Record ID: WMID-104D67
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date. The object is triangular in shape and hollow. It does not appear to be broken so determining what it may be a part of is problematic. It measures 31.9 mm long and 15.48 mm wide at the base and is 14.33 mm high. The ends taper slightly to one side, so the base is shorter at this side at 28.6 mm in length. The triangular aperture at this side is correspondingly slightly smaller. The object has a very abraded green patina with a red/brown hue where the surface metal has worn away. It weighs 16.2 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2011
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Record ID: WMID-4FC606
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper-alloy bead of uncertain date. The bead measures 13.53 mm in diameter with a central perforation of 5.96 mm. It measures 5.68 mm thick and weighs 3.9 grams. Such beads were used across a broad period, and so dating it is very difficult.
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2011
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Record ID: WMID-1E3053
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight or spindle whorl. The object is irregulary shaped and plano-convex, with a circular perforation in the centre, 7.82 mm in diameter. The object measures 22.76 mm long, 18.48 mm wide, 5.76 mm thick and weighs 11.7 grams. It is very worn and appears not to have been decorated. It has a pale cream to white patina.Dating such objects is notoriously difficult when they are recovered from an unstratified context, and it may date from anywhere between the Roman and post-medieval periods.
Created on: Friday 10th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-5EBF74
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable moulded lead weight of uncertain date. The weight is sub-circular, with one flat side. It is flat on the reverse and has a stamped impression on the front which reads IIP (or dII if inverted) set within a border comprised of two lines. Outside this border there are traces of an inscription running around the side of the weight but this is now illegible. The weight measures 134.9 grams, the equivalent to 0.3 avoirdupois pounds. It measures 52.95 mm long, 52.68 and 11 grams thick. It has a cream patina.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2013
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Record ID: WMID-B1ED12
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy cast strap end (probably). The strap end has a split opening for the strap. There is a circular perforation on each part of the split end for a rivet. The strap end terminates in two globular balls (each approximately 7.5 mm thick), each on a stem which projects from the flat body of the strap end. The strap end measures 27.49 mm long, 20.34 mm wide (at its terminal) and 5.27 mm thick. No published parallel has yet been found for this strap end, and its date is therefore still uncertain. However, a very similar object is recorded on this database as NARC-F0E7E6. The…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-B398F3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is 32.81 mm in diameter with a central perforation that is 8.32 mm in diameter. Both sides of the whorl are decorated, four regularly spaced circular dots in relief, the other with regular lines that expand at an angle from the central perforation to the edge. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30 - 35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). This exampl…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-E802C7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cuboid artefact, possibly a weight of some sort. None of the faces are inscribed, suggesting that this was not a die. It is slightly irregular, but clearly deliberately cuboid. Each face measures approximately 10 mm by 10 mm. It weighs 9.2 grams. This object is impossible to date on stylistic grounds and its date is therefore uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 24th June 2011
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Record ID: WMID-E81AB2
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex object, either a weight or a gaming token. Such objects are incredibly difficult to date outside of a dated archaeological context and it may date from any period from Roman onwards. It is sub-circular in plan and measures approximately 19 mm in diameter. It is 8.35 mm thick and weighs 14.6 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 24th June 2011
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Record ID: WMID-1066B8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead weight, probably a spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is flat on both top and bottom and neither side is decorated, making dating immensely difficult. It measures 22.62 mm in diameter and has a central perforation of 8.26 mm. It is 7.22 mm thick and weighs 22 grams. It has a cream to white patina.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-953B17
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy arrowhead of uncertain date. Several archaeological finds specialists have now looked at this arrowhead and none feel that it is likely to be of Bronze Age date. It certainly does not fit well into the typologies of any British Bronze Age arrowheads, though nor does it fit well into typologies of later date. It is more akin to Mediterranean arrowheads of the Classical period, and until a parallel is found the date and culture of the arrowhead must remain uncertain. The patina and thickness of the metal is also inconsistent with a Bronze Age date. The arrowh…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-28B742
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Circular domed object made from gold, consisting of a circular back sheet, an incomplete filigree collar, and a domed upper sheet. The back sheet is 13.0mm in diameter and was probably originally flat; it is now very slightly concave, around a flat rim underneath the narrow flange running around the domed upper sheet. There are several small indentations, as if the back sheet has been poked repeatedly by a sharp point. There is one tiny circular hole close to the edge and, directly opposite and close to the edge, a tear perhaps through a second hole. The surviving hole is c. 0.6mm in …
Created on: Monday 21st February 2011
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drayton Bassett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-A6B601
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring of uncertain date. Such rings may have been used for many different purposes, often presumably for strap attachment on personal and horse trappings. Such rings are undiagnostic when discovered outside a dated archaeological context and so the precise function and date of this example remains obscure. It measures 19.92 mm in diameter, 2.31 mm thick and weighs 1.5 grams. It has a worn green patina.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2011
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Record ID: WMID-36C297
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring of uncertain date. It is possibly a finger ring, although this does not seem likely as the interior of the loop is not smoothed and it has a fairly small diameter (interior 12.9 mm, exterior 19.29 mm). It is more likely that the ring is a strap or harness fitting or some similar object. Such rings were in use throughout history, and so dating it outside of a context is very difficult. It is 3.6 mm high, 2.84 mm thick and weighs 3.4 grams. It has a dark green patina yet where it is corroded it is a paler green and parts have a purple hue.
