Record ID: BH-7BE8EE
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval bone knife handle fragment, dating c. AD 1500-1700. The fragment is sub-rectangular and D-shape in cross-section, with a rounded face, broadly flat underside, tapering sides and rounded edges. It comprises one half of an oval-sectioned knife handle that is broken at one end, making it difficult to estimate how long it would have been. The narrow intact end is flatly finished and curves into the upper face. The two long edges are relatively straight with minimal damage except for some areas of wear. Part of the wider end may be the extremity. Part of the…
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-FDDD22
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval possible antler casket mount dating to c. AD 1100-1250. The flattened strip is rectangular in plan and broken at both ends, due to old breaks. It is decorated with three complete and one incomplete incised double-ring-and-dot motifs. Iron oxide staining on the rear may potentially derive from an iron fixing-pin, although no receiving piercing is evident in this section. Dimensions: Length: 49.0mm, Width: 14.0mm, Thickness: 2.0mm, Weight: 2.0g. The find may be from an item of furniture or casket. The mount is very similar in f…
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-8A14F7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragments of an iron scale tang knife with a bone handle dating to the Post-medieval period (c. AD 1500-1700). There are now four pieces, found on the same day in different parts of the garden, c.3-4 inches below the ground level. The four fragments probably represent at least two knife handles. The bone handles are D-shaped in section and is held in place with iron rivets. The handle is decorated with a cross-hatch pattern along the long edge of the handle, with a series of short parallel, diagonal lines, down the centre. There is iron corrosion product at the terminal of the …
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2022
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Record ID: LIN-A21863
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bone spindle whorl or gaming piece, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The circular whorl is bi-convex in profile, 39.18 mm in diameter, 15.84 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 7.21 mm in diameter and weighs 14.49g. The upper surface is worn, with traces of circumferential incised rings around the central perforation. The underside is worn with traces of five circumferential incised rings.The surface takes a light-brown colour. Fibres were spun into thread using a drop-spindle made of bone, ceramic or stone 'whorls' which acted as …
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Carlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9D24C2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Bone spindle whorl or gaming piece, dating to the early medieval period c.AD 600-800. The circular whorl is bi-convex in profile, 35.38 mm in diameter, 13.53 mm thick and with a circular central perforation that is 8.14 mm in diameter and weighs 11.82g. The smooth upper surface is decorated with five sub-circular incised rings around the central perforation. Outside the central perforation, there are three small indentations - which could represent damage made in antiquity. The underside is undecorated and consists of the coarser, inner part of the bone with many cut ends o…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Carlton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A2475A
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bone or antler knife handle plate probably dating from the 18th century. It is of elongated trapezoidal shape and still attached to the iron handle (visible on the reverse). The plate is attached to the iron plate with two rivets, probably made from copper alloy or iron. The bone/anterly plate is incised with the name Cołe or COŁE, possibly relating to a Polish surname suggesting by the use of the Polish letter. The name is surrounded by an insiced geometric pattern of parallel lines and a cross. There is hatching between the parallel lines above and below the name. Identification o…
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A37F16
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warrington
Workflow stage: Published
A carved bone or antler gaming piece for the game 'dominos' or 'dominoes', probably dating from the 18th century. The domino is rectangular in plan and set within a lead surround leaving only the upper face visible. It is a domino of the value 3, (1 and 2). One of the ring-and-dot settings has been drilled or carved with the hole remaining empty while the other is in filled with a black inset (possibly black ivory). The single ring-and-dot fills the majority of one half of the object with a diameter of 13.14mm. single setting is in filled with a black inset, the top of which is worn…
Created on: Friday 25th April 2014
Last updated: Saturday 19th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-281621
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval bone knife handle dating AD1500-1700. The fragment consists of a bone scale with a D-shaped cross-section that would have comprised one half of an oval-sectioned pistol-grip knife handle. The handle has been decorated with an incised geometric pattern that divides the scale into three panels running along the length of the handle. The central panel has been infilled with bands of three engraved transverse lines repeated along the length of the handle. On either side of this panel is an linear border, below which on each side the panel has been filled with a double c…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-BDFEA6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bone spoon handle of Early-medieval date. The object is sub-rectangular in profile and ovate in section with an expansion to one end which represents the remains of the spoon bowl. The other end terminates in a worn break. The upper surface of the object is decorated with three sets of four linear incisions set roughly centrally along the length of the handle. One set is oriented transversely across the handle with the other two sets running diagonally across each other resulting in a cross hatched grid where the two overlap. These two are slightly to one side of the tra…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd October 2013
