Record ID: WILT-69EE16
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy anthropomorphic unidentified object of uncertain date and uncertain use, possibly a strap fitting, possibly dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period c. AD 1100-1700. The find comprises a sub circular ring, decorated with a male head extending outwards from the top edge. The top of the head is corroded but the remains of two incised horizontal lines to the left suggest hair or headgear, above the well-defined, curved brow. Below the brow are two lentoid eyes and the nose which comes off the centre of the brow. The mou…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-2302FE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age cast copper alloy moustache-like object, of uncertain use, dating to c. 1500-100 BC. The find is half of its original crescentic shape. What is extant is a bud shaped feature ribbed with grooves and ridges along its length. At the apex of this a shallow hollow cell and the marks of the early break with the rest of the item. At the opposite end of the bud shaped feature is an oval section shaft tapering to a point.  Dimensions: 29.7mm in length; 10.4mm in width; 8.79g In other examples the hollow cell appears l…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: WILT-FCA492
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object, possibly a spoon terminal, of unknown date. It is simplistic, cone shaped, with, at the top, hair or a halo shown by incised lines running from the top of the head to the rear, two drilled dots for eyes, and a suggestion of the shape of a face with the addition of curved groove below the eyes. A longitudinal moulding to left of the body may represent an arm or something held to the body. The overall shape suggests the figure wears a robe or long dress. It appears the figure was cast hollow, or partly …
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-D2CBB2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidentified object, possibly a bodkin, of unknown date, but possibly Post Medieval, dating to c AD 1600-1700. It is circular in section, damaged at one end, with parallel sides below which is a ridge with pronounced central arris and a groove above and below. It then bulges out a little, narrowing to a waist and bulging again, but tapering overall, to another ridge and grooves, terminating in a point. Because there is early damage to the attachment end it is not possible to estimate original length or whether it may have been attached to another object.…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-D248C7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possibly Roman copper alloy three dimensional zoomorphic item, of uncertain purpose, possibly a mount, possibly dating to c. AD 43-410. What remains is in the form of a dog's head, or similar. The head is represented in a simple way, rising from an oval section neck, initially widening into two triangular pricked ears, with slight forward curl at the top, then narrowing  into a pointed muzzle with a knop for a turned up nose. There appears to have been an effort to suggest nostrils under the nose by including two small pits, with possibly a si…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: WILT-F18A84
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object - a possible gaming piece, possibly Medieval to Post Medieval, possibly dating to c. AD 1200-1700. The find is sub-circular in plan, worn, and has a design of random pellets and crossed lines on the obverse face. The reverse has an indentation as though it has been stamped but it is not possible to discern any design on this face. Dimensions: Length: 17.2mm; width: 15.8mm;  thickness: 4.9mm; weight: 8.55g.
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-829348
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy in two parts of uncertain date or purpose. It may be a ferrule and may be Bronze Age to Post Medieval in date. Fragment 1 is curved, sub-circular in cross section and has an almost solid core, although a separate, thin central core is in evidence, which can just be seen at each end of the find. This also appears to be of copper alloy. The find has a pale green patina and some corrosion products adhering to it. Fragment 2 is similar in shape, although it is a shorter fragment, has a solid core, but does not have the separate thin central core of…
Created on: Saturday 30th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-E5EC55
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable copper alloy unidentified item (possible coin) of unknown date. It is sub circular, two straight cuts across it made in earlier times, at right angles to one another, creating a square edge on one side, adjacent to the orginal circumference on the other. On one face there is a raised motif. It shows curved features which may be foliate or zoomorphic/anthropomorphic legs. On the reverse there are also raised marks in relief, indiscernible. The find seems to consist of two layers. Dimensions: 21.4mm in length; width: 18.1mm;; 2.9mm thick; 4.21g in weight
Created on: Monday 24th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
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Record ID: WILT-811C87
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object possibly dating to the Roman period as it was found in the vicinity of a number of copper alloy Roman nummi.  The small object is circular with circular decoration and what may be letters around.  On the other side the disc is decorated with lines of small pellets and has a small raised rectangular knop.  
