Record ID: SF-693170
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a strip of gold now bent. Both terminals are incomplete due to old breaks, and the strip is rectangular in shape the outer face is smooth and the inner face is rougher and less finished.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'MID SUFFOLK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6963F4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a composite gold object. Rectangular in plan with both terminals ends missing due to old breaks. The object consists of a sheet of gold the front face of which is rounded, the longitudinal edges of this sheet are bent over very slightly to hold another flat rectangular sheet of gold to its back face.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'MID SUFFOLK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2D6E28
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
a gold rod or off-cut fragment of unknown date. It is approximately rectangular with a slight curve, partly circular in section, but flattened with facets. There is a transverse cut mark across one facet. Both short terminals are truncated and pinched as though clipped.
Created on: Thursday 8th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-BAFEF3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ref.: 2004 T273 (Rec. no. 4152) The find consists of an irregular fragment of gold backing sheet decorated with filigree wire; length, 22 mm; weight, 1.0 gram. At the broad end is a five-pointed star with one arm displaced; in the centre are two concentric rings and at the other end a similar, distorted motif. Filigree wires run along the long sides and the edges are damaged. Fused to the back are irregular lengths of filigree and a triangular cluster of granulation. The fragment cannot be identified with certainty and was found between 1995 - 1997, before the Treasure Act came into f…
Created on: Wednesday 7th July 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sudbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AED017
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The fragment is in the form of a rectangular bar, broken at one end and hammered flat at the other; length, 16 mm; width, 9 mm; thickness, 5 mm. It is decorated with alternating yellow and pale gold overlays with double rows of irregular lozenges of black niello on the top and sides. The underneath is undecorated. The top and sides have been hammered, which has burred the edges underneath. It is uncertain what the fragment may be from, but it is possibly from a bracelet. Jewellery and other fine metalwork in gold decorated with niello are typical of the late Anglo-Saxon period, p…
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-75CEDC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete probably Bronze Age unidentified object dating to circa 2300-800 BC. Made from a strip of gold, It is broadly triangular in plan flaring outwards from the apex to the terminal. Both the top and bottom edges are straight. There is a circa 1mm in diameter perforation just below the apex. Length: 16.1mm; Width: 7.2mm; Thickness: 0.2mm; Weight: 0.26g. Discussion: Similar strips of gold with perforations are known from southern England associated with the Bronze Age. Their precise function is uncertain but likely related to some form of ornamentation. Similar examples…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-9A7DD8
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Crumpled gold foil pommel cap ornamented with C scrolls executed in beaded filigree wire.  The pommel cap is badly damaged with both ends crushed and distorted and the filigree ornament on one face missing.   The surviving filigree is well made filling the surviving panel with a balanced pattern of graded pairs of loops with spiralled ends enclosing a central motif of an inverted ‘C’ scroll lying back to back with a kidney shaped element executed with two beaded filigree wires.   The panel is enclosed by a border of filigree wire, of a heavier weigh…
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-CB7620
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An Anglo-Saxon gold and garnet setting, originally circular but now heavily damaged, with most cells empty; plus a separate garnet and foil. A now distorted quatrefoil int he centre preserves remains of a white inlay (scientific examination (see below) suggested that this is probably shell). The quatrefoil is encircled by four half-round, now empty cloisons. From these, stepped cells radiate outwards to the edge of the setting. Four of them still preserve their garnets. Due to the distortion of the object, the garnets have risen and partly tilted and on three of them it is thus possib…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-690636
Object type: SPANGLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular disc made of gold sheet. The disc is thin and rather crumpled. There is no apparent decoration but there are a few small dents, although it is unclear if these are intentional. One point on the circumference has been snipped off.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0DC90C
Object type: SPANGLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  An Early Medieval gold spangle dating to circa AD 450-500. The extant element is trapezoidal and flat. It has no decoration on either face. A small punched perforation is situated at the narrower end of the piece which would have acted as a suspension loop. Length: 14.5mm; Width: 7.4mm; Thickness: 0.2mm; Weight: 0.20g. Discussion:  The piece would have been suspended as part of a larger set forming a spangle, similar to a more complete piece: 2009 T440. Spangles were more typically made from copper alloy and would have been suspended from necklaces, pin heads…
Created on: Wednesday 10th June 2020
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF5196
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold casing for a pyramidal scabbard mount in the form of a truncated pyramid, decorated with filigree zoomorphs on each face and a square-cut plate garnet at the apex. The casing is made from four sheets of gold, soldered edge to edge, with the joins on the display surface disguised by worn beaded filigree. Each of the four faces is ornamented with a single knotted snake-like zoomorph within a fine beaded filigree border. The zoomorphs are arranged in pairs and their bodies are made of triple-strand beaded filigree. The pairs are different in both form and execution, as if mad…
