2024-03-28T11:33:07+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results11073120Somerset100CountyCast1Metal detectorSOM-616081.jpg105782008From finder110727UNDistrictCertain1SOM10687Restricted AccessWest Somerset106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestFour irregular lumps of copper alloy. All varying in size and shape. Probably the result of metal working. Undatable.
1. Length: 16.6m, Width: 13.3mm, Thickness: 6.6mm, Weight: 4g
2. Length: 1mm, Width: 20.7mm, Thickness: 3.7mm, Weight: 5g
3. Length: 3.9mm, Width: 19.7mm, Thickness: 8.8mm, Weight: 11.6g
4. Length: 23.9mm, Width: 12.6mm, Thickness: 6.6, Weight: 4.5gDaniel Pett7Near CarhamptonSOM-6175B42428201Entry 020367METAL WORKING DEBRISRestricted Accessfinds-24282016SOM-6160B1Fragmentimages/annab/11994460014966174001C6B42009-01-08T15:09:52ZCertain12008-12-10T00:00:00Z0UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427UN464http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/UNKNOWNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:22.105ZSomerset100CountyCast1Metal detectorSOM-EDF2F4.jpg105782009From finder110727UN26.52DistrictCertain4SOM10687Restricted Access72.16West Somerset106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestA large lump of copper alloy metal working debris. Lumps such as this are not easily dateable as they are the result of metal working from the Bronze Age to the present day.
Length: 39.72mm, Width: 32.06mm, Thickness: 26.52mm
Weight: 72.16g
Daniel Pett39.727Near CarhamptonSOM-ECC5722475901Entry 020426METAL WORKING DEBRISRestricted Accessfinds-247590132.066SOM-EDF2F4Completeimages/annab/1204266001499EE02E019BA42009-02-20T16:54:06ZCertain12009-02-05T00:00:00Z0UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427UN164http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/UNKNOWNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:24.499ZSomerset100CountyCast1Metal detectorSOM-EE10F3.jpg105782009From finder1107271UN6.2DistrictCertain4SOM10687Restricted Access8.61West Somerset106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderSouth WestCircaA small lump of copper alloy metal working debris. Lumps such as this are not easily dateable as they are the result of metal working from the Bronze Age to the present day.
Length: 20.31mm, Width: 15.14mm, Thickness: 6.20mm
Weigth: 8.61gDaniel Pett20.317Near CarhamptonSOM-ECC5722475941Entry 020426METAL WORKING DEBRISRestricted Accessfinds-2475941115.146SOM-EE10F3Completeimages/annab/1204267001499EE16A0147142009-02-20T16:59:22ZCertain12009-02-05T00:00:00Z0UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427UN1Circa64http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/UNKNOWNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:24.501ZCast1Metal detectorSOM-B770D7.jpg20091UN3.46Certain1SOM1.5106272011-02-24T13:16:41ZReturned to finderA small fragment of copper-alloy, possibly from an axe or similar implement. The fragment is wedge shaped, with a sharp, rounded edge on one side and straight, rough, blunt edges on all other sides, suggesting that it has indeed broken away from a larger object, which may well have been an axe. However, beyond such suggestions, its small size makes it impossible to draw any definite conclusions about what this object may have been and to what period it dates from.
Length: 18.50mm, Width: 7.87mm, Thickness: 3.46mm
Weight: 1.50g
Daniel Pett18.57SOM-B6A2732508131Entry 020360UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTfinds-25081317.87SOM-B770D7Fragmentimages/annab/120654300149CB77600199242009-03-26T12:38:56ZCertain12009-03-05T00:00:00Z0UNKNOWNCopper alloyUN164http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/UNKNOWNCertain2022-07-14T07:08:26.193ZSomerset100CountyCastPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-036B75.jpg105782011From a paper map1102431UN5.7DistrictCertain4SOM1049518.31800Restricted Access263446774.23South Somerset106272011-08-01T13:41:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A cast copper alloy ring of uncertain date, but most likely Medieval or Post-Medieval. It has a pointed oval cross section with a slightly convex inner side and more convex outer side. The ring has an external diameter of 18.3mm, and an internal diameter of 12.1, with a width that varies between 3.7mm and 2.9mm wide and is 5.7mm to 4.4mm thick; it weighs 4.23 grams.
