Record ID: SF-3D3650
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age or Roman date. It has a crescent shaped bow and an end loop. It measures 73.27mm in length, 9.46mm in thickness and 11.74mm in width across the centre of the bow. The bow has a central longitudinal groove about 3mm in depth which has a reddish brown deposit, possibly iron, within it. The outer surfaces are smooth and in good condition except for a few green corrosion patches. The end loop is extended to give a bird's head and beak appearance. The other terminal end is squared off, to 6mm wide, with a narrow raised line running from the tw…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4FE3B4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4D68A3
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy cosmetic mortar of late Iron Age or Roman date. Its bow is 70.68mm long and 9.2mm wide. The central groove is 5.6mm deep at the centre and is worn. The outer surfaces are also worn and pitted. There is a circular end loop which is incomplete at one terminal.The other terminal is squared off and measures 4mm in width. This type of mortar was used for ginding small amounts of powders and cosmetics. A similar example has been recorded from Thwaite, Suffolk , SF-EA54B2
Created on: Monday 24th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kedington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4EE2C1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy late Iron Age to early Roman brooch fragment. It consists of a semi-cylindrical spring cover with incomplete edges, and humped upper bow with reed decoration. The fragment is 16.11mm in length and 19mm wide, and the width of the bow is 8.69mm. It weighs 2.60g. It is part of rosette type or Langton Down type brooch.
Created on: Monday 24th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kedington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-6BF342
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherds picked up whilst fieldwalking. Medieval coarseware: 70 bodysherds, weight 375.69g; 5 bases, weight 49.71g; 1 strap handle, weight 30.23g; 8 cooking pot rims, weight 114.82g; 3 greyware rims, weight 31.71g; 1 redware rim, weight 6.26g. Thetford-type ware or other Anglo-Saxon fabric, 1 bowl rim and 2 bodysherds, weight 20.83g. Post-Medieval unglazed coarseware, 11 bodysherds, 1 rim, 1 handle, weight 117.05g. Post-medieval glazed wares, 7 bodysheds, 2rims, weight 111.2g. Iron Age sherd, with burnt flint temper, weight 61.83g
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Flixton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-6B0701
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
pottery sherds picked up whilst field-walking/metal-detecting. 3 bodysherds of probable Iron Age date, one with burnt flint temper, weight 12.89g Roman sandy greywares, 5 rims and 34 bodysherds, weighing 173.56g 2 bodysherds Belgic derived, one with combed decoration, weight 16.71. Post-Medieval, 3 green-glazed bodysherds, weight 15.34g, and 1 stoneware bodysherd, weight 14.86g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elveden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6C83F7
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
a late Iron Age copper alloy stud. It is circular, with a diameter of 23.66mm. The upper surface is domed, with a raised line of copper alloy tracing a helichoidal pattern. There are two small circles of copper alloy arranged asymetrically along the line, one being a knop-ended tendril, and the coil terminates in a roundel. There is red enamel infilling the spaces outlined. The under-side is dished, with uneven patches of reddish material, most likely enamel. The mount weighs 5.73g. The mount has no rivet for attachment, and may have been glued into position. The mount may have deco…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4E89C7
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
an incomplete copper alloy Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic mortar. It has a crescent-shaped bow which tapers to its one complete terminal, a spherical knob which may have phallic associations. More than half the mortar is present, and there are no signs of a central loop. It measures 61.14mm in length and is 9.61mm in width. It is 11.75mm in depth at its widest point. The bow has a central longitudinal groove and is 4mm deep at the centre. It weighs 24.13g. The outer surfaces are facetted, and both have an incised line decoration of a repeating lozenge pattern. There are patches of …
Created on: Friday 29th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kedington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-71E608
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy brooch of Iron Age date. It is formed from a continuous strip of metal, with a mostly circular cross section, with the catchplate forming one terminal of the bow, the head formed by coils and the pin terminal missing. The brooch measures 65.84mm in length and 12.95mm in width at the head. The catchplate is 16.66mm in length and 6.42mm in width. The head is composed of a bilateral spring, which is bent at right angles to pass over the tops of the coils, where it is broken off. The bow forms a shallow curve, and is dented in the centre probably as a result of plough dama…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D7CD17
