Record ID: LANCUM-DF71D9
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An short-flanged axehead of the middle Bronze Age.  The haft end is slightly curved, and it has a stop slightly over halfway along the haft. At the point where the blade starts to widen out the head is decorated with two concentric arcs which are cast into the axe. The head itsef is a wide arc, approximately 120 degrees and bent back at the outer ends. Both sides are identical in form, one side has slighty more corrosion apparant but overall it is in a good state of preservation. It has a light green patina Dimensions: 150mm long, 24.91mm wide at the base of t…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-BF4453
Object type: RAZOR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Iron Age copper-alloy razor of Type Havre (Jockenhoevel's Zweischneidige Rasiermesser) dating c. 800-600 BC. The body of the razor is pelta shaped with a rounded apex and two backward projecting arms that curve to a point either side. The plate has a casting seam to one side of the apex extending from the edge to the sub-circular perforation at the centre. The rear of the plate narrows to be trapezoidal in form and is attached to a broken attachment loop via a slightly raised transverse collar. All of the surfaces of the loop and plate are otherwise flat and undecorat…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 10th September 2021
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Record ID: BH-BD3AFC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy unidentified 'moustache-shaped' object of probable middle Bronze Age to Iron Age date. The centre of the object is narrowed with a convexly curved upper edge and is rounded and hollow underneath. A vertically aligned circular perforation extends through it. To either side is a tapering tear-dropped shaped element that is D-shape in cross-section and has rounded edges and pointed ends, one of which is broken with an old uneven break. These elements are flat on the underside and are attached to the central section via a step-down. The pronouncedly curved upp…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-BC5725
Object type: EWER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Medieval spout from a ewer dating c. AD 1300-1500. The spout is cylindrically crescentic in shape with a concave curve to fit against the body of the vessel and has a hollow interior. Part way along the outer edge is the lower section of a broken flat-sectioned openwork bridge that would have been pierced with a trefoil. This would have connected the upper part of the spout to the neck of the vessel. The surface of the spout is heavily pitted and very worn, with mottled mid green and light brown patination. The spout measures 63mm and is 19mm …
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: BERK-8D62D5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe head (1000 - 800BC), probably a South Eastern variant. Socketed looped axehead with a single sub-rectangular mouth moulding and a additional collar moulding below. There are three raised moulded ribs on either side. Ewart Park tradition (Burgess Metalworking phase XII). This corresponds to Needham’s (1996) Period 7 circa 950-750 CAL. BC. There is a fairly even mid-green patina all over and a small break on the blade, but is otherwise complete. There is also a small crack running from the socket along one side but this could be modern damage. Poor casting…
Created on: Saturday 3rd October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 12th April 2022
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Record ID: LANCUM-AE6DFE
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy dirk dating from the Middle Bronze Age, that is c. 1500-1300BC. The dirk is broken into five fragments and two rivets, but it is incomplete: the very tip fragment is missing and could not be recovered after intensive search. It may have never been deposited in the first place or else, possibly disintegrated in the ground. The remaining five blade fragments and two rivets survive in good condition. All breaks are clean and the fragments join. It displays much wear around the shoulder section, but there are two definite rivet holes and two 'cut-out's which probably hel…
Created on: Friday 24th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: BUC-824229
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval long cross penny of continental imitation type of Robert of Bethune, dating to c. AD 1305-1322. Mint of Alost. Mayhew 211.
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Record ID: IOW-02E3BA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn post-Medieval billon quinzain of Louis XIV of France, dated 1693 on coin. Obverse: [LVD XIIII] D G FR ET [N] R; Cross formed of four groups of two l backed, each arm being crowned and cutting the legend, quartered of four lilies diverging from the centre; the workshop letter in a circle in the heart of the cross. Reverse: [SIT NOMEN DOMIN (MG) BENEDICTVM] 1693; Ecu de France crowned. Diameter: 22.0mm. Weight: 0.91g. DA=12:6.
Created on: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-3EB983
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval Scottish penny of William I dating to c. AD1195-c.1205. Third coinage (Short Cross and Stars), Phase A (Spink S5027) moneyer, Hue, Walter or Raul. Mint Edinburgh, Perth or Roxburgh Obv: bust left with sceptre in front / WILL[...] Rev: [...]V[...]
