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Record ID: NMS-E811F5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval frame with a transverse ridge on the frame at either end of the narrowed bar. In the centre of each outside edge is a decorative feature, perhaps intended to be a flower, but so poorly cast it is now unidentifiable. Pin missing. Measuring 42 x 24mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-E7F3C6
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy T-shaped suspension mount for horse harness pendant. Rectangular bar with two rivets on the reverse and a transverse median arris on the front, with two transversely pierced suspension loops extending from the centre of the lower edge holding the remains of the iron axis bar. Width 22mm. Length 19.5mm. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-E715F4
Object type: CANDLESTICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late 16th - 17th century copper alloy candlestick, broken across an integral rivet at one end, with complex baluster and disc-like mouldings and encircling grooves along the length before a second break. Socket and base missing. The fragment feels heavy for its size and has a grey appearance, suggesting a high lead content. Surviving length 71mm. Maximum diameter 24mm. Weight 107g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-E6BF8C
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age Flanged axehead with straight sides slightly convex in section, sub-rectangular heel, blade expanding sharply towards crescentic cutting edge now damaged and corroded with one corner missing, slight cast flanges, slight transverse bevel ridge on both faces at the junction of the hafting surface and the blade below which is a broad band of very faint multiple short vertical grooves. Heavily corroded with pitting and blistering, particularly on one face. Length 95mm. Surviving width at blade 48mm. Thickness at mid-point of flange 11.5mm. Weight 155.9g. Cast flanged axes…
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-D4B883
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic or Early Bronze discoidal core of unpatinated grey flint, both faces covered in flake scars, with one small patch of cortex remaining. Length 53mm, width 51mm, thickness 25mm.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 8th December 2022
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Record ID: NMS-D4A47A
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic or Bronze Age tertiary flake of unpatinated black flint, sub-triangular, struck from a multi platform core, with use wear or damage on both lateral edges. Length 46mm, width 37mm, thickness 10mm.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-D3EE92
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic or Bronze Age tertiary flake of unpatinated black flint, sub-triangular, hard hammer struck, with possible use wear or damage on one edge. Length 31mm, width 22mm, thickness 5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-D33088
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Williams' (1997) Class A, Type 8. Triangular, with two circular attachment holes above a right-angled stepped flange, with a worn and debased animal head projecting from each end of the lower edge and a larger worn and debased animal head projecting at the apex. Below the apex projection is a slightly larger hole from which very worn ribs or loops in low relief emanate. Length 51mm. Width 31mm. Weight 22.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2015
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Record ID: NMS-D2F0DB
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic ground or polished axehead made of course grained green micaceous schist, now highly abraded with only very small patches or the original surface surviving. Length 105mm. Width 64mm. Thickness 26mm.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-D2C93E
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two joining fragments of Late Bronze Age sword blade. Lenticular-section, parallel sided, the cutting edge completely missing. The breaks at either end are fairly granular, the joining break cleaner and granular but corroded. Surviving length 96mm. Width 38.5mm. Thickness 7mm. Circa 1000 - 800 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-D18CC1
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
The hoard has been fully published (Behr and Pestell 2014) and a summary can be found at https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-binham-hoard Silver sheet, probably an equal-armed brooch or perhaps a mount. The curved bow is flat-backed with raised edges on the front face and otherwise plain, straight sided except at either end where it flares sharply before originally wide triangular terminals at either end, three corners of which are missing, the fourth detached and held in place by a small piece of clear plastic tape. There are stamps consisting of two concentric rings arou…
Created on: Thursday 2nd October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2019
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Record ID: NMS-3D8F5B
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
2 medieval silver coins found within two feet of each other. Both are groats of similar date in very good condition, and it seems likely that they went into the ground together. They are: Edward IV, London, cinquefoil initial mark with rose on breast, Type XXI, North 1631, weight 3.13g, 1480-3 Henry VII, London, crosslet initial mark, North 1747, weight 3.07g, 1504-7 The later groat has hardly seen any circulation and so it seems likely that the hoard was lost or deposited late in the first decade of the 16th century or early in the second.
