2024-03-29T04:48:56+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results38110Cheshire West and Chester100Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectorLVPL-1D3EA7.JPG43552200912416BAIt is likely to be a South-Eastern type, part of teh Ewart Park metalworking assemblage which can be dated to c.1000-750BC.4.71Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL43552-750Restricted Accessx1371259.8Cheshire West and Chester106272011-02-24T13:14:58ZNorth WestA fragment from a cast copper alloy undecorated socketed axehead of Late Bronze Age date. The piece represents the lower part of the axehead. It is rectangular in section with a hollow rectangular socket. Viewed in plan, the sides flare outwards slightly to the cutting edge which is modestly curved. The axe terminates in old breaks mid-way above the blade end. The cutting edge is 2.92mm thick and is quite damaged. It is 57.24mm in length, 35.78mm wide and weighs 57.8g. At the socketed end the axe is 4.71mm thick. It has a dark grey/black patina.Daniel Pett57.247BeestonLVPL-1D59C42621141SOCKETED AXEHEADRestricted Accessfinds-2621141135.786LVPL-1D3EA7Incomplete-1000images/voakden/12157420014A51D58D018CA42009-07-06T11:44:29ZCertainx1371212009-04-30T23:00:00Z0BRONZE AGECopper alloy41431BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:33.176ZLancashire1CountyKnapped/flakedIRON AGE1LateMetal detectorLVPL27EF60.jpg51562016Generated from computer mapping softwareGood148071BA10DistrictCertain3LVPL49120Restricted Accessx137123.2West Lancashire108372016-06-30T12:33:24ZReturned to finderNorth WestCirca
A flint coarse retouched flake probably dating to the later Bronze Age. The object is triangular in cross-section with the remains of cortex on one side of the dorsal face. At the proximal end is a large triangular striking platform while a small (possibly accidental) triangular platform is at the distal end. Along the long edge the retouch is short, sub-parallel and at a low angle. A small amount of retouch is also on the opposite edge where the cortex has been removed. It is also short, sub-parallel and low angled. The flint has a dark grey cortex and a toffee brown to light cream mottled surface.
Dimensions: 30mm in length, 15mm in width at the centre, 10mm thick, 3.20g.
Vanessa Oakden3010Burscough3LVPL-27FC5A7926651IRON AGERETOUCHED FLAKERestricted Accessfinds-792665111510LVPL-27EF60Uncertain-1000x13992images/voakden/1572645PAS57727EF600106F42016-06-28T14:43:18ZCertainx1371242016-01-01T00:00:00Z162016-03-16T00:00:00Z2BRONZE AGEFlint41431BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:13:19.641ZBournemouth1Unitary AuthorityKnapped/flakedBRONZE AGE3Metal detectorflint1_black.jpg383401982Generated from computer mapping softwareGood1142781BA
This flint object is not typical of local flint and therefore is likely to be an exotic antiquarian import brought over as a curiosity and subsequently lost.
5.5Unitary AuthorityPossibly3LVPL38340Restricted Accessx137125.4Bournemouth108372016-09-06T15:11:59ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
The object is sub-triangular in plan with a lozenge shaped cross-section. The flint has a rounded point and two seperate barbs. There is no central tang and it does not appear that one has broken away. The object has short parallel long angled retouch along each edge and is flaked on each surface. One long edge measures 5mm thick, while the opposite long edge is just 2mm thick. The arrowhead is on a light grey flint with no remaining cortex.
Dimensions: 53mm in lenght, 25mm in width (at base), 3.5mm in width (at tip), 5.5mm thick, 5.4g.
Vanessa Oakden5310BournemouthLVPL-BBABD77938371BRONZE AGEARROWHEADRestricted Accessfinds-793837112510LVPL-BB2D23Uncertainx13712images/voakden/3573981PAS577BB2D20012F242016-07-05T14:14:58ZPossiblyx1371241982-01-01T00:00:00Z131982-12-30T00:00:00Z2BRONZE AGEFlint41427BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainUnitary Authority Ward2022-07-14T07:13:19.801Z4Bolton100Metropolitan DistrictKnapped/flakedBRONZE AGE1Metal detectorFlint_black.jpg188321996Generated from computer mapping softwareGood1188991BA6Metropolitan DistrictCertain4LVPL18832-1500Restricted Accessx13712Bolton108372016-07-14T13:50:04ZReturned to finderNorth WestCirca
A flaked flint dagger of early Bronze Age date, 2,500-1,500BC. The object is a pointed oval in plan and lozenge shaped in cross-section. The flint is flaked on each face with covering retouch. Along each long edge and around the point is short, parallel low-angle retouch. The implement has been made on a grey-brown to dark grey flint.
Dimensions: 141mm in lenght, 47mm in width (at centre), 6mm thick (at centre), 10mm in width (at the point), 14mm in width (at the butt end).
