Record ID: YORYM-EDE427
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy button. The object has an integral shank, only the base of which has survived. The face of the button shows a moulded saltire cross with segmented triangles between the lines of the cross.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-EDAEC2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible cast or moulded lead alloy or tombac button. The object is undecorated. The head is in the form of a slightly flattened sphere. The shank is looped; this appears to be integral with the body of the button.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-E9FF47
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible moulded lead pendant. The object comprises a heart-shaped plate with a broken loop at the top. On the face of the plate, the field is decorated with two concentric hearts formed from raised lines, one of which is punctuated with pellets. The reverse is decorated with irregular, raised cross-hatching; through the centre there is a bar containing possible letters: S o HH.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-D45BF4
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal bearing a shield of Leeds. The object is circular in plan, slightly bent, with the remains of a loop on one side. The face of the object shows a fleece suspended on a cord within a shield with a bi-concave top. The outer border of the face has beaded decoration. There are indistinguishable scratch marks on the reverse of the seal. The reverse was not photographed due to an oversight at the event at which this object was recorded.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-702C88
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman tegula roof tile. The tile is in a dark orange frabic with very small (under 1mm) flint or shell inclusions. The piece has old breaks on all four sides and is 131.8mm long, 85.8mm wide and 24.9mm thick; it weighs 384 grams. Only a small part of the phalange remains in one quarter.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-6FF6D4
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman tegula tile. Pale orange fabric with very small (1-2mm) rounded stone inclusions. Similar to SUSS-6D7544 which was subsequently picked up from nearby. The breaks on two sides are rounded but on the third it appears realatively fresh. The fragment is 145.7mm long, 51.7mm wide and 20.5mm thick; it weighs 281 grams. The flange appears complete in places and is 46.2mm high, measured from the base of the tile.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-6DC742
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
9 pieces of Roman tile picked up from a scatter of tile, no other fabics/building remains were visible. 5 pieces in similar pale orange fabric with very small (1-2mm) rounded stone inclusions 1. Piece of Roman tile, very rounded breaks on all four sides and bottom. 64.2mm long, 53.3mm wide, 18.9mm thick and weighs 88 grams. 2. Piece of Roman tegula tile, very rounded breaks on three sides. 99.3mm long, 49.4mm wide, 20.1mm thick and weighs 215 grams, remaining phlange 27.9mm high. 3. Piece of Roman tegula tile, very rounded breaks on three sides. 59.5mm long, 36.3mm wide, 21.3mm t…
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-6D7544
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
4 pieces of roman tile all in similar pale orange fabric with very small (1-2mm) rounded stone inclusions 1. Piece of roman tile, rounded breaks on all four sides, parrallel stirations on the bottom, some grey, reduced areas in body. 61.8mm long, 61.1mm wide, 24.3mm thick and weighs 116 grams. 2. Piece of roman tile, very rounded breaks on all four sides and bottom. 83.9mm long, 48.5mm wide, 16.3mm thick and weighs 73 grams. 3. Piece of roman tile, very rounded breaks on all four sides and bottom. 73.5mm long, 45.0mm wide, 21.8mm thick and weighs 36 grams. 3. Piece of roman tile, p…
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-F3D742
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval clay marble with initials (18th Century). The marble has the letters “MP” engraved, the letters have serifs. There are also other marks engraved on the surface that resembles “I”’s Dimensions: diameter: 21.62mm; weight: 12.19g.
Created on: Monday 5th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F37226
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Body sherd of a Roman Samian ware vessel, possbibly a bowl of Dragendorff 35. The sherd comes from the lower part of the vessel, from the plain part between the ornamental frieze and the ring on which it stood. Not much of the frieze remains except some bundles of grass (?) and a kneeling or running figure.
Created on: Monday 5th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-894D15
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body fragment of a Samian ware vessel. The exterior is decorated with a galloping horse, only the head, torso and front legs are visible. The surface has a shiny dark red/orange surface at the base and becomes a dark brown towards the upper edge. The fabric is a fine orange colour. It weighs 11.1g. Samian Ware dates to the 1st to mid 3rd century.
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-8740B2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body fragment of a Samian ware vessel. The exterior is decorated with a row of ‘egg-and-tongue’ (ovolo) pattern with a fragment of an oval border. With a beaded line between. The surfaces have a shiny dark red/orange surface and the fabric is a fine orange colour. The ovolo decoration is found on Samian Ware Forms 30 and 37 which are a type of deep dish. This decoration dates the vessel to c. 69 to 110 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-C9CF61
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post-Medieval period. It is sub-circular with uneven edges. There is decoration/writing on both faces which is not central, possibly due to the irregular shape of the token. One face has 12R above GH (or II) in the centre with a border of pellets. The bottom part of this design is off the token. The other face has a shield with a cross inside, again surrounded by pellets. The design on this face is particularly off-centre, the right hand side part is missing.
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-642447
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small piece of Samian ware, possibly coming from a vessel of form Dragendorff 37 which is was a hemispherical bowl - a very common form from c. AD75 onwards. While the inside is smooth and undecorated, some of the typical upper border of the decoration remains on the outside.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hacheston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-39B762
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small body sherd of Roman Samian ware depicting a hare (its head missing, but hind legs and ears clearly visible).
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-34FEE0
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete but worn ceramic floor tile dating to the Medieval period (c.1250-1450). The fabric is a mid red-pink colour with no notable inclusions readily evident. The upper surface carries a worn glazed design in dark red & yellow – a white coating has been applied beneath the glaze in order to brighten the original design. The design consists of two diagonal lines running across the centre from corner to corner divding the tile into two halves. In one half there are two curved lines with pellets between the two (a total of four tiles placed together would complete one whole circ…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A84751
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Victorian gaming piece made from glazed white earthenware. It is a small cube with four grooved sides which was used to play 'Dibs'. Sometimes the gaming counters are called 'alloy gobs' or 'alley cubes', a Victorian game similar to jacks. The player throws a bunch in the air, and sees how many he can catch on the back of his hand. Recorded at Penrith Museum Finds Day 2007
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-78E292
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. The face has a stamped decoration depicting (possibly) two wool combs or cutters. There is a line in the centre of the diameter of the object showing that it previously comprised two separate discs; these are now joined. The reverse is not decorated; there are the remains of the shank which connected the first disc with the second.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FEBCF6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six sherds of undecorated samian ware pottery of probable early Roman date. Five of the sherds are body sherds and the other is a rim sherd with an external bead from a bowl. The fabric is a mid pinkish-orange and four of the sherds have traces of an brownish-orange slip on some surfaces. Total weight: 7.8g
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mells', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-EA3123
Object type: BRICK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Regular mud-stone nodule used and shaped into a brick (ceramic building material) of probable Roman date (100-350 AD). The nodule is a similar size to the other examples (HESH-EA0F18 ) and found at the same site. It is broadly sub-rectangular in both plan and cross section. It is formed from a fine grained silt or mud stone which is mica rich. It is a uniform grey colour with a slightly powdery surface. There is evidence of mortar or other similar compound on both the upper and lower faces of the nodule suggesting it had been used in a wall or building. The mortar has decayed to a mid-…
Created on: Monday 17th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leintwardine', grid reference and parish protected.