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loddon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-3D424A
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Three coins found reasonably close together, a halfcrown of Charles I and two shillings. The halfcrown in particular is not a denomination that is often found as a single find and there is little doubt that these three coins represent part of a scattered hoard. They have probably seen a little too much circulation to date this hoard to the Civil War of the 1640s - loss or deposition probably occurred in the 1650s or 1660s. Catalogue 1) Charles I halfcrown, eye initial mark, North 2213, weight 14.68, 1645 2) Charles I shilling, crown initial mark, North 2225, weight 5.91g, 163…
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-3CB76E
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Undated and unidentified fragment of silver or white metal, possibly an ingot. Sub-oval section, curved, with multiple hammer marks on the outer face, the ends damaged or deliberately burred over, with well-defined but irregular longitudinal grooves on the inner face. Length 12mm. Width 7mm. Weight 1.4g. This object cannot be securely identified or dated and therefore falls outside of the provisions of the Treasure Act (1996).
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 25th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2ECF4C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (UNKNOWN)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Due to its fragmentary nature it is difficult to conclusively identify this object. It is most likely a late medieval dress accessory. It is made from silver, and takes the form of a scallop shell with seven foils divided by six radiating engraved lines and two transverse curved lines on the upper, convex face. The reverse is concave with a few possible spots of solder, broken across the hinge end of the shell. Apart from the possible solder, there is no visible means of attachment. For comparisons please see: BERK-FC52B0 and FAKL-BCA6A8 Probably 14th - 15th century. Length 2…
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loddon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2D1DD8
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of silver bodkin. Rectangular-sectioned bevelled on both faces to form pointed sides. Broken across the base of a rectangular slot at one end and tapering very slightly to a break at the other. On one face below the slot are faint lines, possibly deliberately engraved letters MI although very uncertain. There is no other decoration. Surviving length 43mm. Maximum surviving width 5.5mm. Thickness 2mm. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2C8D19
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver open-framed brooch. Sub-circular frame, flat on the reverse, cast in low relief on the front in the form of two addorsed birds, with their tails intertwined in a knot terminating in a rounded 'brambled' knop on the outer edge of the frame, their curved bodies forming the sides of the brooch, their heads turned back so their beaks meet above the piercing for the pin attachment. On the outer edge of the frame a small rounded knop with radiating grooves may be intended as a shell or pearl held between the bird's beaks and mirroring the knop at their tails. Deta…
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Witchingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-197839
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Late Saxon Cloisonné enamel disc brooch. The brooch is composite, with a slightly convex central enamelled field within a vertical collet surrounded by a flange in the form of a double moulded, cabled border imitating a double band of twisted wire. On the reverse of the separate back-plate is a scar from a soldered catch-plate and the broken and corroded remains of the soldered pin lug. The pin is missing. The translucent cloisonné enamel decoration consists of a central circular cell filled with white enamel surrounded by four circular cells filled with blue enamel, with four ci…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Witchingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FFED42
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval gold finger ring. D-sectioned band, plain externally, engraved internally Continew Constant. There is no maker's mark. External diameter 18mm. Internal diameter 16mm. Width of band 4mm. Weight 2.6g. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-80160D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval gold finger ring. D-sectioned band, plain externally, engraved internally MD in irregular or poorly executed roman capitals, with a stamped maker's mark consisting of two worn letters in Black Letter within an oval, T followed by an uncertain letter, perhaps E or D. External diameter 22mm. Internal diameter 18.5mm. Width of band 4.5mm. Weight 5.9g. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 16th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-07864A
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver bodkin or headdress pin. Rectangular-sectioned, tapering to the blunt point, broken across the rectangular slot at the upper end, the terminal missing. Decorated alike on both faces with two transverse lines below the slot from the lower of which multiple longitudinal engraved lines descend, lengthening towards the centre. There are no marks on the surviving part of the bodkin, which is cracked and slightly distorted along the whole length. Surviving length 86mm. Maximum surviving width 4mm. Maximum surviving thickness 2mm. Weight 2.9g. Many similar examples have …
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-0059FD