A similar dagger which has been recorded on the PAS database is SF-AFF8C5, https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/113566 which states 'Flint daggers were introduced as part of the so-called 'beaker package,' although Upper Palaeolithic forms are also known. They are likely to represent flint copies of the earliest metal daggers and date from the European Copper Age and British Early Bronze Age, circa 2500-2000BC. They represent one of the finest and rearest types of flint implements of the early Bronze Age in this country', (SF-AFF8C5 ).
Vanessa Oakden14110HorwichLVPL-F7FF8B794791Flint1BRONZE AGEDAGGERRestricted Accessfinds-79479111476LVPL-F7E419Complete-2500x13712images/voakden/1574997PAS577F7E4100195442016-07-08T11:19:45ZCertainx1371241996-01-01T00:00:00Z113Regional importance1996-12-30T00:00:00Z2BRONZE AGEFlint41431BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:13:22.02Z4Shropshire100Unitary AuthorityCastEARLY MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorLVPL-D9F581 .jpg4382222009From a paper map9654EM
Dr. Kevin Leahy suggests that the object is a Hiberno-Norse strap junction. Similar to those found in Berzu and Wilson 'Three Viking Graves' Soc Med Arch Monograph, No 1, 1966, Plate 1C. This publication also contains some strap junctions which, while not identical to this object, are similar.
Inlaid with enamel2.55Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL4382227.571100Restricted Accessx410223114218.4Shropshire106272019-01-08T20:44:53ZWest Midlands
Cast copper alloy strap junction of medieval date. It is circular in plan and oval in section. The upper surface is decorated with a complex design representing a cross. Enamel is used to create the darker lines of decoration. The central decoration is in the shape of a square. Four decorative lines radiate out from the corners of the square to the outer border. Four short lines radiate out from each side of the square. These then split to the left and right of the main line and continue to the outer border of the object. The radiating lines and the border are a mid brown bordered by a dark grey, while the body of the object is a sandy brown.
Three short projections link the upper surface to the circular ring at the back of the object. This creates the voids for the straps to fit through. The ring at the base of the object is broken creating a small gap, however the ring is also bent outwards and if straightened the gap would be bridged.
The ring at the base is circular in plan and in section and is 27.57mm in diameter. The small tab is possibly the remains of one of the strap attachments. It is 7.83mm wide, 1.40mm thick and 18.77mm long. There are small lines incised down one edge of the tab. The entire object including the ring is 13.27mm thick. The upper surface is 2.55mm thick.
Vanessa Oakden7OswestryLVPL-DA4E4325345121EARLY MEDIEVALHARNESS FITTINGRestricted Accessfinds-253451116LVPL-D9F581Incomplete800x41022images/voakden/120813400149EDA436011DA42009-04-21T11:47:18ZCertainx4102212009-03-01T00:00:00Z147Regional importanceEARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41426EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:27.578ZLateLincolnshire100CountyEARLY MEDIEVAL1MiddleMetal detectorj blackwell bracelet 2.jpg59422009From finder5731EM
Kevin Leahy has seen an image of this item and says 'I would be cautious and describe it only as 'possibly Viking'. We do get rings like this in the Viking period but the design is ubiquitous and was used at many periods of the past'. However, good Viking parallels exist for these rings (Graham-Campbell, 2011, pl. 82) which includes twisted rod rings found in Viking hoards.
3.97DistrictCertain3LVPL435271100Greetwellx41022262797.4West Lindsey106272016-08-02T11:52:36Z3East Midlands
Copper alloy twisted ring, possibly Viking in date. This ring consists of two pieces of copper alloy wire which have been twisted together. It is now not a full circle having been bent out of shape. Both ends are narrowed almost to a point. There is the remains of gilding on the surface.
Kevin Leahy28.2272-0.503516LVPL-B08B462544731EARLY MEDIEVALFINGER RINGTF0071finds-25447311306LVPL-B07C55Uncertain800x41022images/fmcintosh/320928000149FB08AD01CEA32009-05-01T15:35:25ZPossiblyx410222009-02-01T00:00:00Z4753.226641EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41423EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:28.145ZCheshire West and Chester10Unitary AuthorityCastMEDIEVAL1Metal detectorLVPL-01B0D2.jpg435522009From a paper map12647EMKevin Leahy has seen an image of this finds and comments 'While I haven’t seen anything that looks exactly like this piece all of its elements (the lily like terminals and the lines resembling ties across the object) can be paralleled on eleventh century metalwork.'Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL435521100Restricted Accessx410228.6Cheshire West and Chester106272011-02-24T13:14:58ZNorth WestCast copper alloy Early Medieval harness fitting.
It is in three pieces but when complete is a cross-shape. Two of the arms have broken off, the ends remain but some of the middle section is missing.
The estimated measurement when complete is 42mm. The main piece measures 29.29mm by 29.03mm in its present state.
