Record ID: WREX-03B37E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a probable copper alloy Roman plate brooch, inlaid with enamel, dating to the 2nd century AD (100-200AD). The object is oval in plan and slightly convex on the outer face. There is a break at the top and bottom of the object.  This suggests that the object could be a large roundel from the centre of a brooch bow.  It is decorated on the outer face with a series of concentric circular cells, the largest of which contains blue enamel or glass. The inner circles appear to contain degraded enamel or glass, which is a rusty brown colour. The reverse is plain.  …
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ruthin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-6EF7DB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval copper alloy rectangular two piece buckle - frame and spindle, dating to c AD 1720- 1790. What remains is most of one long side of the frame with the slightly rounded corner and a short section of a short side. There are early breaks at both ends, the one on the short side being at the point where the separate spindle was held in the thickness of the frame. Parts of the drilled hole for the spinde have been exposed in the break. The frame is decorated throughout with crimped inner and outer margins, a central band, the field of which is pitt…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-6B1E71
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal and copper alloy Dandy/Tombac Button of Post-Medieval date (AD 1700-1800). The button has a tombac or white metal upper disc (an alloy of mostly copper and zinc with some other elements) giving a silvery appearance and copper alloy lower disc. The button is circular and flat with a soldered loop reverse. The upper surface of the object is decorated with an incised pattern composed of a central rosette, with circular boarder of pellets and a linear circular boarder around. Radiating around the inner circular boarder are incised repeating triangular points …
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-531EFA
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Hooked tag of late Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1500-1660). The frame is broadly rectangular with a flat back and rounded front face, plano convex in section. The interior of the frame has penwork decoration, with two moulded scrolls projecting inwards. A triangular lip projects from the upwards into the openwork from a rectangular collar set below. The hook emerges from the bottom of the collar and has two flanking mouldings situated at the top. The hook is D shaped in sections and tapers to a backwards curved point. Length: 26.57mm, Width: 12.…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-ECD04D
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Hooked Tag of Early Medieval date (AD 600-1125). The object is composed of a triangular central plate, with the upper edge forming undulating scalloped edge. The lower end of the plate extends to form a tapering rectangular projection, which would have formed a hook, with the backward hooked portion is missing due to an old, abraded transverse break. The upper edge of the plate has two perforated circular holes, and the front of the plate is decorated with a deeply incised saltire below which at the junction between the hook and body, are two incised tra…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2DC699
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Roman British Plate brooch of the domed boss (umbonate) type dating from AD 80 to 250. It is domed on the front face and concave at the rear. The central dome is surrounded by a single groove and a narrow lip. The lip has four equidistantly spaced knops around the edge, two with rounded points and two which are rectangular projections carrying the double pin lug and catch plate respectively. Part of the pin is missing, worn away in antiquity, and the remaining piece is bent at a right angle to the hinge. The central dome  has a&…
Created on: Thursday 14th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-D25FBF
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy late post-Roman strip bracelet dating to c. AD 200-450. The object consists of a gently curved rectangular strip of copper alloy with a rectangular cross-section. The strip has a possible terminal end and is broken at the other end. The front has been decorated with a series of stamped or incised motifs. From left to right, the end panel is approximately 10mm long and is decorated with a very feint cup and ring motif. This is separated from the main section by two deep incised transverse grooves across the width of the object. The remaining central secti…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: WILT-4A17E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy buckle plate dating to c AD1250 - 1400. It is a strip of sheet metal, with convex attachment end, the buckle end recessed for buckle, folded, with a narrower profile against the under side of the main plate and recessed again before flaring and stopping short. There is a neatly drilled hole at the attachment end and decoration longitudinally of an inscribed central panel running full length, with saltire crosses  forming triangles each side of a midline.This slightly primitive decoration is partly obscured by damage caused by an earlier …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-73C5A6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250 -1500. All that remains is a decorated portion of the buckle frame. With only the remaining fragment, the buckle shape and strap bar style cannot be determined. The remaining frame is rectangular in section and slightly curves. One end terminates with a worn break across the decorated panel, the other with a worn break after projecting into the buckle edge. One surface of the frame is decorated with wrigglework, with zig-zagging across the surface forming triangular cells, each filled with three (3) pellets…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: CORN-FE4A25
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy purse bar dating to the Medieval period c. AD 1450-1550. It has a dark grey patina (80%), and a light green patina (20%). It features a circular suspension loop, and from this an integral shank passes through a perforated central block, terminating in an integral rove which is broadly circular.  The central block is cuboid in shape with slightly convex sides and rounded corners. There are some incised lines on one face of the block that appear to be a star shape, and this, are probably related to decoration, rather than …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: CORN-E6A74B