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver bodkin or headdress pin. Rectangular-sectioned with a pierced circular terminal and rectangular slot at the upper end, tapering smoothly to the rounded point. There is no trace of any decoration or marks. Length 140mm. Maximum width 5mm. Thickness 2mm. Weight 5.9g. Many bodkins of similar form, usually decorated, have been recorded including NMS-032A66, BH-536345, SUR-365184 and NARC-029CF5. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-6F0812
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Beaker period barbed and tanged arrowhead of semi-translucent fine quality flint with no rough inclusions, now patinated an attractive orange colour. The piece is missing both barbs and the tip with some minor damage to both lateral edges. All breaks appear to be ancient. This is unfortunate as the shape of the barbs are the defining characteristic for Green's typology (1980). Both faces are competently pressure flaked with overlapping flake scars. Although fragmentary it is likely to belong to Conygar Hill, Sutton, or Green Low types of arrowhead. 2300-1700 BC. Measu…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-57F66D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver eye-plate dress fastener consisting of a triangular plate with three twisted wire annulets within a twisted wire border which follows the edge of the plate, with a single length of silver wire soldered to the reverse bent and protruding from beneath the plate to form two attachment loops and an eye. Gilding survives on the front of the wire and plate but is missing from the centre of the three annulets suggesting a possible lost pellet. There are slight traces of gilding on the reverse and the tips of two corners of the plate are missing. Length 13mm. Width 10mm. …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-057B0F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle. Circular frame with sub-circular to faceted section. The sheet pin is C-sectioned after the loop. External diameter 20mm. Internal diameter 15mm. 13th - 16th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2015
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Record ID: NMS-054E34Z
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy hilt-plate from knife. Oval, with off-centre rectangular slot for the missing tang. Plate measuring 22 x 20mm. Slot 4 x 10mm.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 15th January 2015
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Record ID: NMS-052EF9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval composite strap-end of crescentic type, the points of the crescent meeting leaving an oval aperture in the front-plate. The separate oval sheet back-plate is secured by two copper alloy rivets through the points of the crescent at upper end and two copper alloy rivets near mid-point. The front of the crescent is decorated with engraved lines, probably stylised leaves or a flower, with short sectioned of rocker arm engraving. The knop at the base of the crescent is missing. Surviving length 34mm. Width 33mm. Cf. Fingerlin 1971 Abb. 312-314. Circa 1400 - 1450.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-047EC3
Object type: SCISSORS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval scissors. Oval finger loop with off-set, rectangular-sectioned stem decorated with crosshatched panels and rabbets before expanding before a break. There is a possible iron rivet before the break, but iron corrosion covers most of the expanded end of the handle / start of the blade. Loop 23 x 20mm. Total surviving length (including loop) 63mm. Several very similar examples have been recorded, see NARC3254, NMS-52C987, SUR-852F37 and CORN-C6BF43. Probably late 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-04473A
Object type: CANDLE SNUFFER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of post-medieval copper alloy candle snuffer or wick trimmer. Rectangular plate with integral projection from one corner at right-angles to the plate, hinged to a fragment of the flat-sectioned handle now broken at both ends, which would originally have been a swivelling joint with the plate forming the front of an open box which could be closed on the wick. The front of the plate is decorated with lines of engraved rocker arm along each edge and from each corner to the centre, with a ring-and-dot in the centre and in each corner. Plate 33 x 43mm. Surviving total length 66mm.…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-037761
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Rectangular loop with fully rounded hole, two small holes in upper half, slight median rib, round ended slot in base and iron pea. The surface is extremely worn with traces or cast decoration in the form of radiating lines on the upper half and fish scales on the lower half. Height 37mm. Diameter 31mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-03200B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy belt mount in the form of an acorn with slightly convex front and slightly concave reverse, with two integral circular-sectioned attachment spikes on the reverse, both bent inwards and one broken. Length 23mm. Width 12mm. 17th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-F36EDA
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Very unusual Late Iron Age to early Roman iron and copper alloy composite linch pin with bent and corroded square-sectioned shank (14 x 14mm), pelta-shaped openwork head and foot with discoidal terminal. The peltoid head and the foot are both cast. The face of the head is decorated with six circular cells containing traces of red enamel, four in a Y-shaped arrangement within an engraved triskele reserved on a circular pecked field, one in the centre and each of the three outer cells in a curled terminals of the triskele, two further cells are set in the swollen convex base of the head…
Created on: Thursday 28th August 2014
Last updated: Saturday 16th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymondham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-DFF770