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a probable late Iron Age mount or stud. It is a flat disc, 17.4mm in diameter, 3.47mm in thickness and weighing 3.8g. The upper surface is decorated with an asymetric pattern, including circles and a pelta shape, creating cells which would have been enamelled. The underside is plain and abraided. There is no sign of how this mount would have been attached, and no indication of solder. It is possible it may have been glued in some way. Examples of decorative studs of this period are known, for example from Ousden (SF-6C83F7). An example illustrated from Jope, 2000 (fig.295,k, from …
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-B82C46
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
base sherd , gritty black fabric, Iron Age/Roman date
Created on: Thursday 29th March 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-B84034
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
body sherd ,smooth black fabric with red grog temper, Iron Age/Roman date
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Cornard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-173464
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Late Iron Age to Roman end-looped cosmetic mortar dating to the 1st to 2nd century AD. It is complete, with one terminal curved over into a semi-circular handle, with signs of wear on the underside. The opposite terminal is collared with a spherical knob, which may have phallic associations. The overall length is 66.17mm. The bow is 47.65mm long and 12.59mm wide, 6mm thick, and . The bow has a central longitudianl groove which is worn and the base is flat. The mortar weighs 28.44g. Cosmetic mortars of this type are unique to Britain and Gaul, and are thought to have th…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bures', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EA0386
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast potin, Class II, incomplete, Hobbs 718
Created on: Monday 17th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-FAE788
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Iron Age bow brooch fragment. It is the bow only, which is arched and flat-backed. The bow is an oval shape, with moulded decoration outlining the edges, and a single central longitudinal ridge . Both terminals are incomplete, due to old breaks. The bow measures 28.78mm in length and is 10.73mm maximum width in the centre, tapering to 2.25 and 3.2mm at the terminals. It weighs 7.29g. Similar brooches are illustrated in Hull and Hawkes 1987, pl.323,such as nos 2923, 7376 and 2931. They are part of the Type 1B classification, and date to the fourth century BC.
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-FFA3A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a worn copper alloy Iron Age unit of Cunobeline, 10-20AD
Created on: Tuesday 18th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-573BB3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester one-piece type. It is incomplete, with spring, pin and catchplate missing. It has short flat wings, 8.42mm wide, with an incomplete hook coming from the body and bent back toward the bow. The bow has a round front and faceted back, and tapers to a point. The brooch measures 48.18mm in length and weighs 3.39g. A similar,though complete, example is illustrated from Hacheston(Blagg et al 2004, no.63)dated to the early part of the first century AD.
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Barton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7EF35
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a fragment of a copper alloy terret ring from a harness fitting.It is probably a knobbed terret which has been burnt and distorted, Late Iron Age in date. The fragment has part of the bar surviving which is circular in section and one circumferencial knob separates this from a fragment of the loop which is flatter and has a rectangular section. The fragment measures 14.45mm in surviving width and 15.98mm in surviving length. It weighs 5.42g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7BC364
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Iron Age miniature terret. It is a D-shape, with two strap-bars 2.5mm in width and 8.9mm apart. It has a D-shaped profile, flat on the underside. It measures 25.17mm in length and 22mm in width and weighs 6.06g. A similar terret from excavations at Kirkburn, E.Yorks dates to the late Iron Age.(Stead, 1991,fig.38, no.2
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oakley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C55C98
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
a copper alloy Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic mortar. The bow is crescent shaped but incomplete, both terminals are missing due to old breaks.The bow measures 38.49mm in length,8.24mm in width and 5.63mm in depth. The central groove shows signs of wear and is c.3mm in depth. The central loop at the base of the mortar is oval and is 12.94mm in length and 7.8mm in width. Above the central loop on both faces there are three recessed triangular cells, which would have contained enamel originally, this is now missing. This cosmetic mortar is late Iron Age or Roman in date and such obje…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.