Record ID: LIN-E2A911
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman bone object, possibly a pin dating to c.AD 43-410. The object comprises a squashed globular, faceted and sub-rectangular-sectioned head with an off-centre circular hole or aperture. A sub-rectangular shaft, sub-circular in cross-section, extends 11.04 mm in length from the head, it is slightly facetted and terminates with a broken blunt end. Total surviving length: 19.75 mm; Width: 9.56 mm; Thickness: 4.96 mm; Weight: 0.65g Kevin Leahy notes there are parallels for this object at Aldborough (Yorkshire), described as possible needles and broadly da…
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th March 2021
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Record ID: LIN-A96C8A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Terminal from a late Early Medieval copper alloy penannular brooch, probably Irish and of 9th century date. The terminal is flat, triangular, and is rectangular in section. Although all three sides have patches of corrosion, the original wall can be seen thus demonstrating this is a terminal. The left and right perimeters of the terminal are decorated with four incised straight lines. A straight incised line is located from the centre of the terminal and travels to the outer edge. Three diagonally incised lines extend downwards from the central line on either side, thus forming an abs…
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 28th September 2018
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Record ID: LIN-5B7C89
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper-alloy Cross Brooch. The brooch was original cross-shaped, but two of the arms are now incomplete. Each arm is sub-rectangular in plan, being slightly wider at the terminal than at the centre of the cross. The perimeter is decorated by a single linear groove. One arm contains three irregularly places diagonal grooves or 'dashes'. The other arm only contains two. In the centre of the brooch are four ringed dot motifs. These are roughly arranged one at the beginning of each arm, but they are somewhat crudely done. An integral loop is located behind one of the arm…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wragby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-1C029A
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint flaked axehead, dating to the period BC 4000-2400. The axehead is sub-oval in plan as it is rounded at one terminal and tapers to a rounded point at the other. It is triangular in cross section. It has been struck from a black-grey flint with light brown inclusions, and retains c.10% cortex. Both faces exhibit covering, scaled, semi-abrupt flaking. The flaked axehead measures 131.17mm in length, 44.60mm in width and 32.69mm in thickness. Flaked axeheads are similar to the tranchet axeheads of the the Mesolithic, however they are more finely worked and …
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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Record ID: LIN-6E526B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper alloy mount dating to the period c.AD 900-980. The mount is broadly trapezoidal in plan, with an incised border around three of the edges. The decoration is openwork and consists of a trifoliate motif, which forms the fourth edge, and an incised curvilinear design. There are five apertures arranged in an oval towards the narrower terminal. Traces of gilding remain on the surface, and where this is not present there is a green patina. The reverse is undecorated. It is possible that this is a mount from a chest or a book, and a similar object on the database …
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Record ID: LIN-74C576
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy early-medieval (AD c.550-c.600) possible horse harness strap fitting. Overall, the fragment measures 25.0mm long, 16.7mm wide and 1.9mm thick. It weighs 3.19g. The fragment is broken at both ends and has tapering sides. It measures 12.7mm wide at the narrow end. The front of the object gilded and is decorated in Style I, thus dating the fragment to the second half of the 6th century. At the narrow end, there is a broken recessed circle with a raised edge within a raised ring. At the wide end the break appears to have broken along the edge of two smaller bu…
Created on: Friday 22nd August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-0C0594
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy penannular brooch of Fowler's type F (British Class 1). The hoop is circular in cross-section, measuring 3mm in diameter. The two terminals are of a very stylised zoomorphic form. Each has a slightly widened and faceted collar leading into an animal head. The heads are rectangular in plan and in cross-section, and have a small facet in each corner. The surface facets are only contained on the upper side of the brooch. The pin is intact and has a flattened and grooved loop that secures it to the frame. The pin-shaft is oval in cross-section tapers to the tip. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 18th June 2003
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9F1715
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Unusual lead alloy pendant. Although very worn, the face of the pendant appears to have had human or zoomorphic designs, almost resembling the type commonly found on gold bracteates. The reverse of the pendant has unusual incised 'free-hand' decoration, the meaning of which is unclear. There appears to be a large circle containing a smaller circle and vertical line. To the above left and right of the outer circle are two triangles, each enclosing a letter. The other explanation could be that the object is some sort of seal matrix where the lead casting has been made but no matrix …
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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