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Record ID: WMID-52AA34
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A knapped flint of probable Neolithic date. The flint is sub-triangular in shape and resembles an arrowhead in shape. However, the flint has no invasive retouch and it retains the bulb of percussion and striking platform, a very unusual feature in Neolithic or Bronze Age arrowheads as the bulb of percussion is normally removed to facilitate hafting. The 'arrowhead' shape therefore seems likely to be coincidence rather than design. Very fine possible retouch resembling a saw blade may have been applied to both lateral edges, although it is possible that this has been caused during use …
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: WMID-533232
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of chert, possibly worked. If it has been knapped from a core, it does not appear to have been retouched subsequently. The object does not have any of the clear hallmarks of human intervention - it does not have a clear bulb of percussion or striking platform. What appears at first to be retouch on the lateral edges may actually be natural damage and wear. The chert has a pale brown colour. Find not photographed.
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: NARC-0ACAB1
Object type: WITCH BOTTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large iron bowl measuring 300mm in diameter with walls of 50mm high, and suffering from corrosion. Embedded within the corrosion are pebbles and rocks, and what appears to be part of a ceramic tile or drainage pipe. Some of these large, post-depositional inclusions maintain the integrity of the bowl's current outline. Within the bowl 11 small copper-alloy pins and pin fragments were found, along with an iron stud, pin, tack and possible nail. X-rays have revealed that at least 10 other pins remain hidden within the corrosion. A bone handle juts out on the bowl's wall at one side, and…
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMID-920991
Object type: WIRE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold-coloured wire of circular cross-section and uniform gauge, coiled at one end, bent and broken at the other and bent to a right-angle near its mid-point. Date: recent, probably 19th or 20th century. Dimensions: length 41.3 mm. Weight: 1.80 g. In age and precious metal content the object does not qualify as Treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brewood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-DDD812
Object type: WINDOW GLASS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shard of glass, quite possibly Roman in date. The shard is possibly a fragment of window glass, although it does have a slight curvature so may actually be the base of a large vessel. It tapers in thickness from 12.93 mm at its thickest to 7.43 mm. It is opaque and has many inconsistencies and air bubbles and this, along with the pale green colour of the glass, is perhaps supportive of a Roman date. In the absence of a clear form and a stratified context this cannot be regarded as certain however.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 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-6C0B32
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, possibly a fragement of a whetstone or honeing stone used for sharpening. What remains of the object is wedge shaped, tapering from 15.82 mm wide at its widest end to 9.33 mm wide at the break. The object has been pierced, possibly for suspension, near the widest end, with a hole measuring approximately 3.6 mm in diameter. The object measures 44.11 mm long, 5.48 mm thick and weighs 5.8 grams. Its date is uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-3F7CE4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight, probably a trade weight. The weight is square and has a male bearded forward facing bust within a circle on the obverse. The reverse is plain. An inscription runs around the side of the bust although this is unclear. It appears to be retrograde and may read JAMES... raising the possibility that this is a mould rather than a weight, although this is currently uncertain. The weight measures 22.82 mm long and 22.23 mm wide. It is 3.65 mm thick and weighs 15 grams.
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2010
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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-5F4825
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy trade weight of probable post-medieval date. The weight is circular in plan and trapezoidal in section. It is inscribed on the front with a P at the top, below which there is a V and an S and an I at the bottom. The reverse has a similar inscription except the P at the top is reversed. There are file marks visible on both faces and the edge. It weighs 27.7 grams and measures 24.32 mm in diameter and 7.9 mm thick. It has a smooth dark green patina.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2013
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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-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-8C67E5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Coventry
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy cup weight, probably from a set of nesting weights. It is likely to be late medieval to post-medieval in date. The weight measures 11.47 mm high and tapers in diameter from 30.95 mm at the rim to 25.23 mm at the base. It weighs 22.2 grams, the equivalent of 0.783 troy ounces - it probably originally weighed one ounce. There is deep filing on the base. Where the original surface of the rim survives two decorative ring and dots can be discerned. The interior of the base of the weight has a circular depression in the centre and a stamped circular makers mark which con…
Created on: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-8CC155
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy trade weight of the Commonwealth period (1649-1660). The weight is circular and stamped with a sword, the shield of St. George and a ewer. It has a circular depression in the centre of the face of the weight. A rim runs around the front face. The reverse has a circular depressed ring in the centre with a further central depression. The weight measures 33.79 mm in diameter and is 4.7 mm thick. It weighs 24.3 grams, the equivalent of 0.86 ounces, so would orginally have weighed one ounce.
Created on: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 16th June 2010
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Record ID: WMID-4C9AB4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy 4 oz trade weight of post-medieval, probable Commonwealth date (1649-1660AD). The weight is circular with a raised rim. The centre has a central ring and dot surrounded by two incised circles. Around these there is a shield of St George to the left, a sword above, an A to the right and a ewer to the bottom right. The reverse has a central depression, surrounded by a circular depression. Grooves on the reverse may relate to filing in order to reduce the weight. The weight now weighs 106.1 grams, which converts to 3.742 ounces. It measures 52.47 mm in diameter and is 8.7 …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-8D0175
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy ounce trade weight of post-medieval to modern date, possibly of Queen Anne, dating from 1702 to 1714. The weight is circular and has a raised rim and two incised circles in the centre. To the left there is a crowned RA and to the right a crowned A. The reverse has a central circular depression. The weight measures 32.83 mm in diameter, 5.14 mm thick and weighs 26.5 grams (0.93 ounces). The weight has a green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-5326E2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead circular probable weight of undetermined date. The weight has unifacial decoration consisting of several irregular curved lines dividing the face into triangular 'wedges'. The reverse is plain. The weight is pierced with an off-centre sub-circular hole which measures approximately 3.15 mm in diameter. The small size of the hole suggests that this object is not a spindle whorl. The weight is 6.27 mm thick, 25.6 mm in diameter and weighs 29.8 grams. It has a cream coloured patina.
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
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Record ID: WMID-A86237
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper-alloy trade weight of probable modern date (circa 1700 to 1900 AD). The weight weighs 13.9 grams (0.49 ounces in avoirdupois measurement) and has HALF OVNC inscribed into it by hand. Beneath this lettering the top face has a central inscribed circle within a ring of two inscribed circles and has a further ring of two circles running around the circumference. Below the inscribed lettering there is a further inscribed N within a square field. The reverse is blank. It measures 24.78 mm in diameter and 3.89 mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2011
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Record ID: WMID-CEDB30
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four weights of uncertain date, perhaps dating from as early as the Roman period (or even earlier), although they could date from any point up until the modern period. There is little diagnostic about them, although one exhibits moulded linear decoration above and below a central rib with four moulded decorative lugs which may perhaps be medieval or post-medieval in style. Each has a circular perforation and they range in size from between 16.36 mm in diameter to 21.61 mm. Their precise function is uncertain. It is possible that they were net weights for nets used to catch …
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-4DF111
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of five lead weights recovered from the same area. The weights are lacking in stylistic characteristics which allow their date to be ascertained with confidence, but they are likely to be medieval or post-medieval. The group are of different types. One is hemispherical in shape, with a flat base and a domed top (number 1 in the image). This one measures 33.83 mm wide at the base, 19.84 mm high and weighs 82.8 grams (2.9 ounces in avoirdupois measurement, suggesting it may have been a 3 ounce weight). Weight number 2 in the image is a flat bottomed cylindrical weight with …
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2011
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