Record ID: SF-9415B3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy 'Limoges style' cross mount, enameled and gilded figurine depicting a saint (possibly the Virgin Mary),  dating c. AD 1100 - 1300. It is broadly rectangular in plan with the head centred on a circular projection representing a halo or nimbus. The upper surface of the figurine is convex and the reverse is concave except the circular halo which is flat. The body of the figure has two circular rivet holes pierced through it; one on the chest and one centred adjacent to the lower edge. The bottom of the mount…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sibton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5238B0
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy harness pendant of Medieval date. It is an armorial badge, depicting a lion standing, with a tail that could form two rivet-holes (Ashley, 2004, pg 23). The suspension loop is incomplete. Similar examples have been found on PAS see KENT-C209C5, KENT-C1F847, and in Ashley, 2004, pg 26. Height: 24.97mm Width: 14.92mm Weight: 2.76g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-5DE4EA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead mount of medieval to post-medieval date (c.1300-1600). Description: The mount is in the form of a five-armed wavy star, two of which surive, the rest being stubs. Each slightly curved arm is sub-triangular in cross-section so that they are rasied at their centres. Smaller arms, inbeween these, are all broken off at their bases. The reverse of the mount is flat. There are two tiny circular indents on the left, and it is unclear if these are mirrored on the right. The mount has a medium grey patina.  Measurements: Length: 27.4mm; Width: 22.6m…
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-87AB02
Object type: BALDRIC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Iron Age to Roman baldric ring dating to circa 70 BC-AD 50. It is discoidal in plan with rounded edges. Projecting from one edge, on both faces, is a hemispherical suspension loop. Each face is decorated with the same openwork design. It contains three central crescentic voids arranged in a 2-1 formation. In the centre is a crescentic shaped element with recessed cell. Positioned above the crescent is a discoidal element, which joins with the outer edge of the piece. It carries a recessed cell. The outer edge is decorated with crescentic recessed cells. E…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Shottisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-936370
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy seal box dating to circa AD 43-410. The extant element consists of the lid from a seal box. It is lozenge-shaped with rounded lobes projecting from the cardinal points. The apex lobe is missing but would been a hinge attached to the base. The front face of the box is decorated with a central floral motif of four petals arranged in the cardinal directions set within a circular border. Triangular knops are positioned in the field between the border and the outer edge at the cardinal points. The areas between the decorative features are recessed and w…
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Offton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5825E2
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gilded silver openwork eye-element of a two-piece hooked clasp or dress fastener. The object is very roughly D-shaped with a curved outer edge and straight inner edge. It is pierced with two longitudinally aligned rows of small circular holes flanking a moulded heart design in the centre of the outer face. Moulded foliage decorates the remainder of the outer face, weaving between the holes and two very small knops project from the centre of the outer edge. The curved outer edge is wavy and a circular loop projects from the centre of the outer edge. It survives i…
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Troston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-84C91E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval annular brooch. The frame is circular in shape and rectangular in cross-section. Its reverse is undecorated, while its outer face is inscribed with the letters 'X P O V E R T P A R T C O M' along the centre in Lombardic script with an engraved linear border along each edge. There is a recess at the start of the legend which holds an in situ copper-alloy pin. The pin is made from a strip of wire, rectangular in cross-section with a bufurcated inner end forming an attachment loop. For similar examples in copper-alloy…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leiston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AD41EE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) radiate-headed brooch. Only the head and the upper bow survive. The headplate is semi-circular in shape with two elongated flat knobs projecting to the right-hand side and three addtional ones missing from the remaining edge as evidenced by small breaks. Its outer face is decorated with an engraved double linear border, the ridge between the two borders beaded, while the section in the centre is decorated with engraved, parallel, grooves, each slanting outwards slightly. The wider, inner ends of the two surviv…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6E1AB2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete gold sheet metal biconical bead with gold wire filigree decoration of early medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) date. The two sections of the bead are each made from sheet metal rolled into truncated cones leaving a hole in the centre of their apex. One of these holes is encircled by applied beaded wire, but this is missing on the other. The two sections are joined together at their bases, the join then covered by two strips of beaded wire encircling this point. The outer face of each section is decorated with strips of beaded wire bent into three elongated triangles p…
Created on: Friday 31st March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drinkstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-61F0FD
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval vessel handle and lug. The object comprises part of a drop handle and an in situ lug that would have attached it to the vessel originally. The section of handle is sub-square in cross-section and L-shaped overall. Its shorter end terminates in a large zoomorphic lug, while its longer end terminates in an acorn-shaped knop projecting at a slight angle behind the break. The zoomorphic terminal is sub-oval in cross-section with deep grooves on the outer face creating the impression of an angled snout, mouth, eys and ears. The attachment lug is sub-…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Newton with Dagworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3A4648
