Record ID: SUSS-1BB1D1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy, much of surface missing, hexagonally facetted conical handle with collared pierced terminal. Circular, 19.3mm. Owl sitting on a branch, represented by a vertical twig with horizontal leaves either side. *HAVLOVLHAVL (mimicking the cry of the owl). Four drills in the shape of a diamond form the reverse initial mark at roughly the 12 o'clock position.
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2D2D81
Object type: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large slightly oval leather polishing stone. Weight: 924g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graffham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2D5992
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bronze socketed hammer, with rectangular faces. The hammer survives in two fragments. Small butt end fragment: 83g. Length: 35.6mm, Width: 24.9mm, Thickness: 19.9mm. Large socketed end fragment: 152g. Length: 61.01mm, Width of socket: 29.2mm, Thickness of socket: 26.3mm. Internal socket = 15.6mm x 15.9mm. 36mm = socket depth. Socketed hammers are relatively rare finds, but are known from both middle and late Bronze Age contexts. This hammer was found as a single find. They are likely to be metal workers tools. The hammer has a rectangular section, with a socket wh…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trotton with Chithurst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-330224
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large pot leg fragment from a cast copper alloy vessel. The fragment consists of part of the foot and leg. The reverse of the object is flat. There is a large vertical raised ridge running down the centre of the leg. All the breaks are worn. The surface of the metal is pitted with a mid greyish-green patina. Pot legs date to AD 1350-1850.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-332DF1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy pot leg from a copper alloy vessel. The fragment consists of the foot and part of the leg. The object is rectangular in section. The foot is rounded and there is a wdie collar between the foot and the leg. The reverse of the leg is flat and undecorated. The surface is worn, as is the break. It has a dark green patina. Pot legs date to 1350-1850 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-40FDE5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age or Romano-British strap union, Taylor and Brailsford type 1. This object is constructed of a figure of eight flanked on either side by a vertical bar, attached at each end by a moulded oval collar. The figure of eight is semicircular in section having a flat rear side with a domed front, and the vertical bars are circular in section. The overall patina of the object is dark greyish-green. It measures 31.2mm length, 27.4mm wide, is 4.9mm thick and weighs 13.2g. Type 1 strap unions date from 200BC to 200AD. Taylor and Brailsford have numerous examples in their article 'Bri…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4125D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object, surviving in two pieces. The object could be a Roman bracelet, but it is more likely to be a medieval brooch. The object is formed from a twisted strip of copper alloy wire. There is a step in the strip - which could indicate that that is a pin construction and therefore the object is a brooch. The metal is a dark brownish-grey colour.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4193E8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle plate, medieval in date. The plate is rectangular and flat. The object is formed from one plate, folded widthways to form the front and back plate. Both terminals of the plate are broken; therefore no pin recess or other attachment evidence survives. The plate has been decorated with incised decoration, but much of the original surface has been lost due to corrosion. There are three rivet holes in the plate. The metal is a dark greyish-green colour.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-41A3E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Scottish penny of an uncertain King.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-41F9E4
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a copper alloy French jetton.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-423146
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bell. The bell has been cast as one piece and it is conical shaped. The top of the bell has been decorated with two collars and there is an attachment loop at the apex of the bell. There is an incised line around the middle of the bell and a hole in the side. The base of the bell is badly damaged. This bell is post-medieval in date. The metal is a dark greenish-brown colour.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4255B6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy single looped D-shaped buckle. All that survives is the outer edge of the frame, which has been decoratively moulded. The pin is missing. The reverse is moulded like the front. The metal has lost most of its original surface and the metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is pitted. This type of buckle dates from circa 1250 – 1400. Parallels for this type of buckle can be seen in Whitehead, p21.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-426814
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy French jetton.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-4279F6
Object type: BRICK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman brick, 72g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-429CB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver threepence of Elizabeth I, from her second issue (1561 - 1582). North, Vol: II, p135, 1998.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wittering', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-43F233
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token. The token is flat and circular. The obverse of the token depicts the number 9 and a capital letter L. The lead has gone a light brownish-grey colour. The reverse is blank. Due to a lack of excavated examples these tokens can only be loosely dated from between circa 1400 – 1850 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-440872
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy bell. The bell has a flared rim which runs around the base of the bell. It is decorated just above the rim with an incised line. The metal survives in a poor condition. It is pitted and is a mid brownish-green colour. Such bells date to the 18th - 19th century.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-442F53
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper metal working waste.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eartham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-444150
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of Roman pottery. Fine ware beaker rim, slate-grey colour coated. 2nd - 3rd century.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wittering', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-4454A3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of Iron Age pottery.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wittering', grid reference and parish protected.