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy gilt strap-end from scabbard belt or book clasp, of characteristic 14th-century design, of box-like construction. The part that contained the strap is rectangular with separate side strips before a box-like circular boss and broken transversely pierced terminal. On the reverse of the circular boss is a highly corroded protrusion. Tiny traces of gilding are visible, but the any detail is obscured by a layer of corrosion and dirt. These strap-ends are interpreted by Fingerlin (1971), p.111, nos.174-8) as scabbard belt-mounts, but have also been identified at book c…
Created on: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-DFA9CB
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or post-medieval copper alloy book clasp. Rectangular sheet cut to form a hook at one end. The corners at the attachment end were originally splayed but are now broken. Three rivet holes are arranged longitudinally each surrounded by an engraved or stamped ring. The surface is badly corroded and the sheet cracked. Length 55mm. Maximum surviving width 16.5mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C3D56B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of medieval silver, gilded finger ring. Slightly more than half of the hoop survives, the rear of the hoop missing with jagged breaks at either side. The ring is divided longitudinally from one broken edge to the other by a median rib to either side of which the outer face is concave. The sides are curved with each concave field engraved with longitudinal lines and short radiating dashes, possibly intended as a stylised leaf. A change of angle defines the edge of the bezel, with the median rib and a central transverse arris dividing the bezel into four rectangular fields each…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halvergate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CC35F7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified Object. Lead sheet with shallow bi-convex upper edge, folded twice and tapering slightly towards the now hidden terminal. Stamped or pecked decoration consists of four eight-pointed stars at the bi-convex end with one small circular hole at one edge, a pair of parallel lines of dashes at each edge between which two pairs of dashed lines form an X with an eight-pointed star in each angle. The edges are not regular and the decoration goes over the edge at one point. None of the internal face is visible. Maximum width 34mm. Length (folded) 26mm. Estimated unfolded length at …
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-CBF7C5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy circular vessel foot, candle stick foot or possibly bell. Just over a quarter survives, with a flared base with a pair of shallow concentric grooves before the slightly thickened rim. The upper edge is broken. Diameter (reconstructed) 47mm. Surviving height 19mm. 14th - 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-CBDDE1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval or modern bell. Cast, with a high white metal content. Three joining fragments of the flared rim with at least three concentric ribs before the break. Original diameter circa 115mm.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-CB9B51
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably medieval lead pot mend. Sub-oval on both faces, gap for (missing) pottery circa 4mm thick. Measuring 29 x 22mm.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-CB8069
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably post-medieval lace tag. Lozengiform sheet rolled to form a cone with overlapping seam, open at both ends. Length 31mm. Maximum width 7.5mm.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-CB3337
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval frame with narrowed bar which projects slightly beyond the frame, pin missing, possible traces of black lacquer. The frame is now folded almost in half. Measuring 54 x 37mm. 15th - 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C9C371
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval frame with narrowed bar, pin missing. Measuring 22 x 18mm. 14th - 15th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C99AC0
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two medieval or post-medieval copper alloy attachment studs, one retaining an incomplete handle, from furniture or chafing dish. Rectangular-sectioned loop handle with incurved sides and straight top, missing base, through separate transversely pierced attachment stud. One unattached transversely pierced, attachment stud. Studs 21 x 9 x 15mm and 23 x 9 x 15mm. Maximum surviving width of loop handle 52mm. See Margeson (1993, 80, fig.45, nos.489 and 490). Circa 1400 - 1600.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C960F2
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy ring. Irregular sub-rectangular-section. External diameter 27.5mm. Internal diameter 20.5mm. Thickness 3mm. Mid 14th - 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C946AA
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy buton. Plano-convex head, integral loop, now broken. Diameter 11.5mm. Surviving height 13mm. 15th - 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C92F4B
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval button, copper alloy with high white metal content. Solid plano-convex head, separate inserted wire loop missing. Diameter 15mm. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C8EF0A
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Rectangular loop with cast hole, two holes in upper half, narrow but well defined median rib, round-ended slot in base. About a quarter of the lower half and the pea are missing. No decoration visible. Height 46mm. Diameter 34mm. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C8D2F5
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Most of upper half missing including loop, broken across hole in upper half, well-defined median rib, broken in line with round-ended slot in base. Gadrooned or 'sunburst' decoration on lower half with oOo within a semi-circular field next to slot. Surviving height 48mm. Diameter (reconstructed) 50mm.16th - 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C7B040
