Record ID: KENT-731554
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold, likely hack gold from a penannular bracelet of Bronze Age date, possibly c.1100-850 BC. Description: The object is broadly 'axe-shaped' with a sub-circular terminal that tapers to a flat rectangular cross section. This was likely achieved by cutting and hammering. The tapered end has been cut, indicated by a bright rugged cut. The terminal also appears to have been cut from a larger object and then hammered smooth. The gold has a rich, bright yellow colour.  Measurements: Length: 14.77 mm; Width: 7.03 mm; Thickness: 6.43 …
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-4B8276
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregularly shaped copper alloy ingot (149.96g), of uncertain date, possibly late Bronze Age. 
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-111B68
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-paralellogram copper-alloy 'bun' ingot, of probable Bronze Age date. Especially considering its incompleteness, it is possibly related to another recent 'bun' ingot find: Record ID: CORN-E931FE - BRONZE AGE ingot (finds.org.uk). It has a mid grey-green patina (50%), and a dark grey patina (50%). Dimensions: Length (max), 72mm. Width (max), 47mm. Average thickness, 18mm. Weight: 346g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: OXON-0C56EF
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a possible Bronze Age cast copper alloy bun ingot. The fragment is only a small portion of the object with one surviving edge which is curved suggesting this was originally circular in plan. It has a flat reverse and convex upper surface creating a sub-triangular cross section. This indicates the ingot would have been domed originally. The reverse is mostly flat and plain whilst the upper surface has more uneven smooth depression. the cross section reveals several hollows created from air pockets in the casting. The object is a dark brown sometimes green colour. The i…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-5544D8
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy bun ingot dating to the later middle to late Bronze Age (c. 1150 - 600 BC). The fragment comprises a quarter of an ingot which is plano-convex in section and a quarter circle in plan, with old breaks on two perpendicular sides and the third being curved. The shape suggests an origin in a bowl furnace rather than a mould. The surface is pitted, which is likely the result of air bubbles formed during the casting process. Length: 81.1 mm Height: 30.4 mm Width: 64.4 mm Weight: 588 g Similar…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-E6C0B3
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy 'bun' ingot of probably late bronze age date, c. 1150-600 BC. The fragment forms is plano-convex in cross-section and broadly represents just under a quadrant of a discoidal ingot, the curved outside edge surviving. The breaks are extremely worn with a couple of large rounded voids on one broken edge. The plano-convex discoid form possibly suggests the production in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.The ingot is pitted along the outside edge of the convex face, likely due to a mix of impurities in its matrix and the uneven natural m…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
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Record ID: SUR-73E44C
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two highly corroded cast copper alloy fragments totalling 180.09g, possibly part of a late Bronze Age bun ingot (Circa 1150 - 600 BC) or just casting waste. The larger fragment (57.4mm by 42.5mm by 19.6mm) has a curved surface which may suggest an origin in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-4D2298
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment. The fragment is sub rectangular in form and appears to be very dense in composition. The find is possibly a fragment of a copper alloy ingot, likely Bronze Age - Roman in date.  
Created on: Friday 5th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanddyfnan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-131FEA
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy, possibly from a 'bun' ingot of late bronze age date, c. 1150-600 BC. The form is plano-convex in cross-section and it is suggested it represents a fragment of a discoidal ingot, the curved outside edge surviving. The breaks are extremely worn with occasional small rounded voids; the side edges concave with wear. The plano-convex discoid form possibly suggests the production in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.The ingot is pitted along the outside edge of the convex face, likely due to a mix of im…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-71E874
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, probably a fragment of a copper alloy ingot or casting waste of probable Bronze age to early Medieval date (c. 2000 BC - AD 1100). It is sub-triangular in plan and broadly rectangular in cross section. It is patinated green-brown with patches of very bright green. The surface of the ingot is very pitted, which is most likely due to air bubbles forming during the casting process. There are small, sub-circular holes on one face which would support this. Measurements: Length, 100.99mm, Width, 72.48m…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: CORN-0D6361
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, probably a fragment of a copper alloy ingot or casting waste of probable Bronze age to early Medieval date (c. 2000 BC - AD 1100). It is sub-rectangular in plan with one rounded and one rectilinear end. The rounded ended is distinctly wider than the rectilinear. The ingot is sub-rectangular in cross-section. It is patinated green-brown with patches of light green and dark brown-black. These dark patches are noticebly shinier than the rest of the surface which is fairly pitted, probably due to air bubbles forming during the casting …
