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Record ID: WMID-DE4E6F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gilded copper alloy Early Anglo-Saxon saucer brooch of Early Medieval dating (AD 470 to AD 550).
The brooch is sub-circular in plan. Traces of gilding are present on the surface. It is quite worn, and there are chips missing from the edging. The reverse has two lugs with no extant trace of a pin, one of the lugs is the incomplete catchplate.
The decoration on the obverse consists of a central moulded triangle, surrounded by two concentric engraved circles, a large circular border, another engraved circle and then ends …
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Aston Cantlow', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-DCEE5C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap end dating circa AD 750-1100.
The object is sub rectangular in shape, and tapers slightly towards the bottom, terminating in a curved end. The shape is similar to no. 5 in Thomas, 2003. The front of the object is decorated with an engraved pattern. At the top there is a semi-circle which contains an upward pointing triangle. Below this, a large portion of the plate is decorated with a design of a central incised dot with triangular grooves pointing inwards. There is a second dot to the top right of the first. There are two crescent shap…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: ESS-128EE7
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy stirrup of early medieval date (c.900-1100).
Description: The stirrup remains as one of the lower corners. It is L-shaped in plan, the tread plate being straight, flat and downturned on one edge, the side arm being curved in profile and D-shaped in cross-section with now-worn possible moulded decoration on the outside face. The tread plate and side arm both end in a transverse break.
Measurements: height: 28.6mm; length: 26mm; width: 16.8mm; weight: 17.55g
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: WAW-7B167C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy supporting arm brooch of Early Anglo-Saxon dating (AD 400 to AD 500).
The object is broadly an inverted triangle in plan. The upper part of the object is broadly rectangular. The object then tapers and curves into a bow and terminates with a patinated break. At the reverse of the head are vertical lugs placed at either short edge. These were possibly to hold a spring and pin. A groove appears around the headplate, visible due to lighting on the 3D scan. The object has a well developed dark green coloured surface patina.
The object measures 26.2&n…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-54F58C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy late Anglo-Saxon strap end, dating circa AD 750-1100. The object is sub-lozenge in shape, tapering toward a point. The shape is similar to figures 1-10 in Thomas, 2003. The decoration on the front of the strap end is not clearly visible due to wear in the soil, making it difficult to identify further than Class A, Types 1-3 in Thomas (2003, FRG Datasheet 32). The object is has an uneven grey surface patina.
Measurements:
Length: 33.3mm
Width: 9.4mm
Thickness: 3.5mm
Weight: 3.24g
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: WMID-541C73
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late early-medieval copper alloy stirrup terminal with a front trefoil finial. The front and sides are decorated at the top with two transverse grooves, the space between which curves outwards. The plate projects straight downwards to the centre of the plate and has no visible decoration. Here, the edges of the plate form a C-shaped curve on either side towards the trefoil, creating a projecting knob in the centre of the plate. The lateral foils are curved, the right being more convex than the left, and the central foil is sub-circular. The object has an uneven surface patin…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: WMID-8151B9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval Copper Alloy Small Long Brooch in the shape of a crucifix simple decoration trilobite shaped head and shoulders two notched at the base and two parallel lines at the foot of the brooch which is miising its hinge..There a fine ridge line running the length which splits below the notches in a V shape to either side. 32mm long at its widest 13mm and 9.8 at the base. weight 6g.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-F1526F
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy sword pommel cap dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 900-1100).
The object is sub-triangular in profile with a curved base, which would have been fitted onto the the curved upper guard of the sword. The outer face is divided into five lobed mouldings in a fan pattern, increasing in size from the edges to the centre, each separated from its neighbour by a groove. At the top of the central lobe is a small damaged collar. The pommel is hollow and has two openings: an oval aperture is at the base and a smaller one is on the apex o…
Created on: Monday 11th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2023
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Record ID: WMID-5CC8B0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron fragment of an axe-shaped mount, dating to the Early Medieval period, circa AD 580-650.
The object consists of an axe-shaped fragment from a mount terminal. The obverse is decorated with an axe shaped border made from a copper-alloy strip. Within the border is a decorative pattern in light relief, consisting of style II, animal art. The pattern has been gilded. The reverse and sides of the object are undecorated and covered in orange corrosive material. No attachements are on the reverse.
The object measures 28.1mm in length and 43.5mm in width…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2023
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Record ID: WMID-4AB204
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead spindle whorl.
The whorl is discoidal in shape and D-shaped in cross section. The central hole is circular with an internal diameter of 9.24mm.
Both faces bear the same decoration of four raised triangles with a raised pellet between each triangle. The lower face bears a fifth pellet in the centre of one triangle. The whorl has been damaged and one edge is missing.
The whorl is light-grey and pale brown in colour with a slightly uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2023
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