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete Early Medieval copper-alloy, iron, gold and garnet pyramid mount strap fitting from a scabbard or sword-belt. The object is a four-sided, truncated pyramid-shape with a flattened apex within which a sub-square garnet is set measuring roughly 4.1mm x 4.0mm. Each side is decorated a raised linear border along the sides and lower edge creating a recessed field in the centre. Each of these is decorated with inlaid beaded wire filigree decoration consisting of two alternating patterns (meaning that the patterns are the same on opposite sides), each feature …
Created on: Friday 27th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bardwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-ED822E
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval to Medieval harness fitting dating to circa AD 1000-1100. The extant element is comprised of a harness link. Plano-convex in section, it has a rectangular arm which terminates in old break at one end and a D-shaped loop at the other. The edges of the frame of the loop are decorated with three pointed knops. Similar examples are recorded under  KENT-A8DA36; CAM-2819F3 and PAS-2F1343 dating to the 11th century AD.  Length: 28.8mm; Width: 25mm; Thickness: 4.8mm; Weight: 6.05g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Badley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6AB94F
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy strap end dating to circa AD 1400-1500. It consists of a a closed lunate shaped plate, now broken at the tip. The complete piece would have had a second plate, joined to the first on the back, now missing. The plates would have been joined by four iron rivets, which now survive in situ and create iron corrosion on the reverse.  The front face of the plate is now heavily worn but appears to bear incised decoration, potentially floral, although this cannot be asserted with certainty. Emerging from the lower edge of the plate is an undecorated loze…
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Barking', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-8CC74D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly incomplete cast, copper alloy, openwork quatrefoil strap mount or fitting of probable Post-medieval date (c. 1500-1800). It is lozenge-shaped and features a knop at the apex of each foil. Each foil contains a single perforation and is divided by a grooved, slightly flanged arm, with four in total. These almost form a cross, although they do not extend to the centre of the mount. There is a single, short, transverse groove along the centre of each dividing arm. The centre of the surface of the mount is smooth. The reverse is slightly concave and feat…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-DFCCFD
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete early medieval (mid- to late Anglo-Saxon) silver hooked tag. It is sub-circular in shape with a sharp rear-facing hook projecting from the centre of its lower edge. Its outer face is decorated with an incised linear border and within this four incised C-shapes curving inwards from each corner, their inner edges joined by short lines and a small annulet in the centre. There are two small circular holes through the upper edge. Date: 9th to 11th century Dimensions: Length: 17.34mm, width: 11.84mm, thickness: 0.62mm, weight: 0.71g Discussion: Hook…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2022
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tuddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E72D88
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  A complete Post Medieval gold finger ring dating to circa 1550-1700. It is circular in plan and plano-convex in section. The exterior edge is plain and there is no maker’s mark. On the interior edge is the inscription: ‘THE x GYFT x OF x A x FRIND. The inscription is rendered in Roman block capitals. Diameter: 17.6 mm; Width: 3mm; Thickness: 1.3mm; Weight: 2.30g. Discussion: Gold posy (or posie) rings were a popular form of finger ring in use between the 16th to 18th centuries AD. Without the benefit of a maker’s mark stamped onto the ring, they …
Created on: Friday 11th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 13th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whepstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A42922
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy toggle dating to circa 50 BC-AD 100. Cast in one piece, it is comprised of opposed globular terminals set either side of a central rectangular-sectioned shank which terminates in a now incomplete suspension loop.  It is consistent with other examples referred to as dumbell toggles recorded on the database under KENT-47FE83 and SWYOR-F6D5C0 with similar examples depicted in Read 2005: 5-6.  Length: 17.6mm; Width: 18.8mm; Thickness: 5.2mm; Weight: 5.55g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Polstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EB24D1
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy toilet implement dating to circa AD 43-100. It consists of a single rectangular-sectioned loop set behind a a broadly rectangular plate. The plate tapers gently inwards before terminating in an ancient break, making identification of its precise function difficult. It has a dark green patina and there are traces of iron staining on the frobnt face of the plate, suggesting it has been in contact with a ferrous object post deposition.  A similar example is recorded on the database udner  KENT-F04273. Length: 39.8mm; Width: 11.4mm; Thickne…
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stoke by Nayland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA4A73
Object type: HANGING BOWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Roman to early medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) mount/escutcheon from a hanging bowl. Unusually for a hanging bowl mount it is crescentic or 'axe-shaped' with an outwards curving lower edge and inwards curving upper edge with a narrow arm projecting from its centre. This arm bends upwards at a roughly 140 degree angle before developing into a zoomorphic terminal positioned in the same plane as the rest of the mount. The upper edge of this terminal has moulded transverse ridges for eyes and a snout with a dip between creating the effect of a…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Whelnetham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-B2A0B7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix dating to circa AD 1200-1300. The matrix is flat with rounded edges and pointed oval in plan. The reverse has an integrally cast lug at the top now covered with iron staining. A raised longitudinal median rib runs down the reverse. The central design bears a device depicted a seated Madonna and child. Running around the edge is the inscription which is now faint and illegible but probably bore a personal seal. A similar central design with a personal seal is recorded on the database under KENT-B8977C Length: 31.5mm; Width: 14.9mm; Thi…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 8th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Kersey', grid reference and parish protected.