Record ID: WMID-B5A28E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel. The sherd is 11.2 mm thick and weighs 29.4 g. It is 46.4 mm long and 44.6 mm wide. The sherd consists of a bodysherd, in a fabric similar to that published as SH1 (Standard common fossil shell type, with occasional quartz inclusions) in McSloy 2006, p 38, dated to Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD). Sherd specific details: Fabric type: SH1b frequent fossil shell, with occasional quartz inclusions Sherd type: bodysherd Wall thickness: 11.2 mm Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, oxidised interior. Hardness:…
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2016
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Record ID: WMID-37C7D8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A bodysherd of a handmade ceramic vessel. The sherd is 11.8 mm thick and weighs 8.1 g. It is 25.8 mm long and 27.5 mm wide. The sherd consists of a bodysherd, with a sparse fossil shell and grog and occassional quartz inclusions fabric, probably Middle to Late Iron Age (500 BC to 100 AD) in dating. The basesherd probably comes from a large storage jar type vessel. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Sparse fossil shell and grog, occasional quartz inclusions Sherd type: bodysherd Wall thickness: 11.8 mm Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core, unoxidised inter…
Created on: Monday 13th July 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2015
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Record ID: WMID-CF9A27
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A rimsherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Late Iron Age to Roman dating (100 BC to 1st Centuries AD). The sherd consists of a rimsherd, in a fabric is similar to that of local (unsourced) frequent fossil shell type, consistent with Late Iron Age to Roman dating. The rim type is that of a squared everted type, probably consistent with a bowl or storage jar. Not enough of the rim is present to allow an accurate determination of original rim diameter. The sherd is 10.5 mm thick and weighs 14.8 g. It has a length of 29.8 mm and is 28.5 mm wide. Sherd specific details: Fabr…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2015
Last updated: Friday 18th September 2015
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Record ID: WMID-080FC1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Middle to late Iron Age. Bodysherd. Uncertain vessel type, probably storage jar. Local type. Sparse fossil shell. Reduced. Fabric: Reduced. banded. Dark grey core. interior missing. light orange exterior. Hard. Inclusions: Sparse fossil shell (<1 mm). Well sorted. Forming: Hand made. Decoration: none. Surface treatment: none. Condition: Abraded. Form: uncertain. Probably a storage jar. Fragment: Body. Notes: Diameter of vessel: not enough present to accurate determine diameter. Thickness: 9.8 mm. Mass: 3.3 g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
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Record ID: WMID-06C088
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Middle to Late Iron Age. Bodysherd. Uncertain vessel type, probably storage jar. Local type. Frequent fossil shell, occasional metamorphic. Oxidised. Fabric: Oxidised. Light grey to beige core. Light brown exterior and interior. Hard. Inclusions: Frequent fossil shell (< 1 mm), occasional metamorphic rock (
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
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Record ID: WMID-080274
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Middle to late Iron Age. Bodysherd. Uncertain vessel type, probably storage jar. Local type. Sparse fossil shell, occasional metamorphic. Reduced. Fabric: Reduced. banded. Dark grey core. variable light to dark grey interior. variable light orange to light brown exterior. Hard. Inclusions: Sparse fossil shell (
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
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Record ID: WMID-081BDE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Middle to late Iron Age. Bodysherd. Uncertain vessel type, probably storage jar. Local type. Sparse fossil shell. Reduced. Fabric: Reduced. banded. Dark grey core. dark grey interior. mid orange exterior. Soft. Inclusions: Sparse fossil shell (<1 mm). Well sorted. Forming: Hand made. Decoration: none. Surface treatment: none. Condition: Abraded. Form: uncertain. Probably a storage jar. Fragment: Body. Notes: Diameter of vessel: not enough present to accurate determine diameter. Thickness: 9.3 mm. Mass: 7.0 g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
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Record ID: WMID-086414
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Middle to late Iron Age. Bodysherd. Uncertain vessel type, probably storage jar. Local type. Frequent quartz, sparse fossil shell, occasional metamorphic rock. Oxidised. Fabric: Oxidised. banded. Dark grey core. Variable dark grey to light brown exterior. Light brown interior. Hard. Inclusions: Frequent quartz (1 mm), occasional metamorphic (
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
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Record ID: WMID-62A518
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy thistle headed torc of Iron Age dating (2nd Century BC to 1st Century AD). One terminal and part of the neck ring are present. The terminal is of the thistle head style, with a flat top. The terminal extends from the neck ring, first with a narrow collar (8.2 mm diameter), and then a wider swollen collar (4.6 mm long, 9.4 mm diameter), then a circular groove (8.9 mm diameter), before expanding outwards into a flat thistle head. This part of the terminal is 12.3 mm long. A possible maker's mark of a punched ring and dot is present but is covered with some …
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 12th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shenstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-ED202A
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete probable tankard handle or vessel fitting, of probable Late Iron Age dating (c. 500 BC to 100 AD). The probable fitting is semi-circular in shape, with the flat edge at the top. The reverse of the fitting is undecorated and smooth. The front of the fitting has a symmetrical design. To either side of the central ridge, are an inward facing curve. These curves join together at the top to form a pelta type shape. Edges are incomplete but patinated. It measures 25.1 mm in length, 25.4 mm wide and 6.9 mm thick. It weighs 11.1 g. The mount is a mid brown colour,…
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
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Record ID: WMID-72C21D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete enamelled copper alloy strap slide or fitting, of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (200 BC to AD 100). The strap fitting is sub rectangular in shape. The front has been decorated with a high relief design, within a wide border. Remnants of red enamel survive in the recesses of the design. The design consists of two petals (pointed ovals with a central circle), set at an angle and joined together by the stalk. The reverse of the strap fitting has traces of four projections, forming a rectangular shape in plan. These projections are damaged and incomplete. It meas…
