Record ID: LVPL-150FF8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy ball of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1900). The object is composed of a sphere of copper-alloy, with a green patina and surface pitting.  The object’s function is unclear but could be a Gaming Piece or Ball Bearing. Dimensions: Diameter 16.3mm, Weight 19.33g. Examples of similar objects on the database (see below) are limited.  There are two parallels for a copper-alloy musket ball on the database but this object does not bear any visable spure or rifling marks.  Other examples suggest a Rom…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-32A252
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy French square 3.2g coin-weight issued during the reign of Henry II of France, dating to c.1547-59. Sub-square and flat, chamfered on both sides forming an angled profile. The obverse is struck off-centre, bearing a cruciform of four 'crowned letter H's' with lis in the angles and a small cross in the centre. The reverse depicts the Roman numerals XX / II in two lines. Used to check the Henri d'or of four H's type. Probably struck at Lyons and should have weighed 3.5g. Sub-square 13mm x 11.6mm, thickness 3.1mm, weight 3.2g.
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-18726D
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crucifix pendant with the hanging link. The cross is formed of a square sections, creating a cross shaped box. The front and back faces are slightly inset into this. On the front is the figure of Christ, clothed in a lion cloth, head hanging to the right with the left leg slightly flexed. The eyes are closed, the hair is long and off the face, which is bearded, although there is no halo. The hands are detailed with the fingers moulded in. This figure is vertically centrally mounted but small so that the head is below the horizontal centre of the cross. Across the top s…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F1AB67
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead possible pencil of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1800. The object is circular in section with broadly parallel sides. One end is truncated, the other tapers to a blunted point with broken and worn tip. The metal has a light brown/white patina and is worn. The object is 47.9mm long, 5.9mm in diameter and weighs 10.6g. A stylus is a writing implement used to scratch letters into the wax of a writing tablet while a pencil makes a coloured mark on wood, paper or parchment. Lead is rarely used for objects that appear to be conventional styli, with the majo…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cawton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-B284E0
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A small dribble of copper alloy melt which has solidified on a smooth flat surface. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800 Length: 19.7mm, Weight: 1.76gms
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-86365C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval stud mount dating to c. AD 1600-1700 The mount is broadly circular in plan and domed with the remains of an iron attatchment surviving as a lump of corrosion on its reverse. The outside surface is convex, the reverse concave with moulded decoration consisting of a series of diagonal lines not quite meeting at the centre giving the upper surface the appearance of 12 petals with rounded outer edges which narrow to points close to the object centre. The object has a thick brown patina. the fragment has two slight breaks extending down the lines of opposite petal…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-DA5EE6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight or spindle whorl dating to the medieval to post medieval period (c.AD 1200-1700). The object is circular with two flat faces and a roughly rounded edge. In the centre is a large circular perforation measuring 8.6mm in diameter. The object is undecorated and has a dark patina. Dimensions: Diameter 29.7mm; thickness 4.6mm; weight 18.92g Weights found outside of secure archaeological contexts such as these are difficult to date because their use and style remains continuous from the Roman period onwards. Most examples likely date from the medieval period onwards.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C9F7C8
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy miniature hammer of uncertain date, probably dating to either the Post Medieval or early Modern period, about AD 1500 - 1900. In plan, the complete miniature hammer is broadly ‘T-shape’. It consists of a long handle perforated by a circular hole at one end. At the other end is the hammerhead, coming to a rectangular terminal at the hammerhead’s face and a pointed terminal at the hammer’s pein. The handle is oval in cross-section, whereas the hammerhead is sub-rectangular in cross-section, save for the hammerhead face…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7571CF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy object, possibly a pot mend dating from the Roman to post medieval period (c. AD 43-1900). The object is formed from a two broadly flat but irregularly shaped (sub-oval) faces. The faces are directly connected but off centrel. No trace of pottery surrounds the object. It has a dark cream patina. Dimensions: Length 21.7mm; width 9.4m; weight 21.18g Pot mends of this form are found in both Roman and medieval periods, as a common way to repair broken pottery vessels. For example there are examples from the medieval period (LVPL-324D02), post…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-734C83
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy belt mount or stud, probably of Post Medieval date. The domed head is twelve-foil culminating at a plain apex. The reverse is hollow with a central boss, into which is the base of a rectangular-sectioned iron shaft. The patina is dark green in colour. The mount measures 25.2mm in diameter, 4.7mm high and weighs 7.06 grams. Similar studs are sometimes attributed to the Roman period but the domed bade and iron fitting on the reverse suggests a Post Medieval date, probably the sixteenth century.
