Record ID: WILT-BF0671
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval to post-medieval lead weight dating to the period c. AD 1100-1900. The weight is conical, measuring 26.07mm in length and 33.03mm at the base. It is undecorated except for four linear ridges extending the entire length of the weight, emanating from the top to the base of the weight. There are also two perforations, one at the top measuring 2.58mm in diameter, whilst the perforation at the base of the weight measures 4.31mm in diameter. The weight weighs 99.24g.
Created on: Friday 16th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
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Record ID: WILT-8AA67A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy medieval weight, possibly fishing weight, dating to the period AD 1200-1500. It is lozenge in shape with a complete circular ringed attachment at the top, and measures in total 77.15mm in length and 29.55mm at maximum width. The ringed attachment has a slightly concave front, measuring 12.15mm in diameter. Below this, there is a lozenge shaped groove, measuring 18.54mm in length and 7.05mm wide. A further groove on the back groove measures 15.91mm in length and 10.83mm in width. The patina is rough, and mid grey in colour. In total, this weight weighs 166.39g. A similar…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
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Record ID: WILT-CDEF64
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy medieval vessel mend, dating to the period AD 1300-1500. There are two sheet metal, copper-alloy rivets, with a diameter of 10.94mm each. What could possibly be a third rivet hole, measuring approximately 7.8mm in diameter, is approximately halfway in between them. In total, this fragment measures 59.76mm in length, 21.29mm wide and 1.34mm in thickness except at the rivets, which are 8.79mm thick. The fragment weighs 10.82g and has a rough patina, being light green in colour with patches of brown.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2017
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Record ID: WILT-C43EC5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a medieval to post-medieval vessel, possibly jug handle, possibly dating to the period AD 1300-1700. It is broadly rectangular in shape, measuring 32.49mm in length, 21.91mm wide, 12.55mm in thickness, and weighs 11.23g in total. There is a possible vertical incision on the outside edge of the handle which is consistent with decoration on handles from the medieval period. The handle has a oxidised orange fabric.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-FADBD3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete handmade ceramic handle from a medieval vessel. The fabric has a reduced grey core with abundant inclusions. The fragment is 65.05mm in length, 41mm wide and weighs 43.85 grams. On the outside of the handle, where there are three lines of "tear-drop" shaped grooves, approximately five in each line, running parallel to one another. In total, this fragment weighs 22.28g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-45ECEE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base and partial body sherd of Surrey Whiteware, dating to 1250-1450. The fabric is mostly smooth, with small stone (quartz and possibly flint) inclusions. The glaze is a speckled mid-dark green in colour and covers the outside surface of the base and walls although there is no evidence of glazing on the inside of the sherd. The base measures 52.68mm in diameter. The width of the sherd is 87.97mm, and has a height of 30.63mm. In total, the sherd weighs 68.53g.
Created on: Monday 27th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-0BC125
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of medieval to post-medieval (1200-1800) copper-alloy cooking vessel, consisting of a fragment of the body and an incomplete leg. The leg is triangular in cross-section, terminating in a worn old break at one end and adjoining the body frament on a curved diagonal. The patina of the leg and body is dark green and both carry traces of a black coating, possibly soot deposits. The fragment measures 67.06mm in length and is 54.39mm wide. The thickness of the body is 2.19mm, whilst the leg is 17.99mm. The object weighs 115.91g. Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were wid…
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-0C597A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval to post-medieval copper-alloy leg from a cooking vessel, dating to c.1200-1800. It is D-shaped in cross-section, and weighs 154.51. The fragment measures 56.51mm in length and is max.41.18mm wide. The thickness of the leg is max.17.87mm. The front, curved part of the leg is formed of three moulded ridges which run vertically the length of the leg. At the top of the leg part of the curving base of the vesel remains. All breaks are old and worn. The patina of the leg is dark blue-green, but there are traces of a black coating, possibly soot deposits. Crudely ma…
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horndean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-99BFCD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy cast medieval handle and zoomorphic handle lug from a chafing dish, dating to the period 1250-1500. Overall, the fragment weighs 30.28g, measuring 25.12mm in height and 32.59mm in width. The handle is incomplete, having broken off (old damage) after 18.19mm after the right angled bend. It is square in cross-section (5.9x5.6mm). Between the handle and the lug is a separate loop, measuring 25.24mm in length and 16.65mm in width. Below the loop is a moulded ridge, which connects the loop to a short shaft with a smooth, worn end (probably not broken) measur…
Created on: Monday 14th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Froxfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-830C65
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Late Saxon to medieval flint tempered coarseware, dating to the period c.10th-15th century AD. The fabric is sandy, with a dark grey colour and small, off-white flint and mica inclusions. The sherd is undecorated. It measures 45.88mm in length, 29.92mm in width and 7.23mm in thickness. The sherd weighs 13.22g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2017
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Record ID: WILT-9ADD19
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy medieval to post-medieval cooking vessel, dating to the period AD 1200-1700. The fragment appears to be one strip folded around and over itself three times, in a zig zag formation, with a measurement of 26.92mm in length, 46.01mm in width, 24.29mm at maximum depth, tapering slightly inwards to 23.07mm. The thickness of the strip is 0.97mm. At the front of the fragment appears to be some incised linear decorations, which form four incised triangles, descending in size. There is no other discernible decoration, although there is some blackening on the back o…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2017
