Record ID: WMID-3CA8B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded copper-alloy cloisonné brooch dating from the late Early Medieval period. The brooch is incomplete but is clearly of a type of cloisonné enamel brooch that was popular in England during the late tenth and early eleventh centuries AD. As it is incomplete it is a little difficult to determine for certain whether it falls within the flanged 'Colchester' type or the the lobed 'Saunderton' type of brooch (as distinguised by David Buckton in 'Late 10th and IIth century cloisonné enamel brooches' Medieval Archaeol 30, 1986, 8-18). The flat reverse and the damaged edges, which per…
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-63D263
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An 8th-century silver-plated copper-alloy, possibly irregular, early-medieval (intermediate/Continental) sceat of Series X, type 31 (c. 710 - c. 740 AD; North 116; Abramson 2006, 74)
Created on: Friday 18th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8AAA87
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably incomplete and very worn Early Early-Medieval (400-600) copper alloy sword scabbard chape, broken across one projecting loop and probably missing another. In profile it is U-shaped with a globular projection from the base. One arm ends in a damaged loop, the other (shorter) in a worn trefoil. Measures 35.55x8.42x12.79mm and weighs 6.25g. Both arms are D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the inside surface. The longer one tapers from the base (6.67x3.58mm wide) to the pierced and rounded end (3.50x0.91mm, piercing 1.16mm wide but a squashed a little and with broken ed…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-829E3F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval cloisonné disc brooch of 10th to 11th century date. The circular brooch has 7 evenly spaced semi-circular lobes projecting around the edge. They are decorated with a spherical bead of blue glass on each, some surrounded by a ring of white probably corrosion product. The centre of the brooch is decorated with a floral motif of interlocking wire cells filled with enamel. There is a lozenge shaped setting at the centre, filled with a green enamel with some white corrosion product. Four petals surround, which are comprised of 'heart-shaped' gilded wire settings, fill…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-2E92D1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval penny of Cynethryth (wife of Offa), Portrait type, moneyer Eoba, c.770-792 AD, CEB 116-23, North 339
Created on: Friday 30th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D37508
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy strap-end, dating from the 9th century. This is an example of a Thomas Class A strap-end, with a split end, outward bowing sides, and probably a zoomorphic terminal, which has subsequently been lost, along with some of the tapering strap-end body (cf. Thomas 2003, Datasheet 32). The split end has a central notch which creates a bi-lobed edge. Two silvered circular rivets fit at the split end, one in each lobe. On the front surface there is a series of six panels, and possibly a portion of a seventh at the base of the brok…
Created on: Sunday 13th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancing', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-A9D105
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon saucer brooch, dating from the mid 5th to mid 6th centuries AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing some of the rim, the pin and part of the catch plate. The brooch has traces of gilding on the front with a raised design of a central circle surrounded by five running spirals or scrolled tendrils. All of this is bounded by an outer circular border which has regularly spaced transverse indents. The reverse has the remains of the single lug to hold the hinge with traces of iron corrosion. It is 28.4mm in diameter, 4.6mm thick and weighs 6.68 grams. Similar b…
Created on: Friday 29th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Storrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-0B47F4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late early-medieval cast copper alloy buckle frame (c. 10th century). Approximately 2/3 of the frame survives, with three remaining protruding conical zoomorphic heads as decoration and a pronounced sub-triangular pin rest with central groove. The zoomorphic heads seem to consist of an elongated snout with two simple eye holes. The two heads that comprise an outer edge of the buckle frame flank the pin rest, with a simple frame in between the elements. However, the third head is connected to one of the outer decorative heads by means of a thicker bevelled frame segment w…
Created on: Saturday 24th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Amberley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-85A2A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The central decorative element from a circular enamelled brooch of late 10th to 11th century date (Saunderton type). The circular component is divided into a scrolling cruciform pattern with separate cells of red, blue and white glass made using a cloisonne technique set into a backing plate with integral raised sides. The rest of the brooch, catchplate and pin are missing. The brooch may have been gilded but there is no trace of gilding on this fragment.
