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Record ID: IOW-BD57F1
Object type: AWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Bronze Age-Medieval cast copper alloy awl, c.1250 BC-AD 1500.
This is half of rectangular section awl or other leather working tool, of unknown date. The find has one pointed end and the other ends in an old break. It has a mottled mid green patina.
While many copper alloy awls are known from the Bronze Age, it is difficult to be confident about this particular item given that the shape of awls changed little over time.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LEIC-D18D8F
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular piece of copper alloy, possibly casting waste. The object has a blue-green patina, is 20mm long, 16mm wide, 12mm thick and weighs 11.96g
Created on: Saturday 13th March 2021
Last updated: Saturday 13th March 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-269257
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A spherical gold bead, 7.8mm in diameter and 6.9mm in thickness along the axis of the small central hole, which is 2mm in diameter. The bead weighs 0.95g suggesting it is probably hollow as a solid bead of this size, made of gold, would weigh around three times as much. The surface is undecorated; however there are a few indentations, most likely from post depositional damage.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: SF-BB29DC
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An irregular sub-rectangular fragment of 'hack' gold, cut on its upper and lower edges, curving slightly in plan and demonstrating some faceting to its upper face.
Date: c. 1500 BC-1800 AD
Dimensions: The fragment measures 10.82mm down its longest axis, 8.61mm wide by 1.27mm thick at its midpoint, and weighs 1.05g.
Discussion: A number of similar gold fragments have been recorded on the PAS database via the Treasure Act, including LANCUM-681051 and SWYOR-784244. Though this piece was found in an area of high Early-Medieval (Early/Middle Anglo-Saxon) activity, i…
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUSS-6AFA64
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a gold ingot, possibly Bronze Age - Early Medieval in date, 2000BC-AD.1100. It has been broken at the top leaving a jagged edge. The outside surface has a faceted appearance from where it has been hammered into shape. The ingot is a flattened oval in cross section.
The dating of gold ingots is difficult, there is a complete example with similar faceting DENO-938F3D, that was put through the Treasure process as 2005 T392. This was dated to the Early Medieval period, AD.900-1100. Gold ingot, while not as common in the 10th-11th century as silver, are traditionally ascri…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: BUC-7F5A8E
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Section of rectangular bar, cut most of the way through and then broken off at both ends. No test marks.
Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 4.5mm 2.6g
The object has been deliberately cut from a larger bar, for use either in metalworking or within a bullion economy. The shape and size are broadly consistent with Anglo-saxon gold ingots of the 7th century, such as those from Sutton Hoo, although small pieces of hack-gold are becoming increasingly common from Viking contexts, and the manner of cutting has parallels in cut ingots from the Viking Age. The form is more typical of early Anglo-Sa…
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2017
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2022
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