Functional rings such as this one may have had various uses such as harness fittings or loops affixed to other type of straps.
Katie Marsden7MudfordSOM-03E9114557661SCC reciept 020840POST MEDIEVALRINGRestricted Accessfinds-455766116SOM-036B75Complete-2150x41047images/elburnett/1339366PAS4E3036B7001AE742011-07-27T17:03:03ZCertainx1371212011-07-03T23:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:09.525ZSomerset10CountyPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOMED5524.jpg10578Corroded1103521UN4.8DistrictCertain1SOM434621900Trudoxhill4.68Mendip106272018-08-02T16:09:30ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Fragment of a copper alloy object of possible Roman date. The object consists of a pointed drop-shaped element with a tip turned out at 30 degrees angle. The tip and the opposite side are now missing due to old breaks. Both the front and the reverse side are decorated: half of the face has three longitudinal grooves which leave three thin raised lines; the other half is concave on both sides.
The object has a brown-green patina with traces of corrosion. It measures 25.8 mm in length, 15.4 mm in width, 4.8 mm in thickness and weighs 4.68 g.
Without knowing what the object is, it is difficult to suggest a date. However, it was found near mostly Roman artefacts, therefore a Roman dating is possibly.
Laura Burnett25.87-2.37346039SOM-0289D59123221SCC Receipt no. 19939POST MEDIEVALUNIDENTIFIED OBJECTST7444finds-9123221115.48SOM-ED5524Fragment43x41047images/sab91/21022014PAS5B5ED5520013BF42018-07-30T10:07:30ZProbablyx412183651.194622434UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:49.718ZSomerset100CountyCast1Metal detectorSOM-928A86.jpg1057842009From a paper map33110261111849UNWhite metal coated6.02DistrictCertain2SOM10495Restricted Access9.76South Somerset106272012-02-15T11:41:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCircaUnidentified copper alloy object, with tinned outer surface. The object is roughly ‘V’ shaped, with two ‘arms’ extending upwards. At the base of these is a break. The object is slightly concave below and convex above. It has a rounded ridge running along the edge of the inner part of the upper surface. Below this and just above the break is a small oval groove containing three dots and a little line. The metal is in poor condition, with brown and green pitted sections in places.
Length: 24.46mm, Width: 28.62mm, Thickness: 6.02mm, Weight: 9.76g
Dr Anna Booth24.467CrewkerneSOM-8D72E729145841Entry 020474UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTRestricted Accessfinds-2914581128.626SOM-928A86Incompleteimages/annab/12418750014B99292701CBA42010-03-11T17:32:23ZCertain12009-04-23T23:00:00Z0UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427UN1Circa64http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/UNKNOWNCertainTin or tin alloyCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:54.888ZDevon100CountyMODERN1Metal detectorSOME8CE93.jpg231472018From finder1226601UN4.8DistrictCertain4SOM2271366.22000Broadhembury41.84East Devon106272019-03-21T13:41:01ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A solid copper alloy ring of unknown date and function, possibly a suspension ring or part of a chain for suspension.
The ring is very regular in form and has a maximum diameter of 66.2mm that varies little across the ring.
The hoop is similarly regular. In cross section it is an an isosceles triangle with the short straight edge being the inner edge of the ring. From the top and bottom of this inner edge the upper and lower surfaces taper to a rounded point marking the ring's exterior edge.
The hoop has a maximum thickness of 4.8mm and is 8.8mm wide .
The majority of the ring is covered in a dark brown/green patina that has flaked off in parts revealing a light green colour to the object.
Due to the simplicity of its form it is hard to date this object precisely but it could be a suspension ring for a vessel, similar to Egan (1998, 169-170) although with a different cross section.
