Record ID: KENT-312DC2
Object type: WITCH BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete ceramic, wheel-thrown glazed earthenware jug or flagon used as a Witch Bottle, dating to the late 16th or 17th century. Description: This complete glazed earthenware jug or flagon has a short, narrow neck and beaded lip, with the remains of a lug or handle part way down the shoulder. The lug appears hemi-spherical in cross-section and a small patch of glaze is missing from the upper surface. The bottle is globular in form with a short, pedestaled base. The base of the vessel has clear striations the result of wheel turned production. The vessel features a dark green o…
Created on: Friday 26th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: KENT-3139DC
Object type: WITCH BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, wheel thrown, glazed, ceramic Post-Medieval witch bottle and contents dating to late 16th-17th century. Description: The bottle is incomplete and survives as three pieces, with the base, neck and shoulders represented although much of the body is missing. The sherds are: a large neck and shoulder sherd, a large base sherd filled with a deposit and a small body sherd. The vessel has a short, narrow neck and beaded lip, with the remains of a lug or handle on the shoulders. The lug appears hemi-spherical in cross-section and a small patch of glaze is missing from the up…
Created on: Friday 26th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E57BA7
Object type: WIG CURLER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, post medieval pipe clay wig curler dating AD 1650-1800. It is cylindrical with a narrowed centre flaring out towards bulbous, biconical terminals, which taper to flattened circular ends. There are stamped marks on the indented circular ends, with a raised edge around them, but they are illegible. The object is of a naturally white colour which has discoloured to black and red/brown in the mud. Parallel records on the PAS: LON-781DE2, LON-868AB2 - which are both similar, but neither are quite identical in shape. Dimensions: Length: 70.41mm; Width at centre: 1…
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2020
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Record ID: LON-5F4D91
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pottery base from a German Whiteware: Polychrome bird whistle (1575-1625). The fabric is fine buff with a glossy brown, green and yellow lead-glaze, usually with the brown glaze representing the wings and eyes which are further accentuated by scored outlines. Only the base of the whistle is present in this case but originally the body of the bird would have been in the form of a small splayed footed pot with the head and whistle-tube applied. The whistle outlet is through the top of the head. Dimensions: diameter: 24.10mm; weight: 6.55g. Reference: Hurst, J. G., Neal, …
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2020
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Record ID: LON-4B1C43
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval - early Post Medieval pottery incomplete whistle of Low Countries White Ware with green glaze dating 1480-1650. The whistle is the characteristic biconical shape with flaring foot and slightly flaring rim and tubular mouthpiece projecting from the shoulder. The fabric is a fine buff-grey with a mid green glaze covering the majority of the surface. There are a couple of small areas without a glaze, one of which appears to be where the whistle was abutting another vessel when stacked in the kiln. There is some damage to the foot, rim and end of the mouthpiece. …
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-5396A6
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval - early Post Medieval pottery fragment from a Low Countries white ware bird-shaped whistle dating 15th - 16th century. The fragment includes the mouth-piece of the whistle which may have also formed the tail of the bird. The fabric is buff-coloured with a pale lemon glaze. Part of the vessel wall remains around the mouth-piece tube which would have been applied to the vessel. The mouth-piece tube is curved and has a notch cut in the upper surface. Dimensions: length: 40.20mm; diameter: 12.37mm; weight: 7.76 g. Identified by Roy Stephenson Medieval and Post Me…
Created on: Monday 8th March 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2020
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Record ID: NMS-1DA790
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery whistle. Fine oxidized fabric with traces of lead glaze with one copper spot. 42mm long, diameter 11mm, widening slightly to 11 - 13mm at end (irregular in shape). Weight 7.4g. Central hole off-centre, 5mm diameter with three 'radiating' impressed lines. Sound-hole 23mm from end, 9 x 3mm. Mouth hole 4 x 2 mm. Produces a high pitched sound. Late medieval to post-medieval.
Created on: Monday 24th November 2003
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyng', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-D497D6
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval - early Post Medieval pottery incomplete whistle of Low Countries White Ware with green glaze dating 1480-1650. The whistle is the characteristic biconical shape with flaring foot and slightly flaring rim and tubular mouthpiece projecting from the shoulder (broken and missing). The fabric is a fine buff-grey with a mid green glaze covering the majority of the surface. There are a couple of small areas without a glaze, one of which appears to be where the whistle was abutting another vessel when stacked in the kiln. There is some damage to the foot of the whistle. Dim…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2013
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Record ID: LANCUM-C1BEDC
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic bird whistle or flute dating from the Victorian period, probably 19th century. The whistle is almost complete. It is in the shape of a bird, but the head and feet and part of the tail are missing. It has a hollow body but a solid neck. There are sound holes in the bottom, the back and one at the front. The whistle/flute was made from brown glazed red earthenware.
