Record ID: LANCUM-50886A
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ingot. It is basically rectangular in shape but with rounded ends and a waisted centre. It is flat on the bottom and domed on the top. The base has a series of vertical lines moulded into it which may be a relic of the moulding process. It has an even brown patina with little corrosion or damage. It is difficult to date this type of object, a wide date range has been allocated but it may be relatively recent in date.  Dimensions: 78mm long, 20mm wide and 12mm deep approximately. It weighs 78.35g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-05938B
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy ingot of uncertain date. The object is sub-rectangular with a D-shaped section, rounded corners and ends. Often referred to as ‘finger’ shaped. The object is fairly regular in form, suggesting it was cast, and no signs of hammering are present. The metal has a dark green/brown patina and is worn. The object is 54.7mm long, 15.4mm wide, 12.2mm thick and weighs 44.6g. Ingots of this general form in precious metals have been found associated with Early-Medieval hoards such as 2010 T373 (YORYM-CEE620) from Bedale, North Yorkshire. These however g…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-4B8276
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregularly shaped copper alloy ingot (149.96g), of uncertain date, possibly late Bronze Age. 
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-47D1A5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible ingot. A small cylindrical pellet, dark in its tint and like a guinea-pig turd in its size and form, with a U-shaped cut-out. Base metal possible ingots of this form have been suggested [by this reporter and few others!] to represent some aspect of a possibly Early Medieval system of bullion exchange, but none of the examples recorded to date have such a cut-out. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 15.5mm, Diameter: 7.8mm, Weight: 2.69gms
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-111B68
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-paralellogram copper-alloy 'bun' ingot, of probable Bronze Age date. Especially considering its incompleteness, it is possibly related to another recent 'bun' ingot find: Record ID: CORN-E931FE - BRONZE AGE ingot (finds.org.uk). It has a mid grey-green patina (50%), and a dark grey patina (50%). Dimensions: Length (max), 72mm. Width (max), 47mm. Average thickness, 18mm. Weight: 346g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-7324D0
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable ingot of possible Bronze Age or later dating (2300 BC to 1500 AD). The probable ingot is a pointed oval shape, with a flat lower side and a convex (domed) upper side. No faceting appears to be present around the edges. Multiple air bubbles or casting flaws are present.  It measures 88.0 mm in length, 34.3 mm wide and 9.1 mm thick. It weighs 127.1 g (4.48 oz). The ingot is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. There are areas of bright green copper corrosion present, these areas should be monitored and the ingot stored in a sealed air…
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-E692FC
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast and hammered copper alloy ingot of unknown date. This consists of a small, smooth piece of copper alloy, which is an elongated oval in plan, and slightly wedge-shaped in profile. It was probably hammered on a flat surface to achieve this form, and bears possible hammer-marks on its flat sides. The piece is 22.86mm long, 10.82mm wide and has a thickness of 3.98mm. It weighs 5.17 grams. The lack of diagnostic features makes this type of object difficult to date, beyond saying it must belong somewhere between the Bronze Age to Early Medieval periods. There are a number …
Created on: Friday 10th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyneham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-0C56EF
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a possible Bronze Age cast copper alloy bun ingot. The fragment is only a small portion of the object with one surviving edge which is curved suggesting this was originally circular in plan. It has a flat reverse and convex upper surface creating a sub-triangular cross section. This indicates the ingot would have been domed originally. The reverse is mostly flat and plain whilst the upper surface has more uneven smooth depression. the cross section reveals several hollows created from air pockets in the casting. The object is a dark brown sometimes green colour. The i…
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-5544D8
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy bun ingot dating to the later middle to late Bronze Age (c. 1150 - 600 BC). The fragment comprises a quarter of an ingot which is plano-convex in section and a quarter circle in plan, with old breaks on two perpendicular sides and the third being curved. The shape suggests an origin in a bowl furnace rather than a mould. The surface is pitted, which is likely the result of air bubbles formed during the casting process. Length: 81.1 mm Height: 30.4 mm Width: 64.4 mm Weight: 588 g Similar…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C063E1
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible ingot. Cast plano-convex section tapered object with a rounded narrower end and a flat, possibly cut, broader end where a short projecting spur of metal may suggest a continuation beyond this point. Also chipped in antiquity at its narrower end. The object now has a mass lying between one averdepois ounce [28.4gms] and the Roman uncia [27.3gms]. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 45.6mm, Width: 20mm, Thickness: 9.5mm, Weight: 27.78gms
