Record ID: OXON-058052
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern (18th to mid 20th century) figurine or bust of a lead alloy stag head: The head is hollow with the stag facing forwards, and is protrayed in a realistic style. The antlers are broken, but not too recently. The lower rim of the head is irregular and is stepped on the interior suggesting it fitted on to another component.The surface is an oxidised cream colour with a recent area of damage under the chin revealing a shiny dark grey coloured surface. It measures 63.92mm long, 51.27mm wide from the nose to tip of the horizontal ear, and weighs 109.03g. The bust or f…
Created on: Saturday 30th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-04C8A5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1900) probable lead token: The token is sub circular shape and has a design on both of the flat faces. One face has a high-relief A with a cross bar above. The other face has an I with a small pellet at the centre. Powell Type 2. The surface is a mid grey colour and is abraded. The token measure 20.6mm long, 20.97mm wide, 3.48mm thick, weighing 2.88g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date prec…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2023
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Record ID: OXON-3A35FA
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (c. 1500 to 1850) lead token: The design, consists the letter 'A' Powell Type 2. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a mid grey colour. The token measure measures 15.96mm in diameter and weighs 3.88g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in date (1500-1850AD), those which seem to mimic Medieval penny designs are dee…
Created on: Saturday 21st October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: OXON-287975
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval (14th to 18th century) lead alloy cloth seal: This is a two-part cloth seal comprising two circular discs. Disc one is undecorated with the exception of two short linear ridges near one edge. These may have been part of a larger design which is not visible now. Disc two has a hole in the centre through which a stud protrudes and has since been flattened. This disc has an inscription in three lines reading '[    ] OA / [    ]MILLA / L[  ]XI[   ] The surface of the seal has a cream coloured. It measures 32.5mm long, 25.52m…
Created on: Friday 20th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
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Record ID: OXON-DDA919
Object type: POWDER FLASK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (mid 17th century) powder measure cap: The lead cap is cylindrical with a sealed terminal. In plan the upper cap is sub-oval and on opposite edges the cap, there are two integral loops, although one is missing. The lower edge of the rim has a bordering thickened ridge on the outer face and the rim has been squashed together. The surface of the cap is a matte light grey colour. It measures 21.93mm thick across the narrow upper face, 25.28mm long across the rim and 17.06mm from the lower rim to upper edge. It weighs 16.66g. The powder measure cap is a common find fro…
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: OXON-09169D
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late post medieval possible toy pistol barrel fragment. The material from which it has been constructed appears to be something akin to spelter. It has been quite heavily abraded but the cross hatched decoration is still clearly visible. The pistol fragment is tubular with a perforated cap terminal, the opposite terminal is broken, but not recently. On the exterior of the barrel there is a integral scroll. Based on the material it is made from the object probably dates to the 19th century. The diameter is 36.1mm, length 30.55mm, total width 21.77mm thick, and the weight 18.96g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2022
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Record ID: OXON-3E4ACF
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy pendant of Medieval to Post Medieval date (c. AD 1250-1700). The pendant consists of a small cross shape with horizontal and vertical arms of almost equal length. The terminal of the upper arm has a is perforated to create a suspension loop. The surface is a mottled light grey and cream colour. The pendant measures 29.43mm long, 21.68mm wide, 6.58mm thick and weighs 10.66g. This pendant is likely a cross pendant, which may have been carried as a personal symbol of one's religious beliefs, or as an apotropaic device to ward off evils spirits and demons. Similar parall…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: OXON-A88D42
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is cast from lead or lead alloy, circular in plan with an off-centre, integral dome. At the apex of the dome there is a shallow knop. The underside of the object is plain and the surface of the whole object is a mottled mid-grey colour. It measures 22.17mm diameter, 10.10mm tall and weighs 24.87g. The condition of the object suggests a Post Medieval date, but it's function is not known. It could be a type of weight, but it would be an unusual one, or it could be the fill to an object such as a bronze harness mount/blinker.
