Record ID: HAMP-C015F6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy non-heraldic, anonymous personal seal matrix, dating to the 14th century. It measures 17.92mm in length and 13.72mm in diameter at the base. In total, the seal matrix weighs 4.56g. This seal matrix has a conical, hexagonally faceted handle terminating in a transverse collar with a narrow central groove, above which is a lozenge shaped suspension loop with a central perforation. This perforation measures 1.74mm in diameter. The design on the face of the seal matrix is of a crouching rabbit or hare, facing left. Around the rabbit/hare is an incised ring, after…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milton-under-Wychwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D8601A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead post-medieval bag seal, dating to the period AD 1700-1850. It is broadly circular, comprising of both parts but has been squashed or compressed, and so now measures 20.29mm wide, 17.98mm in length and 3.29mm thick. It is slightly dished. On one side, there appears to be a standing figure facing left, and part of the legend or inscription reading "C W S". The inscription on the other face is difficult to discern. The patina is smooth, and a mid-grey in colour. In total, the bag seal weighs 5.88g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-D87236
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead post-medieval bag seal, dating to the period AD 1700-1850. It is broadly circular, comprising of both parts but has been squashed or compressed, and so now measures 13.99mm in diameter and 2.82mm thick. It is slightly dished. There is no discernible decoration on either side. The patina is smooth, and a mid-grey in colour. In total, the bag seal weighs 2.81g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-EC8624
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age thumbnail scraper, dating to the period 2500 BC-1500 BC. It is a tertiary flake, with no sign of a cortex, and broadly circular in shape, measuring 29.26mm in diameter and 5.39mm in thickness. There is short, scaled retouching around the edges of the scraper, with a concave dorsal face. The ventral face has a large bulb of percussion, broadly central of the thumbnail scraper. Both faces are light grey in colour. In total, the thumbnail scraper weighs 7.73g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-ECD5B3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age scraper, dating to the period 2500 BC-1500 BC. It is a tertiary flake, with no sign of a cortex, and broadly oval in shape. It measures 52.46mm in length, 36.82mm wide and 13.61mm thick.The striking platform and bulb of percussion are visible. There is short, stepped retouching on the scraper and at the edges on the dorsal face. The ventral face is extremely flat and smooth. Both faces are light grey in colour. In total, the scraper weighs 29.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-ED6638
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age scraper, dating to the period 2500 BC-1500 BC. It is a tertiary flake, with a very small cortex (under 5%) at the bottom of the scraper, and broadly triangular in shape. It measures 34.49mm in length, 28.46mm wide and 8.71mm thick. There is possibly some short, stepped retouching on the edges of the dorsal face. The ventral face is quite smooth. Both faces are dark grey in colour, with patches of light brown, including the cortex. In total, the scraper weighs 10.95g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-EDA1AA
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age scraper, dating to the period 2500 BC-1500 BC. It is a secondary flake, with no sign of the cortex, and broadly triangular in shape. It measures 46.24mm in length, 24.93mm wide and 9.87mm thick. There is possibly some short, stepped retouching on the right hand edge of the dorsal face. Both dorsal and ventral faces are quite smooth. On the ventral face there is a large bulb of percussion, at the bottom of the scraper. Both faces are light grey in colour. In total, the scraper weighs 11.23g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
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Record ID: WILT-EDE4B5
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age scraper, dating to the period 2500 BC-1500 BC. It is a primary flake, with almost all of the dorsal face covered by the light brown cortex, and broadly triangular in shape. This cortex is light brown in colour, and all that remains of the dorsal face aside from the cortex is a dark brown-grey. In total, the scraper measures 54.94mm in length, 39.22mm wide and 9.35mm thick. There is possibly some short, scaled retouching on the right hand edge of the dorsal face. The ventral face is quite smooth, with no bulb of percussion, and is a dark grey-brown …
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-8AFC5E
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy late medieval to early post-medieval purse bar of Ward Perkins Type A1, Williams Class A1, dating to the period c. AD 1450 - 1550. It measures 62.25mm in length and including attachment flange measures 10.96mm in width, and is largely oval in cross-section. The conical terminal is 6.79mm in length and 8.23mm in width. It is largely dark brown in patina, with patches of light green. The terminal tapers inwards for the neck, which measures 3.42mm in length and 3.62mm in width. After the neck is a collar, measuring 6.99mm in length. It is marked by a groove w…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Havant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-8CD039
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late medieval to early post-medieval purse bar of Ward Perkins Type A1 or A2, dating to the period c. AD 1450 - 1550. It measures 94.91mm in length and at the central boss (maximum width), it measures 12.76mm. The purse bar is broadly oval in cross-section, except for the central boss which is rectangular in shape. There are zoomorphic mouldings either side of the central boss, one of which would have connected to the rest of the purse bar. The mouldings have since worn, but the prominent brow ridge and open jaws are still visible. It is from these open j…
Created on: Wednesday 25th 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-638893
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper-alloy late medieval or early post-medieval purse bar of Ward Perkins Type A2, dating to the period c. AD 1450 - 1550, consisting of a bar oval in cross-section with an old break at one end and a constriction at the other, with a rove or washer around the end (8.9mm in diameter). From one long edge of the bar is an attachment flange with two sewing holes, c.2mm in diameter. The bar is divided into non-equal thirds by a two incised grooves. The middle third, which is the largest, contains two pairs of diagonal linear grooves in a 'V' formation inlaid with niello…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-F18170