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tetney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-033D68
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Late Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy (brass) 'ingot', dating to c. AD 1500-1700. The find appears to be metal melted in a crucible that solidified before it was poured out into a mould. Dimensions: Height: 72.4mm; diameter (top): 88.3mm; diameter (base) 59.0mm; weight (from finder): 2663.7g. The finder has had the contents analysed and are as follows: Cu 80.7%; Zn 16.4%; Fe 1.2%; Pb 0.7g.  Brasses of varying compositions were widely used from the Roman period onwards, and are still in use today, so the compositional details pr…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-E6C0B3
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy 'bun' ingot of probably late bronze age date, c. 1150-600 BC. The fragment forms is plano-convex in cross-section and broadly represents just under a quadrant of a discoidal ingot, the curved outside edge surviving. The breaks are extremely worn with a couple of large rounded voids on one broken edge. The plano-convex discoid form possibly suggests the production in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.The ingot is pitted along the outside edge of the convex face, likely due to a mix of impurities in its matrix and the uneven natural m…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-D23AE6
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast copper alloy ingot of an uncertain date, possibly dating to the Early Medieval period. Description: The object sub-rectangular in plan, with slightly outwardly curved long edges that marginally taper towards the short edges; it is rectangular in cross-section. Its overall shape is reminiscent of a Bronze Age flat axe.  Both short edges of the ingot are incomplete.  The object has an abraded grey-green patina. Ingots can be difficult to date, with over a quarter on the PAS listed as date unknown.…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-73E44C
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two highly corroded cast copper alloy fragments totalling 180.09g, possibly part of a late Bronze Age bun ingot (Circa 1150 - 600 BC) or just casting waste. The larger fragment (57.4mm by 42.5mm by 19.6mm) has a curved surface which may suggest an origin in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-4D2298
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment. The fragment is sub rectangular in form and appears to be very dense in composition. The find is possibly a fragment of a copper alloy ingot, likely Bronze Age - Roman in date.  
Created on: Friday 5th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanddyfnan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-1D7F1C
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy object of unknown date, possibly an ingot. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and profile, though one end tapers slightly. There is a central, raised cuboid with a circular indentation (2.64mm diameter) at the tapered end. The object is quite worn and has a largely light green patina, though there are some dark brown patches. There are similar objects recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, all of which are ingots of unknown date, such as OXON-F759BC and OXON-F734BC. Dimensions. Length: 69.79mm. Width: 19.55mm. Thickness: 13.11mm. Wei…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-6391EC
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small copper alloy ingot, broadly wedge shaped although the narrowing of section is is not at all sharp and the narrow end terminates in a rounded stub. The other, thicker, end is probably broken. It is possible that this was a bar from which the coin blanks to make counterfeit radiate imitations were chopped. Weight 7.04g. 
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-131FEA
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy, possibly from a 'bun' ingot of late bronze age date, c. 1150-600 BC. The form is plano-convex in cross-section and it is suggested it represents a fragment of a discoidal ingot, the curved outside edge surviving. The breaks are extremely worn with occasional small rounded voids; the side edges concave with wear. The plano-convex discoid form possibly suggests the production in a bowl furnace rather than a mould.The ingot is pitted along the outside edge of the convex face, likely due to a mix of im…
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-71E874
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, probably a fragment of a copper alloy ingot or casting waste of probable Bronze age to early Medieval date (c. 2000 BC - AD 1100). It is sub-triangular in plan and broadly rectangular in cross section. It is patinated green-brown with patches of very bright green. The surface of the ingot is very pitted, which is most likely due to air bubbles forming during the casting process. There are small, sub-circular holes on one face which would support this. Measurements: Length, 100.99mm, Width, 72.48m…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2022
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Record ID: CORN-0D6361
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified object, probably a fragment of a copper alloy ingot or casting waste of probable Bronze age to early Medieval date (c. 2000 BC - AD 1100). It is sub-rectangular in plan with one rounded and one rectilinear end. The rounded ended is distinctly wider than the rectilinear. The ingot is sub-rectangular in cross-section. It is patinated green-brown with patches of light green and dark brown-black. These dark patches are noticebly shinier than the rest of the surface which is fairly pitted, probably due to air bubbles forming during the casting …
Created on: Friday 25th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.