Record ID: SOM-2D5C5A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-spherical fired clay bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in cross section and slightly flattened top and bottom with a circular hole 3.0mm in diameter running through it. It is fairly soft fired and bright orange in colour, there are possible traces of a dark surface, glazing or painting. It is 11.1mm in diameter and 8.4mm wide and weighs 1.07g. Due to the plainess of this item it is hard to suggest a date but such beads are known from the Roman period onwards.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Record ID: SOM-CD56D1
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of ceramic building material, probably from a box flue tile, of Roman date. The fragments is irregular in plan, broken and abraded on all sides including the inner face. There are combed patterns on the outer face, at least four parallel grooves in one direction with at least three running obliquely to meet them. The fragment has a dark orange fabric with abundent fine sand temper and very occasional small calcereous inclusions up to 1mm and angular orange, probably grog, inclusions up to 2mm. It weighs 14g. Box flue tiles were used to create flues in the walls of buil…
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2018
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Record ID: SOM-6B93EE
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three plain ceramic floor tiles of late medieval to post medieval date, found as part of a larger group. The tiles are all slightly trapizoid with two shorter edges opposite each other, one shorter than the other, connected by two longer, slightly angled edges. Laid together this would allow them to gradually curve around a feature although the curve is so slight that it cannot be clearly calculated from three tiles, beyond a suggestion it was probably at least 2m in diameter. The tiles are plain with no glaze remaining and deep parallel grooves on the upper face suggesting knife cut …
Created on: Sunday 16th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6BDD93
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic floor tiles of uncertain, probably medieval to post medieval date, found as part of a larger group. The tiles are both incomplete with no complete edges although it appears likely their longest dimensions are their maximums or close to them. One is covered on all surfaces with the remains of mortar, making further identification impossible. The other has a very worn surface with small areas olive green glaze surviving and patching grey reduced areas suggesting further glazing covered most of or the entire surface. The back is covered in mortar but stabbing visible in the b…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6C2FC5
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three ceramic floor tiles of post medieval date, found as part of a larger group. Two tiles appear to be of the same module and one larger. The larger tile (Tile 1) and one of the smaller (Tile 2) are of the same decorative type and it is probable the other smaller one (Tile 3)is too. All three tiles are bright orange fired with white clay decoration and glazing. The background showing as brown on the smaller tiles and olive green on the larger and the white clay as yellow. All three are decorated with broad lines of white clay. The larger and one smaller (Tiles 1 and 2) having two…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6CE89D
Object type: FLOOR TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One inlaid ceramic floor tile of Medieval date, similar to 'Stabbed Wessex' types dating to 1280 to 1350, found as part of a larger group. The tile has parts of two complete edges and two broken sides, no edge is complete so the original size is unclear. The tile has a heavily reduced interior which appears hard and with a bright orange oxidised surface. The front is decorated with inlaid white clay with traces of glaze remaining in places. The design is mostly worn, the clearest part remaining is of a quadruped, probably a dog walking left with front legs split and straight back legs…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2019
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Record ID: SOM-6A608E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 24 fragments of broadly 18th century pottery found in the same area with some probably late 17th century pieces, total weight 550g. All are highly abraded. The majority are local, North Devon wares, mostly coarse wares of at least two fabrics and some finer wares. The form numbers below refer to the Type series given in Allen 1984 Figure 63 . There are a few imported wares including two fragments of Westerwald style stoneware, one tin glazed plate or bowl and two fragments of Bristol slip decorated wares. One potentially Medieval jug fragment and one copper alloy vessel rim…
Created on: Saturday 9th November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 9th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Molton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B7C1A8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic strap handles of probable medieval date. The wide strap handles are probably from tripod pitchers. One sherd has a reduced grey core and a more oxidised orange-brown surface. The other has an oxidised orange-brown core and a more reduced brownish-grey surface. The fabric is sandy with sparse iron oxide (up to 2mm). Both sherds have a dark grey slip and traces of glaze. Total weight: 89g
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOM-1C14A8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd probably from a glazed medieval open vessel. The piece is now an irregular quadrilateral shape with red/orange oxidised outer surfaces and a grey core. The body has a coarse sand temper with some micaceous inclusions. The glaze is patchy and of a light-brown/green colour.
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broadhembury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6C4F1F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base sherd from a probably Medieval jug with internal speckled slightly olive green glaze of probably 14th to early 15th century date. Well fired pale orange-buff fabric with sparse very fine sand temper and occasional white, probably calcareous, inclusion up to 1mm. The base is flat with some glaze splashes and a slight projecting expanded rim level with the rest of the base. Above this base the sides are constricted before expanding out again. The piece is highly abraded and weighs 17.7g.
Created on: Saturday 9th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Molton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D56970
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd from a Medieval cooking vessel (open jar) of 12-13th century date. Flat rim 21.6mm wide projecting out horizontally from the side wall with a rounded outed edge and rounded projecting on the inner face. The lower part of the rim, below this horizontal projecting appears to be slightly concave and to have broken before the carination where the vessel wall would have expanded out again. Dark buff fabric with traces of sooting on inner face. Granite grits and quartz temper, poorly sorted, angular and up to 1.8mm across with occasional tourmaline. The piece is 60.4mm long and we…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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