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: BERK-610C65
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age bronze ingot and two other Bronze Age fragments. The largest fragment is a quater of a Bronze Age bun ingot. The fragment is plano-convex in section and in the form of a quarter circle, with old breaks on two perpendicular sides and the third being curved. The shape suggests an origin in a bowl furnace rather than a mould. Circa 1150 - 600 BC. Length: 110mm, Width: 74.6mm, Thickness: 25.1mm, Weight:  There are two other fragments which are undiagnostic but are likely Bronze Age. 2) 57.3mm, Width: 54mm, Thickness: 28.2mm, Weight: 417.86g 3) 3…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: CORN-FA497E
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ingot of probable Bronze Age date (c. 1000-800 BC). The ingot is trapezoidal in plan, with the narrower end more rounded in shape. It is patinated green with patches of brown. The surface is rough and somewhat pitted with some holes evident - possibly a result of bubbling. Measurements: Length, 62.6mm; Width, 48.4mm; Thickness, 24.8mm; Weight, 288g.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2022
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Record ID: BERK-7F1AB7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible worn copper-alloy ingot. The ingot is straight on the long edges with rounded ends and is sub-ovate in section. There are no diagnostic features on the object detemining the date. Possibly Bronze Age.
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: DENO-C471A8
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible late Bronze Age, plano-convex, bronze ingot or "cake" (c. 1150 - 600 BC). A cast sub-triangular copper alloy object with a lens- shaped longitudinal section.  The side edges are bevelled, top and bottom are slightly curved. All surfaces are corroded with irregular patches of green crust.  Several examples of plano-convex ingots can be seen in records on the database; for example NMS-67D9E3, SOM-C304F9, SUR-0E8478 and NLM-C11C1B. Length 66 mm, width 38 mm, thickness 8.4 mm and…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2022
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C0A809
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold metalworking debris or ingot fragment. An irregularly sub-rectangular fragment of cast gold which has been hammered flat, with one slightly concave edge, all other sides are broken with a crystalline appearance. Reported as from the same location as a socketed axe dated to 1000-800 BC. As one of two items of similar date and recovered from the same find spot, this object technically fulfills criteria for a 'hoard' of two or more metal prehistoric objects found together, and is therefore to be submitted to the Treasure process, ref. 2022 T357. Suggested date: Late Bronze Age, 1000…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-1BAA2B
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot or 'cake' possibly dating from the Bronze Age period. The object is irregular in plan and curved in profile with two smooth faces and a rough uneven inner face were truncated. The outer faces are rough and pitted. This find may date to the Bronze Age, however without further metallurgical analysis of the find, it is difficult to say for certain, and the find could be of more recent date.
Created on: Monday 28th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanfaethlu', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-51A7BB
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a bronze plano-convex ingot or "cake". A sub-triangular fragment of copper alloy. The edges and surfaces are worn and irregular apart from one which has a fresher, more angular break. One face has a low, wide ridge and on the other there is a rough-surfaced depression near the broken edge. Date: Probably Late Bronze Age - c. 1150 - 600 BC Dimensions: 35.36 mm x 32.83 mm x 10.80 mm Weight: 32.91 g Kindly Identified by Peter Reavill. Some examples of plano-convex ingot can be seen in records NMS-67D9E3, SOM-C304F9, SUR-0E8478 and NLM-C11C1B and th…
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-DA41CE
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment comprising a quarter of a late Bronze Age bun ingot. The fragment is plano-convex in section and in the form of a quarter circle, with old breaks on two perpendicular sides and the third being curved. The shape suggests an origin in a bowl furnace rather than a mould. Circa 1150 - 600 BC.
Created on: Friday 24th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 24th September 2021
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Record ID: WILT-5D350B
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Found whilst metal detecting on cultivated land at a depth of 3 inches. Gold ingot of probable Bronze Age date. The find is a slightly bent cylindrical length of gold. One end is complete and flat, the other is slightly twisted and was probably broken by hammering a dent and breaking it across the thinnest place. Hammer marks are still evident.  Dimensions: Dimensions: 56.0mm in length; 3.8mm in diameter or thickness, 9.65g in weight. Discussion: A similar ingot was found in Horsham, West Sussex and is recorded on the PAS database as SUSS-66EEF6 (2008 T329), which was…
Created on: Monday 6th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.