Record ID: ESS-E396B1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold finger-ring with rectangular bezel and large, weighty hoop. The hoop is bent slightly out of shape, and now measures approximately 25.3mm from the top of the bezel to the back of the hoop, and 26.6mm perpendicular to this. The internal dimensions are approximately 20 x 22mm and the ring weighs 20.10g. The bezel measures 12.5mm wide and 14.4mm long, and is 2.2mm thick; it is decorated with a grooved border, and in the bottom of the groove are deeper dots. There are 21 dots across the top of the rectangular panel, 23 down each of the long sides, and 24 across the bo…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North West Essex', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-3ECB42
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold fitting decorated with filigree and enamel, in the shape of a stylus eraser, possibly from a styliform pin. It is basically a hollow cone, now flattened to become triangular, and open at both ends; at the narrower end there is an oval aperture measuring 5 x 2 mm, surrounded by a plain square-section wire. At the wider end it is squashed flatter, especially in the middle, but both ends are slightly rounded. This end does not have a corresponding wire around it. Each face, front and reverse, is decorated with a double border of two twisted wires around a trapezoidal panel. The pane…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Potter Street Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A87332
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy late medieval buckle. When complete, this buckle would have been formed from a large open sub-square frame with central pin bar, with gently inward curving sides and ends (essentially making them concave), with an integral quatrefoil at each corner. What remains of the example recorded here is one side of the frame with two complete quatrefoils. The surviving bar of the frame is domed in section, having a flat reverse and is now bent into an L shape with an internal angle of approximately 100 degrees. Extending from beneath one quatrefoil is a tiny section …
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belchamp Walter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BDE117
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a once circular, copper alloy openwork object with a flanged edge to its reverse. The object is now subtriangular in plan. It is decorated on the front face with silver sheet representing a dog-like animal, possibly in the Jellinge style. There is beaded silver sheet around the edge of what was once an openwork perforation. The copper alloy portion of the object is abraded with little of the original surface remaining. It now has a bright, mid green patina. It is probably 10th century in date.It is 21.3mm long, 15.66mm wide, 3,82mm thick and weighs 5.16g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-974111
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete bone pin. The shaft of the pin is circular in section and truncated before the point. The pinhead is a circular disc, set on the same plane (i.e. on end, not set transverse to the top of the shaft). Beneath the circular head are there integrally carved bands. The head is decorated to either side with eight incised rings and dots set around a central ring and dot. The object is abraded. The original surface survives with a brown patina, whilst exposed surfaces are creamier. The break edge is worn smooth suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. Helen Geake kindly pointed out …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D49674
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy buckle, probably medieval. This buckle frame is trapezoidal in plan. The two sidebars of the frame are rectangular in section. Placed approximately one third along each arm is an integral semicircular flange with a circular perforation, presumably so that a bar could be fixed between the two opposing sides of the frame. The front bar of the frame is flattened and decorated with six transverse grooves. The back bar is similarly flattened but undecorated. The reverse of the buckle is plain. The pin is missing. The object has a dark brown patina. It is 23.16mm lo…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C06202
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tiny early Anglo-Saxon buckle, made from copper alloy. The frame is oval, and measures just 12 mm long and 15.5 mm wide. It is circular in cross-section, now rather corroded but perhaps originally 2 mm in diameter. The copper-alloy pin survives, with the loop wrapped around the frame and the tip of the pin curving neatly around the outer edge. Two hinge loops made from copper-alloy sheet are corroded around the frame, and this is all that survives of an original plate. th eobject weighs 0.25g. This type of buckle is most common in the seventh and early eighth centuries c.600-720AD. …
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C03955
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Head and part of shaft from a pin of Cool’s type 18, probably made from jet. The head is in the shape of a human head, roughly triangular in cross-section with a broad back to the head and a sharply pointed nose and chin. The chin is jutting, with a straight groove above for the mouth; a ridge above forms the upper lip, and above this is a short but prominent vertical ‘Roman’ nose. A solid brow ridge runs from the nose to the hair. Above is a quiff-like hairstyle which curves down the back of the pinhead. The hair is decorated with oblique grooves either side of a central ve…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C02B63
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three lead-alloy rings, all 21-22 mm in diameter. All have roughly circular or oval cross-sections; two are more chunky, about 3.5 mm in cross-section, and one is slimmer, 2-2.5 mm in cross-section. Lead-alloy rings of the chunky shape, but only 15 mm in diameter, are identified by Egan and Pritchard, Dress accessories, as early 15th-century shoe-buckles (1991, 62-4). Lead alloy is not strong, and so may not be suitable for other heavier uses. Probably 1400-1450AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C02053
