Record ID: WAW-0B8AF0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete standstone disk weight of unknown date. Approximately 40% of the weight survives due to old breaks. The weight would have originally been circular in plan with a central circular perforation. The weight is now U-shaped. The remains of the perforation indicate that it would have originally had a diameter of approximately 16.3mm. The upper and lower faces of the weight are undecorated and broadly flat. The external and internal edges of the weight are straight. The stone is yellow -light brown in colour with mica inclusions. The surfaces of the weight are rough and uneven,…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-10B992
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment from a cast copper alloy cooking vessel of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The vessel fragment is probably from a cooking vessel such as a cauldron or large posnet. The fragment is irregular in both plan and section. The exterior surface is unpolished and slightly uneven with numerous fine traverse surface scratches. The body of the vessel fragment curves gradually to the rim. A recessed line runs parallel to the rim approximately 5mm below the edge. On the interior, the rim forms a slight overhang clearly defining the rim from the body of …
Created on: Monday 11th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-B87E24
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment from a cast copper alloy cooking vessel of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The vessel fragment is probably from a cooking vessel such as a cauldron or large posnet. The fragment is irregular in both plan and section. On the interior, the rim forms a slight overhang clearly defining the rim from the body of the vessel. Both the interior and exterior surfaces of the fragment are heavily abraded. The fragment has an uneven mid green / brown patina. The fragment is 29.28mm in height and 60.81mm in width. The thickness is 4.47mm. Weight is 35.1g…
Created on: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-4593D2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of an imported Roman pottery type, dating from AD43-410. The point of a Roman amphora, sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in profile. Diameter: 39.19mm. Thickness: 23.30mm. Weight: 39.32g Sherd specific details: Fabric type: pale, coarse yellow fabric Hardness: hard Surface texture: rough Condition of fragment: abraded
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-3AB7F4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy late Medieval to early Post Medieval token, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a 6-foil geometric raised design with a pellet at the centre and a pellet between each petal. A casting scar is present on the reverse. The surface of the token has an even mid green patina. Categorized by Powell as a Type 1, Petalled Flower, one of the most common types of lead alloy token. A similar token is recorded under reference BERK-DA4E74. Diameter: 18.02mm. Thickness: 2.25mm. Weight: 2.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-5F9CA6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised grid design formed by 4 vertical and 4 horizontal equally spaced, cross hatching lines. The reverse is plain and flat. The surface of the token as an even mid green patina. Categorized by Powell as a Type 7 Hatching design. Lead tokens were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods as a substitute for low denomination currency. Diameter: 18.69mm. Thickness: 2.59mm. Weight…
Created on: Friday 15th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-092811
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token. The face of the token may have been stamped with an impression taken from a half-groat, which would date the token to the mid 17th century. The token is sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The perimeter of the face of the token is slightly rimmed. The edge of the token is bordered with a circular band. At the centre is a faint impression of a left facing head. Although the surface is too worn to be certain, the impression is a similar size and design of a half groat of Charles I (1625-49). The reverse of the token is predominantly fla…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-094111
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design which is hard to discern but possibly depicts a human figure. The reverse has a circular depression which follows the perimeter of the token. The surface of the token had a mid grey / light green patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 13 - an abstract design which may actually represent objects. Lead tokens were used throughout the M…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-094E81
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet at the centre of each quadrant (4 pellets in total). The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token had a light grey / yellow patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 14 - cross with centrally position pellet in each quadrant. Lead tokens were use…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-097283
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet at the centre of each quadrant (4 pellets in total), within a raised perimeter. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token has a mottled mid and light grey patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 14 - cross with centrally position pellet in e…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-098534
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. Approximately 95% of the token survives. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet within each quadrant located along the perimeter of the token. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token has a mottled mid grey and light green patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 3 - cross wit…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-09B024