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 3rd August 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-3E9CF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval penny of Edward III dating from c. AD1361-69. Treaty period B, minted at Durham, no crozier on rev. Obv: [EDW]ARD[...A]NGLI Rev: CI[VI/TAS]/DVN[E/LM]IS
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-3E8D9B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval voided long cross penny of Henry III dating from 1270-72. Class 5h, Moneyer: Ion, Mint: Bury St Edmund's. Obv: hENRICVS REX III Rev: ION ONS EIN TED
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-3E5236
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval voided short cross penny of Henry III dating from c. AD1220-29. Class 7a3 or 7b1; minted by Terri of London. Obv: hENRICVS REX Rev: TERRIONLVN.D
Created on: Thursday 9th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-1A3A72
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A Scottish groat of James V dating from c. AD1526-39. Type III with trefoil stops; minted at Edinburgh. No subdivision possible. Obv: IACOBVS [5 DEI GRA REX SCOT]ORV Rev: OPPI/DV[ E/DINB/VRGI]. NOTE: This find is of importance because these coins are not normally found in English contexts. At that time the groat was worth 1s 6d Scots and had a silver content of 0.833g compared to the English groat which was 0.925g (Carl Savage, PhD student University of York/National Museum Scotland).
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th August 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-1A3483
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence (or groat) of Elizabeth I, 2nd issue, probably with an ermine initial mark, dating from 1572/3. Obv: crowned bust left with a rose behind / ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HIB REGINA. Rev: squared shield with the date (?) above / POSVI DEV ADVITOREM MEV
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-1A2668
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I dating from AD1597. Sixth issue. Mintmark key or anchor. North 2015. Obv: Crowned bust left with rose behind / ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET HIB REGI. Rev: long cross fourchee over shield, with date 1597 / POSVI/DEV(AD/IVTORE)/M.MEV:.
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-1A2131
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval sixpence of Charles I dating from AD1639-1640. Mintmark triangle. Group F with the sixth Briot bust. North 2246. Obv: Crowned bust facing left, VI behind head / CAROLVS [D G MAG BRI FRA] ET HI REX Rev: Square topped shield over short cross moline / CHR[ISTO AV]SPICE REGNO
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-1A1A86
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver sixpence of James I (1603-1625), minted at London. Initial mark: rose or thistle, dated 1621 on coin (North 1991: 148, ref: 2126). Obverse description: Crowned bust right with VI (mark of value) behind head Obverse inscription: [IACOBUS:D:G:MAG:BRI:FRA:ET HI REX.] Reverse description: Square shield with date of 1621 above Reverse inscription: [QUAE DEV CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET] (What God hath joined together let no man put asunder: Matthew 19, 6.)
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-19DC50
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Faustina II, worn sestertius, Rome, AD 161-76. O: [FAVSTINA AVGVSTA]. Draped bust, right. R: [...] S C. Either Juno (standing left, holding sceptre and patera, with peacock at her feet to the left) or Laetitia (standing left, holding sceptre and wreath).
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Saturday 29th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-19BD2E
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper-alloy 'Dolphin' jetton, struck in south-eastern France in the late 14th to early 15th century (see Mitchiner 1988: 182 - 184). Obverse: [lis]AVE*mARIA*GRAC[..], Dolphin Reverse: cross formed of keys and lis According to Mitchiner (ibid: 182), 'The dolphin ('dauphin') was [the] traditional badge of the Counts of Alban, Dauphins of Viennois'. The author's suggested date range for such jettons is c. 1373 - c. 1415. This worn example would appear to be a variant on Mitchiner nos. 488 - 492, its reverse cross not being the usual triple-strand…
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
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Record ID: LANCUM-18E9C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Trajan, worn sestertius, Rome. The style of the bust suggests this belongs to either the COS V (AD 103-11) or COS VI (AD 112-14) periods, dating the sestertius to c. AD 103-14. O: [...]. Laureate, draped bust, right. R: [...]. Worn smooth.