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy blade, probably a Middle Bronze Age rapier. Shallow convex face on both sides with no original edge surviving. The edge of possible bevelling for the cutting edge is visible in places. Breaks old and corroded. Surviving length 42mm. Surviving width 17mm. Maximum thickness 4mm. Weight 12.9g.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C74D44
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. Broken across the base of the socket, flaring slightly for the slightly curved blade, the cutting edge damaged and missing. The breaks are all corroded and mostly worn, with the break on one side of the body appearing crisper and more recent than the rest. Width 45mm. Maximum thickness 11mm. Width at break 39mm. Surviving length 22mm. Weight 24.0g. 1000 - 701 BC.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 29th September 2014
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Record ID: NMS-C6C1B1
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two undated irregular lumps of corroded copper alloy, probably metal-working debris, perhaps cake. Weighing 62.3g and 152.4g.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B88926
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy sword or dagger pommel of shortened, hollow 'scent-stopper' form (London Museum Medieval Catalogue, 1967, 43 and fig.9, no.11). Circular, with concave sides. The domed top is divided by six deep v-shaped notches radiating from the edge towards a central irregular hole for the (missing) tang, with six straight grooves defining the edge of each resulting foil. Diameter 36mm. Height 20mm. Similar to an example from Norfolk HER 35831 Tacolneston, Norfolk (Gurney, 2002, 161, fig.7D), and NMS-0C90A0 (Norfolk HER 56838). Second half of the 15th century.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 19th January 2015
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Record ID: NMS-B8639D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy circular vessel foot, candle stick foot or similar object. Just under a quarter survives, with a flared base with thickened moulding before edge. The upper edge broken on a change in angle inwards. Diameter (reconstructed) 52mm. Height 35mm. 14th - 18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 14th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B84F45
Object type: AMMUNITION
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead balls, the smaller with a casting seam. Diameter 12.5mm and 11.5mm.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B83925
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval button, copper alloy with high white metal content. Solid plano-convex head, separate inserted wire loop missing. Diameter 14mm. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B81D4A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy cast vessel foot. Rectangular with bi-concave front face, thickening slightly at one end, broken at the other. Width 39mm. Surviving length 45mm. 14th - 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B7F8D5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Rectangular frame with rounded corners, drilled for separate iron spindle, only corrosion from which now survives, chape missing. Cast decoration on the upper face in the form of four lozengiform bosses in low relief with debased foliate motifs between. There is a pair of small rounded knops of each outside edge. Measuring 30 x 33mm. Late 17th - early 18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2015
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Record ID: NMS-B7B5E3
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Rectangular loop with cast aperture, two holes in upper half, prominent median rib, round-ended slot in base, iron pea. Very faint traces of gadrooned or 'sunburst' decoration and semicircular fields either side of the slot survive on the lower half, but not clearly enough to see the design. Height 42mm. Diameter 31mm. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B74F61
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Papal bulla of Boniface IX (1389 - 1404). A reasonably well-preserved bulla which despite having some corrosion of the lead surface, still has enough of the original patina preserved to show the reading very clearly. The obverse reads BONI/FATIUS/•PP•VIIII. The reverse is of the normal design with the figures of SS Paul and Peter in pelleted aureoles with SPA SPE above, although the corrosion is slightly worse than on the obverse. Neither side is preserved well enough to enable any die flaws to be observed. Weight 43.206g. Diameter 37.5. Obverse sealed at 2° to the re…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-B27BE9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Almost complete Early Saxon small-long brooch, now in two pieces broken at the lower end of the bow. Rectangular head-plate with thirteen circular perforations along sides and top edge with a groove connecting each of the complete perforations with the edge of the head-plate. The edge is broken through seven of the perforations. There is an internal border of eleven stamped reverse S-shaped scrolls following the edge of the plate. The D-sectioned bow has side facets between one fine transverse groove at the top and one at the base, broken possibly along the line of a transverse groove…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: NMS-B24B0C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle and incomplete plate of thick sheet now broken across the start of the apertures separating the body and wings, folded widthways to form a short, rectangular back-plate, with a slot for the (missing) pin. Decoration comprises lines of very tight rocker-arm engraving resembling addorsed triangles. The frame is oval, with off-set, narrowed bar with exaggerated terminals and a notched li for the (missing) pin defined by a rib to either side. Frame 16.5 x 35mm. Plate at least 14 x 28mm. Several close parallels from Norfolk have been recorded: Barton Bendish…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A24D72