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Record ID: WILT-AB3EC1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead medieval token of the Boy Bishop type, dating to the period AD 1400-1500. The obverse shows a mitre, surrounded by a crude legend. There is a solid long cross on the reverse with three pellets in each quarter, surrounded by a crude legend. It probably imitates a long cross penny, and similar to those listed in Fletcher's Leaden Tokens and Tallies, p31. During medieval winter solistices it became a Christian tradition for each town to elect a Boy Bishop whom was paraded around on processions. In the processions, lead tokens were handed out to the crowd to celebrate t…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-ABF826
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead medieval token of the Boy Bishop type, dating to the period AD 1400-1500. The obverse shows a mitre, surrounded by a crude legend. There is a solid long cross on the reverse with three pellets in each quarter, surrounded by a crude legend. It probably imitates a long cross penny, and similar to those listed in Fletcher's Leaden Tokens and Tallies, p31. During medieval winter solistices it became a Christian tradition for each town to elect a Boy Bishop whom was paraded around on processions. In the processions, lead tokens were handed out to the crowd to celebrat…
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-AC5407
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead medieval token of the Boy Bishop type, dating to the period AD 1400-1500. The obverse shows left facing bust, surrounded by a crude legend. There is a shield on the reverse, divided into quarters and with a letter in each quadrant, surrounded by a crude legend. It probably imitates a Henry VII groat, and is similar to those listed in Fletcher's Leaden Tokens and Tallies, p31. Obverse inscription: ORA:PRO:NOBIS B:ATE NIC[...] Reverse inscription: SANC/T:NIC/HOLA/E:ORA During medieval winter solistices it became a Christian tradition for each town to elect a …
Created on: Friday 8th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-3B5642
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy medieval spherical sword pommel, dating to the period AD 1100-1400. The pommel is spherical, with two broadly square openings, the smaller on top measuring 7.45mm width and length, and the larger at the base measuring 11.14mm in length and 9.34mm in width. The top of the handle/tang would have fitted through these openings. It is 17.74mm in height, 24.38mm wide and weighs 13.36g. The pommel has a rough patina, and is mostly dark brown in colour, with patches of light green. In the "London Museum Medieval Catalogue", Ward Perkins (1940: pp. 21-38) has introduced a c…
Created on: Friday 16th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-099E6F
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval sword pommel, dating to the period 1300-1400. The pommel is oval in plan and irregular in section, measuring 44.72mm in length and 51.38mm in width. The thickness of the sword pommel is 39.42mm. In cross-section the pommel appears as a squat cylinder with an enlarged mid-section which gives the pommel a bi-conical form with the tops of the cones truncated and a broad flat band, which forms the middle of the pommel, joining the two truncated conical halves. The broad flat band area of the pommel has two rounded rectangular holes directly opposite each o…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Havant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-80DB35
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval bar-mount, dating to the period 1270-1400. The bar mount measures 24.44mm in length and 14.17mm in width with a maximum thickness of 9.02mm. It weighs 1.51g. It is incomplete as both rivets are missing, although oxidisation in one of the terminal lobes indicates the presence of an iron rivet. The two terminal lobes are solid and domed to the front with a central rivet hole. The central lobe has a slight hollowing to the reverse and is domed to the front, decorated with five transverse grooves. The majority of similarly decorated bar mounts with c…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Challow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-084967
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete half of a cast copper-alloy two-piece medieval swivel fitting, dating to the period c.1100-1500. This half of the swivel fitting is the 'female' half of the swivel fitting, and has a D-shaped frame. The frame measures 27.76mm in height and is 23.28mm in width. The frame of the loop measures 1.72mm in thickness, widening to zoomorphic terminals measuring 4.55mm thick. These terminal decorations have a prominent brow-ridge and hold in place between them a broadly circular attachment loop, where the 'male' fitting would have been inserted. This attachment loop measures 14.31m…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Havant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-6298BB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy gilt openwork probable strap fitting, dating to c.1000-1200. Measuring 28.4mm in length, 17.7mm in width and 2.5mm in thickness, the strap fitting comprises two openwork sections. The first is a D-shaped plate on its back with a fleur de lys extending upwards and to either side, to touch the curving edges of the 'D'. The lis has grooved decoration, a curving line on each outer leaf and an oval shape at the centre of the upright. Below the straight edge are three knops with grooved decoration, perhaps a shorter, squashed fleur-de-lis. Beyond the curved edge is a further…
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-08DF8C
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete half of a cast copper alloy two-piece medieval swivel fitting, dating to c. 1100-1500. It measures 19.65mm in height and 21.57mm in max. width. This half of the swivel fitting is the 'female' half and has a D-shaped frame. The frame is 2.4mm thick. From the straight edge a circular plate (11.5mm in diameter x 2.4mm thick) extends at 90 degrees to the frame. This has a central circular perforation, with a diameter of 5mm. On swivel fittings such as these, zoomorphic mouldings are often seen either side of the circular perforation, but there is no evidence of such mouldings h…
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 28th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langrish', grid reference and parish protected.