Record ID: SOM-4A3D7A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of worn, sub-angular translucent crystalline calcite with flat cleavage planes visible on three axis and worn, smoothed, sides. Probably naturally formed: no evidence seen for artificial shaping. 29.1mm by 28.3mm by 20.2mm and 24.39g in weight. Although natural and potentially local as calcite does form in limestone the piece was picted out by the finder as unusual in the field. It was found in an area that has produced worked flint of Mesolithic to Bronze Age dte with a focus in the Neolithic and might be associated with the flint as a deliberately selected and…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F6504
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete circular flat mount, possibly originally a coin with two holes pierced in it. T The mount is made of a flat (c. 0.9mm thick) plate that is circular in plan (15.2mm diameter). While completely worn with no design the size suggests a Roman coin. It is pierced near two opposite sides from its outside surface through to the back by circular holes (c. 1.5mm diameter). within these holes are the remains of two iron rivets. that project c.0.7mm from the reverse of the mount. Each ends in a worn and broken ends. The mount is a light green colour and abraded there is no trace …
Created on: Monday 30th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mere CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-111B4B
Object type: STUD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy stud or mount of unceratin date, Iron Age to Post Medieval. This stud is circular in plan with a highly domed hollow head being convex on top and concave beneath. The dome's edge is slightly damaged on one side, while its upper surface is abraded and pitted. An integral spike projects from the centre of the inside of the dome and extends for 12.8mm before terminating in a rounded and abraded end. This spike is sub-circular in cross section (4.7mm diameter). The stud is a light green colour and the dome is filled with concreted soil material. The stu…
Created on: Thursday 5th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilmington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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: SOM-7FE35B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of clear, uncoloured glass dating from either the Roman period or Post-medieval. The fragment is very roughly triangular in shape measuring 41.5mm by 39.4mm by 29.7mm. It is of uneven thickness to a maximum of 2.3mm. The piece is curved, the degree of curvature (i.e. distance from the central part of the convex area to a line joining the furthest extremities) being c7mm. Very small air bubbles can be seen within the glass as well as specks of other material that are mostly very small though one irregular piece measures c6 x 3mm. There are faint striations created during its…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-048FFE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a lead alloy object, possibly the base and attachment for a handle on a large lead-tin (pewter) jug, possibly of Roman date. The piece has a sub-rectangular shape for 65 mm in length and gradually widen from 13.5 mm on the base to 20.5 mm near the top. From this point of maximum width it tapers again for 21 mm in length to a rounded, broken and worn, tip. The base is thinner and turned out at 20 degrees angle, moulded with a raised edge. The lower part of the piece is convex on the front and reaches the maximum thickness of 10.6 mm at the point of maximum width. It is sligh…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-ED5524
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy object of possible Roman date. The object consists of a pointed drop-shaped element with a tip turned out at 30 degrees angle. The tip and the opposite side are now missing due to old breaks. Both the front and the reverse side are decorated: half of the face has three longitudinal grooves which leave three thin raised lines; the other half is concave on both sides. The object has a brown-green patina with traces of corrosion. It measures 25.8 mm in length, 15.4 mm in width, 4.8 mm in thickness and weighs 4.68 g. Without knowing what the object is, it …
Created on: Monday 30th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-E02E9C
Object type: AWL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidentified object, presumably a tool of some kind, of uncertain date. It has a very sharp pointed tip and a worn break at the opposite end (probably the base of a missing tang). The surviving pointed element is conical in shape with an oval cross-section, 29.1mm in length and max.7.1mm wide and 6.5mm thick just above the base where it narrows to 6.5x5.7mm. A collar of grooved linear decoration c.6mm high flanks the base of the cone and features a pair of lines forming a zig-zag between a single concentric groove (at the base) and a pair of concentric groo…
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
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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-20F8C7
Object type: STUD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy decorated stud, possibly Roman. The head of the stud is broadly circular, with a mostly flat top. In the centre of the top is a slightly raised circle upon which is an incised circular line border 10.31mm in diameter. Within the border is an inscribed eagle, with outspread wings, the tips of which meet the circular line border but do not ingress upon it. The back of the head is slightly convex towards the integral shaft which is complete. The shaft itself is rectangular in section, thinning along its length to a flattened and slightly expanded rounded point. …
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chiselborough CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-C07509
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Post Medieval (1st to 19th century) unidentified object: The artefact is a large lead oval ball with a flattened upper and lower edge with multiple, equi-distant six circular iron studs around the side, one iron stud on one flat surface and two on the lower face. The iron is in a stable condition and the lead has a matte light grey/cream coloured surface. It measures 43.69mm diameter, 28.41mm thick and weighs 230g. A similar object is recorded on the PAS database, SUSS-158547, and the Finds Liaison Officer wrote 'The purpose and age of the object is unclear. Suggestions in…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 19th September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-986DC2