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy circular vessel foot, candle stick foot or similar object. Just under a third survives, with a flared, thickened rim at the base. The upper edge is unbroken with possible traces of solder. Diameter (reconstructed) 50mm. Height 22.5mm. 14th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A22710
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval lead probable cloth seal. One disc with part of broken connecting strip, two off-centre holes, W / XXXX in low relief. Diameter 20mm. 15th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A20F78
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn fragment of lower half of crotal bell. Diameter at least 28mm. 16th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A1F287
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead weight, probably Medieval or post-medieval. Circular, flat back, convex front, central hole. Diameter 27mm Height 10mm. Weight 39.0g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A1CDBF
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Just over a quarter of a post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Broken lengthways along the round-ended slot in the base and above the shallow but well defined median rib, with gadrooned or 'sunburst' decoration on both halves. A hammer or pick is depicted in a semi-circular field to one side of the slot. Diameter circa 43mm. 16th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A1ABE9
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy button. Bi-convex solid head with integral loop. Diameter 11.5mm. Height 17mm. 15th - 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A110C4
Object type: POT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two small sherds of slightly sandy, reduced pottery. Possibly Roman greyware. One body sherd and one shoulder, non-joining. Abraded breaks. Weight 4.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-A0F083
Object type: POT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two very small non-joining body sherds, possibly medieval unglazed ware, with dark grey reduced surface and partially oxidised body. Sandy, with sparse small flint inclusions. Weight 3.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9FC88D
Object type: BURNT FLINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Burnt flint, weighing 25.5g. Possibly late prehistoric or undated.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9FB5E6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic or Bronze Age flint scraper, formed on a secondary flake, with irregular, steep retouch around circa half the edge. Length 38mm. Width 29mm. Thickness 7mm.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9F962C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated late prehistoric primary blade-like flake. Length 40mm. Width 20mm. Thickness 4.5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9F6899
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably medieval or post-medieval lead weight. Circular, flat-back, convex front with slight moulding on upper face around central hole. Diameter 26mm. Height 11mm. Weight 37.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9F537A
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy dress hook. Read's Class E, Type 3. Central concave circle with swags (probably originally intended to form four apertures, but miscast), forming a border. The hook and loop are incomplete. Very similar to an example in Read (2008, 103, no.398). Surviving length 33mm. Surviving width 17mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9EF528
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy looped buckle chape with one internal spike and short triangular pin. Frame missing. Measuring (excluding pin) 14.5 x 15mm. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9EE05C
Object type: TAP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of spout from a copper alloy barrel tap. Curved circular-sectioned pipe broken at both ends, with a short semi-circular projection on the outside of the curve with a slightly flared terminal. See CORN-16A1E1 for a nearly complete example. External diameter of pipe 17mm. Internal diameter of pipe 13mm. 18th - 19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9E56D1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two medieval or post-medieval non-joining copper alloy cast fragments, perhaps miscast, probably feet from a vessel, one sub-triangular in section with 'toes', the other rectangular with median vertical arris on the front face. 14th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9E1031
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three medieval or post-medieval non-joining fragments of copper alloy cooking pot or cauldron. Two everted rim sherds with thickened edges and one body sherd with no original edge and multiple shallow scratches covering the internal and external surface. Internally the scratches are parallel, externally they are in two groups of parallel lines, one vertical and one horizontal. Not enough survives to estimate the original diameter. 14th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-9DD187
Object type: POT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or post-medieval abraded body sherd of fine, oxidised, micacous fabric with traces of yellow / green glaze and a lead disc stuck to the internal surface, possibly a pot-mend over a worn part of the surface. Weight 9.6g. Diameter of lead disc 17mm. 15th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-7AB8B3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary small blade-like flake of unpatinated grey flint. Possibly soft hammer struck. Length 27mm. Width 13mm. Thickness 2.5mm.
