Record ID: HESH-26421E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thin, incomplete, unidentified silver component. The item is semi-circular in plan, and retangular in cross section. It appears to be incomplete, with clean and linear break points on the two ends of the circular frame suggesting it has been cut, perhaps before it was intended to be melted down. On what is presumably the front facing surface of the component, there are two parrallel grooves which run along the circumference of the inside edge. The depth of the grooves is not uniform and at points the recesses are too faint to be visible. This may be the result of wear. The…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Saturday 17th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-23A24C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy unidentified object, possibly a mount, of an uncertain date, probably Post-Medieval to Modern, c. AD 1500-1900. Cast as a single piece, the object comprises of a roughly semi-circular openwork frame with projections on both the curved and flat edge. The semi-circular frame features a large crescent shaped openwork feature in its centre. Extending from the edge of the frame is a scrolling projection which forms a loop at it's terminal. The other edge of the frame features a trapezoidal projection producing a flat edge from which a pa…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-121F18
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but very worn cast copper-alloy unidentified object, possibly a mount of fitting, of unknown date.  Description: The object is sub-rectangular in plan narrowing slightly towards one end, and is flat. One the reverse has an integral rivet at the centre of one end. It has a bend, causing a crack and the edges are very worn and uneven. It has mid green patina.  Measurements: length: 30.1mm, width: 9.6mm, thickness: 0.7mm (3.3mm from the pin), weight: 1.36g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: NLM-0EDFBC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. Cast terminal from an object; a lentoid or ogival plate with opposed pointed spurs projecting from its base, broken from a continuing stem close to the spurs. The dull back of the object might suggest it had been set as a mount on or into a flat surface. The display side bears fine longitudinal lines and the stamped legend: PATENT. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Length: 33.6mm, Width: 12.4mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 2.71gms
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0CB70D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy and iron unidentified object fragment. Cast concavo-convex object moulded as the top of the head or frontlet of an antlered stag, with the stubs of two naturalistically modelled antlers rising from its crown. A possible garland of oak leaves may be represented round the base of the object as it survives. Rust and the possible relict of an iron object appear in the hollow base, which is broken all around. This object appears to have become detached from a figurative ornament of venereal [i.e. relating to hunting] interest, possibly a themed table decoration or similar. Severa…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-FC389C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of copper alloy from an unidentified object. The fragment is sub-square in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. One face is slightly domed with bevelled edges, and has the remains of gilding along two of its sides. The other side is slightly concave. The fragment is medium brown in colour with patches of pale green below. The measurements are: length 10.80mm, width 10.72mm and thickness 4.88mm. The fragment weighs 2.61 grams. The shape of the fragment together with the traces of gilding make it evident that this is part of an object rather than amorphous casting was…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-FAA821
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy object of uncertain completeness, function and date. Possibly a weight, seal or token of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, c. AD 1350-1800. The object is sub-circular in shape with a rectangular cross section. One face is clearly decorated with a stamped design featuring a lion rampant brandishing a sword within a crowned shield. It is unclear if the other face was decorated as it is very worn. The metal has a light grey patina and is in a worn condition The object measures 23.11mm in diameter, 5.46mm in thickness and 14.35g. The design on this ob…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-FA43C1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy unidentified object of unclear function and date.  The object is worn and trapezoidal in plan with a tapering side profile measuring from 4.79mm thick at the shortest end, to 3.33mm at the opposinng edge. The body is perforated 2.24mm from one outside long edge, on one side the hole is circular and the other sub-square. Adjacent to the circular perforation is a sub-rectangular recess which overlaps the worn edge and is angled at 45°s to the corner at the butt end. Both faces of the object have shallow impressed indentations; notabl…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: NLM-F82AAB
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object. A concavo-convex sheet metal object with a narrow border and two drilled fixing holes of diameter 1.9mm at its slightly narrower end. A concave form appears to be integral to an uncertain function while the riveted fixing may point to a medieval date. Possibly bent. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1400 Length: 22.7mm, Width: 14.5mm, Thickness: 1mm, Height (i.e. protrusion): 2.2mm, Weight: 1.48gms