Laura Burnett7-3.29369763SOM-E8D0009428811SCC Receipt 018285MODERNRINGST0905finds-942881118.86SOM-E8CE93Complete-800images/edwardcaswell99/11048346PAS5C7E8CE900135742019-03-05T14:51:21ZCertainx139922018-10-10T23:00:00Z412019-01-11T00:00:00Z50.83734905UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427IA1Circa16http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/IRON AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:06:47.956ZHampshire10CountyCast1POST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-589D34.jpg177652011From finder1177601UN3.1DistrictCertain4SOM1775427.41800Restricted Access190954.8Winchester106272011-05-02T17:11:00ZReturned to finderSouth EastCirca
Cast copper-alloy ring with a hexagonal section. It has flat sides and points at the centre of the inner and outer edges. The points are worn in places and rounded and in others are more pronounced, possibly form mis-alignment of the mould in casting. It is 27.4mm in external diameter, 3.8mm wide by 3.1mm thick and weighs 4.80 grams. Such rings are very hard to date and had a variety of uses, most are suspension rings of some form from straps and harnesses. Geake (2001, 74) suggested rings of this type are medieval or post-medieval harness ring.
Laura Burnett7MicheldeverRotary/LP rally - East Stratton, Hants (27/03/11)SOM-58A3E24398581231SCC 020822POST MEDIEVALRINGRestricted Accessfinds-439858113.88SOM-589D34Complete43x41047images/elburnett/1325949PAS4DB589D300183A42011-04-25T15:48:51ZCertainx4121812011-04-03T23:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41421RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:00.945ZSomerset10CountyCast1POST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-EE0DC1.jpg105782011Recorded at a rally1104861UNDistrictCertain2SOM4346216.21800Restricted Access2634468978.52Mendip106272012-02-16T14:44:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A copper alloy woodworking tool of uncertain date. It is a bar, broadly rectangular in plan and circular in section at one end. The opposite end tapers to a narrow edge, creating a broadly triangular cross section. It measures 70.4mm in length, 16.2mm in diameter and weighs 78.5g.
The faces are flat and there is no concave face which would indicate that this is a gouge and is therefore more likely to be a chisel, although the tapering end is quite thick and blunt.
Copper alloy woodworking tools are known from the Bronze Age but it is not a typical form such as a gouge. Such tools continue in use to the Post Medieval period for finer woodworking.
Katie Marsden70.47West PennardDetecting Wales - 3rd July 2011, West PennardSOM-EE1A354676091443Ticket number 21POST MEDIEVALCHISELRestricted Accessfinds-467609118SOM-EE0DC1Incomplete-2150x41047images/kmarsden/1350586PAS4E9EE0DC00128F42011-10-19T15:38:20ZCertainx1371212011-07-02T23:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/BRONZE AGEPossiblyCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:15.893ZSomerset100CountyCastMEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-ED5238.JPG1057820111105844UN1.7DistrictCertain2SOM105751500Restricted Access263522490.93Sedgemoor106272011-11-01T12:06:07ZReturned to finderSouth WestExactly
Fragment iof a cast copper alloy item, possibly a buckle frame. The fragment is of a flat, rectangular sectioned strip which is slightly curved in plan with old breaks at either end. On the front are five punched ring and dot motifs and part of a sixth (the rest lost to the break) arranged 1-2-1-2 followed by part of a larger double ring and dot design (again part is lost to the break). It is 16.4mm long, 6.1mm wide and 1.7mm thick; it weighs 0.93 grams.
Such a small fragment is hard to identify with any certainty but the design may suggest a Roman to Medieval date.
Laura Burnett16.47BawdripSOM-ED56C24694531SCC reciept 20852MEDIEVALBUCKLERestricted Accessfinds-469453416.16SOM-ED5238Incomplete43x14221images/elburnett/1352240PAS4EAED523001F1242011-10-31T17:04:38ZCertainx4121812011-08-21T23:00:00Z29UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Exactly21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:10:17.352ZSomerset100CountyCastPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-423953.JPG105782012From a paper map1102411UN5.4DistrictCertain2SOM104951800Restricted Access2634467715.21South Somerset106272013-01-22T11:38:08ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A cast copper-alloy mount or brooch in the shape of a horse and rider going right with an integral attachment on the back. The horse's head is short, only ears and nose detail are clear. The legs are now incomplete due to an old break. The tail can be distinguished from the body and it hangs parallel to the back of the horse. The rider is wearing a helmet or hat with a brim which comes to a rounded point at the top and a long cloak or coat which flows over the back of the horse. The rider's arm, which stops at the neck of the horse, and bent leg are both clear details. The back is flat with a single central attachment. The attachment is large and rectangular in section and plan with a small circular hole drilled through it slightly off centre. This may have held a cross bar for attachment. The mount is 35.3mm long, 25.3mm wide, 5.4mm thick and 10.7mm thick including the attachment and weighs 15.21g.