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Record ID: NMS-94021C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval frame, narrowed bar, with slightly raised transverse rib at either end of bar on frame. Pin missing. Surface pitted and corroded. Measuring 30 x 22mm. 13th - 15th century.
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
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Record ID: NMS-93A048
Object type: POT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Body sherd of lead glazed Ely type wear, medium abrasion. Weight 5.5g. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
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Record ID: NMS-93115A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead weight. Disc with four stamps on one face; A, a half circle (indicating half an ounce), a lion below a castle (arms of Norwich), and EL below a crown (for Elizabeth I). Diameter 23.5mm. Thickness 4mm. Weight 12.9g (0.45oz). 1558 - 1603.
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
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Record ID: NMS-69CEAF
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver finger ring. D-sectioned band with slight internal median arris, widening and thickening smoothly from the rear of the hoop to the front. There is a narrow moulding at either edge of the band on slightly less than half of the upper face of the ring either side of the otherwise undefined shoulders and bezel. External diameter 16mm. Internal diameter 11.5mm. Maximum width 5mm. Maximum thickness 3mm. Weight 1.9g. The simplicity of the ring makes close dating difficult.
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2015
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Record ID: NMS-67D827
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A modified (pierced and gilded) post-medieval silver groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), mint: Tower (London), initial mark: lis (North 1986) dating to 1558-60. Ref: North 1991. The coin has been gilded and been pierced near the edge at 6 o'clock on the obverse, and it is probable that the modified coin was used as a pendant. The sharp condition of the coin suggests that this adaptation does not date very long after the striking of the coin, probably in the 1560s. Weight 2.1g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-ADF3AA
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver hinge-plate from an unidentified object, probably a book fitting or furniture fitting, or possibly a dress fitting or strap fitting. The sheet is folded to form the looped end or barrel which retains the pin and four slots for the opposing plate. Three slots retain fragments of the opposing barrel broken before the (missing) plate. There are two empty rivet holes through the double thickness plate next to the barrel. The lower part of the folded plate is longer than the upper, rectangular part, and extends from beneath it, broken across four holes with no original…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-800D3E
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams' (1997) Class B, Type 4, now very worn. Fully modelled mask with pointed ears between which is the apex loop, large round eyes with central blind holes forming pupils, and a prominent, slightly up-turned nose. No details of the mouth or chin are visible. Angled flange with single hole filled with corroded iron. Hollow-backed. The edge of the plate is irregularly scalloped. Height 44mm. Width 27mm.Circa 11th - early 12th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-7FAD0D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle. Oval frame, with only the terminals of the off-set, narrowed bar surviving. The outside edge is formed from three lobes each decorated with two angled transverse ribs forming a chevron. Externally the lobes are slight, internally the edge is scalloped with four concave foils. Measuring 20 x 34mm. Broadly similar in style to double-looped frames in Egan and Pritchard (2002, 84, fig.51, no.345 and an example illustrated from the Museum of London collection), although this is certainly a single-looped example. Probably 14th - 15th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-7F1646
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle. Frame oval internally with trapezoidal outside edge, off-set, narrowed bar, sheet pin. The outside edge of the frame is extended to form an elongated notch with small rounded knops to either side of the blunt terminal, with a bordering line of finely executed interrupted rocker-arm engraving giving the appearance of tiny addorsed dots around the edge of each half of the frame and at least one end of the bar. Rectangular plate, recessed for the frame, with a slot for the pin, folded widthways, with two large ball-headed rivets at the attachment edge. Th…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
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Record ID: NMS-7E7E52
