Record ID: NMS-BD57E8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crude Medieval lead alloy pot mend. Two sub oval offset discs one very slightly concave on its outside surface, the other with a raised boss; both encapsulate a sherd of ceramic pot within. The ceramic fragment is Medieval with a dark grey reduced colour to the body, and a shell temper. There are also strands of a light brown sturdy fibre of consistent thickness penetrating between the lead mend and the ceramic. There is no sign of weave to this and it may simply be intrusive roots; however, the find has been cleaned and out of the ground for many months without the strands decaying, …
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th December 2021
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Record ID: NLM-789170
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloyspur terminal, as kindly identified by Andrew Rogerson, who comments: 'Incomplete 17th-cent. spur terminal, e.g. LANCUM-D569A3'. Cast openwork plate and slightly tapered rhomboid-section shank; the openwork part features two adjacent circular holes below a larger triangular hole defined by strands whose junction is flanked by short knops. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700 Length: 33.5mm, Width: 15.3mm, Thickness: 2.8mm, Weight: 3.44gms
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-249EFC
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Saddle quern made from fine-grained hard stone with few visible inclusions, likely to be a glacial erratic. It has an evenly rounded base and wide, gently sloped-out or bevelled edges around an oval hollow or concave area in the centre measuring 200 x 280mm. No part of the wide edge survives complete; there is much relatively recent damage, with conchoidal fractures. The maximum surviving width of the sloping edge, at one end, is about 90mm, and the whole of the edge at the other end has broken away. The maximum depth of the concave hollow is c. 27mm in the centre, and it gently …
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2021
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Record ID: NMS-A35664
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim fragment of a medieval to post medieval copper alloy cooking vessel. The rim is thickened and slightly everted, with breaks on the other three sides. It is blackened all over by soot and smoke. c. 1250-1720 Height: 28.1mm. Width: 19.4mm. Thickness 3.1mm. The thickened rim is 5.1mm thick and 7.6mm high. Weight: 10.1g
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-98195F
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Drop-shaped copper-alloy pendant with white-metal coating. It has a flat reverse, convex front, and is a solid D-shape in cross-section with a narrow flange or flat border running around the edge. Much of this flat edge is broken, and the pendant now appears almost oval. The pointed apex of the drop shape is extended into a suspension loop which is pierced from side to side with a small circular hole. Viewed from the side, this loop is rectangular, and is the thickest part of the pendant at 4.5mm thick. The loop is decorated with two grooves across its base at the front only. …
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Record ID: NLM-49B888
Object type: STEELYARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy steelyard fragment, as kindly identified by Andrew Rogerson, citing Roman steelyard NLM-F2C1FC. A small cast rectangular section bar with one integrally cast and drilled loop on one side and another towards the other end on the other side; a third loop is situated at one end of the bar immediately adjacent to the second. The bar is constricted at the other end and broken from a round-section continuation. This is suggested to be from one end of the beam of a steelyard, with alternative positions provided for the cords retaining a pan. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Le…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatcliffe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-560C29
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clasp. Andrew Rogerson kindly identifies this object and comments: 'Variation on Read 2008 Class S early post-med double sharp-hooked clasp, cf. NMS-5EC424 & NMS-6DA7EFA'. A thick [0.9mm] sheet metal disc with what appears to be a double-ended sharply recurved hookattached to it by a rivet of head diameter 3mm and length 2.7mm passing through the centre of both components. The edges of the disc appear to have been cut in a series of short straight clips, and a regular series of four vertical lines are scored across its surface. The entire object retains traces of a black …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wyham cum Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-4DA9F3
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the shank of an Early Saxon copper alloy girdle hanger. Rectangular-sectioned copper alloy bar bent upwards at one end and broken (not recently) at both. One face is decorated with a series of punched annulets along each long edge. c.475 - c.525.