There are no clear parallels for mounts of a similar style and date on the PAS database. Horse and rider brooches were popular in the Roman period but are generally of a different style. The appearance of the cloak/ coat may suggest an 18th century date although the general form and crudity appears earlier.
Laura Burnett35.37near MontacuteSOM-423D865388551SCC receipt 022096POST MEDIEVALMOUNTRestricted Accessfinds-5388551125.36SOM-423953Incomplete43x41047images/alicef/1412915PAS50F4239500165C42013-01-14T15:26:13ZCertainx4121812012-11-07T00:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:04.109ZSomerset100CountyCastPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-E7D1C5.JPG105782012From a paper map1102541UN7.4DistrictCertain4SOM1049536.41800Restricted Access2635220810.37South Somerset106272013-01-22T12:16:35ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Roman or Post Medieval cast copper alloy circular mount. The mount has a raised border and inner circle both emphasised with an incised line running around their inner side with a concave border between them. Within the inner circle the mount rises gradually at first then more abruptly to a domed centre. The back is plain but rough and concave with the deepest point in the centre. The edges are damaged at several points with old breaks that have distorted the shape slightly. There is no evidence of attachments. It is 36.4mm in diameter and 7.4mm thick, 1.4mm thick at the edge and weighs 10.37g.
Smaller mounts, often with lion heads, are common from Roman caskets etc where they were attached by soldering (see Borrill in Partridge 1981: 314-318 and, for example, GLO-0A4385 on this database). However as it is so plain this example cannot be securely identified as Roman. It may alternatively be a later Post Medieval harness fitting.
Laura Burnett7MartockSOM-E7EF505404421SCC reciept 22096POST MEDIEVALMOUNTRestricted Accessfinds-540442116SOM-E7D1C5Complete43x41047images/elburnett/1412927PAS50FE7D1C0019E642013-01-22T11:50:52ZCertainx4121812012-11-07T00:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:04.888ZSomerset100CountyMODERN1Metal detector105782012From finder1107271UN7.9DistrictCertain1SOM106871900Restricted Access2635223110.82West Somerset106272013-01-25T11:27:46ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Amorphous lump of copper alloy metal working debris, either casting waste or slag, showing a bubbly structure typical of high temperature working. 29.7mm long, 24.4mm wide, 7.9mm thick and 10.82 g in weight. Material such as this is undatable due to its undiagnosic nature but may indicate specialist metal working in the area at some point.
Laura Burnett29.77CarhamptonSOM-26B8655413231SCC reciept 22349MODERNMETAL WORKING DEBRISRestricted Accessfinds-5413231124.46SOM-26B5E6Fragment-2150images/elburnett/1PAS51026B5E001B7642013-01-25T11:24:15ZCertainx137122012-11-01T00:00:00Z41UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427BA1Circa13BRONZE AGECertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:05.327ZSomerset100CountyPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM-7AE765.JPG105782012From finder1107271UN18.1DistrictCertain1SOM106871900Restricted Access2635223152.91West Somerset106272013-02-04T14:44:09ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Lump of solidified melted copper alloy material from of high temperature working. The lump has numerous solidified air bubbles suggesting it was brought to a full molten heat. However in less fully melted sections their appears to be the remains of circular copper alloy disks which were melted to create the lump. The designs on the disks are not clear. Most are only visible in the sides as the remains of stacks but a few could be measured and range from 13.8 to 11.2mm in diameter and are 1.0 to 1.2mm thick. The lump is 46.4mm by 32.7mm by 18.1mm and weighs 52.91 grams.
It is clear this is a molten lump rather than a group of coins simply corroded together. They could be Roman barbarous radiates but other interpretations, including Post Medieval tokens and even buttons would also fit their dimensions.