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle plate. Short, rectangular plate, recessed for the (missing) frame, slot for (missing) pin, folded widthways, the back-plate narrower than the front-plate, with two globular-headed rivets securing front-plate, back-plate and (missing) strap. The front-plate is gilded and engraved with an outer border of rocker-arm and an inner single line. One corner of the front and back-plates is missing. Measuring 14 x (reconstructed) 27mm. Circa late 12th - 14th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-3023A7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified object. Copper alloy flat disc stamped on one face with 12 triangles in a circle, points facing inwards, around a very slightly raised circular moulding around a central rectangular hole. Plain on the reverse. There is a very small amount of possible decayed enamel on one triangle. The edges of the disc are certainly complete around most of the circumference but there are abraded patches which may be breaks. Diameter 20mm. Thickness 1.5mm. Weight 2.76g. Probably Roman, perhaps part of a brooch. See for example Hattatt, 2000, 351, fig.210, no.1062. Also similar to a button…
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-2EFE51
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or Post-medieval copper alloy cast vessel leg. Triangular-sectioned, plain reverse, tapering slightly from the break to a transverse collar below which it expands slightly for the foot. Above the collar there is a very prominent median longitudinal rib, below the collar the foot is divided into five longitudinal mouldings. Surviving length 71mm. Width 30mm. Thickness 24mm. 14th - 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-2E9DB3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy strap loop. Irregular faceted-sectioned frame with expanded oval top with median arris externally. There are no internal projections and no visible rivet or rivet hole. Measuring 19 x 13mm. Internal width 15mm. Circa 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-2E780D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy weight. Discoidal, with a recessed surface on one face with two concentric rings and an indecipherable stamp which includes a reversed R. Diameter 18mm. Thickness 4mm. Weight 6.2g 17th - 19th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-2E25A1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy hooked mount from sword belt. Collared and lobed pierced terminal with iron corrosion on the front and back, faceted domed plate, waisted at one end with copper alloy rivet before springing of broken rearward facing hook. Length at least 47mm. Width 20mm. See Read (2008, 226, no.813). Circa 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: NMS-2DD997
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell fragment, about half surviving. Attachment loop broken, lower edge concave, one surviving hole in the upper half, well defined but flat rib, round-ended slot in base with a heart to one side, the upper and lower half decorated with cast 'sunburst' or gadrooned decoration. Pea missing. Height at least 34mm. Diameter at least 33mm. Circa 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-2DA1BA
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Rectnagular attachment loop with cast aperture, two holes in the upper half, prominent rib, round-ended slot in base surrounded by 'sunburst' or gadrooned decoration now very worn. Iron pea. Height 39mm. Diameter 33mm.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-2CA622
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon incomplete copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of Williams' (1997) Class A, Type 12. Lozengiform plate with four lozengiform apertures formed by a diagonal cross with round bosses in very low relief at the centre of the cross, the corners of the lozengiform frame and to either side of the flat base. The mount is otherwise plain. Broken across the upper aperture, the apex loop missing. Right-angle flange with single rivet hole filled with the remains of the corroded iron rivet. Surviving height 27mm. Width 31mm. 1000 AD - circa 1100.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
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Record ID: NMS-2C777D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval loop, narrowed bar with transverse ridge on frame at either end. Pin missing. Measuring 36 x 25mm. 14th - 16th or early 17th century.century.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-2C5391
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval loop, moulded cinquefoil flower in centre of each outside edge, narrowed triangular-sectioned bar with transverse ridge projecting slightly beyond frame at either end. Pin missing. Measuring 40 x 22mm. See Whitehead (2003, 66, no.408) for a similar example. Circa 1500 - 1650.
Created on: Thursday 19th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 19th June 2014
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