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E4D26B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object, perhaps part of a lever or rocking mechanism, of Post Medieval date, AD 1700 - 1900. It is a curved bar of flat cross-section, with a rounded terminal at each and and a bulde in the centre. There is an iron rivet or axel through each terminal and through the centre swelling. Measurements are; length 35.1mm, width 8.0mm, thickness 2.6mm and weight 3.35g. It may be part of a machine.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-A5375B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, most likely of Roman date. The object consists of an elongated cone, circular in cross-section, which tapers to a rounded tip, and which has a decorative collar along the base consisting of a narrower upper band which has fine vertical hatching, and a wider lower band which has no decoration other than an incised line following its lower edge. Protruding from the base of the cone is the remains of an iron shank, which is sub-square in cross-section. The cone itself is mostly covered in a dark green compact patina, although this is marked by paler green pit…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-94E2FC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from an unidentified object of uncertain date, but most likely Post-Medieval to Modern. The object consists of a horizontal section of c. 20mm long, which is flat along the bottom edge and convex along the top edge. This is lozenge-shaped in cross-section. From its centre spring two 'stems' of similar thickness, both circular in cross-section, which separate towards the top to form a V shape. One of these is c. 10mm long measured from the point at which they separate and ends in a break; the other is broken off at the separation point. The object is mostly cove…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-949167
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy object of uncertain date, completeness and function. It is roughly conical in form with one end flat which narrows and curves towards an almost pointed end. The object appears to contain an inner core of iron which is rectangular in section. This core can be seen from the flat end but does not appear on the pointed end. The metal has a mid-brown/white patina and is worn with many scratches and nicks into the surface. It measures 44.77mm long, 17.31mm wide, 18.01mm thick and weighs 73.33g. No parallel could be found for this piece.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-9219CE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified silver artefact of uncertain function and dating. The artefact is sub oval in plan, and oval in section. One surface has a row of indented parallel line. The edges are incomplete and exhibit breaks, suggesting it was part of a larger object.  Both surfaces are covered with scratchings.  It is probably a clippped silver coin. It measures 22.80mm in length, 15.26mm in width and is 0.41mm thick. It weighs 1.10grams. The artefact is light grey to silver in colour. As the artefact can not be easily identified to a particular object type or period…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-8FB77E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, possibly a pin or mount, probably dating to the Medieval period, c. AD 1200-1400. The object is cruciform in shape with four equally spaces tri-lobed terminals extending from a sub-square centre decorated with a cross made of short grooves. The face of each terminal features moulded foliate decoration. The upper terminal is surmounted by a rectangular bar before a short circular-sectioned bar, a collar and another shorter circular-sectioned bar. The face of the bar has a recessed notch across it. The reverse of the object is less ornate…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: WILT-69EE16
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy anthropomorphic unidentified object of uncertain date and uncertain use, possibly a strap fitting, possibly dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period c. AD 1100-1700. The find comprises a sub circular ring, decorated with a male head extending outwards from the top edge. The top of the head is corroded but the remains of two incised horizontal lines to the left suggest hair or headgear, above the well-defined, curved brow. Below the brow are two lentoid eyes and the nose which comes off the centre of the brow. The mou…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-550952
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete probable Middle Bronze Age copper alloy unidentified object, 'moustache-shaped' and in pitted and corroded condition, these usually have deep multiple longitudinal grooves on the upper part of the moustache the end plain where it tapers to a point, though the surface is now quite obscured. Central hollow in base, transverse median groove around the top between the upper bulges, and no, small rivet holes or perforation as some examples exhibit, c.f. SUSS-3AEC48. The date of this enigmatic object is uncertain. Examples occurred in the Salisbury Hoard, which contained Bro…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-519464
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidenitifed object, that looks like a pin except the shaft is twisted, and there is a small projection to one side. It is perhaps part of a bigger object of Post Medieval date, AD 1600 - 1900. The object has a spherical head, with a shank of square cross-section that is twisted. The shaft is truncated by an oblique cut. Also projcting to one side of the sphere is a small square stub of a bar, or perhaps a casting sprue. There is a similarly sized scar on another face of the sphere, at right angles to the first. This could suggest that the ball is a corner el…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: ESS-50FFE6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead unidentified object, possibly a weight of probable Roman to post-medieval date (c.43-1900). Description: The object is sub-square in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The upper side has all four corners depressed into broadly triangular shapes creating a raised octagonal feature across the main body of the object. In the centre of this, starting from the flat sides of the square, there is decoration in the form of a cross made using a rocking motion on the surface which has created hatched lines which gradually …
Created on: Monday 15th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: NMS-172656
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified and incomplete copper-alloy object, probably of post-medieval date. It’s somewhere between oval and D-shaped when viewed with either of the two opposing flat surfaces face-on. One edge is a worn transverse break. It is rough and uneven but very broadly straight. The flat surfaces are not parallel, but closer together at the side with this broken edge. In other words, the object is thinner here and thicker opposite. Beyond the break, the edge between these surfaces is convex, both transversally and circumferentially. It naturally expands in breadth from the thinner en…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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