Record ID: NLM5690
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
D-shaped buckle, roman military, bird sitting on frame. Drilled ring-dot.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM5692
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Late roman military buckle of Hawkes and Dunning Type IB. Flattened outer edge, D-shaped, stylized.
Created on: Friday 5th October 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM5693
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Late Roman to early Medieval zoomorphic buckle of Hawkes and Dunning Type IA. D-shaped but without bar, hinges instead. Two stylized animal towards the centre of the frame, drilled ring-dot and incised lines.
Created on: Friday 5th October 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E07C22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch fragment. Middle and lower bow of a trumpet brooch, possibly Mackreth Type TR 1.5b. The upper bow is of round section and only a stub remains. The mid bow knop comprises two main discs which run all around the bow and are angled outwards so as to appear separate from each other; each is flanked by a subsidiary disc or moulding. These were probably plain. The continuation of the bow below the knop retains its round section but acquires a ridge on the back; it tapers towards the foot, which is lost. The type is thought to have been manufactured 'around the Humber' an…
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-8B3BD6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast sub-cylindrical weight with a central moulded aperture of diameter 5.9mm. The diameter is slightly expanded towards the flat ends, though subsequently knife trimmed where this was more marked. A low groove crosses one flat end, passing over the position of the aperture; subsequently patinated. The form approaches that of bobbin or cotton reel-shaped lead weights of uncertain purpose but probably Roman date, as, for example, recorded by David Haldenby from a Roman site at Newbald Lodge, East Riding of Yorkshire, and also reported elsewhere in northern Lincolnshire. Th…
Created on: Thursday 20th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Mountnessing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A05C09
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy spoon fragment, as kindly identified by Gordon Bailey, correcting an initial identficatiob as a slightly later pipe tmper. Cast baluster shaped handle with a flat discoid end; the rest of the stem is lost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1550-1650 Length: 31.2mm, Diameter: 14.4mm, Weight: 8.79gms.
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A091E6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle fragment. Upper or lower edge from a rectangular buckle with a separate steel spindle (lost). The display face bears moulded floral or vegetal decoration. Abraded. The slight curvature may suggest a function as a shoe buckle. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1720-1790. Length: 23.1mm, Height: 6.7mm, Thickness (spindle housing): 4.4mm, Weight: 1.85gms.
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A0BAAB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. A pair of cast discs joined by sprue which have been clenched together. The larger disc bears the Roman numeral XII. This may indicate a cloth of 12 yards length, or may indicate the weight of a cloth. There are no other indications that the seal represents official inspection. The use of Roman numerals to denote length or weight is known from seals of later 16th to 17th-century date (Egan, G. et al, 1994; Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum, London, [British Museum] Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities Occasional Paper no. 93, page 89). …
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A0C625
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal. Cast disc with a slot in one edge and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge, to function as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears the stamped legend: [--]TTING & SONS / LONDON. Patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1875-1920. Diameter: 17.1mm, Thickness: 3.4mm, Weight: 4.34gms.
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A0D0D7
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy rivet. Cast square section shank, with a square rove now corroded to a domed head of diameter.5mm at one end, and burred at the other. The technique of fixing is an ancient one, best known from the construction of Early Medieval boats, where the rivets were of iron and are known as clench bolts. In this case a more recent date is certain. Lightly bent. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1900. Length (shank): 20.8mm, Thickness (shank): 1.8mm, Width (rove): 9.9mm, Weight: 1.91gms.
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A0DCF8
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button. Hollow composite biconvex discoid button possibly made in two halves, though a single blow hole in the back might indicate a one piece construction comparable to that of cast spherical bells. A drawn wire loop passes within the back of the button. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750. Diameter: 14.3mm, Height (overall): 14.4mm, Weight: 1.69gms.
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 23rd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E0706D
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy furniture fitting. Gently concavo-convex discoid plate with a central aperture 6mm square. The convex outer surface bears a low rim, and is coated with black material. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Diameter: 28.7mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 6.47gms.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E08B61
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle fragment. Upper or lower side of a sub-rectangular or trapezoidal buckle with a separate steel spindle [lost]. The end of the buckle , which is thin, is bent forward. An incised decorative scheme comprises a longitudinal medial line with a centrally placed pellet which is flanked by diagonal cuts arranged in a chevron pattern. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1660-1720. Length: 32.5mm, Width: 6.4mm, Thickness (at spindle housing): 3.5mm, Weight: 2.91gms.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E0971D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast hem weight: a flat discoid weight with a central depression on one side occupied by a pair of stitching of diameter c.2mm. Bent and possibly clipped, patinated. This object is smaller than most hem weights seen by this reporter; it may have been trimmed to this size. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Diameter: 22mm, Thickness: 2.7mm, Weight: 9.75gms.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E0A27E
Object type: CURTAIN FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring. Cast ring of D section, probably a curtain ring. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900. Diameter: 35.3mm, Band Width: 2.2mm, Band Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 2.45gms.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E0ADF7
Object type: RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring. Cast ring, possibly originally of rounded section. The band is narrowed by wear at opposed points on its sides, possibly stretched out of shape, and is slightly bent in profile, though it is not robust enough to have served with animal harness or in any similarly demanding role. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1900. Diameter: 27.0mm, Band Width: 1.9mm, Band Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 1.30gms.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-78C552
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy spherical bell. Cast one-piece bell with two sound holes in its upper hemisphere and a pair of sound holes linked by a slot on the lower. A rectangular suspension loop projects from the top, with a round-topped aperture within it. The hemispheres of the bell are divided by a thickened ridge. Below this are faint traces of moulded petal decoration of the lower hemisphere, limited by paired lines towards its base. On one half of the base faint radial lines appear, and on the other the maker's initials W.G. An iron clapper remains within. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-…
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-78DD3E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast hem weight. A flat discoid weight with a pair of central stitching holes of diameter 2.5mm; on one side these are set within a slight depression; probably homemade. Heavily patinated overall. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Diameter: 25.9mm, Thickness: 2.7mm, Weight: 14.00gms.
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-7901DD
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy spur fragment. Cast side and heel of a rowel spur with a figure of eight terminal to a straight D section side, and a short and slightly upturned split rowel box of length 23mm with rust staining from a steel spindle for the rowel (lost). Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700. Length: 75mm, Width: 46mm, Thickness (at heel); 7.6mm, Weight: 27.14gms.
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-7925B3
Object type: LAMP HANGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy lamp hanger, as kindly identified by Alex Bliss. Cast cruciform object with a slightly concavo-convex curve and a central hole of diameter 2.8mm, filled with rust. The end of each arm is very slightly thickened on the convex side. On the concave reverse, three out of four ends to the cross bear a broken bifurcated lug for attachment; the exception is one of the slightly shorter arms. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700. Length: 39.6mm, Width: 36.4mm, Thickness: 5.3mm, Weight: 11.04gms.
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.