Record ID: KENT-312DC2
Object type: WITCH BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete ceramic, wheel-thrown glazed earthenware jug or flagon used as a Witch Bottle, dating to the late 16th or 17th century. Description: This complete glazed earthenware jug or flagon has a short, narrow neck and beaded lip, with the remains of a lug or handle part way down the shoulder. The lug appears hemi-spherical in cross-section and a small patch of glaze is missing from the upper surface. The bottle is globular in form with a short, pedestaled base. The base of the vessel has clear striations the result of wheel turned production. The vessel features a dark green o…
Created on: Friday 26th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: SF-77ADF7
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is a small lead figurine of a cockerel standing 36mm high, cast in the round from a two-piece mould. Its tail is typically displayed, and from its lower hind quarters there proceeds a hollow tube of lead which is circular or ovate in section. The cockerel's feet stand on a rounded base, part of which is broken away to reveal that the whole casting is hollow, and was perhaps once stoppered below the base. The pipe or tube described above is half-round hollow (in the upper half) but filled with lead in the lower or under part of the tube. The cockerel's body surface is covered with …
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-F72DB5
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete but well preserved lead alloy (pewter) hunting whistle of post-medieval to modern date. The whistle is cast in the form of a dog's head with a wide collar displaying the word 'DOG' on one side. The dog is biting on an iron pin, which presumably would have formed a suspension ring. The dog's face is well rendered however its likeness cannot be assigned to a specific breed although some type of hunting hound seem likely. There is traces of gilding around one eye socket. The front of the whistle has an open tube with curved lip with a (now loose) insert to direct the air th…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-42684A
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-tin or pewter alloy hunting whistle dating to the 18th - 19th century. The terminal of the whistle is in the form of an animal, probably a fox's head. The fox has a long oval snout beneath which is a linear mouth. Either side of the snout are lentoid eyes above which are pronounced and ridged eyebrows. The ears are small and rounded and one has been slightly flattened. The fur of the neck is represented with undulating moulded ridges. At the back of the neck is a circumferential collar and the object straightens with the curved perforation of the sound hole at the t…
Created on: Friday 19th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8E9B4F
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy decorated hawking whistle. The object has a zoomorphic projection from the whistle body, which has the appearance of a bird. The bird features a long curved beak, circular incised eyes and a repeated incised pattern indicating feathers. At the top of the head of the bird is a crest with moulded grooves at each edge. At a right angle to the body of the whistle is an incomplete handle which measures 12.68mm in length. At the top of the object the sound hole is C-shaped in plan. The mouth-piece is convex at the top and concave on the underside to accommodate the l…
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-55B8CD
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy (pewter) hunting whistle of post-medieval to modern date. The front of the whistle is hollow cast in the form of a dog's head, which is the only surviving element. The whistle section would have been integrally cast but is now missing due to an old break. Some examples of this type of whistle have a wide collar and the word 'DOG' on one side. The dog's face is well rendered but its likeness cannot be assigned to a specific breed; some type of hunting hound seem likely. Although these are usually described as hawking whistles, I suspect that they could have b…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 16th June 2017
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Record ID: NCL-41B084
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead zoomorphic weight of the Medieval period, c. 1200-1500. The weight is solid and takes the form of a dog/hound or a sheep laying to the left, with a raised head facing on an undecorated base. There are two small cylindrical sockets for inset eyes. The head is triangular with one hanging ear remaining. Wear and corrosion obscures exact identification of the animal. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 12th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Record ID: NLM880
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Openwork, three animals? connected, incised lines with traces of gilding. Hemisphere, filled with lead.
