Record ID: LVPL-C78348
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy (bronze) short flanged axe of Middle Bronze Age dating, probably of the Acton Park I metalwork assemblage and dating from c.1700 to c. 1500BC. The axe has a shield shaped pattern below a very slight stop ridge, and raised flange facets. The blade of the object expands outwards to a crescentic cutting edge. The cutting edge measures 1mm thick. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the stop ridge. The blade (measured from the cutting edge to the start of the flanges) is 37mm in length. At the top of the blade below…
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-A49697
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy small axe of Early Bronze Age date. It is of narrow butted form with slight low flanges to either side. The relatively straight sided body broadens to the blade, which is 3.41mm thick. There an indication of the beginings of a stop ridge. The surfaces are all severely affected by invasive corrosion with marked pitting. The butt is slightly chipped. A medium brown patina is visible on many of the surfaces invaded by the dark green corrosive products that are visible on all surfaces. It is 81.52mm in length, 32.50mm wide and 9.36mm thick. It weighs 10.42g. This 'l…
Created on: Thursday 18th June 2009
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-907F75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of an Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. The fragment consists of the tapering foot of the brooch. It is decorated with three faint transverse collars below which are the faint remains of an animal-head. The object is flat on the reverse and sub-circular in cross-section. On the reverse are the remains of the broken catchplate. It has a dark brown patina and is in poor condition. A similar example is fig. 12.4, p97 MacGregor and Bolick, (1993).
Created on: Friday 4th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D362E0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A detachable half-round side knob from a cruciform brooch, with a slot for the headplate in the flat end. The waist is bordered by four grooves towards the flat end and one groove towards the rounded end. The object has a terminal nipple, and a partly open reverse. The object has a smooth mid-green patina and can be dated to the late 5th-early 6th century.
Created on: Monday 7th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-954F86
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap end of possible visigothic type. It is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in section. One end of the object is rounded while the other is straight. The upper surface of the object is decorated with small inlays which would probably have contained enamel. There are four loops for attachment. Two of the attachment loops project downwards from the straight end of the object, while a third projects outwards from the back of the object, just above. The fourth loop projects up and out from the rounded end of the object. What looks to be the letters VD are inscri…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2009
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walpole', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-43ADD1
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
The pendant is made of a disc of gold sheet that is scratched and heavily bent in several places. Underneath the now missing loop a triangle is formed by beaded gold wire that is framed by spirals made of thinner beaded wires. Inside the triangle are undecorated gold strips that may have framed a now lost decorative stone. The loop has been cut off. The centre is decorated with the design of an anthropomorphic head with bust in contour lines. In the tradition of the imperial bust on late Roman coins and medallions that served as model the head is shown in profile, the hairstyle is dec…
Created on: Friday 6th November 2009
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holt area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-061259
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval silver penny of Aethelred II (978-1016); last small cross (1009-17; North 777); mint: Norwich; moneyer: Aelfric. Ref: North 1994: 160. The coin is complete although worn and abraded.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5E7AED
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Saint Eadmund memorial penny, c.AD 895-910. Obverse, +OARI.VS (A inverted), in centre A. Reverse, +O_IICIS; cross pattee. Memorial coinage by Danish settlers. The inscriptions are blundered, which is typical of the later coins within the St Edmund series. On both sides the final letter is an S on its side, which is not unusual in this period.
