Record ID: SF-0EA2A3
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman snake bracelet fragment. It is incomplete due to old breaks and consists of the band, which is bent out of shape and a snake's head terminal. The latter is flattened and oval, 2.74mm in width and 15.64mm in length. The surface of the metal is very worn, and some decorative elements exist upon the head but are difficult to determine, beyond the two eyes and tongue closest to the tip of the terminal. The band is circular in section, 1.65mm wide and the surviving length (bent) of the fragment is 45.57mm. It weighs 2.9g. This form of bracelet dates from the mid 1st t…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-0DD533
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval or Post Medieval vessel fragment. It is part of an arm from a tripod ewer, pitcher or cauldron, and would have formed an angled link between the body of the vessel and its rim. A similar arm would have matched it on the opposite side of the vessel, and a handle for suspension would have been attached through both arms. ( Egan 1998, fig131, no.446). The fragment includes a flat rectangular surface that would have been soldered to the vessel body, and a length of rectangular shank which leaves the plate at an angle of 30 degrees. The fragment measures 38m…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-93AF86
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper alloy Post Medieval book clasp, 1550-1700 AD. It is complete but bent and folded, damaged whilst in the ground. It is a rectangular plate, the central section having indented edges. There is a ring and dot at the centre of the plate, and the upper surface is covered with tiny circular stamps. These are arranged in bands of two rows at each short edge and then randomly across the clasp. There are also tiny sun motif stamps, punched dots and rocker decoration. There is a curved hook at the centre of one short edge, and a curved hinge at the other which may contain the rem…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-937D11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus, House of Constantine, Victory on Prow, 330-340 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-92ED82
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A cas copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type. 43-100 AD. It consists of the wings and upper bow only, the coil, pin and catch-plate are missing. The wings are shallow and not quite semi-cylindrical, and are decorated on the outside with several bands of transverse mouldings. The bow has a central longitudinal panel of moulding and is incomplete at the foot because of old breaks. The reverse side of the bow has a hollow channel. The brooch fragment measures 28.23mm in surviving length and is 29.19mm in width across the wings. It weighs 8.05g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-91E080
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Iron Age stud. It is hemispherical with a hollow centre and measures12.62mm in diameter and 6.77mm in height. The head is decorated with a central dot, and there are three circular voids, evenly spaced around the circumference, each at the centre of a triskele or whirligig pattern. There are indications that the areas between these designs was filled with enamel, in some cases red enamel. The stud weighs 4.32g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-9004C8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper alloy Post-Medieval hooked mount. It has a trefoil terminal with a rivet hole in the upper foil, and a further rivet at the centre between the two lower foils. The mount expands into a small knopped plate before tapering to a hook. This bends backwards to form an almost-enclosed loop, from which a ring is suspended. The latter is faceted and flattened, and there are traces of a white metal coating on both sides of the mount. It measures 40.4mm in length and is 15mm in maximum width. The hook is 4mm in width and the ring is 11.5mm in diameter and 2.5mm in width. The mo…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6C56D7
Object type: STUD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval armorial stud. It is shield-shaped with a large integral shank centrally placed on the reverse. The front face bears a lion rampant, but apart from the tail, not much can be seen because of the corrosion of the metalwork. The stud plate is small, 17.8mm in length, 13.88mm in width and weighing 5.36g. The shank extends at right angles for a length of 8.5mm and is rectangular in section. Ashley 2002 illustrates two similar examples, fig.15 nos 128 and 132.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2012
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Record ID: SF-6C29A3
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval animal bell. It is complete but the metal is worn and there are patches of corrosion. The bell is composed of two conjoined hemispheres with a central ridge, with sound holes on opposite sides and a small, flat loop for suspension on the top. The lower hemisphere is cleft with the opening expanded into two more circular sound holes. The bell is decorated on the lower hemisphere with looping incised lines, but the pattern is obscured by corrosion. A mark representing a founder's hammer can be seen within a semi-circle, near the opening on one side. The 'pe…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6BBAC1
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval coin weight. It was struck in Antwerp, and the reverse bears the hand mark, the symbol for Antwerp. The figures 84 placed around the hand give the date of 1584, and the initials C I with a star indicate the maker Cornelis Janssen. These devices are contained within a circle of laurel . The obverse shows a crown over a double rose indicating that the maker was appointed by the sovereign, with the initials EC to either side. The weight is square, measuring 15.32mm x 15.74mm and is 2mm thick, weighing 3.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.