Record ID: SOM-E8CE93
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A solid copper alloy ring of unknown date and function, possibly a suspension ring or part of a chain for suspension. The ring is very regular in form and has a maximum diameter of 66.2mm that varies little across the ring. The hoop is similarly regular. In cross section it is an an isosceles ​​​​​ triangle with the short straight edge being the inner edge of the ring. From the top and bottom of this inner edge the upper and lower surfaces taper to a rounded point marking the ring's exterior edge. The hoop has a maximum thickness of 4.8mm and is 8.8mm wide . The …
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-8985F7
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of copper-alloy rings of a type often been suggested to be medieval or post-medieval harness rings (Geake 2001, 74), though they are typically undiagnostic. Further, Geake (ibid., 74) suggests that the broadly hexagonal cross-section which this ring possesses probably indicates a medieval date; they are bevelled slightly, externally and internally at the edge. A larger ring has a red/brown patina and measures 30.8mm in diameter externally, 23.7mm internally, 2.9mm thick, and weighs 4.81g. A smaller ring has a red/brown patina and measures 27.7mm in diameter externally, 20.3…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
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Record ID: SOM-7CD8ED
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring possibly of Iron Age date to early Roman date. The ring is broadly circular with a circular cross section. The ring has a dark-olive green patina with occasional pitting. The central hole is slightly off-centre or worn, so one side of the ring is thicker and wider (4.29mm, 4.16mm compared to 3.42mm, and 3.46mm). The ring is undecorated. It is 17.26mm in diameter, and weighs 3.94mm. While such a plain item is hard to date specifically. The patina suggests an Iron Age date, although a Roman date cannot be ruled out, Such rings might have been associated wit…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knoyle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ACC964
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring with hexagonal cross section and slightly uneven thickness and width of unknown date. The object is undecorated but has long striations around its outer face, probably from filing or wear, and with two areas of wear where the ring is thinner. Diameter: 27.4mm, width: 4.0mm, Thickness of loop from: 4.6mm, to: 3.3mm, Weight: 7.13g. Such rings are largely undatable and can be as early as Iron Age, but it is most likely a Medieval to Post-Medieval horse harness ring, possibly to link two straps given how it is worn in two places.
Created on: Monday 20th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Crewkerne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F64FF2
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete tertiary retouched flake of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The flake has a visible bulb of percussion on the ventral face which has been partially removed by the very large bulbar scar due to a flaw in the flint. The distal end has snapped, as has the proximal right corner. There is short scalar abrupt retouch at the proximal end of the left edge and along the remaining part of the right edge of the dorsal face. Towards the centre of the left edge the retouch becomes longer and semi-abrupt. The flint is light-mid grey in colour.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-327C26
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flake which is possibly a retouched core fragment. There is no visible striking platform on the flake, on the ventral face there is a clear bulb of percussion and a bulbar scar. There are long flake removals in both directions on the dorsal face, suggesting a Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The flake has been snapped before the distal end and has evidence of retouch along the right side of the dorsal face from the proximal end to the break. The retouch is short and scalar, which creates a projecting knotch c. 4.5mm suggesting the flake was being fashioned into a tool b…
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-338917
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary Neolithic to Bronze Age retouched flake. There are visible ripples, a striking platform, bulb of percussion and a bulbar scar on the ventral face. On the dorsal face there is clear evidence of retouch on the right face adjacent to the proximal end. The retouch is semi-abrupt, with small scalar removals at the distal end of the ventral face. The flint is mid grey to light grey in colour and is 33.75 mm in length, 21.0 mm wide and weighs 5.82 grams.
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8B39C3
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A secondary flake with retouch on dark to mid grey, opaque flint. Around 10% cortex remains at the distal end of the left edge. There are visible ripples and a bulb of percussion on the ventral face. There are long removals on the dorsal face. There is evidence of short scaler retouch on the right edge adjacent to the distal end and longer sub-parallel retouch on the left edge adjacent to the proximal end. . The retouch is semi-abrupt, with small scalar removals at the distal end of the ventral face. It measures 32.5mm in length, 22.2mm wide, 9.1mm thick and weighs 5.75g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1A1198
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped re-touched flint flake possibly later Neolithic to Bronze Age in date. A prominent bulb of percussion with large bulb scar and clear ripples of percussion are on the ventral face. There is original cortex surviving across the distal end. Aris and ripples on the dorsal face suggest multi-directional previous removals. There is an area of semi-abrupt short subparallel retouch at the proximal end of the right edge seen from the ventral face, becoming longer towards the centre of the flake. The flake is dark brown flint with a patch of lighter brown at the proximal end. It is 40…
Created on: Wednesday 19th December 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheddon Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DEV-D88B09
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two retouched flakes of a dark grey flint, both of which retain their original white-buff cortex over the distal end. They are both sub-rectangular in shape with numerous flake scars across the two dorsal faces. The larger of the two shows a natural break on the right dorsal margin, where the flint has sheered off forming an almost straight edge, there is an area of long scalar semi-abrupt retouch adjacent to the break, possibly an attaempt to create a notch that was abandoned. The smaller of the two has a distinctive grey spot of patina in the centre of its ventral face and short, sc…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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Record ID: SOM-F5E493
