Record ID: SUSS-04CE43
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shield shaped medieval copper alloy harness pendant with traces of green enamel. Each of the three corners of the shield has a bar projecting from it terminating in a ring. The rings lie on the same plane as the shield with the central holes of all three running transverse to the pendant. The shield is decorated with 5 diagonal bars and 6 grooves of equal width. In some of the grooves there are remnants of green enamel. Heraldic description: bendy of eleven or and vert. The entire pendent is 62.3mm long, 38.4mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 16.6g. This is a heraldic harness pendant of…
Created on: Wednesday 19th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Firle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-FFC705
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy early Anglo-Saxon supporting arm brooch with a wide rectangular head. This is decorated with a raised rim along the top, a pair of incised parallel lines across the centre, and another pair of parallel lines at the junction of head and bow. On the reverse of the head, each end has a pierced lug which projects backwards, creating a box shape to house the pin mechanism. The end of the copper-alloy axis bar survives in one lug, but the rest of the pin mechanism is missing. The head tapers to the bow, which is arched, thin and wide; it is D-shaped in cross-secti…
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Eastbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-E9BA43
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case number 2006 T408. Description: A medieval silver finger-ring, the hoop is intact and survives in its circular form. The hoop has a flattened D-shaped section. The exterior surface of the hoop has been inscribed. The inscription is much abraded and may read +AVE MARIA GRACIA P..., for Ave Maria Gracia Plena (Hail Mary Full of Grace). The cross is a simple plain cross. The letters have been crudely formed. Dimensions: Weight 2.06g. Diameter = 22.5mm, width = 3.6mm, thickness = 1.19mm Discussion: This devotional inscription is commonly found on medieval finger-rings. A simil…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-71B960
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval finger-ring, much distorted and recently repaired. It consists of a simple, flat, tapering band with a plain back and a front decorated with panels of stippled ornament. The shoulders each bear a simple cross and the centre is engraved with a lozenge. The recesses of the design were probably originally filled with niello, some of which appears to survive in the central panel. The finger-ring is silver and dates from the twelfth century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of …
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BCB8F1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval finger-ring, with a double-faceted bezel and a cabled hoop. The ring is badly abraded and almost certainly carried the image of one or two saints, though no depiction is clearly distinguishable. The shoulders are decorated with heart-shaped flowers resembling tulips, either side of a cabled band. The ring is (probably) silver-gilt, and dates from the late 15th Century or early 16th Century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bexhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DF1EE3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval gold finger-ring, the hoop distorted, with a bezel of trapezoidal shape set with a sapphire. The slender hoop is of D-shaped section, with zigzag and punched decoration at the shoulders. The ring dates to the 13th century. X-ray fluorescence analysis of the ring carried out at the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 82%. The gemstone was identified by Raman spectroscopy as sapphire. The ring weighs 1.47g. The hoop is 2.6mm wide and 1.27mm thick.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DEE493
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2005 T214 A medieval finger ring formed of a simple hoop and set with a triangular, shield shaped stone. The stone is deep blue, heavily scratched, and may be a sapphire or glass. The diameter of the hoop is 20mm. The ring weighs 4.54g. The finger-ring dates from the thirteenth century and is gold, and therefore qualifies as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bexhill Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7B5295
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded copper alloy incomplete Early Medieval finger ring, probably dating from AD 950 - 1100. A copper alloy finger ring, with an integral bezel. The hoop has broken and has been bent out of shape. The hoop widens to form the shoulders and the bezel. The bezel proper has a circular high relief fitting, which contains four roughly triangular fields. Each of thee four fields has been infilled with enamel. The top and bottom fields have been infilled with a blue enamel. The two fields to the side (next to the shoulders) have been infilled with green enamel. The diameter of t…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2006
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willingdon & Jevington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-89C1D7
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy late Iron Age linch pin head, from a chariot wheel. The pin probably dates to the 1st century BC - 1st century AD. The pin itself has been formed from iron and only survives as a short corroded lump. The pin would once have been square in section. The head proper has been made from copper alloy. The head is 'vase-shaped' it is formed of three circular blocks, one on top of the other. The three are only divided by decorative bands. Two incised lines mark the divide between the three blocks. The middle block is waisted. The terminating block is slightly missha…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Plumpton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D8AB03
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case number 2006 T304 Gilded silver boss, probably from a hat hook but possibly from a hooked tag. It has a flat pinked circular backplate and a domed hollow front with filigree ornament in roundels with central projections. Gilded on front. On back plate, scar from a hook that runs most of the way across the backplate, implying that it was a hat hook rather than a hooked tag. Filed backplate. The decoration can be compared with that on contemporary pins and dress hooks, probably made in the same workshops. 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bexhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-91A2C8
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cufflink element, originally one of a pair joined by a thin silver clip. Octagonal front with turned-over sides, stamped or etched with a flower-head at the centre, now worn; thin attachment loop on the back. A common 18th-century type which makes this cufflink hard to date pre 1706. As such, due to its age, this object does not qualify as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warningcamp', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-DEA2E7
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of sand and flint tempered peg tile, 13th century. 10g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-4655C2
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman tile.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slindon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-826832
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large tile fragment. 52g.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barcombe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-674FA6
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of medieval tile, 10.2g.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-6767F2
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of tile, 58g. Sand and flint tempered, Binsted tile. 13th - 14th Century.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-682108
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
3 fragments of Binsted kiln tile, weighing: 18.5g. Sand and sparse flint tempered. 13th - 14th Century.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-682CA4
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1 fragment of tile, weighing: 10.3g. 13th - 14th Century.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-7C18E4
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
1 fragment of medieval floor tile, with sand and flint tempering. Probably 13th - 14th Century. There are holes in the base of the tile to help it to fire.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-94ECA2
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of post-medieval tile.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavant', grid reference and parish protected.