Record ID: SF-E5A4C7
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy miniature axe. It is probably a Roman votive object. The axe head measures 24.92mm in length and is 11.31mm in width. It weighs 5.63g. It is roughly rectangular and becomes thicker and narrower towards the shaft end. The blade end flares to become wider and and thinner, and it curves downwards. Two pairs of incised lines form 'V'shapes running from top to bottom of the axe head across the width, on one surface. The shaft end of the axe head projects beyond the shaft. The shaft is vertical, projecting just above the upper edge of the axe head where it has a flat…
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stow cum Quy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E5E603
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Roman incomplete strip bracelet. It is narrow and rectangular and slightly curved, measuring 71.50mm in length and 8.04mm wide at one terminal, flaring gently to 10.51mm at the opposite terminal. It weighs 10.89g. The decoration , running from the narower terminal, consists of one large ring and dot occupying the full width of the bracelet, followed by a grooved vertical line and narrow undecorated panel. A horizontal groove runs for the next 28.95mm, along the centre, flanked by numerous short incised lines which run on either side to the edge of the bracelet. Ne…
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stow cum Quy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E707F7
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy folded sheet chape. It is trapezoidal in shape, measuring 29.05mm along one side from base to top, and 22.82mm along the other. The width at the base is 10.60mm and along the top open edge is 24.27mm. It weighs 6.62g. It is folded and soldered at the back and is oval in cross section . Along the top front edge are three sets of two short lines of decoration, with a rivet hole at each end, close to the open edge. Inside the chape near the base there are traces of iron staining.
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stow cum Quy', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0DDE14
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Post-Medieval hooked tag. It is cast in one piece and is 32.32mm in length and 16.74mm wide. It weighs 2.98g. It consists of a circular open-work plate, with the bent pointed hook below, and a rectangular integral loop above. The open-work pattern has a central heart shape, surrounded by seven 'petals', within a circular frame. There are six small roundels regularly spaced around the circumference , three on each side between the hook at the base and the loop at the top.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0E6D27
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy strap end. It it a composite strap end with sheet spacer occupying the full width. It is 25.67mm in length and 7.46mm wide. It weighs 1.67g. One terminal has a cruciform shaped knop with notches on either side and a small collar. The strap end is rectangular and incomplete, the opposite terminal having a broken edge. There is a single rivet close to this edge, set centrally through the outer plates and spacer. The spacer projects slightly beyond the rivet. Both sides of the strap end are worn.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0E9FF1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy chape. It is is 28.24mm in length and 11.31mm wide at the top, open edge which is incomplete. The closed base is 5.27mm wide. Remains of leather/fabric can be seen within the chape. It is undecorated and there are traces of a white metal coating.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0F4595
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval bar mount. It is rectangular with chamfered edges, and is 11.29mm in length and 6.99mm wide. It weighs 2.06g. There are two rivet holes with rivets protruding on the under-side, where it would attach to a strap clasp or sheet plate strap end.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0F77F4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval buckle frame. It is rectangular and is 14.34mm in length, 11.86mm in width, and weighs 1.60g. The outside edge is thickened and is 4.43mm wide, whilst the inside edge is 2mm in width. It weighs 1.60g
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-1019A2
Object type: BRASS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An initial letter E made from cast copper alloy. It is possibly from a monumental brass. The letter is a Lombardic E with curved back and a vertical bar joining the sides and central bar. There are short curved projections to the top and bottom of the bar. The letter is 37mm in length and 31.45mm wide. It weighs 13.13g. It is flat, and 3.14mm thick at the centre of the curved back, and 2.45mm thick at the vertical bar. The reverse of the letter shows signs of wear, and the upper surface is slightly convex. An identical example comes from Arwarton, Suffolk, and is recorded, see SF8287.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4AB5D5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, incomplete due to old breaks. It is the foot of the brooch, with a horse-head terminal, and is 30.58mm in length. It is rectangular and is 10.60mm in width at the incomplete terminal and 7.17mm at the horse's muzzle terminal. It weighs 3.38g. The surfaces are worn and the features of the horse head are indistinct. The broken edge appears to be an old break. A similar terminal on a cruciform brooch from Lakenheath is illustrated in West 1998, fig 105, no.12.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4B1942
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval button. It is a circular one-piece hollow-domed button with integral shank, pierced for attachment. It is engraved with a cruciform pattern, each arm formed by small crescentic overlapping circles, with a central cinquefoil. There is one large circle described within each quadrant. It is 25.50mm in diameter and weighs 5.70g.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4B5AE3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Post-Medieval finger-ring. It is 20.61mm in external diameter, with a maximum thickness of 1.38mm. It weighs 2.62g. At its widest it is 6.29mm, and is decorated with three circular domed pieces of white glass, set in a triangular pattern. These are flanked by two circular settings, one with dark blue glass and the other empty. There is a tracery of fine incised lines forming a leafy pattern running between the glass settings.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4BA673
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval circular mount. It is plain and domed, with a single central perforation. Its shape has been distorted and its diameter is therefore estimated, at 17.80mm. It weighs 0.89g.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4BE9B7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval buckle plate and part of frame, possibly from a strap clasp. It is a complete rectangular folded plate measuring 17.68mm in length and 7.75mm wide, and is recessed for the frame. It has a single rivet close to the terminal, with fragments of leather still in situ. The frame arms are 11.06mm in length, each having the remains of a single rivet at the terminal. The total length of the buckle plate plus frame arm is 27.50mm and it weighs 1.08g.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4C1A31
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval seal matrix fragment. It is rectangular, with a slight curve and measures 18.85mm in length and is 9.12mm wide. It weighs 2.37g. An impression shows that it is the top left-hand quarter of a shield-shaped seal matrix. The paws and fore-limbs of a ?lion rampant can be seen, surrounded by a border in which are the letters ?A O V.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4EDA41
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval mount. It is has a trilobed outline, with three domed roundels linked by a plain three-armed bar with central rivet in situ. It has a side length of 16.43mm and weighs 1.02g. A mount of a similar shape is illustrated by Egan and Pritchard, no.1101 .
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4EFCB5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval mount. It is a rectangular bar with terminal lobes and an oval central lobe. The terminal lobes are plain, and the central lobe has five incised horizontal lines of decoration on the outer surface. The mount is 21.87mm in length and 5.63mm at the lobed terminals, 8.53mm across the central lobe. All three lobes are domed, and rivets are still in situ in the terminal lobes. The mount weighs 1.63g.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4F5206
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval strap fitting. It is a sheet plate with barred mount at the attachment edge.The sheet is oval, with a point on the inside edge and a rivet hole adjacent.There is a slight notch o each side of the plate next to the bar-mount. It is 19mm in length and 14.04mm wide, weighing 1.72g. There is a single rivet and rove in situ in the centre of the bar.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4F9154
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval sexfoil mount.It is domed, facetted and irregularly trimmed to the shape of the lobes. There is a single central hole, and two rivets, one on either side, on the inside of the dome. There is one rove present on one of the rivets. The mount is 12.40mm in diameter and weighs 0.62g.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-4FD5B5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy medieval buckle frame.It is a plain double oval shape with a flat frame. The sides are chamfered and there is corrosion on one loop and the central bar. The frame is 24.73mm long and 20.49mm wide. It weighs 3.57g.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.