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
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Record ID: LON-E3F661
Object type: NEEDLE HOLDER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman - Early Medieval bone artefact probably a needlecase daring 4th - 5th century. This bone artefact has been worked to have four flat sides creating a square-shaped cross-section and it is hollow. It tapers from 6.36mm slightly to one end (5.58mm) and more so to the other end (4.17mm). There is wear and damage to both ends. All four sides are decorated with ring and dot motifs. Side one has four sets of three ring and dots arranged to form a trefoil. Side two has two ring and dot trefoils flanked by three ring and dots arranged in a line. Side three is a repeat of si…
Created on: Friday 18th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Record ID: BERK-D38086
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A bone finger-ring, probably cut from a long bone. It is ornamented with a pair of circumferential grooves around the outer edges, which enclose a double row of circumferential chevrons, rather crudely executed. The chevrons are uneven, made up of grooves which often do not meet. They are aligned so that the ups and downs coincide, giving the effect of a single zig-zag line outlined by grooves. There is a small area of damage to the ring, otherwise it is in good condition. The thickness of the band is uneven, although this is a common feature of rings of this date. Bone rings are qui…
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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Record ID: LON-98E7F2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval - Post Medieval bone dagger handle dating from the late 15th - 16th century. The handle tapers at each end with an expanded centre creating a pointed oval profile. It is carved to create a faceted surface; the facets meet in the centre with their pointed ends overlapping alternately. The handle is decorated with engraved geometric patterns comprising a double band of lines, above that a band of cross-hatching bordered with three parallel lines then a ring and dot motif in the centre of each facet and above that a band of chevrons with overlapping ends. This pattern is s…
Created on: Thursday 29th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 1st October 2010
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Record ID: NCL-172C33
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A one-piece rectangular-sectioned bone knife handle, decorated on each face with a row of three ring and dot motifs dated to the Roman period. On either side of the rows of ring and dots, the edges of the handle have been chamfered. On one face, the handle has split as the iron core within has corroded. At one end of the handle is a corroded, circular sectioned iron expansion; at the other what appears to be a fragment of a small iron knife blade. The bone handle measures 75mm in length and a maximum of 10mm in width. The blade measures 2mm in thickness and 9mm in width.
Created on: Monday 6th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM1889
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
half of 2 piece handle only, incomplete, damaged at blade end. Tapering trapezoidal shaped piece with hemispherical section, flat reverse, convex face. 1 Fe rivet extant at butt end. Decoration-3 panels incised double oblique lines. White, v abraded/denuded almost chalky appearance. Vesicular structure of bone visible at blade end. Reverse and butt stained with ferrous residue.
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE DUNNINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC809
Object type: BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A square bone or horn object; the lower face is undecorated with deep file marks in two areas, the upper face is decorated with an incised saltire each arm of which has 3 parallel incised lines, the outer two on each arm have been filled with a dark brown substance; each arm ends in a deep cup surrounded by an incised ring which is also filled with ruddy brown 'dye', at the centre of the cross is a further cup and ring without any evidence of infill. The saltire creates four triangular cells, each of which is decorated with a cup and ring mark placed roughly centrally and surrounded b…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE IRCHESTER', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC718
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very fine highly polished bone pin beater one spatulate and one pointed end, the central 'shaft' is recto-oval in section, and tapers very slightly from the centre outwards towards the spatulate end, which has a slightly concave facet worked into one plain; the pointed end tapers gently and fairly evenly from the centre out. There are geometric incisions in both sides of the spatulate end running up the 'shoulders' of the platform, these pseudo-runic patterns are made up of quite carefully cut diagonal lines and V shapes.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTHAMPTONSHIRE OVERSTONE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM456
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Made of horn. In 2 pcs. Surface showing hydraulic (wave?)action. Rough filing on reverse. Reverse side to both undecorated, flat. Both concave in section. Both parts of one side of 2sided handle. Attachment sites, blade extinct. XXXX hatched incised decoration to uppermost face pieces.
Created on: Monday 18th January 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE WHITBY', grid reference and parish protected.