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Saturday 29th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-18B287
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn sestertius of Commodus dating from AD180-192. Mint of Rome. O: [...]. Laureate head, right. R: [...]. A female personification standing left, offering an indeterminate object in her right hand.
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Saturday 29th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-18A806
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Vespasian, as, Lugdunum, AD 71. RIC II Part 1 (2nd ed), Vespasian No. 1171. O: [IMP CAES] VESPASIANVS AVG COS IIII. Laureate head, right; small globe at point of neck. R: SECVRITAS AVGVSTI S C. Securitas seated right, resting elbow on chair, holding sceptre; lit altar to right.
Created on: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Last updated: Saturday 29th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-F0B1FD
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy flanged axehead dating to the middle Bronze Age (c. 1300 - 1200 BC). The axehead is a Later Short Flanged axehead of Type Lissett. The axehead has a narrow rectangular-sectioned body that widens and flattens at one end into a curved cutting edge. The other end flattens into a blunt edge. A pair of lozenge-shaped flanges are present on either side of the butt end. The object is light brown in colour with a patchy green patina. It is 156.0mm in length, 66.5mm in width and 36.5mm in thickness. It weighs 474g. This type of axehead is common in East Yorkshire but have bee…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-42E372
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sword belt hanger dating from the post medieval period, that is c. AD1500-1700. The hanger is complete and in good condition. It is a moulded strip terminating in a hook. The main body is roughly figure-of-eight-shaped with a rivet hole in the centre of each roundel. Each roudel is decorated around the rivet hole with a moulded square and basic interlace mouldings, wound around the straight sides of the two squares. Reference: Read 2008, 224, no. 804.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-42D219
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cruciform harness pendant dating from the medieval period, probably c. 13th-14th century AD. The object survives intact and in fair condition except for the suspension loop which would have extended outwards from one of the arms. The object is a cruciform mount/pendant with four arms and a flat, square centre. The arms terminate in circular mouldings and are plain whilst the central block was decorated with incised or moulded cross-hatching. The artefact may have been a harness pendant in its own right, similar to WAW-F47A11 or else, the centre of harness pendant which…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-42B749
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy terret ring dating from the early Roman period, probably 1st-2nd century AD. Only the bottom quarter of the terret survives. The upper part of the loop is broken off and it is uncertain whether this may have been a plain or possibly a lipped or knobbed terret. The two mouldings at the base of the arms survive with some damage and the central bottom section does, too. Whilst the surviving arms of the loop have a circular cross section, the bottom section is flat and has a rectangular cross section. It is tapers to a flat point at the bottom.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-42971A
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy terret ring dating from the early Roman period, probably 1st-2nd century AD. The terret is formed of a large oval loop with an oval section and a much smaller integral semi-circular loop below through which the strap would have run. There is a moulded collar around the bottom of the larger loop, separating it from the smaller loop. The larger loop is oval with a circular cross-section all around but the top is much thinner than the bottom of the ring. This might indicate some wear from the leather rein or strap that ran through it. Numerous similar terret r…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-426613
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete but damaged enamelled copper-alloy disc brooch dating from the Roman period, c 2nd century AD. Description: The brooch is circular with a decorated obverse and plain reverse. A chunk of the disc with the catch plate below are broken off and missing. The sprung pin and catch arrangement are on the reverse. The plate is decorated with three fields of champlevé enamel, the central field is circular and has no clear enamel remaining. The first/inner ring may have been plain or possibly was decorated with moulded dot. The next ring was filled with green enamel with moulded dot…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-423553
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch fragment dating from c. AD75-175. Only the head and part of the bow of the brooch survive. The front part of the bow, foot, spring and pin are missing. The bow has a circular cross section and is broken just next to the for this brooch type typical moulded acanthus leaf-and-reel-decoration which sits at the apex of the bow. Below the trumpet-shaped head which gives this brooch type its name, is the hinge mechanism that attached the pin to the brooch. This trumpet brooch did not have a sprung but a hinged mechanism with the two tubular moulding…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-422083
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete enamelled cast copper alloy seal box dating from late 1st to the mid 3rd Century AD. The seal box survives almost complete and in very good condition. Both the box and its lid are present with the lid still being attached to the box via a hinge on one of the sides. The seal box is pointed oval in shape and only the lid was decorated with enamel. The box itself is pointed oval in shaped, with raised sides and four holes in the bottom. On the opposite side of the hinge is a small lug to ease opening and closing of the box. The lid matches the box in shape but it slightly …