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slyne-with-Hest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-E45E63
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially glazed medieval incomplete ceramic whistle in the shape of mount and rider, dating to roughly the 14th century AD and originating in eastern France, Germany or Belgium. Description: The whistle takes the form of a horse/donkey and rider, the latter formed from a separate pieces of clay. It remains only as the body of the mount with all but its front right leg either missing or highly damaged, its ears missing, part of the left side of its body/neck due the break of its front left leg and its tail which, when complete would have contained the whistle. The rider remains o…
Created on: Monday 25th April 2016
Last updated: Sunday 23rd December 2018
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Record ID: LON-1F1DD4
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post medieval pipe clay whistle in the Saintonge style. The fragment contains the irregular quatrefoil base of the whistle with a broken cylindrical projection which would have been a form of handle. On top of the quatrefoil the ring shaped body of the whistle is left as a small stump; the centre of the whistle is hollow. This area would have been filled with water to produce the whistle noise. The fragment measures 44.7mm (length including broken handle) x 23.9mm (width) x 13.2mm (broken height) and weighs 9.49g. Roy Stephenson has examined the fragment and suggest…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th March 2014
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Record ID: LON-1B8F3B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval ceramic whistle dating from 15th century. The remaining fragment consists of the abraded glazed head of a mounted rider. The head has incised sgraffito decoration, on the back of the head is an irregular lattice. These were originating produced in eastern France, Germany or Belgium. The whistle takes the form of a horse/donkey and rider,  Examples are in the Van Beuningen-de Vriese museum Rotterdam (Inv.no F 2950) which dates to the 14th century and a 15th century and from Luxembourg in the Musée national d'histo…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: WAW-06CA16
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of fired clay, probably part of a loom weight. The fragment is 21.47mm thick and weighs 18.9g. It is 56.48mm long and 25.34mm wide. The fragment has a fabric is similar to that published as GR2 (fine grog/clay pellet with some leached shell) in McSloy 2007, p 25, dated to the Bronze Age (c.2150 BC to c.800 BC) but without the fossil shell. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Grog, frequent mica inclusions. Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core Hardness: Hard Surface texture: Smooth, slightly soapy. Condition of sherds: S…
Created on: Thursday 6th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-06D346
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable triangular shaped loom weight made out of fired clay. It is subrectangular in shape, and the underside demonstrates a semi circular depression. The sherd is 31.49mm thick and weighs 169.1g. It is 76.73mm long and 72.80mm wide. The fabric is similar to that published as GR2 (fine grog/clay pellet with some leached shell) in McSloy 2007, p 25, dated to the Bronze Age (c.2150 BC to c.800 BC) but without the fossil shell. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Grog, frequent mica inclusions. Firing condition: oxidised exterior, unoxidised core Hardness: Hard …
Created on: Thursday 6th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LIN-B77365
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic weight made from the base of a greyware vessel. The weight is circular and has a circular hole in the centre. The fabric is grit tempered.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B7BAB8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic weight made from the pedestal base of a colour-coated Castor ware vessel. The weight is circular and has a circular hole in the centre. The fabric is a reddish-orange colour and has a darker red-brown slip.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DF4C88
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic weight made from a piece of Roman greyware. The weight is roughly circular and has a drilled circular hole in the centre. The object is unusual in that it was discovered in a vegetable patch stuck to a piece of rubber cut to the same size as the weight, probably indicating that it was found in recent years and reused, then lost again.
Created on: Friday 4th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-34B6A6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic loom weight of unknown date.
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Ann Without', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-29C4D6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ceramic weight possibly medieval - post medival. Solid - tapering cylinder with central hole, falt wider base with side that taper of havig a slight horizontal ridge. The upper surface may be complete or may be broken of and is now worn smooth.
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-AA84E5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete clay loom weight dating to the Roman or early-medieval periods. It would have been attached to threads on a loom to keep them hanging straight. The weight is of a dusty orange colour. On both faces there is a raised border around its slightly off-centre circular perforation. The loom weight has suffered substantial losses around its circumference as a result of old damage.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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