Record ID: NMS-B3BC63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Post Medieval threepence of Elizabeth I. Slight flan-edge loss around the periphery. Plain cross initial mark, London (tower) mint. Obverse; ELIZABETH D G ANG FRA ET HI REGINA. Crowned bust left. Reverse; POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV. Square shield on long cross fourchee dividing the legend. North 1998. AD 1578. Dimensions: diameter 18.7mm, weight 1.14g
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B16B6D
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and corroded copper-alloy Post-Medieval Crown/ Angel coin weight. Sub square in plan and trapezoidal in cross-section. Obverse; Crowned rose within a legend that reads CROWN/ANGEL. Reverse; the hand of Antwerp flanked by numerals 8 and 0 with uncertain maker's initials below, one of which is an H and the other possibly an I. Date AD 1580. Dimensions: Length 14.8mm, width 16.8mm, thickness 2.2mm, weight 3.4g
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-AB7D57
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn and corroded copper-alloy Post-Medieval farthing trade token of Elizabeth Halfknight, a dyer in Norwich. Obverse; ELIZ. HALFKNIGHT/ The Dyers arms Reverse; IN NORWICH 1667/ ligated E and H. Williamson 148. Dimensions: diameter 15mm, weight 0.43g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-9AAF89
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval cast copper-alloy harness stud. The stud, possibly heraldic, is cast in the shape of an elaborate quatrefoil. The reverse is plain but the front is emblazoned with a moth or butterfly in relief, with prominent features consisting of outstretched wings, segmented thorax, and abdomen, with large antennae on the head. The short and fatter body are perhaps more suggestive of a moth. The antennae and wings have extant remains of white enamel present. This stud on the reverse is slightly offset with a rectangular cross-section and squared end.  H…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-99C5CA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Medieval short cross cut halfpenny. Mint unknown, moneyer probably ALAIN, AD 1180-1247. Dimensions: Diameter 17mm, thickness 0.6mm, weight 0.58g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-8EA1FE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Medieval short cross cut farthing. London mint, AD 1180-1247. Dimensions: Length 10mm, width 10mm, thickness 0.7mm, weight 0.41g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-43F527
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or lead alloy perforated hollow vessel. The object is robust, consisting of a hollow bulbous body with a collar separating a short straight but cylindrical 21mm diameter neck truncated obliquely by an old break. The body has six circular full-thickness perforations around the sides and a single larger hole at the end opposite the neck. The surface is covered with scrapes and impact damage. The object's intended purpose is unknown, but it is possibly connected with water management and/or distribution equipment. The considerable weight would provide sub…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2022
Last updated: Friday 16th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-2D5BF9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Slightly distorted undecorated copper alloy Medieval single oval loop buckle frame with missing pin. The strap bar is narrowed and offset with the end of the bar where it joins the frame swollen into a moulded bulb. The outer loop widens symmetrically in a curve on its outer edge achieving a maximum width towards the centre  The cross-section of the frame is a shallow plano-convex shape. Similar buckles can be seen in Webley, R. and Thuaudet, O. Medieval  Archaeology Vol 63, 2019 - Issue 2. Interrogating the Diffusion of Metal Artefacts: A Case Study …
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-F6B0A4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of probable single loop Medieval buckle frame. The fragment consists of the outer loop only, with the rest of the buckle frame missing from two old breaks at either end. In plan, the outer loop widens symmetrically in a curve on its outer edge achieving a maximum width in the centre  The cross-section is plano-convex with the convex upper surface decorated by spiral motifs. Similar buckles can be seen in Webley, R. and Thuaudet, O. Medieval  Archaeology Vol 63, 2019 - Issue 2. Interrogating the Diffusion of Metal Artefacts: A Case Study of a Type …
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B26248
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete, probable single loop Medieval buckle frame. The fragment consists of the outer loop only, with the rest of the buckle missing from two old breaks on either side. In plan, the outer loop widens symmetrically curving around from the sides of the frame achieving a maximum width in the centre  The cross-section is C-shaped with a concave curve on the underside that is angled to cowl lower on the outside edge of the frame. The medial inner edge of the loop has a smaller triangular notch to act as a pin rest. The convex upper surface of the loop is d…
Created on: Friday 9th September 2022
Last updated: Sunday 17th December 2023
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Record ID: NMS-B1B8EB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete double oval loop Post-Medieval buckle frame with missing pin. Moulded and extended strap bar with a hexafoil flower head in the centre of the outer loop. The frame cross-section is D-shaped with a flat reverse, and the second loop is missing from old breaks. The frame is a dark brown colour with a smooth glossy patina. A similar buckle was retrieved from the Mary Rose which sank in July 1545; and is illustrated in Gardiner, J. and Allen, M. Life before the Mast (2005); p104. Fig 2.83, No. 82A5069. Circa AD1540-1620. Dimensions: extant Length 27mm, width …
Created on: Friday 9th September 2022