Created on: Friday 14th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 11th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next the Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1BB2B6
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon wrist clasp of Hines form 18d. The object consists of a rectangular bar with flattened row of four conjoined projections that give it a castellated appearance. It is slightly curved in profile. The bar has multiple moulded transverse grooves along the front/inner edge, separated from the attachment edge by two vertical parallel grooves. The outer (attachment) edge has the remains of four rectangular crenelations, each with a large punched ring and dot motif on their front face. At the centre of the plate are three evenly spaced circular s…
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F75A4C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap-end probably of Thomas's Class A, type 1. The strap-end is made from a piece of copper alloy a maximum of 3mm thick, with a split at the attachment end. The attachment end is incomplete and worn. Worn decoration is visible on the outer face of the object within a rectangular panel and is highlighted by areas of silvering however the exact design cannot be determined. The object tapers in width before terminating with a rounded zoomorphic snout. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated however a fragment of silvering is visible. Dimensions: 37mm in length…
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-C10961
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Early Medieval dress hook, Read's Class A, Type 2. Treasure Case: Description: A complete silver early medieval hooked tag. It has a roughly circular plate, undecorated with two small circular holes set next to each other near to the upper edge. The hook projects from the centre of the lower edge and curves backward abruptly to terminate in a sharp point. Discussion: This style of hooked tag with a single sharp hook has been broadly dated to the 8th to 11th centuries AD, although Read (2008, 5) believes that the circular form may have developed later than the triangular…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2174A2
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy centre-looped cosmetic pestle dating to the Iron Age. The object consists of a plain concentric rod with tapered ends. The rod is circular in cross-section. There is a small circular suspension loop which joins to the centre of the concave edge of the crescentic rod, by a short stem. A small moulded collar separates the stem and the loop. It has a smooth mid-green patina and shows some sign of wear on the tapered ends. These objects can be dated from the 1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD. A similar example can be found on p.118, fig 8 Britannia Vol XVI, 1985.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B3E866
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age East Anglian silver unit inscribed ECE, c. AD 20-50. Type attributed to the Iceni. Dish-shaped coin Obverse: two opposed crescents and two pellets in hexagon, crossed by five alternating pellet/plain lines. Reverse: horse left; six pellets on shoulder, double forelegs, above pellet-ring f, below ECE written backwards. c.f Hobbs (1996) 4514, p214.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 29th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-53FB81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is circular in plan and oval in cross-section. The upper surface of the object is decorated with a series of grooves resulting in twelve segments. There is a constriction for the pin which remains attached. The object has a dark green patina and has been tinned. The pin has a mid-green patina and is slightly curved. The object is in very good condition.
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7CDDB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Richard I or John, (1189-1216). Obv: HENRICVS REX; bust forward with sceptre. Rev: FVLKE ON LVND; voided short cross with four pellets in each quarter. Class 4-5b
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7CF630
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double looped oval buckle dating to the Medieval period. The buckle consists of two oval loops and a dividing bar. The bar is corroded in the centre perhaps where the pin rested. The frame is flat and rectangular in cross-section. File marks can be seen on one surface of the buckle. It has been slightly bent. The pin is missing and it has a mid-green patina. The buckle can be dated from 1350-1650. Similar examples can be found on p53, Whitehead, (2003).
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D0D01
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy buckle dating from the Medieval to Post-Medieval period. It is a double-looped rectangular buckle. Each end of the frame is circular in cross-section while the sides of the frame are rectangular. On the centre of the frame at each side is three-ridged decorative moulding. The object has a thick bar which is circular in cross-section. The pin is missing. It has a mid-green patina.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D2134
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight possibly dating from the Medieval to Post-Medieval period. It is a sub-circular pyramid in shape. There is a central circular perforation running through the length of the weight. The object has been quite crudely made. It has a dark white patina.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D47E2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast pewter button dating from the 14th to 15th century. It is circular in plan and sub-circular in cross-section. The button is decorated with a spoked wheel design with a raised central circular pellet in the centre. The remains of the attachment loop can be seen on the reverse. It has a mid-grey patina. Similar buttons can be found on p17, Bailey, (2004).
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D5A62
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy belt mount dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). It is domed with a central circular section and a rectangular terminal at each end. There is a perforation in each end with a rivet in each which would have been used to attach the mount to a belt. The central lobe has been decorated with three grooves. Unusually there is a hole drilled from the front in the centre of this middle section. This form of belt mount was very popular in the medieval period and was in use from at least 1150-1450 AD. Similar examples can be seen in Egan and Pritchards book on Medieval…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next The Sea', grid reference and parish protected.