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2011
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Record ID: WMID-06A6D4
Object type: PUNCH
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable cast copper-alloy punch chisel of uncertain date. The object is sub-cylindrical in shape and has one slightly rounded end and another very flat smooth end which looks as though it may have been the end used for striking. It measures 49.05 mm long, 12.45 mm wide and weighs 40.4 grams. It has a dark green to grey patina and based on this alone the object may be medieval or earlier in date.
Created on: Monday 28th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
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Record ID: WMID-0A7665
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four pieces of probable casting waste, all sub-circular except one which is broken and semi-circular. All but the broken one have a central linear casting flash on one side. The form, texture and patina of these pieces are not indicative of a prehistoric date, although other than that this they're dating is currently uncertain. It is also not clear what objects they are associated with the manufacture of. The pieces range in size from approximately 28.89 mm in diameter to 35.9 mm. They range in thickness from 4.56 mm to 3.2 mm.
Created on: Monday 28th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
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Record ID: WMID-16E164
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An igneous stone (granite?) whetstone of uncertain date. The stone is finely finished and shaped with a carved sub-oval 'tang' to slot into a handle. The sides are straight and there is a ridge running down the centre of one face, making the stone pentagonal in shape. The blade is truncated and as its terminal is not so smooth as the edges of the rest of the blade this would seem to be through damage rather than wear through use. The stone is a dark grey to black in colour with fine inclusions, but is an orangey brown in colour where it has been shaped to fit the handle, and to a less…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2011
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Record ID: WMID-1748C5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper-alloy, date and function somewhat uncertain. The object has a rounded terminal and is clearly broken at the other end. It is convex on one side, concaved on the other, with a ridge running diagonally and off-centre from the break to the ther curved terminal on this the concaved side. The curvature and ridge suggest it is not the tip of an axehead. It is very possibly the tip of a foot from a cauldron or skillet, although the curvature and relative thinness make this unlikely. Alternatively it may be part of the rim from an object such as a chafing dish, but t…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2011
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Record ID: WMID-1B7AB6
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uncertain object of uncertain date, quite possibly a piece of casting waste. The object has no clear function and the irregularity in its shape and thickness is suggestive that this is a piece of waste discarded during the casting of another object. It has a smooth dark green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2011
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Record ID: WMID-1D9482
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object, currently of uncertain function and date. The object is cross shaped with four arms, one of which is alomst entirely missing, whilst another is missing its tip. These are set around a lozengiform central perforation. The two complete arms have terminals which are narrowed and circular, suggesting that these may have slotted into something, though what this may have been is currently unclear. This record may be updated in the future if the object gets recognised.
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
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Record ID: WMID-876BF8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is plano-convex and undecorated. The central perforation for the spindle is approximately 9.8 mm in diamater. It measures 32.06 mm in diameter, 9.5 mm thick and weighs 43.1 grams. It is plain and undecorated. As such objects were used for a wide period of time, from the Roman period through to the post-medieval, the dating for this plain example is uncertain.
Created on: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 16th June 2010
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