Created on: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
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Record ID: NMS-1823E9
Object type: POT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thirty-four sherds of Roman samian ware pottery, c. AD 80 - 200. The assemblage comprises a number of different fabric types and vessel forms as follows, body or basal sherds unless otherwise stated: - seven South Gaulish including two rim (one Dr. 36), weight 52g. - nine Lezoux including one decorated, one rouletted basal, one rim, one Dr. 45 rim, and one potter's stamp ]RIAN, weight 102g. - four Les Martres-de-Veyre including rim, weight 29g. - five East Gaulish including one decorated, and one potter's stamp ]AERCN, weight 47g. - nine unidentified, including three ri…
Created on: Friday 2nd June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 19th March 2020
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Record ID: CAM-A91C22
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy seal matrix of Medieval date. The matrix face is circular in shape with a diameter of 21.5mm. The flat face is filled by a central motif surrounded by a circumferential legend which is bordered above and below. The central motif is a flat top shield containing three roundels, two above and one below. A single triangular projection points outwards from the centre of each edge of shield. The external border is formed of closely set pellets. The border between the legend and central motif is a continuous thin line. The field between the central shield and inner border…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 19th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Norfolk District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-AA2195
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon or early medieval object, possibly a bracelet or mount. Bar of shallow D-shaped section expanding very slightly from a break to a moulded animal head with pointed ears and slightly up-turned snout with a tapering D-sectioned projection extending from the mouth, probably intended to represent a long tongue, the tip of which is missing. Surviving length 48mm. Maximum width 7mm. Maximum thickness 5mm. The surface is corroded. No very close parallel has been found but Late Saxon bracelets with stylistically similar animal head terminals have been recorded including NMS-E90A2…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
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Record ID: NLM-457CA4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy strap fitting. Thick cast sub-rectangular openwork plate with a pair of rivets of length c.6.5mm [one partly lost] on the back for attachment to the strap; the remaining rivet is bent over towards the outer end of the object. The plate has a weighty terminal of three integrally cast and flat-backed spherical bosses, which bring its maximum thickness here to 7.6mm. There are then three pairs of moulded holes and a smaller drilled hole of diameter 2mm, the latter probably a supplementary fixing point, on the rest of the plate. A trefoil terminal adorns the belt end. Crude i…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
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Record ID: WMID-702904
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment from the foot of a copper alloy cruciform brooch. The lower section of the object is in the form of an animal's head with half-round nostrils at its distal end above which are two lateral projections representing the brow. A small projection between the nostrils may represent the remains of a loop for a spangle. The upper part of the foot has faceted sides and some, incised, transverse mouldings. On the brooch's underside is a longitudinal rib representing the catch plate. The fragment measures 39.1 mm in length, 7.5 mm wide and 6.0 mm thick. It weighs 4.0 g. The artef…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: NMS-8070E6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
About half of a probably Roman rotary quern . The inner and outer edges are present in places. The edge is neatly dressed as is the upper surface allowing for the very coarse nature of the stone. The wearing surface is worn smooth with no dressing. Both surfaces are convex, i.e. wearing surface is not flat. The material is certainly not Hertfordshire Puddingstone, but a pinkish brown coarse grit stone conglomerate with rounded pebbles up to 4cm, igneous rocks of various types including many quartzite pebbles Dimensions: estimated maximum diameter c. 400 mm; thickness at centre 8…
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th May 2016
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Record ID: NLM-29003D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle. Cast asymmetrical buckle frame, comprising a larger oval loop and a subsidiary rectangular loop with strap bar. The outer edge is notched for a pin rest, and the frame here is bevelled. Andrew Rogerson kindly suggests a medieval date, citing Egan and Pritchard 1991, no. 472 and correcting a later date originally suggested by this reporter. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1400-1450. Length: 22.4mm, Height: 22.4mm, Thickness: 3.1mm, Weight: 3.30gms.
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Record ID: KENT-802B2B
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval copper-alloy pointed oval (vesica) seal matrix with a suspension loop (1200-1400). The design on the obverse depicts St Margaret bursting from the stomach of the dragon. It shows a human in profile facing left, with hands in supplication holding a cross. Above the head is a hand extended downwards from the edge of the central design, under the letter S of the inscription, representing the Hand of God. Below is a wyvern (two-legged dragon) facing right, with curled tail, beaked head and possible wings. Two legs below the wyvern face right and so must belong to th…
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: NMS-C83240
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy socketed hook from a strap distributor in rather abraded condition. It comprises a terminal ring socket with cruciform decoration moulded on the expanded upper part of the mouth socket. On the lower part of the mouth socket an integral perpendicular arm projects that terminates in a broken collared loop. Extant length 34mm. Width 18mm. 11th century. Two examples of such socketed hooks have been found in Lincolnshire (LIN-F29FC4) attached to a strap distributor comprising a convex disc with three evenly spaced circular holes. .
Created on: Thursday 12th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-B70CAC
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy spur attachment of Post-Medieval date. The object has a pointed oval or tear drop shaped stud which is riveted to a lozenge shaped back plate. At the rear of the object the terminal of the circular rivet can be seen. The back plate narrows before flaring out again with a rounded knop at each side. Below the side knops the object curves forwards to form a hook. The object has a mid-brown patina with gilding visible on the front face of the hook. For a similar example see Read (2008), no.801 for an object with a similar function, but lacking the stud for attachment. …
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe with Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-2740FD
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pendent loop, as kindly identified by Andrew Rogerson with reference to Egan & Pritchard 1991 no.1193. Cast tiny asymmetrical loop with a short bar and expanded towards its outer edge, which has a knop at either end. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1400. Length: 11.9mm, Height: 18.6mm, Thickness: 1.7mm, Weight: 0.70gms.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C3BA01
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle fragment. Cast trapezoidal half of a double looped frame frame with rounded flat-backed knops at its outer corners, a projecting and grooved lip, and knops at the end of its strap bar. A cast D section pin is looped around the strap bar. Andrew Rogerson kindly identifies this as a post-medieval buckle fragment, citing Whitehead (2003) no. 523, thereby correcting a suggestion of an earlier date by this reporter. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1620-1680. Length: 19mm, Height: 24.4mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 4.42gms.
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owersby', grid reference and parish protected.