Record ID: WAW-13D1B2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A rim sherd of an Oxfordshire wheel made fineware. A fine micaceous fabric with a reduced light grey core and oxidised margins and surfaces. Tempered with fine sand and chalk. There is a pink rounded quartz trituration on the rim, which are regularly seen on mortariums. Date: Roman - 3rd to 4th century Weight: 5.9g
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tysoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-A81881
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A ceramic rim sherd from a Roman grog-tempered vessel dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The vessel has a flattened rim. The fabric is hard and is varied in colour ranging from orange to mid grey.. It exhibits frequent poorly sorted angular inclusions of orange, grey and buff coloured grog. The sherd is 51mm in height, 69.75mm wide and weighs 49.45 grams.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-CE9527
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A sherd of a hand made middle to late Bronze Age vessel. The sherd has a mid to dark grey fabric with a lighter grey core and abundant burnt flint inclusions and abundant smaller white inclusions. The sherd is 44.7mm in length, 34.75mm wide, 15.05mm thick and weighs 27.36 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2013
Last updated: Saturday 1st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-013507
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead-alloy Roman unidentified object. Both faces have imprints of Roman coins: Side A: Probably an imprint of an as of Nero, Lyons, AD64-8 (c. 28mm): IMP NERO [CAESAR?] AVG P MAX TR P P P; Head left, with globe at neck (reversed) Side B: Imprint of a nummus of Constantine I as Caesar, 306-7 (from an Eastern Mint) (c. 23mm): CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES, Laureate head right. Discussion: Such impressions are made on lead for the production of gold and silver cliche copies when a thin outer surface of gold or silver was hammered onto a base metal core to create a forgery. How…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bidford on Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F08AB0
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age strip fragment, the fragment is broadly rectangular in plan and 1.05mm thick. The front face has punched decoration (the concave recesses are visible on the reverse). The decoration consists of a stylised flower, the curved stem narrows towards the centre and thickens towards both tips (9.05mm in length). The flower head consists of overlapped broadly oval petals with a central circular motif which has two raised circular punches with central pellets. The tip of one petal is a raised broadly pointed oval with a central pellet, the other has a raised curved central punch. L…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-672904
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A fragment of cut gold possible rod of an uncertain date. The rod is broadly circular and has been hammered flat towards both breaks (narrowing from 6mm thick to 1.75mm thick). One break appears to have been cut and subsequently deliberately hammered flat, the other has been bent upwards at the break and no evidence of cutting is visible. Dimensions: 36.8mm in length, 10.75mm max width, 6mm thick and weighs 15.18 grams Identification: The features of this small fragment, including the cross-section and intentional cut marks are consistent with this being part of a B…
Created on: Monday 27th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monkton Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1AC114
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead unidentified object of uncertain, possible Iron Age date. The artefact is broadly rectangular in plan and the reverse is flat. The front face has been decorated with three incisions. The artefact is 42.45mm in length, 34.1mm wide, 11.20mm thick and weighs 79.73 grams. The artefact is undiagnostic, the find spot suggests that an Iron Age date is possible.
Created on: Sunday 7th October 2012
Last updated: Sunday 28th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-44E267
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy "toy" cannon of probable eighteenth to nineteenth century date (c. 1750-c. 1850). The toy is described as if it were a functioning cannon. The cascable (or cascabel) and the cascable button has a length of about 8.65m. The base ring diameter is 7.7mm. Between the base ring and the first astragal, the vent field has a length of c. 8mm and the circular vent itself has a diameter of 1.9mm. This vent is sometimes referred to as a 'touch-hole'. The trunnions (length: 15.35mm) divide the first and second reinforce from the chase. The tru…
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-511211
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy 'beehive' thimble constructed from sheet metal, probably dating from 1400-1500 AD. It is squashed and there is damage to the rim but was originally dome shaped, with no division between crown and sides. Unusually, this thimble either has a double layered wall, or is in fact two thimbles which were stacked one inside the other when deposited. Two closely fitting layers of copper alloy are visible at the rim, most noticeable where inner component has been squashed resulting in folds in the metal. The pits covering the walls and top are small, round and evenly spaced. Ther…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-F9FD85
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A incomplete, bent copper-alloy stylus of Roman date. The artefact is semi-circular in cross section with two tools, one is missing, a tool would have been located at either end. The top of the artefact thins and widens to form a triangular spatulate terminal. The stem of the stylus thickens towards the tip. The tip would have had a fine needle which is missing. The artefact has been bent upwards in the centre and is 95.60mm in length, 6.65mm thick (stem), 5.0mm thick (spatulate terminal) and weighs 10.74 grams. Similar examples can be found on the database, WILT-70D3C3 and SF10056.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 19th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pewsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-14E437
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, bent copper-alloy stylus of probable Roman date. The artefact is semi-circular in cross section with one surviving tool. The top of the artefact thins and widens to form a triangular spatulate terminal (7.25mm wide, 1.05mm thick at the tip). The stem of the stylus is square in cross section at the old break. The artefact has been bent upwards in the centre and is 79.75mm in length and weighs 5.45 grams.
