Record ID: WAW-1DBFC0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman horse brooch. The brooch is in the shape of a stylised horse with Romano-British styled decoration in the form of blocks of enamel, but has a realistic shaped head, if slightly simplified. The head has a circular cell representing an eye. There is a moulded mane, but with no fine detail of the hair, instead there is a slender cell which was originally filled with enamel, and is further decorated with fine obliquely angled ridges along on the upper edge of the cell. The front legs of the horse are short and wide at he top, and quickly taper to blunt…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-2DA258
Object type: CANDLESTICK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy branched double socket candlestick. Only a fragment of the candlestick branch remains. The branch, in plan is a wide ‘V’ shape, and the branch is a pointed oval with rounded edges in section. The width of one branch expands slightly in width, whereas the other branch tapers slightly in width. The surface of the branch has a mottled mid green/grey patina. It measures 46.82mm across from the arms terminal to terminal, 13.89mm wide across the cylinder. It weighs 23.16g. Brownsword (Brownsword, R, 1985 ‘English Latten Domestic Candlesticks 1400-1…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-2DDA32
Object type: COOKING VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable cast copper alloy cooking vessel foot. In plan it is a sub-rectangle with an asymmetrical rounded foot. In profile the reverse of the leg is straight whereas the front face is slightly domed and undulating. In section the leg is an elongated semi-circle. The upper edge of the leg is broken, this may not be a recent break. The surface has traces of a heavy grey/green patina, but the surface has possibly been over cleaned. The leg measures 28.89mm tall, 19.98mm wide across the foot and 8.08mm thick. It weighs 15.2g. These cooking vessels, according to Geake, date from the …
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-2E1D17
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval dress hook or fastening. The body of the dress hook is sub-oval in plan with stamped decoration on the upper surface. The decoration consists of a border of annulets with crescents and blocks of fine ribbing within. The upper tip of the body has an incomplete circular perforation. There is also a lug either side of the body, one of which is complete and has a central perforation. The lower edge has the remains of a short, but wide hook which curls forward. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surface of the dress hook has a shiny grey p…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-321285
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment of a wheelmade ceramic vessel. The rim is slightly bulbous and ‘n’ shaped in profile. The core and interior is a light grey and the exterior is a mottled grey/brown colour. The fabric has frequent, hard, angular, grey geological inclusions of varied size. The sherd weighs 14.48g. The fabric is probably Malvernian Ware dating to the 2nd to 4th centuries. Refer to www.worcestershireceramics.org.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-327068
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A handle fragment of a ceramic vessel, possibly a jug. The handle is rectangular in plan, with both terminals being broken and it is curved in profile. The fabric is orange throughout and has frequent small white quartz inclusions. It is slightly micaceous. The exterior surface has traces of a red slip with traces of a mottled green/yellow glaze. The sherd weighs 26.54g. The fabric is probably Malvernian Ware dating to the late 13th to 15th centuries. Refer to www.worcestershireceramics.org.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-416074
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy radiate or nummus of an unknown Emperor and mint. The reverse is not known.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-41A0F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy radiate or nummus of an unknown Emperor and mint. The reverse is not known.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-41B384
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy radiate or nummus of an unknown Emperor and mint. The reverse is not known.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-41D4F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy radiate or nummus of an unknown Emperor and mint. The reverse is not known.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-41F054
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine. The reverse is GLORIA EXERCITVS. Possibly a contemporary copy.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-421904
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: cut halfpenny of Henry III minted in either Canterbury or London in 1248. North 985/2.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-429F86
Object type: DIE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or early Post Medieval cast lead die. The die is a sub-cuboid. The numbers are marked by conical cells. The ‘1’ face has a conical cell in the centre and has fine grooves radiating from the centre as decoration. The ‘2’ face is decorated with an oblique linear groove joining the conicals. There is not a face with ‘3’ dots. There are two ‘4’ faces, each has a conical in each corner and a linear groove forming a border at the edges, joining each conical. The ‘6’ faces being square and the others are rectangular in plan. The surface of the die is slightly cr…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-431EE1
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman bracelet. The bracelet is a distorted pennannular in plan with one terminal forming a small out-turned hook, the other terminal is a broken edge. This break is not recent. In profile the bracelet is an elongated rectangle, which is decorated on the exterior with multiple motifs. These motifs consist of a block of transverse grooves, a block with a horizontal linear groove with a row of ring and dot designs either side. Otherwise the detail is not visible for the other motifs due to corrosion. In section the bracelet is rectangular. The surface of t…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-4390F2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Roman Samian Ware vessel. The rim is profile is a sub-‘n’ shape with the exterior of the rim leaning outwards slightly. The interior has a small horizontal cordon below the rim. In profile the wall of the vessel is only slightly convex on the exterior and concave on the interior. The broken edges of the sherd are quite fresh. It weighs 2.9g. The sherd is Samian Ware, suggesting the vessel is used as table ware rather than used for utilitarian purposes. The vessel was probably a bowl or dish. Samian Ware was imported into Britain from the mid 1st to mid 3rd cent…
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-451EB6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy oval buckle. The apex of the buckle frame remains. This apex is a sub-rectangle in plan which is expanded and decorated on the upper surface with wide transverse and oblique grooves. In section the apex is an elongated semi-circle. The lower terminal of the apex has a projecting knop with the side of the loop being narrowed and curving around sharply suggesting the loop was originally narrow. The terminal of the loop is broken, but this is not a recent break. The upper terminal of the apex is also broken, and again it is not a recent break. The surface …
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-458C06
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper alloy strap end. The strap end is an elongated trapezoid in plan which has an integral collar towards the narrow terminal and has an asymmetrical bifoil terminal. The opposite terminal, in profile divides into a ‘
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-45C1E3
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable knapped mottled light to mid matte brown flint or chert scraper. The scraper is sub-oval in plan. The dorsal surface has two large, parallel negative flake scars with re-touching along the lower rounded edge. The ventral surface has a single negative flake scar which is convex, but due to a recent break the bulb of percussion and striking platform are missing. It measures 32.65mm long and 37.34mm wide. It weighs 12.5g. The scraper is probably prehistoric, possibly dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age (-3500 to -1500).
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-45EDE1
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cannon ball made from cast iron. It is spherical and is 40.08mm diameter. It weighs 216g (7 ¾ ozs). The surface of the ball is corroded and flaking. A cannon ball weighing 8ozs was fired from a Robinet cannon, which the recorded example may be. These type of cannons were used in the 17th century (Blackmore 1990 Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, Royal Armouries p. 83).
Created on: Friday 11th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-B1E063
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: Shilling of James II. Seaby 6581C.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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