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy uniface token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a cast design of raised lines radiating from the centre of the token in a non-symmetrical design. The reverse is plain and flat. The surface of the token has a light grey / yellow patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorised by Powell as a Type 3 - segments emanating from centre. Lead tokens were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods as a substitute …
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-09D414
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy uniface token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa 1400-1700. The token is sub-triangular in plan, with rounded corners, and irregular in section. There appears to be a raised, cast design on the face of the token, but the surface is too worn to be certain. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The token has a mottled mid grey and light green patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Lead tokens were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods as a substitute for low denomination currency. Length: 19.6…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-B652A1
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy vessel lid or stopper from a tobacco jar dating from the late Medieval to early Post Medieval period, circa AD1600-1850. In plan, the top of the lid had a flower head design with a central knop surrounded by 8 petals. The lid is damaged and it is likely that there were originally 9 petals. The petals are defined by a shallow groove and the end of each petal is slightly rounded. The edge of the flower lid was probably originally sub-lozenge shape in form. The reverse of the lid is plain and is now contorted although it was probably originally flat. At th…
Created on: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-634B85
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting (belt mount or belt stiffener) of Post Medieval date, circa AD1600-1700. In plan, the strap fitting is pointed at the top with a rounded lug on either side. The fitting is waisted just below the lugs and then the sides of the plate gradually expand to the rounded lower body of the strap fitting. The reverse of the strap fitting has a triangular hollow on the lower body. The top of the strap fitting and the edges are on the same plane. A round, integrally cast spike stump is present on the top and bottom of the reverse. The face of th…
Created on: Friday 15th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-357322
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy spindle whorl of probably late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The spindle whorl is circular in plan with a central circular perforation and bi-convex in section. The central perforation has an approximate diameter of 7.3mm. A crescent shaped deep depression is present in the sidewall of the hole - probably a relic of casting. Both faces of the whorl are decorated with linear raised lines which radiate from the centre to the edges. The whorl is light grey with the raised areas being slightly darker grey in colour. Similar examples of…
Created on: Wednesday 13th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-806954
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A tertiary worked flint probably dating to the late Neolithic period, circa 2700-2350BC. Identified by Peter Reavil as a thumbnail / side-end scraper formed from the snapped end of a long blade. The scraper is complete. The dorsal and ventral sides of the scraper are light, milky grey in colour. An opaque, white patinated surface survives which was probably exposed while the rest of the flint remained below soil. The dorsal side of the scraper has been heavily re-worked in multiple directions with some conchoidal ripple marks clearly visible. Evidence of scaled and sub-parallel retouc…
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2014
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Record ID: WAW-CD8877
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy ring of uncertain date. The ring is possibly Medieval in date as it was retrieved along side other Medieval objects dating to circa AD1200-1400. The ring has a sub-rectangular section. The surfaces of the ring have an even dark brown patina. The use of the ring is uncertain. Comparable examples of copper alloy Medieval rings can be found in Margeson's, (1993) Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58, p224, figs 1816-1819. Margeson argues that the rings could have ha…
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2014
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Record ID: WAW-B75CD1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast composite copper alloy pin of possible middle Early Medieval (Ango-Saxon) date, circa AD650-900. The pin has 2 parts, the shank and a separately made pin head. The pin head has an irregular form with 3 pointed knops. The pin head has a rounded base. The pin shaft is inserted at the centre of the base and the top of the shaft is flush with the top of the pin head. The shaft has a sub-circular section which tapers unevenly to a pointed terminal. The pin shaft is bent through approximately 45 degrees at the midpoint; therefore the length of the pin is estimated. The pin ha…
Created on: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: WAW-639757
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy furniture mount or horse harness stud of probable late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1600. The mount head is circular in plan. The reverse of the mount is hollow with an integral square-section shank protruding from the centre. The shank, which is tightly bent back towards the mount, tapers to a sharp point. The shank measures 4.16mm x 4.19mm at the base. The mount is undecorated with an uneven green / brown patina. The length of the spike suggests this mount was either used on a piece of furniture or for a relatively thick piece …
Created on: Friday 15th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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