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-F4621E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy late Medieval single oval loop kidney-shaped buckle, with missing pin and separate plate. The frame has a rectangular cross-section, the outer loop deflects slightly inwards at its centre giving a slight kidney-shape to the whole frame. The single-piece plate has a rectangular front plate with a medial pin slot creating two separate loops that fold around the pin bar and form a trapezoidal-shaped back plate  The two ends of the folded plate are held together at their terminal end by a central globular headed rivet…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Saturday 3rd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-F2118A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Medieval single oval loop composite buckle frame, complete with rigid integral plate and wrap-around copper alloy pin. The oval-shaped inner frame peaks on its outer medial edge into an acute triangular knop, with a central pin rest. The integral twin forks that formed the rigid integral plate are reduced by old breaks to little more than short stubs projecting from the rear of the buckle frame on either side of the pin. Reference: Egan and Pritchard (1991) p 81 no 326. Circa  AD1300-1450. Length 20.1mm including integral plat…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2023
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Record ID: NMS-F14DAC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval single oval loop buckle. Offset and slightly narrowed rectangular cross-sectioned strap bar, with an incomplete wrap-around copper alloy sheet metal plate still attached. The plate is slightly recessed at each shoulder to allow free movement of the buckle and has a central pin slot to house the triangular-shaped pin which remains looped around the bar. The outside loop of the rectangular cross-sectioned frame comes to an obtuse point in the centre, and has a medial transverse groove forming a pin rest. Th…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Saturday 3rd September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-DDAC0C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval single oval loop buckle. Offset and slightly narrowed strap bar. The frame has an expanded outside loop with three transverse grooves forming four moulded beads. The pin is extant and is formed of triangular-shaped, rectangular cross-section sheet wrapped around the strap bar. Circa  AD1250-1400 Length 17.0mm, width 24.0mm, thickness 2.0mm, weight 2.54g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-CCBC63
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval brooch. Lozenge-shaped frame with a triangular cross-section. One corner is pierced and retains a wire pin. The pin runs across a pair of opposed angles and is now bent and only crudely attached through the piercing in the frame. Judging by the foregoing factors and a notable patina variation, the pin may well be a replacement. The interior slope of the frame, top, and outside edges are all decorated, whilst the back is flat and plain.  The four outside edges each have three blind circular pits, and the top edge has four vertical cuts…
Created on: Monday 29th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 29th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-B5632C
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval enamelled and gilded armorial horse harness pendant. The body is in the shape of a flat-topped shield with a slightly forward canted suspension loop uppermost, that is set at 90 degrees to the plane of the body.  The pendant is decorated with a large bird, probably a peacock, facing left. The claws and beak are picked out in red enamel together with the petals of a large sexfoil behind and above the body of the bird. The body of the bird is blue enamelled, but this has degraded more than the red. The short shank of the suspension loop…
Created on: Sunday 28th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 9th September 2022
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Record ID: NMS-7837B4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative Rear Hook type Roman brooch; probably of Mackreth 2011, 5.d. The eroded wings, bow, and a linear stub of the catchplate survive. The cross-section of the wings is a shallow C-shape, and their perimeter is eroded through post-deposition soil impingement. The forward part of the head has the extant stub of the hook curling forwards. The bow has bordered sides, with a D-shape cross-section and a twin-grooved medial line of decoration. The curving bow narrows in a linear taper&nbs…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 25th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-489389
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy early Saxon cast Cruciform brooch. The headplate, knob/s, pin, and spring are all missing, but otherwise, the brooch is complete. The steeply arched bow widens slightly in the centre, and has a medial arris along its length,  with a transverse moulded triangular decorative bar feature at either end. The lower bow transitions into the panel of the upper foot, with the perpendicular catchplate on the reverse (when viewed from the reverse, the catchplate curls to the left). The front of the panel …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: NMS-3C0532
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch; probably a Colchester Derivative Rear Hook type of Mackreth 2011, 5.b. The wings, bow, and the majority of the catchplate survive. The cross-section of the wings is a shallow C-shape and their perimeter is eroded through post-deposition soil impingement. The upper surface of the wings are each decorated with two moulded and diagonally aligned ridges spanning across the width. The forward part of the head has the extant stub of the hook projecting forwards. The bow has a flanged D-shape cro…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
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