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake of Mesolithic to Neolithic date (c. 9000-2350 BC) with evidence of light fire damage. The piece is broadly triangular in shape, and is a tertiary flake . The dorsal surface, has three negative parallel flake scars. The ventral surface, has a small bulb of percussion at the proximal end with a bulbar scar and widely spaced conchoidal ripple marks indicating this piece was struck off at 180 degrees to the previous removals. The proximal end has short scaled semi-abrupt retouch running a third of the way along its length, it is probable that this would have contin…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2017
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Record ID: SOM-8A31DD
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of six retouched chert flakes of probable Bronze Age date (c.2350-1600 BC) . Two of the flakes, are tertiary retaining no cortex, while the remaining pieces retain between 5 and 25% of their cortex. All of the ventral surfaces, have large bulbs of percussion and strongly defined, closely spaced conchoidal ripple marks idicative of the use of a stone hammer. All the flakes are broad, with evidence of short sub-parallel semi-abrupt retouch running along one mesal edge, probably for use as scrapers. One (top right in photo) has long parallel semi-abrupt retouch around the cu…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2017
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Record ID: SOM-3FD731
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six retouched flint flakes, two secondary and four tertiary, all with small areas retouch along one or more edges. Total weight: 18.79g. 1 and 2. Secondary flakes in semi-translucent to opaque and mottled mid grey flint. Piece 1 has c.20% cortex remaining on the ventral face and one side. The side opposite the cortex on the ventral face has long parallel retouch and the distal end has short scaler retouch. Weight: 7.59g. Piece 2 has c.10% cortex remaining on the ventral face to both sides. There is short parallel retouch along the right side when viewed from the ventral face. Weight…
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-1C1B01
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary flake of probable Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date, reworked for use probably as a scraper. The flake is an irregular quadrilateral shape. The ventral face is curved and smooth with evident ridges down its length due to a heavy strike. The striking platform is obscured by scars and losses due to flaws in the flint; the bulb is now unclear. The dorsal face has two major and two minor multi-directional removals giving it a broadly triangular cross section. There is possible retouch to the right hand dorsal edge/lefthand ventral edge for conversion into a basic side scrape…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: SOM-B624A7
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint retouched flake, possibly a side and end scraper of probable Bronze Age date (c. 2350-800 BC). The piece is struck off a secondary flake with 10% of the cortex remaining on the dorsal face. The piece is broadly triangular in shape, narrowing along its length to a rounded apex. The dorsal surface exhibits three narrow negative flake scars from previous removals. The ventral face has lost it's bulb of percussion to damage but has weakly defined widely spaced conchoidal ripple marks. There is scalar to sub-parallel, semi abrupt short retouch running aroudn the corner of…
Created on: Monday 10th April 2017
Last updated: Saturday 16th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A00AD6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete hand-turned rotary quern stone of Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410). About half of the upper stone (in two fragments) and a quarter of the lower stone survive. One upper fragment was found in 2015 and one in 2018. The upper stone has a convex upper face with rounded outer edge. It has a oncave lower face rising towards the centre. On the upper face there is a slight raised lip around the central hole and around a U-shaped handle indent. The lower stone has a convex upper face with rounded corners and flat lower. There is considerable wear on both grinding surfaces with no d…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Seymour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-689AF0
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy purse bar of early Post Medieval date. The bar has a central rectangular block with a slightkly rounded lower face and corners and a circular perforation running through it on the vertical axis. Through this perforation is threaded a vertical copper alloy bar which is circular in section and rotates freely in the hole. The bar ends in a globular terminal below the block and expands into a loop above it; this loop would ahve been used to hang the purse from the belt. The loop has three collars at the base, oval in section and just the stubs of the sides…
Created on: Thursday 9th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cullompton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EFFB80
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar dating from the late Medieval to ealy Post Medieval periods. It has two main sections; a horizontal bar with central boss and a vertical bar running through the boss with a loop at the top. The rectangular central boss on the horizontal bar is pierced centrally for the vertical bar, and has rouned lower corners giving it a D shape in profile and a rectangular shape in plan. Two circular sectioned bars project, one at each side.One side bar is broken at close to the boss with an old break. The complete side is 19.3mm long, terminating in a sphe…
Created on: Thursday 28th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockland Bristol CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FDCB82
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete Medieval copper alloy purse bar, probably dating to c. AD 1450-1500. The bar consists of a central shield shaped boss, 16.7mm tall by 19.6mm wide and 14.0mm thick. A central logitudinal perforation passes through the boss to accomodate a copper alloy swivel, now lost. The boss is flanked by the arms of the purse, both integral, rectangular in cross section and thinned slightly into a central field featuring a niello inlaid inscription (see below). The thicker sections flanking the boss are not shaped into animal heads but plain. A thinner attachment plate, with thre…
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2017
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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Record ID: HESH-6FBA44
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy purse bar of probable late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date (1500 - 1600). The two arms of the purse bar are sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross section with large sub-circular terminals (knops) at either end. These terminals measure 11.5mm x 9.8mm. Both are decorated with a cast twisted design comprising of four diagonal lozenges. In the centre of the bar (where the two arms meet) is an integrally cast sub-rectangular lozenge, through which a vertical hole has been cut. This hole (diameter 4.3mm) enables the suspension loop of the purse to rotate. The cent…
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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