Object type: COSMETIC SPOON
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper-alloy artefact. The widest part of the artefact is located a short distance below centre, where there is a cylindrical moulding with a simple grooved and ridged moulding at either end. A rectangular-sectioned bar projects upwards from above this moulding, tapering towards the apex, where it terminates in what appears to be the remains of a loop. Projecting below the cylindrical moulding is a flat-sectioned piece which decreases in thickness as it flares towards the distal end, where longitudinal grooves divide the surface into three segments, the central one …
Created on: Monday 31st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP-4DC041
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A solid cast copper-alloy button with a thick tin coating, uncertain in date, either medieval or modern. It is circular in plan and domed front and back with a definite carination between the sides. There is a scar at the centre of one face, with two depressions, for a seperate narrow copper-alloy wire loop. The button is similar to an example illustrated in Egan and Prichard (1991, 274; fig 178, no.1388) which is from a context dated c. AD 1270-1350. Use of large numbers of such buttons was fashionable in the mid 14th century, however similar small buttons were also popular in the…
Created on: Sunday 8th December 2013
Last updated: Sunday 8th December 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-3161D5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An artefact of uncertain function consisting of a lead core capped with a sheet copper-alloy dome at one end. The main leaden element is corroded and abraded, but broadly cylindrical and is able to sit on its flat, sub-circular base. The other end is shallowly domed and covered with copper-alloy sheeting, abraded at its circumference. At its summit it appears to be perforated, although this is unclear, as is its purpose. The object may have acted as a weighted terminal to something rather than a weight in its own right. The copper alloy cap has a variable mid-green colour.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-311393
Object type: STUD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragmentary stud with copper-alloy globular head and beginnings of an iron shank, possibly Roman in date. The head is broadly spherical. The iron shank seems to be circular in cross-section; the exact way these two elements are joined is obscured by corrosion. From the weight the head appears solid and is 12.5mm in diameter with a flattened top. Below, the corroded remains of an iron shank, c. 2.7mm diameter, are vestigial and corroded. Similar large spherical headed studs or nails are recorded in Crummy (1983, 115; fig. 116) from Roman contexts, although those had copper alloy sh…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2013
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Record ID: HAMP-41D1A7
Object type: TILE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of ceramic building material, both roughly quadrilateral in form. They both have oxidised surfaces, one light orange, the other mid orange. They both feature yellowy inclusions and seams from where the clay has not been mixed fully. Respectively, they measure 55.9 by 48.7 by 12.0mm and 74.55 by 36.6 by 12.4mm; a combined weight is given below. They are plausibly medieval in date given their thickness, although a Roman date ought not to be ruled out.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wherwell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D64126
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two circular cast lead alloy disc weights of uncertain date. Both weights have an incised cross with smaller diagonal lines projecting the same direction from each arm on one face, possibly representing windmill sails and an incised 'V' on the other. 1) 30.6mm in diameter, 3.9mm in thickness and 18.27g, 2) 28.6mm in diameter, 2.9mm in thickness and 13.44g. Weights sych as these were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2011
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Pennard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2F18F7
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead gaming piece of Roman to Post Medieval date. It measures 22.1mm in length, 16.7mm in diametre and weighs 39.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Pennard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-4B6538
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount of uncertain date. The piece is flat and sub-oval in plan with an oval shape missing one end where there is a straight edge which may be complete or an old break. The front is decorated by a central dot with a large incised circle around it. Between this circle and the edge are three circular perforations for attachment. They are arranged in a triangle and the arrangement suggests the straight edge was not attached to an object in the same way as the opposite end. It may suggest the straight edge is original or possibly had a projection from it. Although plai…
Created on: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bighton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-4AA671
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy fragment of uncertain date and function. The small piece has a circular cross-section and appears complete at one end. The complete terminal is fairly flat with bevelled edges. Beyond, the object narrows to a waist before expanding to similar dimensions to the terminal. The waisted central section is slightly faceted (Dia.: 6.65mm). Beyond the expansion the object narrows to a shaft with a sub-rectangular cross-section (6.7 by 4.9mm). The old break has occurred just as the 'shaft' begins. The object has a mid-green patina with traces of what seems to be a white met…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Medstead CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP-D0D6E3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded small cast lead weight in the shape of a frustum, or truncated cone. It is broadly trapezoidal in cross-section, with a flat base. It has a hole running right through its centre; the hole tapers slightly towards the top which has been flattened slightly at an angle: Dia.: 8.3 - 7.0mm. The artefact now has an off-white surface with denting all over, especially to the base. Such objects are undiagnostic and a wide date range is here given.