In the centre of the cross is a raised hollow dome which is 5.99mm high. Each arm ends in a trilobe shape, the central lobe having a rivet in the middle. Daniel Pett7Aston AreaLVPL-01AB422563311MEDIEVALHARNESS FITTINGRestricted Accessfinds-256331118LVPL-01B0D2Incomplete1000x14221images/fmcintosh/12107660014A101BE90173442009-05-17T15:15:05ZCertainx4102212009-03-01T00:00:00Z029EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41431EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:29.513ZLateNorth Yorkshire100CountyCast1LateMetal detectorLVPL-9E25E4.JPG220282010Centred on parishGood1Curvilinear212081EM5.98DistrictCertain2LVPL2129127.171000Restricted Accessx4102224.99Ryedale106272011-06-15T16:56:37ZReturned to finder3Yorkshire and the HumberCirca
Cast copper alloy weight dating to the Early Medieval period. The object is sub-circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with five running spirals within a grooved border. The reverse of the object is decorated with three ring-and-dot decorations which are unevenly spaced. Some signs of corrosion can be seen on the lower surface. The object has a dark green patina.
Weights such as this are usually attached to a block of lead. Although the object measures 5.98mm in thickness it appears to have originally been a mount from a shrine. It can be dated to the 9th or 10th century, and is perhaps related to the lead weights of Viking-age date with similar decorated tops made from pieces of glass or metalwork set into the top. Compare DUR-E573C1.
Helen Geake7Malton3LVPL-9E29E53961691WEIGHTRestricted Accessfinds-396169116LVPL-9E25E4Incomplete800images/voakden/1287368PAS4C29E25E0018F032010-06-29T13:09:02ZCertainx4102212010-03-01T00:00:00Z2EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41430EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:09:37.383ZCheshire East100Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectortrow book clasp.jpg4355312007From finder12151EMGildedUnitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL43553800Houghx41022Cheshire East106272011-05-27T15:29:23ZNorth West
Copper alloy decorative mount with gilt decoration on the front face. Early Medieval in date, c.7-800AD. It is incomplete, bent and has broken into 2 pieces. The larger piece (which has one bent end) measures 24 x 21mm. The smaller piece measures 19 x 20mm. The decoration consists of 2 lines of scroll swirls inside a border. At one end of the clasp there are 2 small circular holes, one at each corner. In what would have been the centre of the clasp is a circular perforation, surrounded by a circle of plain metal. This piece is typical of the 8th century both in design and the gilding. It is difficult to pin down an exact use for it though as it is incomplete.
Teresa Gilmore7-2.448944LVPL-61AFE12155721Book1MOUNTSJ7050finds-215572116LVPL-61A287Incomplete700images/fmcintosh/117196400148061AF80118B42008-04-16T16:27:52ZCertainx4102212007-01-01T00:00:00Z53.046416EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41431EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:07.493ZCheshire West and Chester100Unitary Authority1LateMetal detectorImage106.jpg435522009From a paper map12567EM9.19Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL4355225.03950Restricted Accessx410222635288717Cheshire West and Chester106272011-02-24T13:14:58ZNorth West
Cast bronze strap-distributor dating to the Early-Medieval period. It consists of a ring 25.03mm in diameter, with a three-spoked construction and a central circular setting containing a domed green glass setting 6.48mm in diameter. Each of the spokes terminates in a moulded animal head with pronounced hollowed-out ears and a moulded snout.
Attached to the ring are two zoomorphic clasps. Each clasp consists of a bar of metal bent in two around the ring, the lower half of which is flat while the upper half is moulded in the form of an animal head. The clasps have an oval moulded mouth with an incised groove. On the upper surface of the clasps are small incised eyes which are quite worn, and a ridge above which could be interpreted as eyebrows. A spiral decorates the upper surface of the clasp, behind which are two raised ears with depressions for the perforation of the ear. These ears are 3.89mm in length, and 2.10mm thick. Four incised lines run the length of the upper surface from the spiral to the broken end and four horizontal lines run off these.
One of the clasps has a copper-alloy rivet still attached, which measures 8.81mm in length and 1.63mm in thickness. The rivet of the other clasp is missing, but the clasp has been pressed together slightly to prevent it separating from the ring. The clasp with the rivet is 19.86mm in length, 7.24mm in width and 9.02mm thick. The reverse of the object is undecorated. It has a dark brownish green patina. It weighs 17.0g. It is likely that a buckle attached to the third spoke as can be seen from the Cronk Moar burial example on the Isle of Man. (Bersu G and Wilson D 1966, Three Viking Graves on the Isle of Man, Soc Med Arch Monograph Series I, 72-5 fig 43).
Spoked strap-distributors are common in Scandinavia during the Viking period. The glass in the centre of the object suggests that it can be linked with the Hiberno-Scandinavians as such decoration was common in Ireland. A much closer parallel is provided by a find from Vastergotland, Sweden (op. cit. Pl CVIIIc). It can be dated to the late 9th - early 10th century.
Daniel Pett7Kingsley3Viking styleLVPL-C980562725821STRAP FITTINGRestricted Accessfinds-272582x411451616LVPL-C950D0Incomplete850images/voakden/15496220014ADC95EC01BDD32009-10-19T17:38:04ZCertainx410222009-08-31T23:00:00Z1EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41431EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:41.749Z