, and indented elsewhere. There is an attachment point at one corner. Both faces are decorated with a border of raised pellets, and have a cross linking the corners. However one cross is wide and plain, and the other is narrow with a raised central boss and raised single pellets between the arms.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-C7CEE6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy half of a double-loop, trapezoidal buckle frame with one loop and the bar surviving. The outer edge of the frame is pointed and wider than the rest of the frame. There is a small protrusion from the frame at either end of the bar. The bar is narrower than the frame. The upper, outside edges of the frame are bevelled as are both upper edges of the bar. The back is flat and undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-C6AE97
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy pipe tamper in the form of a figure, most probably Napoleon. The actual tamper is placed at the feet of the figure. It is 37mm high and 12mm wide, and in good condition apart from some corrosion at the base.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-C636C1
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy handle, probably from a tobacco jar. The handle is 15mm high and 20mm wide, it is oval in form and made up of a shaft which pierces an oval lead base. The other side has an oval handle in the form of a flower. A central raised circle is surrounded by a band which has 8 'petals' radiating from it, the two at the ends being larger to fill out the oval shape.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2003
Last updated: Friday 24th January 2014
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Record ID: SOMDOR-74B2D6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy double looped asymetrical buckle frame. One loop is rectangular, the other is D shaped. The loops are divided by a centre bar forming the back of the D. The edges of the frame are chamfered to a narrowed flat top. There is a pin rest on the outer edge of the rectangular loop. There are traces of iron corrosion on the back of the centre bar possibly the indication of an iron pin (now missing). There is a clear casting sprue along one side. The back is flat and undecorated.
Created on: Friday 28th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-716F17
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead-alloy whistle in the shape of a pipe bowl, probably late 19th century in date. The pipe bowl is similar to clay pipe examples and is decorated with moulded decoration consisting of joined semicircles and small raised knops. The base of the bowl ends in a pointed spike. Casting flashes are prominent on both sides. Iron corrosion is evident on the rim, suggesting an iron collar. The beginning of the stem is intact, and it is unclear if the stem was also made of a lead alloy, ceramic or other material. See NARC-6E7E81 for a similar example. Further information on this artefa…
Created on: Friday 28th November 2003
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
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Record ID: SOMDOR-E20A53
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy token. Possibly used as a gaming piece or reckoning counter. Side one: sexfoil outline filling circular frame. Side two: capital letter T with pellet above and three pellets either side of the vertical bar.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B59A54
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Heavily corroded cast lead alloy finger ring, probably of Late Medieval date, c. 15th or 16th century. The internal diameter of the ring is large, suggesting the ring may have been worn over a glove. The hoop appears to be of D-shaped section and expands towards the bezel. The shoulders have two raised moulded ribs, leading to a circular moulded bezel containing a design, appearing to depict a crowned letter ‘W’.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-2619B6
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Spoon-handle of lead alloy or pewter of Post Medieval date, probably dating to the 17th or early 18th century. The spoon has corroded, but would have had a rounded expanded terminal and is flat. The front of the spoon carries cast ornament depicting a crowned head above a vine scroll along the stem of the spoon. The rear has a cast cross, before the letter ‘W’.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-25EE72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Medieval or Post Medieval lead alloy or pewter buckle frame fragment. The fragment is flat and is likely to be from an ornate double oval buckle. The upper face is decorated on each knop with a moulded reversed scroll. The fragment has broken at the centre (bar) and at the top and bottom. Remnants of silvering or tinning survive on the rear of the buckle.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-0BB8C5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The cloth seal is sub-circular in plan. The seal is made of two discs, which are connected by a connecting strip. One disc has a rivet which fits through the hole of the second disc and then is flattened. The surface of the rivet disc has a design which has a probable thistle, which is represented by an oval shaped body with sub-lozenge shaped cross-hatching. Protruding from the upper edge of the thistle there are three plumes. This design is bordered by an oval ridge with inward facing crosses as decoration. The other disc may have a design stamped on it, but it is not …
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NLM-8E52D1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NLM-66F7F3
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Oval, the centre has possibly Mary seated (with anticipapatoryChrist Child?) below a tree and (?)St Elizabeth standing left, receiving the messanger Angel(?)Gabriel standing right. All is within an ornate border. Single attachment loop in the centre on the reverse. The button-like form of this one suggests a late 15th- or early 16th-century date.
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SF-276096
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A very neatly-made rectangular cube of lead alloy, probably a weight. It has smooth surfaces. It measures 18.2 by 21.2 by 9.2 mm.
Created on: Friday 31st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-0EF490
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy weight, egg-shaped, crudely cast, apparently from a large spoon bowl.
Created on: Thursday 30th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farningham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E83DD3
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast lead alloy clicker toy. The top face is decorated with a male face in relief which appears to be moustached and bearded and wearing a high collar. The lid is broken at the neck of the figure and it is assumed rest of the body would have been on the missing part. The wavy hair is partly missing. A right-angled flange extends around the sides but does not seem to have continued around the entire lid. Lids of the same form, but bearing the body of a frog as viewed from above in relief, have been found in Suffolk (SF10571) and Lancashire (F0E3E6).
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2003
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2017
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Record ID: LIN-658011
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead pilgrims ampulla. Two suspension loops on the side. The top is open. One side is decorated with an oval containing a criss-cross design, and a worn linear design above, perhaps a V or W, suggesting the shrine at Walsingham. The other side has a very worn simple oval.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-C0C077
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible pilgrim badge. A cast lead alloy curved slightly trapezoidal plate. On the front there is a raised impression of a crowned head face on. The reverse has a substantial lug (11.6mm long by 0.6mm wide) with a small circular perforation.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NLM-C02993
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Openwork, domed circular brooch (bent in two). Concentric rings with central beaded cross and struts saltirewise; beading on border. Compare NLM-A6CCD1, NLM395, etc, on this database. Weetch type 13.D, with parallels in 12th- and 13th-century contexts in York and Beverley; apparently a northern English type. Weetch dates it to the 11th century onwards.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2003
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WAW-AAC936
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
The find was recorded during the hidden Treasures Roadshow. The object is a flat back type of seal matrix. The base is circular with no suspension loop. The lettering is lombardic. The 'h' has an oblique slash through the stem. The device is a a corn stem with a long leaf either side, all bound together in the centre.
Created on: Monday 13th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.