Record ID: DEV-ADB201
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight of possible Roman to post medieval date (c. AD 43 - 1600). The weight is circular with a raised rim and the numerals IIII inscribed on the top. The underside of the weight exhibits a series of peck marks. Biggs and Withers (2000, 15 - 16) discuss this form of weight and illustrate a similar example (no. 2). They note that a number of weights of similar style have been found at sites such as Chester Roman fort, however, not all have come from stratified context. Although they are consistent with the Roman weight system, they are also consistent with the averdepois syst…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-ACE92F
Object type: BOX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable lead lid from a box of medieval date (c. AD 1300 - 1340). The object is a circular lead disc with a stamped design on one face depicting the arms of England (three lions passant guardant) surrounded by three palm branches. This is in turn surrounded by a collar which appears to contain foliate decoration and lettering, however, this is worn and indistinct. On the other side is a six petalled flower. The upper edge of the disc exhibits evidence of a relatively recent break, possibly indicating the position of a missing attachment tab or loop. A similar example with a lomb…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2016
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Down', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-61F241
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval lead cloth seal dated to the year AD 1612. The seal consists of one circular disc from a four-disc alnage seal. One face exhibits a design of a crown with a rounded base with the date 1612 below. The cloth seal measures 16.39mm in diameter, is 1.55mm thick and weighs 2.01g.
Created on: Monday 25th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-6198F1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1603 - 1688. The seal is an alnage seal and consists of two circular discs, one of which is pierced. The other disc has a rivet on the back which has been pushed through the aperture in the other disc and flattened. The two discs are joined by a shot connecting strip along one edge. One face carreis the arms of the City of Bristol, depicting s ship issuing from a tower. The other face exhibits the arms of the House of Stuart, flanked by the initials I R, indicating that the seal was probably produced during the reign of James …
Created on: Monday 25th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5E408F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vessel repair of probable Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410). The repair consists of an oblong piece of lead connected to a smaller, oval piece of lead by two cylindrical joins, one at either end. There is no trace of ceramic visible. Although this example is likely to date from the Roman period, vessel repairs of this type were used from the Roman period to the nineteenth century. The repair measures 24.87mm in length, 5.44mm maxmimum width, 4.94mm minimum width, is 10.43mm thick and weighs 3.88g.
Created on: Monday 25th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DEV-FD7D6A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This record was left unfinished and may therefore fall below our usual standards for description and photography. It has been promoted in the hope it may be of use to researchers.
Created on: Friday 8th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loddiswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-FC5606
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A lead post medieval powder measure dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. The powder measure has a flat bottom with the sides expanding outwards to the open mouth. On either side of the bas is a small loop which would have housed a short length of cord to fasten the powder measure to the bandolier. Parallels suggest that this object dates from the period of the English Civil Wars (1642-49). For information on small arms accessories of the seventeenth century, see: Courtney, P. (1988) Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century. Finds Research Group 700-1700, Datasheet 11.
Created on: Friday 8th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckland-Tout-Saints', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A6BE9B
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead button dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700. The button is conical in shape with a moulded design of a plain cross with a circle at the centre. In each quarter is a series of moulded pellets. The back of the button is flat and undecorated. It exhbits an integrally cast rectangular shank with a circular drilled hole near the base for attachment to a garment. The buckle measures 22.11mm in diameter, 18.98mm in thickness (including shank), 10.97mm in thickness (excluding shank) and weighs 11.73g. A button of similar design, but with an iron shank is illustrat…
Created on: Monday 4th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 4th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huish Episcopi CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-23F798
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman lead ingot, or "pig" dating to the period c. AD 164 - 169. The ingot is rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in cross-section. The upper surface carries the inscription in relief IMP DVOR AVG ANTONINI ET VERI ARMENIACORVM written across two lines. At either end of the ingot the letters are fainter and in lower relief than those in the centre. The lettering is slightly irregular, with the letters on the bottom row of the inscrition noticably larger and more spaced out than those on the top line. The inscription names both Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus who ruled as co-emper…
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-D19B1C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval or post medieval lead bird feeder dating to the period c. AD 1450 - 1700. The feeder would have been cylindrical in shape with a flat circular bottom, however, the sides have been squashed and it has been distorted out of shape. The sides of the feeder are decorated with a moulded relief pattern of a series of arches, with every alternating arch filled with lattice cross-hatching, possibly to depict a trellis. Above this is a concentric ridge, with traces of an out-turned beaded rim around the top, however, much of this is missing due to old breaks. The lead has a mottle…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-D05798