Created on: Saturday 16th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
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Record ID: OXON-A8685F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy or lead uniface weight or less likely a token. In plan the object is sub-circular with rounded edges. The upper surface is decorated with a high-relief design which is unclear but may be similar to merchant mark or a cross with two cross-bars. The reverse is undecorated. The surface is a cream colour with some dark grey discolouration or coating on the upper face. The object measures 29.35mm long, 27.7mm wide, 8.73mm thick and weighs 44.56g. The object is likely to be a type of weight dating to the early Post Medieval period, and is perhaps locally made as the weight…
Created on: Saturday 16th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
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Record ID: OXON-2333CA
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (mid 17th century) powder measure cap: The lead cap is cylindrical with a sealed terminal. In plan the upper cap is sub-oval and on opposite edges of the cap, there are traces of what had been the an integral, downturned loop on either side. The lower edge of the rim has been squashed together. The surface of the cap is a matte light brown colour with chips which are missing revealing a dark grey surface. The cap measures 21.76mm wide across the lower rim, 16.28mm across the cap, 14.66mm tall and weighs 8.92g. The powder measure cap is a common find from Civil War s…
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-EE54F8
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (mid 17th century) powder measure cap: The lead cap is cylindrical with a sealed terminal. In plan the upper cap is sub-oval and on opposite edges the cap, there are two integral, downturned loops. The lower edge of the rim has been squashed together and the void is still filled with soil. The surface of the cap is a matte off-white colour. It measures 24.25mm wide across the lower rim, 18.66mm across the cap, 14.2mm tall and weighs 14.28g with the soil. The powder measure cap is a common find from Civil War sites. They formed the cap to the powder flask which conta…
Created on: Saturday 7th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-EE3504
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Medieval (1st to 15th centuries) probable spindle whorl: A cast lead spindle whorl which is sub-circular in plan and in profile is rectangular with rounded corners. There is a central circular perforation which is 9.45mm diameter. One edge has a 'V'-shaped notched or miscast. The surface is oxidised and undecorated. The spindle whorl is 30.70mm diameter, 5.8mm thick and weighs 31.36g. Spindle whorls, as an artefact type, can be hard to date accurately as they remained in use for a long period of time. The weight of the spindle whorl is suggestive of a thick wool thr…
Created on: Saturday 7th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-EE1B82
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Medieval (1st to 15th centuries) spindle whorl: The lead whorl is sub-circular in plan and in profile is D-sectioned with the base being flat. There is a central sub-circular perforation which is 9.3mm diameter. The surface is a light cream colour. It measures 26.91mm diameter and is 11.88mm thick. It weighs 46.48g. Spindle whorls, as an artefact type, can be hard to date accurately as they remained in use for a long period of time. The weight of the spindle whorl is suggestive of a thick wool thread being spun, as there is a direct relationship between the weight o…
Created on: Saturday 7th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-E31866
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman (1st to 4th century) lead and iron steelyard weight: The cast weight is an asymmetrical bi-conical in profile with a truncated upper and lower face and is sub-circular in section. The truncated faces of the weight have an incomplete iron loop. The surface of the weight is undulating, and slightly pitted, and has a mid grey coloured patina. It weighs 127.96g and is 41.38mm long, 34.4mm wide and 32.05mm thick. Barford, Blockley and Day (1984) illustrate a similar shaped weight dating to the Roman period, as does Allason-Jones and Miket (1984; Nos. 8.46 and 8.47). Al…
Created on: Saturday 7th August 2021
Last updated: Saturday 27th November 2021
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Record ID: OXON-CF8869
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy spoon of probable Post Medieval date. The bowl of the spoon is a sub-drop shape which has been slightly flattened and is incomplete. The stem is integral to the upper edge of the bowl, and it is oval in section. Only a fragment of the stem remains, and the break of the stem is possibly a recent break. On the reverse the stem and bowl junction forms a triangle. The spoon is a mid grey colour with a well developed but corroded patina which covers all surfaces. The spoon measures 79.61mm long, 55.59mm wide and 7.62mm thick at the stem/bowl junction. It weigh…
Created on: Friday 6th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-C53A0C
Object type: CAME
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval (c. 1300 to 1550) 22 fragments and junction of window came. The fragments have a narrow sub-H shaped section including the junctions which hare a cross shape in plan. The surface of the fragments are oxidised forming a light grey/beige colour. The fragments together weigh 46.57g. As a sample one fragment is 6.71mm wide and 4mm thick. All the fragments are of a similar width and thickness. There are no inscriptions of makers’ or glaziers to help narrow down the date, but they may be of an early Post Medieval date, c. 16th to 18th centuries.
Created on: Thursday 5th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2021
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Record ID: OXON-C4524E
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a lead-alloy pewter spoon of trifid form, dating from AD c. 1650- c. 1750. The terminal of the handle remains and this is shaped as a sub-trefoil and is known as a trifid type. The handle is otherwise undecorated. The fragment measures 28.18mm long, 21.41mm wide, 2.51mm thick and weighs 6.2g. LON-5EAE8A has a very similar handle terminal. and is dated to the late 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 5th August 2021
Last updated: Sunday 8th August 2021
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Record ID: WAW-72EED5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval (late 16th to 17th century) lead alloy seal: This is possibly an incomplete two part cloth seal which is a sub-circular. The disc has a RWR (the first R is retrograde) and they are ligatured, surmounted by a crown. The surface of the seal has a cream-coloured patina. It measures 12.97mm long, 12.47mm wide, 2.95mm thick and weighs 2.24g. Elton(2017) illustrates a similar cloth seal No. BSG.CS.0025419-231 dating to the reign of William III. Elton, S.F. 2017, Cloth Seals: An Illustrated Reference Guide to the Identification of Lead Seals Attached to Cloth Archaeopr…
Created on: Friday 5th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-72B058
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Medieval to early Post Medieval lead alloy (late 12th to 16th century) badge: The badge is fragmentary and it appears to be the border formed by two decorated concentric rings jointed by intermittent pellets. The inner ring is decorated with ribbing and the outer ring is a wavy line with bevelled edges. Within the inner ring there is an integral cross which sits on a horizontal bar. The bar has a trace of an openwork element along the lower edge. The breaks on the fragment are not recent. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The fragment measures: 30.62mm long, 19.44mm w…
Created on: Friday 5th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-727AEE
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Medieval to early Post Medieval lead alloy (late 12th to 16th century) badge: The badge has two fragments remaining and they appear to be the border formed by three decorated concentric rings jointed by intermittent arms. The inner ring is decorated with a twist, the central ring has a wide groove bordered by low-relief pellets, and the outer ring is also decorated with a twist design, but this ring has a break at each arm. On one fragment, within the inner ring there is a moulded horizontal bar with a small arm below joining it to the inner ring. The reverse of the fragmen…
Created on: Friday 5th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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