Created on: Friday 7th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-994960
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pod-like copper alloy hollow object of unknown purpose and date. It is shaped like a rugby ball, hollow, with four raised longitudinal convex ribs around the outside, between each rib is a recessed panel. One end culminates in a small cup, possibly made of lead, which is a smooth grey, while the rest of the object is a grainy mid green.There is early damage to the other end which leaves a hole across one quarter of the object and may indicate that it was attached at that end to something else, but that is uncertain.  Dimensions: 29.8mm in length; 17.3…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: WILT-5B129D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Bronze Age cast copper alloy object of a type usually referred to as 'moustache-shaped', dating to the Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age, c. 1500 - 650 BC. The object is three dimensional and comprises half a 'moustache', with the appearance of a hedgehog with its nose in the air.  This object is one of two separate parts of a composite 'moustached-shaped' fitting.  The body has multiple longitudinal incised lines on the upper part of the 'moustache' which taper to a plain point. The base of the object has an oval…
Created on: Friday 23rd June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-063603
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy artefact of uncertain purpose and date. It has a sub circular section, smoothly tapering and curving from an early break to a sharp point, very much like a tusk.  Dimensions: Length: 58.7 mm; Width: 8.6 mm; Weight: 34.56 g. Of similar size and weight is NMGW-4F9643 dating to the Bronze Age, but the patina is not consistent with that period; DUR-D6E487 and NMS-D4082F dating to the Roman period, but again the patina is not consistent.
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-702BAF
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of copper alloy plate, of uncertain purpose and date, early breaks on all sides, which may fit together although the patina is slightly different on each. Both are various shades of of very pale green to dark green with darker, grey, patches. Both  show very small sections of a turned up edge that suggest , when placed together, a circular object, c 65 - 75mm in diameter. This surface is slightly convex. On the other, concave side , one piece has a sub rectangular incuse area at one edge, close to the break wth the second piece. This rectangle shows up as a very sl…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-DC595D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age cast copper alloy moustache-like object, of uncertain use, dating to c. 1500-100 BC. The find is half of its original crescentic shape. What is extant is a bud shaped feature ribbed with grooves and ridges along its length. At the apex of this a hollow cell. At the opposite end of the bud shaped feature is an oval section shaft with an early break at one end. On one side, just above the junction of the shaft and the expanded feature, is a rough sideways extension which is another early break from a further, unkn…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
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Record ID: WILT-AF0A8D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably Post Medieval to Modern short section of cylindrical copper alloy rod of unknown function. The find shows an early break at one end and a terminal that has the appearance of a nail head bent down to meet the rod but this is, in fact, soldered down, or was moulded in this this way. The bent head is scored, perhaps decoratively, at the front where it meets the rod, with five indentations, matched by three more on the lower face of the opposite side. There are also similar lenticular scores on the rod. The metal is a very dark brown in colour and unblemished…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: WILT-1B1BC9
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete possible unused coin blank. It is circular with slightly convex surfaces, a dark grey in colour with scratches on both surfaces, but with no discernable pattern. Dimensions: 14.9mm in diameter; 2.0mm thick; 2.16g in weight
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-18CD46
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete unidentified curved rod of copper alloy, circular in section, of unknown date, possibly Roman, dating to c. AD 43-410. Early breaks at both ends, one end tapering a little, perhaps a semi circumferential notch close to that end. May have had a black finish, now roughened and pitted.  Dimensions: 38.7mm in length; 3.3mm in diameter; 4.88g in weight
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
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Record ID: WILT-87BBA9
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy impression of a coin of uncertain use. There is about one quarter missing to an early  break. The obverse appears to show part of a head facing left and part of a legend [ ... ] D . G . Reverse is an undetermined motif. The impressions  appear to be set into the flan as if a coin (uncertain which) has been used to create them. Part of the surface of the obverse is peeled back and flattened against the face of the coin. It would have been the surface of the section now missing. Dimensions: 21.…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Record ID: WILT-85F81A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An apparently informally shaped copper alloy short rod-like object, perhaps waste, of uncertain date, found close to a fragment of Roman bracelet and with a similar patina to the latter. The bracelet dates to c AD 280 - 410. The rod has been drilled with a blind hole near one end. Dimensions:35mm in length; 7.4mm tapering to 5mm in width; 13.1g in weight It is a mottled dark grey in colour
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-F37E8D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly incomplete sub circular copper alloy flat item, of unknown date. The find has an incised pattern, on both sides, of four stylised unlinked drop shapes, two straight lines of different lengths, extending across the diameter, and two small double annulets. The drop shapes face outwards in a slightly haphazard manner, the points close to the edge. A small section of the circumference may be missing to an old break. It has a dark green, slightly crusty surface, Dimensions:   20.7mm in diameter; 1.7mm thick; 2.69g in weight
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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