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An intact copper-alloy Roman teret ring, of probable Roman dating (43 - 100 AD). It has a dark grey-green patina (90%), with patches of red-brown (10%), which is probable iron staining. On one side of the circular rein fitting, there is a relatively thick, sub-cylindrical protrusion, which likely functioned as the attachment between the horse's harness, and the teret ring. It has no discernible decoration, except four raised lines, running horizontally down its two longest edges and meeting at the the ring. On the opposite side of the ring from this 'attachment', there is …
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
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Record ID: NARC-ACD9B9
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead Seal Matrix of Medieval date (AD 1200-1300). The object is composed of a flat circular disc with an incomplete suspension loop at the apex of the reverse. The front of the object is decorated with an incised motif composed of a central eight pointed linear star within an inner and outer circular boarder, between which is an inscription in retrograde, which reads: +S’RICARDI:PREST, or Seal of Richard Prest. The back of the object has a raised integral decorative motif flanking the raised line which could have projected to form an attachment loop, now missing…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-ABE3DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval (Anglo Saxon) gilded copper-alloy disc-brooch with cloisonné enamel inlay dating to c.AD 900-1100. The circular brooch is formed of several component parts, those visible with the brooch in its relatively complete state being a disc shaped cloisonné insert, a disc-shaped base plate, and a separate gilded strip around the circumference of the plate to create a decorative flange or collar. Traces of gilding can also be seen in places on the reverse of the base plate. The cloisonné insert has a number of cells or cloisons filled wit…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: HAMP-04E7DE
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: NARC-234DE9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Brooch of Roman date (AD 50-80). The object is a Colchester Derivative (dolphin) brooch with a hinge mechanism. The object is composed of tubular wings with perforations at each end to accommodate the axis bar. At the centre of the back of the wings is a rectangular notch from which the partially retained pin projects. The head is hump-like in profile. The wings are decorated with two incised bands between which are repeating transverse grooves. The head of the bow is decorated with two longitudinal lines, with repeating short transverse i…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: NARC-A174E9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Spindle Whorl of Medieval date (AD 1100-1500). The object is biconical with a central moulded aperture of diameter 9.77mm. Both sides bear a moulded decoration. On one side this takes the form of repeating, radiating lines with double a satire and pellets distributed between each line. On the opposing side are radiating lines and pellets with a single letter in each cell, it reads + E/T/W/A Diameter: 29.21mm, Diameter (inner): 10.47mm, Thickness: 11.21mm, Weight: 42.3g The metal is a grey/cream in colour with a predominantly smooth patina. It is possible th…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: IOW-9CD275
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy button, c.AD 1700-1800. This button is a two-piece construction, with flat faces and circular in plan. The obverse is worn and has a triangular design in relief, with each corner scooped out and a circular dotted line around the central circle. The reverse has a stump of an integral shank. This button has a dark green patina.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-9C9C83
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete enamelled copper alloy button and loop fastener, of Roman Wild 1970, Type VIa dating (2nd Century AD). Less than 50% of the button and loop fastener is present, consisting of the head of the button and loop fastener. The loop and part of the shank are missing. The head is rectangular and decorated with two colours of enamel, probably red and blue. The enamelled decoration is split into two styles. On one side is an alternating triangular pattern, with red inward facing triangles on one side and blue on the other. The other side has five rectangular cells, with alternatin…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Saturday 16th March 2024
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Record ID: NARC-310558
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Strap End of Medieval date (AD 1300-1450). The object is one plate from a composite strap end, which is rectangular in shape with an upper circular perforation, the lower end terminates in an old, abraded transverse break. The front of the object is decorated with an incised with a geometric motif composed of an outer linear boarder, within which are repeating triple lined chevrons on each side, with a double central line dividing. The back of the object is undecorated. Length: 18.95mm, Width: 11.77mm, Thickness: 2.05mm, Diameter (perforation): 2.71mm, Weig…
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: NARC-2EC13C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Headstud Brooch of Roman date (AD 70-160). The object is composed of rectangular wings which are decorated with a vertical groove, the outer edges of the wings are missing due to old, abraded breaks. The reverse of the head retains a rolled cylindrical tube, with a central rectangular slot, through which a partial wire pin projects. The axis bar and spring are largely retained within the back of the head. There is a central, partially retained loop projecting from the upper edge of the head which now forms a single spur. A rectangular sectioned bow …
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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