Created on: Monday 9th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-233CD7
Object type: ROD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A cut fragment of a solid gold curvilinear rod. The rod has a roughly circular section and the outer edges are slightly faceted rather than smooth. Either end appears to have been cut rather than broken. 7.69mm in length, 3.61mm in width 1.06g in weight. As this fragment was discovered on a predominately 5th-7th century Anglo-Saxon settlement site it is perhaps most likely to be of this date and may be evidence of metal working. The precious metal content of this fragment fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10 %. Due to it's undiagnostic nature it d…
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0091F1
Object type: RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A gold Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) ring, dating to AD 500-750. It consists of an octagonal cross-sectioned wire, which has been bent into a loop with either end wrapped twice around the other to secure it. It survives in excellent condition. Dimensions: Diameter: 13.38 mm, thickness: 2.18mm, weight: 1.15g Discussion: Small rings of this form appear in both Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian contexts and appear to have served a variety of purposes, although they are more typically made from copper alloy or sometimes silver (e.g. MacGregor and Bolick 1993, 261-2, nos…
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7E3EDB
Object type: RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete early medieval gold ring. It is formed from a small piece of wire, which has been bent into a loop with either end wrapped several times around the other to secure it forming a slip knot. It survives in excellent condition. Dimensions: Length: 8.69mm, width: 9.08mm, thickness: 1.60mm, weight: 0.27g Discussion: Small rings of this form appear in both Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian contexts and appear to have served a variety of purposes, although they are more typically made from copper alloy or sometimes silver (e.g. MacGregor and Bolick 1993, 261-2, nos.5…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF5959
Object type: PIN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
pin head only
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK PAKENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7589BC
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Medieval gold pin dating to circa AD 550-900. The head is flat and sub-oval, broadly heart-shaped, with two lobes projecting from the top. The head gives way to the cylindrical shank, which tapers gently into a point. Both faces of the pin head are decorated with the same incised design. The design is comprised of a pair of inward two scrolls located at the top of the lobes. The scrolls are joined underneath forming a heart-shape. Below, is a central longitudinal incision with oblique or chevroned incised lines radiating outwards. The design is possibly a crudely rende…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-40EE34
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete gold and cabochon garnet pendant of 7th century date. The pendant is triangular in shape and the protruding pyramidal polished garnet is mounted onto a separate gold sheet back plate. Soldered to this back plate is the retaining collar for the garnet, which has a filigree border or trim. There is a ribbed suspension loop, the back terminal of which is also tucked behind and soldered to the back plate. Dimensions: 11.91mm in length and 10.35mm in width, 1.10g in weight. Discussion and Date: This pendant is from a high status necklace, which would have b…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'MID SUFFOLK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-CD3B63
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete oval-shaped gold pendant which is set with a cabochon garnet with a grooved attachment loop. The back plate is plain and the grooved attachment loop soldered onto it. The loop is bent to one side, and squashed. Its two thin, separate, gold wires feed through, one of them wrapping around the front of the loop's base, the other one around the back. On the front face the back plate is framed with two wire cables either side of a central beaded wire cable, into which a plain upright border is set. The innermost cable of the frame is a plain wire, but towards the pr…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Halesworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0646A8
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An openwork circular gold pendant. It is made from four concentric rings of beaded wire, 0.5mm thick, joined to form a 3mm wide band. A suspension loop of sheet gold has one end attached between the outer two rings, folded over to form a 3mm high loop and is joined to the other face at the same point but less securely. The loop has three longitudinal ribs. The outer edge of the pendant is worn on both sides of the loop and around one side of the pendant. The main body is slightly bent. The diameter of the pendant is 11mm and of the central opening 5mm, the height including the suspens…
Created on: Friday 18th July 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 19th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South East Suffolk', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF1927
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Cast gold figurative pendant; depicts a standing female saint, possibly the Virgin Mary; plain flat reverse with a protruding circular attachment or suspension loop; the front depicts a prominent circular halo behind the head, long flowing hair and a gown with folds in the drapery; the L.H. arm is bent at the elbow with the hand touching the hair above, the right hand gathers the gown at the side of the body; the gown extends below the feet in a semi-circular base with a small collar and knop protrusion below; overall the figure is of fairly crude workmanship, an observation that supp…
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near NETTLESTEAD', grid reference and parish protected.