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Record ID: SF-053727
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
fragment of copper alloy vessel rim, of medieval or later date. It measures 23mm in length and 15.76mm in width, weighing 6.6g. It is most likely to come from a cauldron or skillet.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0576A8
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy annular ring, of probable medieval date. It has a diameter of 22.76mm, with a flattened cross-section, corroded surfaces, and is worn. The ring weighs 1.23g, and may have been used as a brooch/buckle frame, or a harness ring.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-090506
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
two copper alloy vessel fragments, of probable medieval or later date, and a piece of metal working debris. a) handle fragment, oval cross-section with casting seams, 34.4mm in length, 7.95mm in width, weight 30.87g, probably from cauldron b)rim fragment,length 12.64mm, 26.27mm in width, weight 6.13g, from cauldron or skillet c)metal working debris, 35.67mm in length, 28.18mm in width, weight 27.4g
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bures St. Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0984C7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy strap loop of medieval date. It is trapezoidal in shape, with a rounded projection from the centre of one shorter side, and iron corrosion adhering to the centre of the opposite shorter side. There are traces of white metal coating on both front and back faces. The mount measures 18.46mm in length, 26.9mm in width and weighs 2.62g. Examples of this type of strap loop have been recorded from medieval London in a fourteenth century context.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GreatCornard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-09EF44
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy vessel rim repair patch, of medieval or later date. It is an oval sheet of metal folded over to form a hollow rim. There are two rivet holes, 5mm apart close to the bottom edge on one side of the patch. It measures 15.91mm in length, 38.25mm in width and weighs 2.25g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GreatCornard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0A2F86
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval or later mount or furniture fitting. It is a rectangular strip with expanded terminals at each narrow end, both swelling to a circular shape with central piercing, and finishing with pointed knop. There are traces of gilding on one face. The mount measures 41mm in length, 3.45mm in width, (6.05mm at the terminals) and weighs 1.99g
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-8649B6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy late Medieval or Post-medieval thimble or sewing ring. It has four rows of indentations which are circular in shape, and the rows are arranged in a spiral. Both the rim and the top are unthickened. The sewing ring rim measures 16.52mm in diameter, and it is 9.22mm in height, weighing 4.45g. Sewing rings of this type date from the fifteenth century and continue into the Post-Medieval period.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nacton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-8723E6
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a lead Medieval pilgrim or religious badge fragment. It is trapezoid in shape and is probably one transverse arm of a Tau cross. It is an expanded arm, measuring 16.10mm in length, 3mm in thickness, and tapers from 13.09mm in width at one terminal, to 6.76mm at the other, which is incomplete. This would have attached to the rest of the cross. It weighs 2.06g. There is decoration on both sides, consisting of small pellets along the borders, and a raised curvilinear patten, with background criss-cross treatment. The object is worn and the pattern unclear, but may represent part of the h…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Foxhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-412552
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a complete lead ampulla or holy water flask, of circa 15th century date. It is pouch-shaped, measuring 53.36mm in length and 25.35mm wide, with two rounded suspension loops one on either side at the waist. The front face is decorated with a lily, longitudinally down the centre, and an initial R within a circle on the belly of the flask. The letter R is associated with Walsingham, and may stand for 'Richelde' ( Michiner 1986). The reverse is decorated with a scallop shell design.
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Felixstowe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-547F05
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval harness pendant. It is shield-shaped, with a loop at the centre of the upper edge, turned at right angles. The upper edge is 24.15mm in width, and the overal length of the pendant, includng the loop is 41.7mm. The object weighs 8.82g. Traces of a heraldic device can be seen on the surface of the pendant, but the wear and corrosion preclude an identification. It is likely to date to the fourteenth century.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rougham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D22EA2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval harness pendant. It is square (though bent out of shape probably through plough damage) with sides measuring 37.9mm in length and is thin, less than 1.5mm in thickness. It has a single loop in the centre of the upper edge, turned at right angles and extending for 10.75mm. The pendant has stamped and gilded decoration on the upper surface, producing an openwork pattern ressembling a six-petalled flower around a central circular perforation. There are plain circles visible in three of the four corners, about 8.3mm in diameter, and surrounding these and spreading …
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rougham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-D49393
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a complete medieval personal lead seal matrix. It is flat and circular, 40.2mm in diameter, and 4.15mm thick. The reverse is flat with a raised rib along the centre. On the front the central area is plain except for a fleur de lis motif, separated by a single circular line from the surrounding legend. The legend reads S' A C G[or E] ? G F I L R I C ? B O L ? ? ?. A transcript is not possible, but might include: Seal of A etc, son of Richard etc Personal seals of this type date to the thirteenth century, having their origins in the late twelfth.
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rougham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-64CB72
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
medieval sherds found whilst metal detecting. 1 flat-topped jug rim and 7 assorted greyware bodysherds, some sandy, some grit-tempered fabric, 31.48g
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-64EDE5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a medieval copper alloy vessel rim. It is likely to be from a skillet or cauldron, and there are signs of sooting on the outer surface, The rim measures 43.7mm in length,and 36.42mm in width along the rim, tapering to 13.77mm in width along the incomplete bottom edge. The fragment weighs 27.08g. Similar vessels fom medieval London have been recorded in contexts dating to the 12th-16th centuries.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-65AA58
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a silver voided long cross half-penny of Henry III, type IIb-IIIc, moneyer probably Lucas of Gloucester
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-66B404
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a cast copper alloy late medieval or Post-Medieval object, probably a furniture fitting. It is a rectangular shape, 46.5mm in length, with one terminal finishing in a fan shape 12mm wide, with a central protruding, rounded knop. With this terminal uppermost, the object extends into a shaft with a D-shaped cross-section, having a collar with three transverse bands, and continuing, with three bands of moulding [?drapery] on either side, to a terminal point, itself forming part of two tear-shaped openwork holes within a curving frame 15.65mm wide. The frame protrudes on either side of th…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 24th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-6853A5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a cast copper alloy vessel rim of probable medieval date. It is an upright rim, most likely from a cauldron or skillet, and is 63.4mm in width and 24.87mm in length, weighing 23.29g. Similar vessels from medieval London have been recorded from 12th-16th century contexts.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-687E25
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval buckle frame. It is circular, with an external diameter of 24.46mm, internal diameter 18.22mm. It is mostly composed of a cable pattern, between 3.32 and 4mm in thickness, except for a short length, 11.4mm , which is straightened and flattened and 1.5mm thick. There is green corrosion product over all the surfces and no detail can be detected. The buckle frame weighs 3.12g, and is likely to date to the fourteenth century.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-68A195
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval buckle frame. It is a D-shaped frame, bent out of shape, and has a thickened outer edge. It measures 23.65mm in length, 15.29mm in width and 2.25mm thick. The thickened outer edge is 3.3mm wide. The buckle frame weighs 1.05g, and probably dates to the fourteenth century.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-68BC10
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval strap end of fourteenth century date. It is rectangular, with one short terminal being straight, and the opposite one being rounded (or tongue-shaped). There is one rivet in each corner of the straight edge, and fragments of leather are just visible between the metal plates. About half-way along the strap end there is openwork decoration in the form of two pairs of piercings, two smaller circles above two larger ones. The surfaces are very worn and eroded. It measures 35.11mm in length and 16.04mm in width at the straight edge, weighing 6.3g.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.