Object type: POT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman oxidised greyware vessel, dating to the period AD 43- 410. This fragment is 35.57mm in length and 27.26mm at maximum width, and is slightly concave in profile. It tapers slightly to 21.39mm in width, and measures 5.44mm in thickness. The fragment is broadly rectangular in shape, except to one side where it forms a triangular projection. Within this fragment of pottery is a pot repair in lead, which measures larger on one side of the fragment than the other. The colour of this pot repair is a dark, off white. On one side it measures 15.18mm in length and 12.59mm in …
Created on: Monday 30th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ettington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D64DFB
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval pipe tamper, dating to the period 1650-1850. The pipe tamper measures 35.05mm in length and 43.94mm in width. The tamper consists of what possibly is a scroll, clutched in a closed, most likely right hand, fist. The scroll measures 7.35mm in diameter, but tapers inwards before the clenched fist to 3.89mm in diameter. The fist and the curves of each knuckle are denoted by incised grooves, with the thumb a darker brown ridge on the right hand side of the fist. The fist measures 11.23mm in width, but tapers down into the wrist and stem at 4.23mm width. There are …
Created on: Monday 6th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-95FBF1
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete clay smoking pipe, dating to the period 1880-1930. This pipe has a large, triangular fragment missing from the bowl, and much of the stem is missing (am old-ish break). Incomplete, it measures 53.25mm in length and 27.15mm in max.width (at the bowl, tapering to 14.11mm where it joins the stem). The clay at the bowl is 7.21mm thick, and has an off white patina, with patches of grey sooting (from use) to the interior. The stem measures 8.91mm in diameter with a 1.9mm diameter central hole. David Higgins notes: "Damaged spurless bowl form a short-stemmed or 'cutty' pipe …
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 6th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gosport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-49E1C4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy polyhedral-headed pin of Early-Medieval date (AD 410-1066). The head measures 4.1mm wide on each side and is formed from a cuboid with its corners cut off. Each face is decorated by a single punched ring-and-dot, except for the face from which the shank extends (which is undecorated). Aside from the ring-and-dots, there is no other decoration on the pin. There is also no collar between the head and the shaft of the pin, instead the head connects to the shaft, which tapers after one bend to a point. Only a few small patches of original dark green patina survives…
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crondall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-47B951
Object type: PEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete (five pieces) copper-alloy post-medieval traveller's writing set, dating to the period AD 1800-1900. It consists of an etui (case), the lid, the inkwell/base, the pen and a possible quill/unidentified organic material. The lid is cylindrical and hollow, measuring 22.79mm in length, 13.79mm in width, and weighs 3.92g. At the top there is a moulded ridge, and two concentric bands, parallel to one another, beneath it. At the very base of the lid are two further concentric bands. It is dark brown in colour. This attaches to the etui, or the case, which contains the pen an…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
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Record ID: WILT-669FA1
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy palstave dating from the Middle to Late Bronze Age c. 1500 - 1150 BC. The fragment is sub-rectangular in shape the butt and a fragment of the flanged sides survive. The axe has anangular butt and the sides gradually widen towards the break. Both sides of the palstave have high developed flanges, which increase gradually from the butt to from sub-triangular sides. The sides are unfinished, as you can still see the ridges from the casting process. The faces of the axe fragment are slightly concave, creating a H-shaped cross-section. The faces of the axe s…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-622ED2
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late medieval or post-medieval nail or rivet, dating to c.1400-1800. The nail measures 30.51mm in length and weighs 3.35g. The head of the nail (0.8mm thick) has been bent, but is sexfoil in shape (20.25mm in length and 18.78mm in width). An incised circle (diameter of 5.69mm) outlines the top of the shank at the centre. There are traces of gilding on the outside of the head, both within and outside the circle. The shaft of the nail is bent, measuring 29.65mm in length and 3.45mm in thickness before taping to a point. There appears to be no decoration on the shaft of the na…
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-5B2418
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy musket ball, dating to the period 1600-1700. It is 16.23mm in estimated diameter, and weighs 30g. The ball has a smooth, yellow-grey patina, and has been flattened on one side. Dr Natasha Ferguson writes: "The weights are consistent with musket balls from the 17th - 18th century being around 1oz each. Musket balls bores are measured on the number of balls you can make from a lb of lead, so with 16 oz in a lb that would make it a 16 bore. Both have been impacted with the second ball showing the typical radial grooves on the flat side as it comes into contac…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colden Common', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-5B4398
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy musket ball, dating to the period 1600-1700. It is 20.32mm in estimated diameter, and weighs 29.83g. The ball has a smooth, yellow-grey patina, and has been flattened on one side. There is a small lip protruding from this flattened side, and is probably the result of casting. Dr Natasha Ferguson writes: "The weights are consistent with musket balls from the 17th - 18th century being around 1oz each. Musket balls bores are measured on the number of balls you can make from a lb of lead, so with 16 oz in a lb that would make it a 16 bore. Both have been impac…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colden Common', grid reference and parish protected.