Alice Forward46.47CarhamptonSOM-7AE9855418411SCC reciept 22234POST MEDIEVALMETAL WORKING DEBRISRestricted Accessfinds-5418411132.76SOM-7AE765Fragment250x41047images/elburnett/2414169PAS5107AE76001A8042013-01-29T11:11:51ZProbablyx412182012-08-31T23:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:05.573ZSomerset100County97.3MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM5AB947.JPG105782015From a paper map1103631UNDistrictCertain2SOM1049552.91500Restricted Access2635220954.9South Somerset106272016-02-07T12:25:21ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
Copper alloy item of uncertain use, probably a candle or lamp holder and of uncertain date, possibly Roman or Medieval. The item appears almost complete and is made of four copper alloy pieces. At one end is a conical socket with an open end and a triangular gap down one side where the triangular sheet piece was rolled into a socket and the edges didn't fully join. It is possible this is a socket to go onto a woodern pole or handle as it does not have the more cylindrical section common on candlesticks but a function as a socket for a candle can't be ruled out. The cone is 18.8mm in diameter at the top and 1.2mm thick.
At the base of the cone this part of the obejct continues with an integral rectangular sectioned rod, 6.3mm by 5.3mm. The end of the rod runs through the other componants and is then burred over, acting as a rivet to hold them all together. The cone is decorated with three transverse incised lines running around it, one near the open end and a pair half way down. There are further incised lines on the rod, a pair running across the wioder face of the rod near the point where it meets the cone and a pair rnning again across the face at the other end, further apart with an incised saltire between them on the most visible face. The corners of the rod, between the two pairs of incised lines, are decorated with regularly spaced small indents.
The end of the rod goes through the centre of a separate copper alloy sheet disc. The sides of the circle are bent up and there is a tear at one edge but it was probably originally flat. the disc is 52.9mm in diameter bnd 1.9mm thick. After the circle the end of the rod goes through the centre of two strips of copper alloy sheet before being hammered into a flattened head, holding the componants of the object together. The strips have expanded oval centres and straight sided ends, one end is missing to an old break. The remaining three all run flat level with the disk for a short length before bending up at 100-120 degrees and ending in plain rounded ends the very tips of which are slightly bent out. These strips therefore make a second, larger, open socket opposite the cone. They could be feet but the lack of bent splayed ends suggests they could also have held a lamp. The strips are 33.0mm high from the flat base to the ends, 1.5mm thick, 8.3mm wide excluding the oval centres.
The entire piece is 97.3mm tall and weighs 54.9mm.
This piece has proved hard to parallel although adjacent finds and the form of decoration on the conical socket all suggest a Roman date. A photograph has been examines by S. Worrell, PAS finds advisor for Roman and Prehistoric items who is not aware of a Roman parallel and suggest it might be later. Various sheet copper alloty candle holders and stands are known from the medieval period, often with circular drip trays. Part of a candle holder from London (Egan 1998:145, no. 420) from a context dated to c.1350 to 1400 AD, was formed of a strip of copper alloy with an expanded oval centre attached to a base by a rivet through the centre, this is like the strips on this example but in that case each end of the strip ended in a cylindrical candle holder.
Robert Webley7South Petherton CPSOM-5ABCB57231193SCC receipt 16445MEDIEVALLAMP FITTINGRestricted Accessfinds-723119116SOM-5AB947Incomplete43x14221images/elburnett/1518423PAS5565AB940017B442015-05-27T12:33:40ZCertainx412182015-01-01T00:00:00Z292015-03-23T00:00:00ZUNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANPossiblyCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:12:26.639ZSomerset10County1UNKNOWN1Metal detectorSOMDB6186.jpg1057820121106401UN
This find was recorded at a rally and its photograph and description may not reflect our usual standards.
DistrictCertain4SOM1057513.7Spaxton263522415.16Sedgemoor106272015-12-01T16:01:08ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A copper alloy bead of probable Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The bead is spherical in shape with flattened top and bottom and a circular central perforation. The exterior of the bead is moulded to produce 10 vertical ribs, which give it a flower or rosette shaped appearance when looked at in plan. The bead is worn with a red-brown patina.
It measures 11.3mm in height, 13.7mm in diameter, and weighs 5.16g.
Similar beads recorded on the database include: SF-3263F4 and HAMP-9EA7C4.