Created on: Friday 2nd October 1998
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WEST LINDSEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-88A1C2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible standing weight, painted. Cast model of a swan on a large oval base which is as long as the bird itself; crudely modelled. The paint traces suggest an overall coat of black paint covering both bird and base, which would lack aesthetic appeal but which might be practical if, for example, the object saw kitchen use. Patinated overall. The mass, which was imprecisely measured on postal scales, could suggest this to represent one half of an averdepois pound. The object might alternatively be a paperweight, though the odd colour and poor modelling argue against such an essent…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-244DEA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy zoomorphic weight in the form of a fish. The object is sub-oval in plan and cross-section. The object has an oval body with two rounded projections at each edge representing the adipose fin and anal fin. The object then tapers before flaring out in a sub-triangular form to represent the tail or caudal fin. The tail is perforated with a rectangular perforation measuring 3.75mm in length and 1.94mm in width. At the nose of the fish is an iron projection which may have formed an iron attachment loop. Each face of the object is worn smooth however faint remains of decora…
Created on: Thursday 30th October 2014
Last updated: Sunday 5th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9624E2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight with gilded copper-alloy insert of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 800 - 900. The weight is circular in plan with a rectangular section and is inset with a disc of copper-alloy on the upper surface. The disc bears chip-carved decoration featuring a right facing beast, or bird, head. The beast has a long hook curved beak, ovate head with a single pellet eye, and a long curving neck. The field behind the beast features wavering grooves. The recessed areas of the decoration retain substantial gilding. A ring of red coloured staining encircles the disc and may repre…
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 20th November 2019
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Record ID: HESH-EBDB0F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily eroded cast copper alloy weight of modern date (1837-1845). The weight is part of a larger group of stacking weights, having a wide and relatively thick raised edge on the upper face. The front face is stamped with the royal cypher (Single arched crown over initial V.R.) directly below, in the same script and inline are the initials J.C. to the left at right angles is the county SALOP (Shropshire). The reverse is heavily eroded and abraded a series of deliberately filed marks are present (presumably as a result of assaying the weight). There are also a series of stamps acros…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Sunday 17th February 2019
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Record ID: LIN-E312A6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy trade weight of Medieval to Post Medieval date (c. AD 1380 - 1600). The weight is shield shaped with a moulded design on the face. The reverse is flat and undecorated with a deep, rounded hole off-centre. The design on the face appears to be a crude depiction of a bird in flight. There is a deep triangular-shaped notch cut into the left side of the weight just above the pointed terminal. The metal has a light brown patina with darker grey patches. The overall dimensions are as follows: 57mm long, 50mm wide, 12mm in thickness and weighs 204.97g.
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
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Record ID: KENT-B0A018
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval, about AD 1400 - 1800. Description: The weight is a shallow dome with a convex upper side and a roughly flat base. The upper domed surface is in the form of a male lion with clearly defined muzzle, nose eyes and a main picked out with downward diagonal lines. It is patinated an off white typical of aged lead. Measurements: 24.88mm in diameter, 10.23mm thick and 30.3g in weight. Discussion: Although probably a relatively late, if a weight, as seen by relatively standard 30g weight an earlier date cannot be discounted. Nor can we be certain this is a weight and not a m…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: NLM-1ED2E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast plano-convex oval weight, with moulded detail on its convex side depicting a human mask with vertically ribbed hair, deep oval eye sockets; a perfunctory slot suggesting the base of the nose and the mouth; above a rounded beard or chin rendered by a few vertically incised strokes. The mass may suggest this to have represented one half of a Roman uncia [of 27.3gms], and that it was used to measure small quantities of commodities of either high monetary or – perhaps - culinary value. The appearance is of a Celtic head, the distinctively ribbed hairstyle appearing mos…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-CC5B39
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete decorated cast copper-alloy weight of unknown date. Description: This weight takes the form of a fish, the tail (hanging loop) is missing from an historical break. It is roughly oval shaped in section. The under-side is flattened with the numbers 35 incised.The head is defined with slightly raised eyes, defined gill slit and large downturned mouth.   Measurements: Length 41.87 mm, Width 7.84 mm, Height 11.87 mm, Weight  20.17 g. Discussion: This weight may have been a fishing sinker or net weight, however the form …
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-76D9E5
Object type: WATCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This artefact was originally identified at a 16th - 17th Century dress fastener. Therefore the artefact was reported as a possible Treasure item and was sent to the British Museum. The British Museum's Post-Medieval artefact specialist (Dora Thornton) has suggested that the artefact is more likely to be a watch key than a dress-hook. The watch key is silver, with traces of what could be niello. The artefact is triangular in shape tapering to a point which appears to be the zoomorphic head of a bird. The opposite end of the triangle has been broken; the breaks do not look recent. The w…
Created on: Friday 28th November 2003
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Sussex', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC3257
Object type: WALKING STICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A 'lions head' mount with cast decoration in relief showing a lions head, there is a circular aperture in the top of the head presumably where it was attached to the stick, at the front of the nose is a small integrally cast copper-alloy loop which may have performed a 'safety' function, holding a chain.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-31AAD6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy vessel mount of late Iron Age to early Roman date c. 100 BC - AD 200. The mount is formed of an elongated concave lug which is 22.1mm in length. the lug is perforated at the top by a drilled suspension loop. The lug is moulded at the bottom where it joins the body creating a triangular cross section. The body is a hollow bulbous shape decorated on the front with two raised bands which cross in the centre. There are parallel drilled holes, 5.5mm in diameter, in the front and back of the body as well as a smaller hole on the rounded base of the mount. The reverse …
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2008
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
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Record ID: NLM-D26B95
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy vessel leg (as identified by finder). A cast and possibly anthropomorphic leg from a vessel, perhaps from a tripod ewer serving as formal tableware rather than a cooking pot. The sharply everted foot appears like a shoe or possibly the end of an armoured leg, and is separated from the leg by a horizontal rib in relief. The leg itself is of irregular hexagonal section, and unusually long and slender. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1350. Length: 50.32mm, Width (or length of foot): 18.4mm, Thickness: 9.6mm, Weight: 58.96gms.
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnoldby le Beck', grid reference and parish protected.