Created on: Sunday 7th October 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-70D3C3
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, bent copper-alloy stylus of Roman date. The artefact is semi-circular in cross section with two tools, one at either end. The top of the artefact thins and widens to form a triangular spatulate terminal. The stem of the stylus thickens towards the tip (2.2mm thick at the spatulate end, 4.8mm thick at the tip). The tip has a fine, needle (13.4mm in length) which tapers to a sharp point. The needle has been bent slightly. The artefact has been bent upwards in the centre and is 89.9mm in length, 4.9mm thick (stem), 5.2mm thick (spatulate terminal) and weighs 6.31 grams. …
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Knoyle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0BD027
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy late Roman amphora-shaped military strap-end. Both the upper end (broken above flanking peltate or 'kidney-shaped' handles) and tip are missing. The peltate or 'kidney-shaped' handleswith flanking projections above and below, which represent the crescents that usually replace handles on narrow British-made amphora types. The handle is decorated with two transverse incisions. The body is decorated with seven triangular punches above the broaken tip and a crude possilbe A V is inscribed above a single ring and dot. The edges of the body of the amphora are deco…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-88A4AB
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver Anglo Saxon strap end dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 800 - 900. The strap end belongs to Thomas (2003, 2) Class A, Type 1 (Trewhiddle style) and consists of a pointed oval with niello inlay. It has a split attachment end and a tapering zoomorphic terminal. The attachment end bifurcates to form two rounded knops, each has a circular perforation which permeates both the upper and lower plate. The narrow opening between the plates is filled with attached soil debris. From the attachment end the sides of the plate bow outwards towards the centre of the plate and…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thetford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DB8D60
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A silver Anglo-Saxon strap-end. a variant of Thomas' Class A, Type 1. The strap-end is flat and oval, with a pointed terminal and rounded corners at the attachment end. The attachment end is split to take the strap, with two circular rivet holes visible on front and reverse. The normal 'fan-shaped' field is missing below the rivet holes. The outer edge of the entire front face is left as a plain, undecorated circumferential border, which is thicker at the attachment end where it is shaped around the two rivet holes. The broadly pointed tip of the strap end thickens (from …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 7th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford Toney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-59451A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver Anglo-Saxon strap-end of Thomas's Class A type 1, with convex sides and a zoomorphic terminal in the form of an animal's head. The majority of the strap-end survives, but part of the zoomorphic terminal is now lost, beneath the animal's ears. The split attachment end is fan-shaped with two circular perforations but no surviving rivets. The strap-end is slightly bent upwards towards the terminal end. The main panel of decoration is broadly rectangular, and is filled with engraving around a reserved Trewhiddle-style animal. Traces of niello are visible, but the …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-CEF689
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Late Medieval copper-alloy composite strap-end, dating to between AD 1350 and AD 1450. The strap end consists of a trapezoidal box shaped terminal and a projecting buckle. The terminal is formed from copper alloy sheet, open at one end. Two iron rivets remain in situ at the open end. The remnants of an openwork decoration are present at the tapered end which has corroded away. The front face is rounded at the sides and bears a stylised blackletter inscription within a rectangular border which appears to read "ihc". The rear side is flat and undecorated. The surface is wor…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7AC4CE
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end with silver rivets. It is sub-rectangular and elongated in form, with a snub-nosed zoomorphic terminal and an expanded split attachment end with two rounded lobes. The lobes are pierced for attachment and contain two silver dome-headed rivets. At the base of the attachment end, where the expanded section meets the narrowed central section, is a pair of deeply incised transverse lines. A matching pair of lines marks the junction between the central section of the strap-end and the zoomorphic terminal. This is stylised in nature, with two in…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'The Deverills', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7B1037
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast silver early medieval strap-end, comprising the central section only with the terminal and attachment end now lost to breaks. The central section has a plain incised border containing the remains of a Trewhiddle style zoomorphic motif. The back is undecorated.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'The Deverills', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-A2E798
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy early medieval strap end dating to the period AD 750-1100. The strap end is Thomas Class B, and features a split end and tapering plate. It is sub-triangular in plan. The obverse of the strap end is divided into three panels by two pairs of transverse ridges and tapers towards the foot. The split end of the strap end shows evidence of an old break, however, the single rivet holes partially survives which would have attached the strap end to the strap material. The strap end is 37.85mm long, 7.35mm wide at its widest point and is 3.25mm thick. It weighs 3.31g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Devizes', grid reference and parish protected.