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-2B3E17
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent and corroded part of a cast copper-alloy sheet plate from a buckle of uncertain date. The object is sub-trapezoidal in shape. It tapers gradually from a width of 10.8mm at the attachment end to 7.0mm towards the terminal, beyond which the sides curve to a (now abraded) rounded terminal. At the opposite end there is an off-centre tab; the tab on the other side has been lost. This is a pair of rivet holes at the frame end with a third hole central at the terminal. The object has corroded to an orange-brown colour, with large patches of light-green and off-white corrosion produc…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kings Worthy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP-394C84
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete circular cast lead object, possibly a spindle whorl or other weight. The whorl is biconvex, with one surface having received steeper bevelling than the other. The top is flattened and the base is slightly concave. It is basic and has suffered corrosion. It is seemingly undecorated. The artefact has a spindle hole with a diameter of 6.4mm. The spindle whorl is 7.9mm thick and weighs 16.01g. It has been pointed out that the weight of a spindle whorl is suggestive of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5 grams) being used for spinning cotton …
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Headbourne Worthy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-38EEB7
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy piece of uncertain date: probably a piece of casting waste. It is a strip, triangular in section with very concave sides. One end is rounded the other has an old, almost square break. The lower side is slightly irregular. Emerging from the spine on the upper surface are six pellets spaced equally along its length. These extend down the sides and have all been truncated, with old breaks. They could be sprues from the casting process. It is 40.1mm long, 13.2mm wide, 4.8mm thick and weighs 8.40 grams.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-38B474
Object type: STUD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy stud attached to a broadly rectangular copper alloy sheet rove. The stud has a flattened sub-circular head and a blunted, twisted shaft of square cross-section. The rove is closely fitted to the head of the stud and the centre is convex. The metal is dark red-brown in colour with patches of off-white and light-green corrosion product. The date is uncertain although it is probably Roman or Post Medieval in date; this is supported by finds made in the vicinity. The rove is 13.5mm long, 11.0mm wide and 1.1mm thick excluding the stud shaft, 11.7mm including. It weighs 2…
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-21EBF6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl or possibly weight. It is disc shaped, with a flat base and top and slightly rounded sides. It has a circular hole running through the centre, with a ridge around the hole. It is 27.0mm in diameter, 7.3 thick with a hole 9.9mm and weighs 26.37 grams. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Thursday 16th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 17th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F899B3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lozenge shaped cast copper alloy terminal from a larger item. It is oval in section with rounded edges and slightly convex upper and lower faces. At one end the piece comes to a point, at the other it ends in an old break, 4.9mm across. There is an indent in the centre of one side next to the break, this may be deliberate or damage. Length 25.8mm, width 10.8mm, thickness 3.4mm. Weight 3.56 grams. Such a small peice could be a componant of many different objects including pendants, strap fittings and implements.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 17th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP-27F043
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded lead weight, or possible spindle whorl, of uncertain date. The object is roughly spherical, with flattened top and bottom and with a slight carination around the centre. It has a circular hole running through the centre. It is 21.7mm in diameter, 15.8mm tall with a hole 5.0mm in diameter at the base and slightly splaying open at the top; it weighs 27.72 grams. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late medieval/post medieval.
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2010
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bighton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-FBA1F7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead piece, probably a plain weight.. It is sub oval in plan with slightly irregular outline; a flat base and a domed top with a flattened, rough area in the centre. There are numerous cuts and indents on the base and sides. It is 51.7mm long, 36.8mm wide, 17.5mm thick and weighs 179 grams. Plain lead weights were made locally for a wide range of uses. They are therefore hard to date accurately and can be Roman - Post Medieval in date although most are from the latter part of this range.
Created on: Wednesday 9th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-FB8023
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead piece, probably a plain weight.. It is conical with a circular base, tapering sides and an irregular, broken top. There are numerous cuts and indents in the side. It is 49.8mm tall, 23.3mm in diameter at the base; it weighs 96 grams. Plain lead weights were made locally for a wide range of uses. They are therefore hard to date accurately and can be Roman - Post Medieval in date although most are from the latter part of this range.
Created on: Wednesday 9th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CECC26
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy decorated spindle whorl. The whorl is circular with a flat base and domed top, slightly flattened in the centre, and a circular hole running through the centre. The upper side is decorated with raised lines radiating out from the central hole, these are thought to help the spindle work as well as be decorative. It is 32.7 mm in diameter and 11.6 mm thick; weights 52.5 grams. Locally cast lead spindle whorls were in use from the Roman to Post Medieval period and are hard to date precisely.
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 5th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chalvington with Ripe', grid reference and parish protected.