Record ID: WMID-E521A8
Object type: AESTEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A cast silver artefact comprising a three-dimensional representation of a fish-like animal. The artefact is in two pieces, consisting of the main body of the animal and a separate tail fragment. The body fragment is roughly tubular in shape, oval in cross-section and tapering towards the tail end. There is a hollow void in the centre of the body, which extends for 30.9 mm. At the widest end is a head with an open mouth, the opening being rectangular in shape. The jaws are also rectangular, with the upper lip thicker than the lower lip. Drilled circular nostrils are presen…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Last updated: Monday 25th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-054C41
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy ampulla of the Medieval period dating from c. AD 1200 - c. AD 1400. Around 50% of the ampulla is present, consisting of the rounded base. The designs on both sides are unclear. It has a length of 29.4 mm, a width of 29.6 mm and is 6.5 mm thick. It weighs 20.0 g. The ampulla is a mid grey colour with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.  Ampullae were used as a flask to hold holy water, becoming a souvenir of a pilgrimage; the…
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 19th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-8156C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A gilded silver fragment of a cast object, possibly a bow brooch. The fragment comprises a jagged plate-like piece which slopes lightly downwards from a central ridge. The ridge is plain silver, is grooved and flares slightly at each end. The surviving areas flanking the ridge are gilded, and are decorated with a raised annulet within a ?semi-circular panel demarcated by a raised line. On the reverse is a raised rib, possibly the remains of a catch-plate, with remains of gilding. Dimensions: Length: 23.8 mm Width: 11.1 mm Thickness: 5.6 mm Weig…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-269016
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver annular brooch of Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1300). Less than 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of a small fragment of the frame. The pin is missing. The frame has a circular cross section and would have been circular in shape. Decoration is present on the front of the frame. Two sections are present as part of a repeating design. It involves a central engraved chevron with flanking engraved lines to either side. The pattern repeat is 10.3 mm long and there is a gap of 10.1 mm between the two pattern repeats. The brooch fragment has a length of 26.8 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: WMID-B81674
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gilded silver composite dress hook. It consists of a back plate, sub triangular in shape, with saw-tooth edges. From each of the three corners of the backplate project three hemispherical domes. Each dome is decorated with three filigree wire circles, two of these face away from the centre of the backplate; the one facing the centre is covered with a silver disc - a rove (see below). Small spherical knops are located above and below where the outward facing filigree circles meet. In the centre of the backplate and protruding between the three domes is th…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: WMID-7A582A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver finger ring of late medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1600). The finger ring has a D shaped hoop, and an applied bezel. The hoop has been made from a length of D sectioned metal, formed into a circular shape, and soldered onto the reverse of the bezel. Both ends of the hoop are visible on the reverse. The bezel consists of a central heart with two quatrefoil shaped flowers, one to either side, attached by two curved branches. The curved branches project from the top of the heart, between the lobes. It has an external diameter of 21.4 mm and an internal diamete…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Draycott in the Moors', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-4A43B5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gilded silver signet finger ring. The bezel is circular. The device consists of a crown above two initials in black letter script. The initials are ‘dh’. The device is within a beaded border, with chevrons pointing inwards. The hoop has been decorated with a twisted rope effect. This has been created by cleared spaced indented lines. The raised parts have a line of rouletting on them. Dimensions: Bezel length: 15.1 mm Bezel Width: 14.6 mm Hoop thickness: 2.4 mm External diameter: 28.7 mm Internal diameter: 24.2 mm Weight: 20.5 g   Discussion: Black …
Created on: Monday 29th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
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Record ID: WMID-1660BB
Object type: LOCKET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver locket pendant, of Post medieval dating (17th century AD). The pendant is oval in plan and rectangular in section, made of three components, two sheets of silver cut in an oval shape, soldered onto the lengths of a rectangular sheet of silver that acts as the siding of the pendant. A ridge is present in the middle of the rectangular sheet. A circular suspension loop is present at the top of the pendant. An attachment scar is present at the base. Oriented with the suspension loop at the top, both faces are oriented at 6 o'clock (vertically). Both faces h…
Created on: Monday 10th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-F2D51A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver probable walking stick cane decoration or furniture fitting of Post Medieval to Modern dating (c. AD 1750 to c. AD 1950). The artefact is cuboid in shape and hollow. It consists of a hollow rectangle ontop of a curved base. The top of the artefact has been decorated with a couple of horizontal lines. The edges taper inwards onto the curved base. The base is concave and would have attached onto a curved item, probably a walking stick or cane. It measures 21.1 mm in length, 14.3 mm wide and 8.6 mm thick. It weighs 6.3 g. The artefact is a mid to dark grey colour, …
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2022
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