Created on: Tuesday 16th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-140244
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A penny of Edward the Confessor, now in two fragments. Expanding Cross type, 1050-3. Mint of Wallingford. Moneyer: Brunwine (BRVNPINE). North 820.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-DE0541
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Sceat. Melcalf series H, Type 48, most similar to his no.289. Reverse type B. Secondary sceat AD c.720-740 North vol.1, p.64, no.102 Diameter: 11.61mm, Thickness: 1.46mm Weight: 1.03g
Created on: Friday 3rd July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Puddletown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0446FC
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bridle cheek-piece of 11th-century date. The fragment measures 28.8mm by 24.7mm by 3.8mm thick and weighs 9.36g. It is very worn but appears to be a central section with worn breaks at both ends, it is irregular in shape but broadly narrows from one end to the other. At the wider end is part of the original central circular hole for the bit flanked by broken ends, one additionally split around a smaller hole at the break. The other, narrower end is also split around a hole and has broken at the spit. The sides between are irregular with a series of conv…
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B36948
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval silver sceat, Series E (secondary type, Metcalf variety A, porcupine and standard), c.AD 715-765, North (1993:61) no. 48, similar to Metcalf (1993) no.227.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knoyle CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-88FE49
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval silver sceat dating to the period AD 710 to 740. Series X (type 31 Woden head / crested monster). Barrett type Ap (Metcalf 1993:279). Probably minted at Ribe, Denmark. North (1994: 65) no 116. Areas of copper alloy corrosion on both faces suggest it is debased silver. Analysis of a similar coin, although lighter and perhaps of less good design, in the Ashmolean collection found it had a silver content of 63% (Metcalf 1993: plate 16 no.208).
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Babcary CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ADF8DA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval silver cut half penny of Aethelred II (978-1016) dating to c. AD 1003 to 1009. Helmet type, BMC viii, Hild.E. Minted by Æthelweard probably at London. North (1997) no. 775.
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-9C0791
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Early Medieval or possibly Roman strap end. The object is 26.1mm long and fairly flat, tapering in thickness from 4.1mm to 1.1mm along its length. It comprises a sub-circular disc section of diameter 12.5mm that has extensions on two opposite sides. One extension is a small terminal, sub-triangular in plan, tapering from 3.6mm where it leaves the disc to a point c5mm from the disc, a slight indented line divides it from the oval part. The opposite extension widens slightly from 7.1mm where it leaves the disc to 7.8mm where it terminates irregularly in an ol…
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odcombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4D0C5B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of probably Early Medieval copper alloy thin decorated sheet. The piece is broadly triangular with a slightly convex curved long edge, one shorter concave curved side and an old break along the other edge. The front of the plate is gilded and has a inscribed decoration in the form of a 'celtic trinity knot' or trinquetra formed by the interlace of three pointed ovals. The long edge of the plate is bordered by a inscribed line and there is the start of a similar line by the broken edge. It is probable the short curved edge broke along a similar incised line.The back of the plat…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knoyle CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6E38BD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy brooch, either a small shallow saucer brooch or a Suzuki Class B or C button brooch of early early-medieval date (5th - 6th century AD) with style I decoration. The brooch is circular and 18.15mm in diameter and weighs 2.23 grams. The rim is upturned and offset 1mm within this is a further concentric circle of raised copper that surrounds the central design. The raised rim and raised central design are both c.2mm thick. The design is not a facing mask, the most common design on button brooches and is difficult to read clearly, it appears combine elements of the pro…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddletrenthide CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-070722
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval cast copper alloy strap-end, classified as Thomas's (2003, 2) Class A, Type 2. This would date the artefact to around the 9th century AD. The strap-end is flat in profile and sub rectangular with slightly convex sides and squared off zoomorphic terminal. The plate narrows from a width of 10.56mm at the widest point to a width of 6.20mm at the base. The strap end is slit down the side creating a slit between the front and back for the upper third, this would have held the end of the strap. The top edge (attachment end) is formed of two lobes on the front and back…
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-993EA7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap-end of early-medieval date of Thomas Class B. The object is broadly rectangular and has a square zoomorphic terminal with rounded edges and corners that is sub-rectangular in cross section. This terminal is worn but has the remains of raised brow ridges with an indented channel between and raised circular nostrils at the lower corners. At the top of the terminal is a bend/crack where the piece has almost broken in two, this damage obscures any indication of the top of the terminal. From this terminal the sides of the object run parallel for app…
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chute Forest', grid reference and parish protected.