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy ring, nearly 20 mm in diameter; roughly circular in cross-section nearly 1.5 mm across. It weighs 0.75g. Possibly a medieval brooch frame, or a medieval or post-medieval buckle frame; perhaps more probably a harness ring, part of a chain, etc. c.1100-1900AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C010C2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy ring, perhaps the frame from a brooch or buckle. The ring is nearly circular externally (25 x 26 mm) but internally one edge is shaped into a slight V with a dip in the centre. This may represent a constriction for a pin. The cross-section is roughly oval and 2.5 x 3.5 mm. The object weighs 3.58g.Perhaps medieval or early post-medieval, c1100-1650AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-C00590
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of one arm from a pair of tweezers. The fragment represents part of the tip of the arm, and although one corner is missing it can be seen that the tip was turned inwards, roughly at right angles, to provide a better grip. The fragment flares from a minimum of 14 mm wide at the broken top to 18 mm wide at the tip; it is 17 mm long and weighs 1.11g. The surface is very corroded, but a neat longitudinal row of seven small ring-and-dot motifs is visible down the centre, and a row of dots can just be seen down either edge. This decoration suggests a middle or late Anglo-Saxon d…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFF705
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Most of a pair of tweezers, now in three pieces. The tips of the arms are now missing, and the tweezers are now a maximum of 6 mm wide. They taper evenly towards the expanded loop, which is 4 mm wide. A groove runs up either long side and over the loop, but there is no other decoration. The metal is an unusual grey/beige colour, which suggests a lead alloy, but the object is also rather light, which might perhaps suggest an alloy predominantly of tin. The broken edges are very fresh, but a darker brown colour which does not help in identifying the metal.The object has a surviving …
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFD6D7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper-alloy strap-end. The split end flares, but has lost its very end together with its rivet holes. It is now a maximum of 9 mm wide, and is decorated on its front with a fine groove down either side. These grooves run down to where the strap-end becomes solid, which is marked by two or three transverse grooves which run around the front and sides, but not the reverse, of the strap-end. A short length of solid metal survives, just 5 mm wide and undecorated. the total length is 26 mm and the object weighs 1.95g. This strap-end is of Thomas's Class B, Type 1, and is simil…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFCDA2
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
One arm from a pair of copper-alloy tweezers, now very corroded. The loop is missing and the arm is a minimum of 5 mm wide at the fresh break. No decoration survives on the arm, which flares evenly to 11 mm wide at the tip. The tip is turned in at less than ninety degrees. Total surviving length 45 mm and the weight is 2.57g. It is very hard to date an undecorated pair of tweezers of this shape; they may be Roman, Anglo-Saxon or medieval. 43-1500 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFBF84
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete set of copper-alloy tweezers with moulded loop and wide flaring arms. The loop is chunky and looks as if it was cast; it is nearly 4 mm square in cross-section at the topmost point. The loop is narrow internally, measuring a maximum of 1.5 mm wide. Below, each face has two transverse grooves and then a pair of back-to-back crescent notches, then a single transverse groove. The arms below the loop are flat and flare evenly from the loop to the tips, which are 13.5 mm wide. One tip is turned in at right angles and the other at slightly less than ninety degrees. The arms are…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFB1D5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Unidentified object or possible hinge. Copper-alloy object, now rather corroded. It is basically flat and rectangular, 43 x 20 mm, and broken at one end. A groove runs along either long edge, and the front is divided into three fields by two longitudinal ridges, each of which is transversely ribbed on the top. The ridges and grooves run up to a pair of hinge loops at the complete end, apparently cast into shape onto the front of the object. Each one is as wide as the outer field, and they enclose an iron hinge bar. In between the hinge loops is the stub of a surviving pin, probab…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BFA355
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hooked tag (probably). Triangular object made from copper-alloy sheet. Two edges are intact, running down to a broken apex; the top edge is broken. The metal thickens slightly towards the apex, and there is a pair of parallel grooves running not-quite-straight across just above the apex, which then begins to turn under away from the grooves. The top edge is broken in a series of sharp jagged angles, and there is no trace of sewing holes. A possible copper-alloy rivet does not appear on the reverse and so is probably just a strongly adhering fragment or thick corrosion bubble; ther…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-BF8C27
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete bone pin, 61 mm long, made from a flat slab of bone roughly 3 mm thick. The shaft has been whittled down to a generally circular cross-section and the head has been left flat. The head is basically rectangular, 16 mm long and 14 mm wide, and three of the edges each have three notches cut into them giving a crenellated appearance. The fourth edge is filled by the top of the shaft. There is no decoration on the head. The shaft has an angular swelling close to the sharp point.The pin weighs 1.68g. There are facets on the shaft showing that it has been made by whittling w…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canvey Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-225183
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
This copper alloy Penannular brooch has a diameter of 65.48mm and weighs 18.03 grammes. It is formed from a single length of undecorated metal, subcircular in section and 4mm wide, that is curved around in a ‘C’ shape with a moulded terminal at each end. The terminals are subrectangular in plan and section and have a length of 10.32mm, are 7.92mm and 6.6mm wide respectively, and 4mm thick. Each terminal is moulded so that it indents slightly at either side, at either end. Between the two indentations, on both sides, is a single dot. The terminals are fairly worn and the main body o…
Created on: Friday 31st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.