Record ID: NMS-6B524E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn fragment of a Medieval buckle frame, comprising a broad flat-sectioned outside edge with slight stumps of the narrow missing sides. The outside edge is arched outward towards the centre which has a broad shallow groove for a pin-rest. At each end of the face there is an incised saltire. Extant length 9mm. Width 36mm. 2mm thick. Weight 2.81g.13th century.
Created on: Friday 30th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-6B0DCE
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified incomplete Medieval object, possible a clasp, comprising an oval frame of flattened D-shaped section angled inwards towards the probable front, with a possible stylised animal-head knop projecting from the outer face. Part of one side of the frame is missing. Crude file marks on much of the face of the frame. Length 24.5mm. Extant width 28mm. 2mm thick (6mm including knop). Weight 4.59g.12th-14th-century.
Created on: Friday 30th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-5AECBD
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pair of probably medieval sheet copper alloy tweezers with parallel-sided arms and a pronounced loop. The arms turn gently inwards above the blades.This is most likely to be of the 13th or 14th-century. Length 53.5mm. Width 5.5mm. 1.5-5mm thick. Weight 6.19g.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-5ABBA3
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy thimble with a groove around the distorted mouth, vertical lines of tiny dots around the split sides and a spiral of tiny dots on the dome leaving a blank centre. Diameter c.17mm. Height 15mm. Weighs 3.07g. 14th–15th century.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-5A830A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unusually narrow medieval composite copper alloy strap-end . Both front and back plates are riveted by two copper alloy rivets to a full-width spacer above a terminal with pairs of opposed lobes which give it the appearance of a stylised animal-head. The plates are broken above the upper end of the spacer. Extant length (unbent) 36.5mm. Width 8mm. Thickness 1.5mm. Weighs 2.54g. Cf. broadly related elaborate examples in Margeson (1993), Norwich Households, nos. 233-4. 14th-15th century.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-5A16CC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy late Iron Age or Roman brooch. Only the lower half of the brooch survives. The bow is narrow, D-sectioned, the face with a transverse groove at the foot forming the foot knob. Onthe reverse is a sub triangular catch-plate with a rolled outer edge. The surface of the metal is corroded with a worn break. Length 27mm. Width 3mm. Thickness 2mm. Weight: 1.33g. Possible Colchester derivative. c. AD 25-120. 
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Sunday 4th February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-59C85D
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Straightened fragment of a Roman bracelet, broken at both ends, the extant decoration comprising eight transverse grooves before a pair of engraved ring-and-dots separated by a narrow transverse bar. Extant length 24mm. Width 5mm. 1mm thick. Weighs 0.99g. Late 3rd /4th century.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-597468
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy amphora-shaped strap-end, of a type thought to have been worn on belts as part of late Roman military uniform (see Bishop and Coulston 1993: 174-6). Other examples on the PAS database include BH-3F6DC6, SF-123771 and NLM-6B81B0. At the top is the split inverted sub-triangular body, broken across a probable offset river-hole, the attachment edge missing. The plate tapers before an oval expansion with twin perforations forming flanking loops, the lower edge has a break where the rest of the body is missing. The face of…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-564838
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete crudely cast Middle Saxon undecorated copper alloy pin, shank bent and broken, lower part missing. The flattened polyhedral head has a rectangular cross-section. Rogers, N. in Evans and Loveluck 2009, Type 200. Length, width and thickness of head 11, 7, and 5mm. Extant length of shank (unbent) 15mm. Combined extant length 26mm. Weighs 3.33g. Early 8th - mid 9th century.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-41C1C4
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, flat, the reverse with a longitudinal median rib with a central pellet and ending in a pierced broken lug, the rib between four flanking pellets. The ends and face of the matrix are damaged. Pointed oval 34 x 21mm. Fleur-de-lis.  ………IGI’………  (Seal of ?). 13th century.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th November 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B062EC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy sprung Colchester-derivative rear hook (Dolphin) brooch, Mackreth (2011), CD RH 1a. Incised saltire on both damaged wings, corroded remains of spring and axis bar on the reverse. The D-sectioned bow has broad median rib with incised rocker-arm line, and deep transverse notch at the rear hook. Lower end of bow and foot missing. Extant wingspan 24mm. Extant length 25mm. Weighs 7.94g. c. AD 43 -65.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B03536
