Record ID: SUSS-6EFE95
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy crotal bell. The bell is divided into two hemispheres by a prominent ridge which runs around the centre of the bell. The upper hemisphere is undecorated and houses two large sound holes. A loop extends up from the top of the upper hemisphere. The loop is square and pierced. The lower hemisphere houses the large sound slot. The remains of the iron pea survive inside the bell. The lower hemisphere appears to be undecorated, but very faint and worn lines can be seen which could represent the sun burst design. The metal survives in a very good, smooth conditio…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6F05F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sestertius of uncertain emperor.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6F0C82
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Henry III, class 3 (1248 - 50). North, Vol: I, p226, 986+.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleton-on-sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6F1694
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three waste flint flakes, dating to the Mesolithic period. Each has a bulb of percussion, a striking platform and previous blade flakes removed from the surface. 1) 7.9g 2) 7.7g 3) 3.9g
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6F1F16
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two waste flint flakes, dating to the Mesolithic period. Each has a bulb of percussion, a striking platform and previous blade flakes removed from the surface. Each flake also has a hinge fracture. 1) 34.7g 2) 7.5g
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleton-on-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-6F2511
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead musket ball or pistol shot. The lead bullets such as these were used from 1600 – 1850, most of them are likely to date from the 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleton-on-Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-709FD7
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, very prominent vertical raised ridge running down the centre of the leg. The leg has a rectangular section. 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: Friday 25th 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-70AAB7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pot leg fragment from a cast copper alloy vessel. The fragment consists of the foot and leg. The reverse of the object is flat. There is a vertical raised ridge running down the centre of the leg. The foot is rounded. 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: Friday 25th 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-70ADB6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman pin. The pinhead is complete but the shaft is broken. The entire length of the pin is 14.7mm. The pinhead is polyhedral in shape, with 13 facets each either triangular or diamond shaped. The head measures 10.5 x 10.1mm. The pinhead looks more elaborate than a normal polyhedral head, which are cube or cuboid shaped with the corners cut off. The shaft has a circular section. It is impossible to say how long the shaft was or whether it was a straight shaft, or an L-shaped shaft. The pin is otherwise in a good condition. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70B0C6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy double looped buckle shoe or knee buckle with drilled frames for a separate spindle. The frame is decoratively moulded, with engraved transverse lines, either side of the strap bar. The chape, pin and tongue are missing. There is some iron staining evident on the spindle, indicating that an iron pin used to sit there. The frame buckle is complete. The metal is a dark greyish-green colour. These buckles date from circa 1660-1720. Parallels for this type of buckle can be seen in Whitehead, 2003, p99.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70B453
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy thimble, dating to the 15th - 16th century. The thimble is short with a rounded top. The indentations in the thimble are long and oval or sub-rectangular, arranged in a right-hand spiral. This thimble has been cast as one piece. The thimble thickens very slightly around the rim. It is worn and the metal has lost much of its original surface. The metal is a dark brownish-red colour. Parallels can be seen in Egan (2005), p132, fig: 126.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-70B7D3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of an annular double looped cast copper alloy buckle. The frame is circular and decorated, with moulded ridges. The frame has a D-shaped section. The strap bar in narrowed. The pin is missing, but a small amount of iron staining indicates where it once was. The buckle is slightly bent. The reverse is flat. The metal is a mid greyish-green in colour. Parallels for this type of buckle can be seen in Whitehead, 2003, p47.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70BB12
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and damaged cast copper alloy crotal bell. The bell is divided into two hemispheres by a prominent ridge which runs around the centre of the bell. The upper hemisphere is undecorated with two small sound holes and the characteristic sun burst design. A loop extends up from the top of the upper hemisphere. The loop is pierced. The lower hemisphere houses the large sound slot – now damaged and distorted out of shape. The remains of the iron pea survive inside the bell. The lower hemisphere is decorated with what appears to be the fish-scale type design, but it is badly …
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70C245
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy square coin weight. The weight is stamped on both sides. This weight dates from the time of James I (1603 - 1625).
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walberton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-70C6C3
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead musket ball or pistol shot. The lead bullets such as these were used from 1600 – 1850, most of them are likely to date from the 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70C9F6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unusual pot leg fragment from a cast copper alloy vessel. The fragment consists of the upper part of the leg only. The leg has a flat top, which is oval in shape and long. It tapers down to a leg which has five facets. 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: Friday 25th 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-70CD85
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy rim fragment from a copper alloy vessel. The rim is thickened and pitted along the top edge. The fragment is worn with worn edges and a dull dark grey patina. Due to a lack of excavated examples it is not possible to closely date this object, although it is medieval to post medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70D094
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy rim fragment from a copper alloy vessel. The rim is thickened and pitted along the top edge. The fragment is worn with worn edges and a dark brownish-grey patina. Due to a lack of excavated examples it is not possible to closely date this object, although it is medieval to post medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70D463
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy ring, diameter 26.9mm. The ring has a flattened circular section. It is worn and heavily pitted with a dark brownish-green patina. Due to a lack of excavated examples it is not possible to date this object. Copper alloy rings like this one have been used through-out history for everything from harness fittings to clothes fittings.
Created on: Friday 25th 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-70D803
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy brooch pin. The pin has a D-shaped section and it tapers to a blunt point. The loop is not complete. The object has a mid reddish-brown patina. It is medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walberton', grid reference and parish protected.