Created on: Thursday 29th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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Record ID: WMID-B87DC3
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe dating from the Early Iron Age, that is c. 800-600BC. The axe is of Type Sompting, Variant Cardiff II Type. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan with a flared convex cutting edge and the socket is sub square in cross section. The socket of the axe is sub-rectangular, with an irregular mouth. The top edge of the socket shows little evidence of casting jets that have been trimmed flush with the socket mouth. The mould has slipped slightly during the casting process. The swollen moulded collar of the socket is relatively wide and varies…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2013
Last updated: Saturday 1st February 2014
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Record ID: WMID-43D954
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Complete copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe of Sompting type and of Early Iron Age dating (c. 800-600 BC) The axehead is complete (with an overall length of 123.3 mm and a weight of 386.4 g). The mouth is sub-rectangular (45.0 mm long and 41.9 mm wide). The socket is rectangular (29.2 mm wide, 28.0 mm long and 95.8 mm deep).  The mouth moulding has a well-defined rectangular step (9.7 mm long) with a prominent step to the face. The oval sectioned loop springs from the moulding (13.4 mm wide, 4.9 mm thick and 26.6 mm long). The sides are straight before widening to a m…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-791C77
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Cruciform headed pin of Middle Iron Age dating (350 BC to 150 BC). The pin head is comprised of four ovate mouldings positioned at the cardinal points round a fifth similar central lobe. The five knops are all taller than they are wide. The knops may have originally held a coral inlay. A waisted shaft descends from the underside of the lobed head. At its base is a bead moulding flanked by a collar above and below. The shaft continues below the moulding and bends sharply twice at right angles. A strut joins the lower shaft to the side of the bead moulding …
Created on: Tuesday 10th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 12th October 2019
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Record ID: WAW-6A55D2
Object type: LOOMWEIGHT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a possible ceramic loomweight. The fragment is 18.30mm thick and weighs 20.1g. It is 36.69mm long and 31.95mm wide. The fragment has a fabric consists of frequent fine sand particles, with occasional large rounded quartz particles. The remains of a suspension hole is present on the interior surface of the fragment. The size of the fragment means it is hard to determine the original shape of the loom weight, be it either pyramidal or cyclindrical. It probably dates from the Late Bronze Age to the Late Iron Age (-1500 BC to 100 AD). Fragment specific deta…
Created on: Saturday 14th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: WMID-FD08D9
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
From the Treasure Report, Dr Julia Farley, British Museum: The hoard consists of three complete neck torcs and one bracelet. Torc 4 was initially found incomplete but the second half was found at a latter date and has been included below. 1. Complete gold torc with thistle-shaped terminals A gold torc with solid circular-section neck ring, expanding towards the terminals. The terminals are made in one piece with the neck ring, and are thistle-shaped. Each consists of a small 'bead', narrowing to a thinner waist, then flaring out to a wider trumpet-shaped terminal. There are …
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leekfrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-21A1E3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy terret of simple type dating to the Late Iron Age, circa 300BC-AD100. Just under half of the object survives due to old breaks. The hoop of the terret is circular in section and originally the object would have been D-shaped in plan. The object terminates with the remains of the plate bar protruding from a collar which has two moulded bands of decoration. The hoop narrows from the collar as it curves round to the apex of the terret where it terminates with a break. The surface of the hoop is undecorated. The metal is worn with a mid green patina. Length…
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-2BCB95
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy terret, of Late Iron Age dating (c. 300 BC - AD 100). Around 25% of the terret is present, the rest presumed lost in antiquity. The hoop of the terret is lentoid in cross section and originally the object would have been D-shaped in shape. The terret has an incomplete narrowed strap bar. No decoration is present at the junction between the ring and the strap bar, or on the ring itself. It measures 18.19 mm in length, 25.51 mm wide and 8.35 mm thick. It weighs 7.1 g. The terret is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by m…
Created on: Wednesday 25th September 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2013
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Record ID: WMID-E56B67
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy, probable miniature terret ring of probable Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The terret ring is of an unusual shape, being of a pointed oval shape. The sides have a circular cross section. A narrowed and recessed bar is present at the bottom of the terret ring. Circular collars are present at either side of the strap bar. The sides of the terret initially curve away from the strap bar, but then curve back together, where they join in a point. The top of this point exhibits an old, predepositional break. It measures 27.2 mm tall, …
Created on: Monday 28th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-C54957
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Solihull
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy lipped/winged terret of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). Around 25% of the terret is present, consisting of part of the strap bar and one set of wings/lips. The strap bar has a rectangular cross section. The wings are parallel, with an inner ridge and groove. The wings measure 24.1 mm long and 24.0 mm wide. Soil is still present beneath the wings. The terret fragment has a length of 34.6 mm, a width of 24.2 mm and is 24.0 mm thick. It weighs 28.5 g. The terret fragment is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Other winge…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 30th March 2023
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