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-41D3B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy enamelled Dragonesque brooch dating from late 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch survives almost complete with only one of the terminal heads missing. The pin is still in place, bent around the body of the brooch. Although most of the enamel is missing, it is in excellent condition. The surface is dark brown and shiny and smooth to the touch. The brooch was S-shaped with both sides terminating in a small head with ear, eye and a curled up snout or nose. The body was cast with eleven integral cells which were filled with enamel, probably alternating blue a…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th March 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-2FADAF
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded cast copper alloy pendant dating from the early medieval period, that is the 9th century AD. The artefact survives almost complete, although it is a reworked object that does not survive in its original, larger, form. The fragment was broken off a larger object and shows signs of having been reworked into its current shape, which is probably that of a pendant. All edges are rough to the touch but the original break occurred at what is now the bottom of the pendant. The flat sides (top and sides) are smoother than the break and show possibly previous tinning. The current sh…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2F9A11
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy finger ring, probably dating from the medieval period, that is c. 12th-15th century AD. The finger ring is bent but complete, with a rough surface and olive-brown patina. It may have had flattened shoulders and a rectangular bezel. It probably bore incised decoration but the bezel is too worn and the motif can no longer be identified. The shape of the bezel suggests that the ring was of medieval date.
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2F8907
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A castccopper-alloy swivel fitting dating from the medieval period, that is c. 11th-15th century. The artefact consists of at least four conjoined elements. At the centre of the swivel fitting is a large, presumably mostly hollow copper-alloy sphere. It has two large opposing perforations/hole into which, on each side, a smaller rivet or shank has been inserted. These "block-like" fittings cannot be pulled out; presumably, their terminals inside the sphere had been flatted or enlarged to keep the fitting in place. However, they are loose fitting enough to be able to turn around 360…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2F4308
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a medieval cast copper alloy two-piece swivel fitting dating from c. AD1100-c. 1500. This is one half of the swivel: overall, it consists of a ring- or flat D-shaped frame with sub-triangular sides which gradually expand towards each end, where they terminate in a pair of zoomorphic beasts heads flanking a central flat ring which is set perpendicular to the main ring. The muzzles of the beasts are long with the upper jaw running from the brow ridge to the lip and their mouths open, probably clasping the central block. The design is not as well executed as on comparative…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2F060D
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy barrel or box padlock spring mechanism dating from the medieval period, that is c. 11th-15th century. Overall, the mechanism is U-shaped in profile with a flat rectangular lower arm and cylindrical/circular cross-sectioned upper arm. The lower arm is rectangular in profile and tapers slightly towards its tip. It has extensive tool marks on all surfaces and a small cylindrical copper-alloy rivet attaches rectangular copper-alloy leaf springs to each side close to the tip. At the opposite end, at the point where the object begins to curve the lower arm ha…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2CA41B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is rectangular in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The upper surface of the whorl is decorated with four large Xs between four large raised moulded dots. The reverse/underside appears undecorated Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations,…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2C75AC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is biconical in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The whorl is decorated with an untidy criss/cross pattern, probably a number of 'X's within linear borders (possibly pseudo lettering). The decoration is the same on obverse and reverse. The spindle whorl was made in the same mould or from the same mould template as LANCUM-2C663F. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from exca…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2C663F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is biconical in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The whorl is decorated with an untidy criss/cross pattern, probably a number of 'X's within linear borders (possibly pseudo lettering). The decoration is the same on obverse and reverse. The spindle whorl was made in the same mould or from the same mould template as the whorl recorded as LANCUM-2C75AC. Lead weights like these are common finds, but…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2C5969
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is biconical in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The whorl is decorated with alternating radiating lines/spokes and dots, all moulded/in profile. The decoration is the same on obverse and reverse. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.