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy sprung Colchester-derivative rear hook (Dolphin) brooch, Mackreth (2011), CD RH 1a. Moulded decoration at the end of both wings consists of a broad groove, corroded solder with the impression of the missing spring and pin on the reverse. The D-sectioned bow has broad median rib with twin longitudinal grooves and three transverse broad grooves at the rear hook. Lower end of bow and foot missing. Wingspan 19mm. Extant length 24.5mm. Weighs 4.31g. c. AD 43 -65.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-AF5AD6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy sprung Colchester-derivative rear hook (Dolphin) brooch, Mackreth (2011), CD RH 1a. Moulded decoration at the end of both wings consists of two pairs of narrow knurled ribs alternating with two broad ribs, corroded solder with the impression of the missing spring and pin on the reverse. The hexagonal-sectioned bow has two knurled median ribs and a transverse broad groove between three narrow grooves at the rear hook. Stump of catchplate only. The condition is fresh with some quite recent scrape marks on bow and one wing. …
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-347C4B
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, double-sided, flat with around half missing (and any possible lug or suspension loop). Pointed oval >42 (unbent) x 15mm. Central device uncertain.  ]HRIDG……[  (?). On the other face the central device is also uncertain.  ]L’I………I : O[  (Seal of ?). 13th century.
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
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Record ID: NMS-33BD59
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, flat, incomplete, with a squashed lug at the upper end on the reverse immediately above a disc between four pellets at the end of a slender rib (lower end missing). Pointed oval, >31 x 31mm. The upper part of a trefoil-headed staff or calix between scrolling tendrils.  + SIGILL’ [         ]WIL’ SER  (Seal of … William ?). 13th century.
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
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Record ID: NMS-9CE20E
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a late Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) cast copper-alloy cheek piece from a harness fitting, Williams (2007) Type 1. The fragment comprises a flat plate with the remains of a loop formed by a Ringerike Style zoomorphic head, which curves back on itself, with broken open jaws and tongue. The head has incised detail delineating a lenticular eye and openwork interlaced tendrils running back behind the head above the broken curved neck. Extant length 52mm. Height/width 16.5mm. 5.5mm thick. Weighs 26.68g. See also Pedersen (1998), Fig. 3, no. 1. …
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-9A91EE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian Borre-style buckle frame, D-shaped with a prominent animal head projecting from the outside edge of the frame. The head has large conjoined curved ears, with a longitudinal groove on their upper face and both containing three longitudinal grooves, pellet-like eyes with punched or drilled central dot and a projecting snout with a pair of similar dots for nostrils and an incised line for the mouth. The curved rectangular-sectioned sides of the frame have an incised line bordering the inner and outer edges on the face. The bar is …
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-72A2D6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete probably medieval copper alloy binding strip from furniture, rectangular-sectioned with a straight cut forming the terminal, with   an adjacent rivet-hole with a broken copper alloy rivet (length 2mm) and a slightly granular break at the other end. Extant length 45mm. Width 4.5mm. 1.8mm thick. Weighs 2.51g. 13th-14th century.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-727CA6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper alloy zoomorphic mount or binding strip from furniture, rectangular-sectioned with obliquely-angled notches defining the eyes on a possible stylised animal head, with the straight cut snout forming the terminal. Three transverse grooves indicate the beginning of the head, and there are three transverse grooves before a slightly splayed and broken projection (recessed on th reverse) at the other end. Extant length 35mm. Width 4.5-6mm. 3mm thick (1.8mm where recessed). Weighs 3.14g. See broadly similar in Read 2001, …
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-723FBC
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Roman cast copper alloy annular bead, of rounded D-shaped section. External diameter 15mm. Length 6mm. 3-4.5mm thick (off-centre perforation). Weight 3.40g. In Norfolk, metal, usually copper alloy, beads are normally found in loose association with concentrations of Romano-British material, though none has been found in a sealed datable context. c.43-409 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2022
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