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-4B966E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight likely dating from the medieval to post medieval period (c.AD 1400-1700). The object is circular with a flat face and base and a curved side. It is undecorated and has a light grey patina. Dimensions: Diameter 35.2mm; thickness 5.1mm; weight 45.48g Weights found outside of secure archaeological contexts, such as these, are difficult to date because their use and style remains continuous from the Roman period onwards. Most examples likely date from the medieval period onwards.
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-F79C0A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy object, probably a net sinker or fishing line weight, dating to c. AD 1500 - 1800 The object is cylindrical in form, and narrows towards each terminal. A circular sectioned longitudinal perforation extends down the centre of the object. This perforation is now filled with organic material. A longitudinal joins runs down one side, where the surface overlaps. It therefore appears to have been constructed from a single sheet rolled over onto itself. The metal has a grey/cream patina which is worn and nicked. The object measur…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-B75F47
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead metalworking debris. Four scraps of lead melt, one of which [at the right hand end of row] may have congealed on a flat and sanded surface – the latter being a feature marking a professional scheme of casting works. The lead retains a grey tint which may point to its relatively recent date, albeit it accompanies a group of patinated lead and objects of dates ranging from the Roman to the Post-Medieval periods. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Combined Weight: 59.69gms
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B518EF
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1500). The object has a shallow biconical shape with a large central perforation measuring 8.8mm in diameter. Both faces present a raised decoration that consists of a seven-petalled flower with a pellet in each petal. The object has a dark cream patina with soil remaining within the raised lines. Dimensions: Diameter: 28.0mm, Thickness: 10.3mm, Weight: 30.19gm. The central hole has diameter 8.8mm. Decorated lead-alloy spindle whorls or weights can be difficult to date as they are …
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-A25878
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete plated copper-alloy button and fastener of Post Medieval date (c. AD 1688-1800). The button is circular in plan, with a convex obverse and concave reverse.The obverse of the button is decorated with a small beaded border around the circumfrance. Within the border is a raised design of three deceased bodies, alternating the way they are facing. On the reverse is a flat edged border and then a concave interior. No decoration is present. At the centre of the reverse is a complete integral attachement loop.  The button is grey in colour on the obverse. The rever…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-A1F3EE
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead possible pencil of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1800. The object is circular in section with broadly parallel sides tapering to a blunted point at one end. The metal has a light grey/white patina and is worn. The object is 57.4mm long, 7.9mm in diameter and weighs 11.2g. A stylus is a writing implement used to scratch letters into the wax of a writing tablet while a pencil makes a coloured mark on wood, paper or parchment. Lead is rarely used for objects that appear to be conventional styli, with the majority of such objects most probably functioning as …
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-A03B51
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a lead alloy watch face from a toy watch or clock, dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1700).  The border of the watch face is slightly damaged. Within the border is an initial 9.9mm wide ring that has two perforations at 10 and 11 o'clock. Both are filled with orange corrosive material from the remains of the iron attachement lugs. The inner ring begins at a beaded outer circle and ends at a lined circular border (width between: 4mm). Within are roman numerals XII, I, II, III [.......] X, XI. Two clock hands are depict…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-62D8FB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight of uncertain dating, probably Post Medieval in dating (AD 1500 to AD 1800). The weight is cylindrical in plan with an expanded waist. A circular perforation runs longitudinally through the middle of the object. This has an internal diameter of 6.4 mm.  It has a length of 27.8 mm and a maximum diameter of 18.2 mm. It weighs 49.8 grams (1.75 oz). The weight is a mid to dark grey colour, with an even surface patina. Net or line weights like this one change very little over time as it is a functional object, and without any…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-61AC2C
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an object, possibly produced in bone. Possibly a bodkin dating from the Post-Medieval period, c. AD 1600-1800. The fragment is sub-rectangular in plan and rounded sub-rectangular in section. At either end of the fragment there are worn breaks. At one end there is a pair of grooves. One of which runs around the full object while the other runs around one side, the edges but does not meet on the other side. The fragment has a surface which resembles other bone objects recorded by the PAS. It is dark brown and appears slightly porous. It measures 35.52mm in lengt…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-4E7FDF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight dating from the medieval to post medieval period (c.AD 1200-1700). The object is conical in shape with an irregular rounded base. The apex is pinched to create a sub-rectangular top and a small incomplete perforation travels through the centre of the apex. It is undecorated and has a powdery light grey patina. Dimensions: Length 51.2mm; diameter (base) 32.7mm; weight 248.88g The exact function and date of the object is uncertain. Weights such as these that were found outside of archaeological contexts are difficult to date because their use and style remains …
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.