Julie Shoemark11.37-3.14479414Over Stowey (Spaxton) 09/09/2012SOM-01D7457242754191Rally ticket 357UNKNOWNBEADST2038finds-724275118SOM-DB6186Completeimages/gnpage/1543474PAS556DB61800165D42015-06-02T14:56:40ZCertain2012-09-08T23:00:00Z642012-09-08T23:00:00Z51.13566203UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427UN1Circa64http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/UNKNOWNCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:12:27.257ZDorset100CountyMEDIEVAL1Metal detectorSOM4E6A9E.jpg143622015From finder1145771UNDistrictCertain4SOM144511500Restricted Access263464695.73North Dorset106272015-11-20T14:41:25ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A copper alloy die of probable Roman to medieval date (c. AD 43 - 1500). The die is cuboid in shape with the pips drilled in negative relief. The die is not "regular" meaning that the opposite faces do not add up the seven. The die appears to have a six ,five, four, three, two, and a one, however with the six opposite the five, the four opposite the two and the one opposite the three. One corner has been chipped and exhibits a white patina. The rest of the die is green/brown in colour.
Such dice have been discovered in contexts ranging in date from Roman to modern times. Roman examples from Colchester are discussed by Crummy (1983: 96-97), while Medieval and post-Medieval dice have been subject to study by Egan (1997). A similar example has been recovered from Colchester (no. 2506) but non-regular die also occur in later periods and without an archaeological context this item is impossible to date with certainty. A broad date range of Roman to medieval is therefore suggested.
Geoff Egan notes that the "regular" layout is most common among medieval and later dice. He notes that this is in contrast with MacGregor 1985 who sugested that non-regular dice were most common from AD 1200 - 1500 (cited in Finds Research Group Datasheet 23).
Cf. WMID-DAFD33 & SWYOR-8CAC0C for similar examples on the database.
The die measures c.9.2mm on a side and weighs 5.73g.
Julie Shoemark7Glanvilles WottonSOM-4EA8D77442441SCC receipt 16453MEDIEVALDIERestricted Accessfinds-744244116SOM-4E6A9EComplete43x14221images/vickylemmens/1541671PAS5614E6A9001F0842015-10-07T10:32:25ZCertainx412182015-08-15T23:00:00Z292015-09-15T23:00:00ZUNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:12:38.794ZSomerset100CountyPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorsomf1c9db.jpg10578From finder8110212111019UN7.12DistrictCertain2SOM104951700Restricted Access263522151.71South Somerset106272015-11-24T16:48:11ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A copper alloy unidentified object dating from the Roman to Post-Medieval period (c. AD 43-1700). The object comprises a flat top, oval in plan, which narrows to a neck, circular in cross section. This then expands out to a globular body, circular in section, decorated with moulded diagonal twists each separated by an incised groove. This narrows to an iron shank, circular in section, with terminates in a worn break. There is a green patina on the surface as well as some traces of iron corrosion on the ovate top.
The object measures 11.41mm in length, 8.45mm in width, 7.12mm in thickness and weighs 1.71g.
It is possible that this could be a small furniture fitting or decorative stud.
Cf. HAMP-F243C4 which is suggested as dating from the post medieval period.
Julie Shoemark11.417MistertonSOM-F1CA677529331SHC receipt no. 016452POST MEDIEVALUNIDENTIFIED OBJECTRestricted Accessfinds-752933118.456SOM-F1C9DBIncomplete43x41047images/denisewilding1/1541670PAS564F1C9D001B5D42015-11-20T13:14:05ZCertainx4121836UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainIronCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:12:43.427ZDevon100CountyPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detector231472012Centred on field1226941UN
This piece has been noted among a number of other examples from the vicinity.
28DistrictCertain3SOM229021700Restricted Access26346898159Mid Devon106272013-09-10T13:31:29ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A lump of possible copper-alloy metal working waste, broadly sub rectangular in plan with some solidified 'bubbles'. Alternatively, this could be a melted element from a large object such as a vessel.
Robert Webley55.37Burlescombe CPSOM-C2D3465684933SCC receipt 21976POST MEDIEVALMETAL WORKING DEBRISRestricted Accessfinds-5684931141.26SOM-C2D071Uncertain-2000x41047images/rwebley2/1PAS51DC2D0700121C42013-07-09T16:32:23ZCertainx137122012-10-26T23:00:00Z36UNKNOWNCopper alloy41427BA1Circa13BRONZE AGEPossiblyCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:19.793Z