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead post medieval weight dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. The weight is circular and expands in diameter from 45.86mm at the top to 48.63mm at the base. The base has a slight lip running around thw edge. There are two stamped marks on the upper face: a crowned chevron barred A, indicating that it is an averdepois weight (1lb); and a crowned barred I. This suggests that the weight dates to the reign of James I. The lead has a thick off-white patina, with occasional grey patches fom recent damage. There are a number of nicks across the weight, most of whcih have fully or pa…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C3678C
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval zoomorphic lead object, probably a toy in the form of a cockerel, dating to the period c. AD 1650 - 1800. The head is missing due to an old break. The body is crescent shaped with an old break at the base indicating the position of the missing legs. The body is decorated on both sides with a series of moulded V-shaped ridges indicating the feathers. The wings are picked out by a moulded semi-circular ridge with four parallel diagonal ridges indicating the wing feathers. The tail curves upwards and over with the plumes indicated by three concentric curved ri…
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-76F1BD
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead anthropomorpic figurine of possible Roman to post medieval date (c. AD 43- 1750). The figurine is in the shape of a human toe. The toe exhibits an old diagonal break running across the top. It expands along sits length to a rounded tip and exhbits a D-shaped groove around the curved nail. The reverse of the object is hollow and partially filled with soil. The shape of the hollow suggests that the object was cast around a core. The object measures 23.56mm in length, 13.52mm maximum width, 7.64mm minimum width, is 7.66mm thick and weighs 9.22g. Another toe (SOM-…
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binegar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6184F3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pot mend of Roman to Post medieval date (c. AD 43 - 1800).There is no ceramic visible, making it impossible to determine a date. The pot mend consists of two pieces of lead, broadly rectangular in plan, one of which is thicker and D-shaped in cross-section, connected by two cylindrical joins, one at each end. The pot ment measures 41.27mm in length, 9.25mm maximum width, 6.83mm minimum width, 11.94mm thick and weighs 18.34g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 20th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binegar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9178E6
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval lead cloth seal of the city of Augsburg dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1650. The cloth seal consists of two lead discs pressed together which would have been joined by a tab, now missing. One disc carries an impressed design of a letter A with a double V shaped bar, flanked by three pellets, representing the city of Augsburg, Germany. The opposite face exhibits a design of a pine cone within an arched border or trefoils which is in turn surrounded by a beaded border. Egan (1994:106) writes: "seals from the fustians (mixed linen-warp and cotton-weft fa…
Created on: Monday 28th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A0F5B1
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead post medieval cloth or bag seal dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1800. The seal consists of two discs pressed together, both of which exhibit significant losses to their edges. The larger of the two discs exhibits the remains of a tab projecting from one side. There is no trace of a design on the outer face of this disc. The smaller disc exhibits traces of an indistinct design, possibly a stylised letter H or A, however, it is heavily worn. The seal measures 14.33mm in length, 11.45mm in width, is 4.16mm thick and weighs 3.00g.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CD1948
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval lead button dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1800. The button is oval in shape and D-shaped in profile. The obverse exhibits slightly facetted sides and traces of moulding which indicate that the obverse was intended to be pentagonal in shape. There is a single large pellet positioned off-centre on the obverse. The reverse is slightly concave and retains no means of attachment. The button measures 20.18mm in length, 19.03mm in width, is 7.28mm thick and weighs 12.73g.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B569E0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pot mend of possible Roman date (c. AD 43 - 410). The pot mend consists of an irregularly shaped piece of lead with a cylindrical plug projecting from one face which would have filled the hole in the original vessel. Ther are traces of ceramic around the plug. The ceramic is heavily abraded. It is pink-red in colour and exhibits frequent micaceous inclusions. The pot mend measures 26.24mm in length, 23.03mm in width, is 13.01mm thick and weighs 29.68g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Stowey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0D9BF2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead unidentified object of probable post medieval date (c. AD 1500 - 1800). The object consists of a triangular lead plaque. It has a rectangular cross-section and exhibits two projecting rectangular lugs along one edge.The lugs each exhibit an uneven collar or casting seam around the edge. The object is decorated on both faces. On one face the object exhibits an inscribed ring-and-dot motif consistsing of a central dot surrounded by two concentric circles. This is in turn surrounded by two concentric inscribed triangles consisting of alternating dots and dashes. The decoration on …
Created on: Wednesday 28th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pitminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DB9FC9
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval lead pilgrim badge dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1550. The pilgrim badge is pointed oval in shape with a diagonal crack running across it from the top right to bottom left. It has been bent out of shape along this line. The badge exhibits one circular attachment loop on one side with an old break on the opposing side indicating where a second attachment loop was placed. The obverse depicts a crowned figure, left hand extended and may be a representation of the Virgin Mary, although the details are too indistict for precise identification. The design is surro…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.