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-A7EBA2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible Iron Age unit or Roman nummus, too worn for further identification. It is uniformly circular, and is dished on one side.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-FEF697
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three potsherds of probable later prehistoric date, discovered and collected with sherds of Roman date, see PAS SF -FECF10, and Medieval, SF -FEE2F2. There are two bases and one bodysherd, in coarse fabric with plentiful, large grit tempering, weighing 19.76g.
Created on: Monday 6th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-24E5C5
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, probably a late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar, or pestle. The object is crescent-shaped, with upper edges that are worn to either side of a very shallow chanel on the upper surface. One terminal is flattened, whilst the other has a knop which is phallic in profile, but which opens out at the centre. One side of the knop is complete whilst the other is broken. One side of the mortar has tiny punched circles outlining the edges but excluding the knop. Whilst the object resembles a cosmetic mortar, it is very small, and the chanel along the upper surface may be…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-74AE15
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy core of a plated copy of a Gallic War uniface stater. cf. ABC 16
Created on: Monday 19th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-13AED3
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin head of probable Iron Age date.The head is approximately spherical with two conical projections, the point of one of which is missing due to old breaks. A raised collar separates the decorative elements of the pin head from a shank, circular in section and if which only a short length, 5.36mm, survives. The conical projections and the shank are evenly spaced around the spherical head which forms a dome above them. The head is decorated with three oval elements around a central trianglular area which bears traces of hatching. The surface is worn and pitted. If …
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mickfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-822982
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Iron Age or Early Roman probable bridle fitting fragment. The object is curvilinear, and if held in one direction, appears to be zoomorphic in design, with two curved and drooping ears above two bulging, rounded eye sockets. Both 'ears' are incomplete due to old breaks. Part of the nose or muzzle is suggested by two outward curving semi-circles, both of which are worn, the one to the left more so than on the right. The eyes sockets are deep-set for c.4mm, with an inner circle of 3.2mm and outer of 5.9mm. They may once have contained enamel, but no trace remains. …
Created on: Thursday 22nd July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Akenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AD6071
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic mortar with a central stem or handle of unusual form. The bow is crescent shaped, but lacks one terminal, due to old breaks. It is 45.77mm in surviving length, 9mm wide across its centre, 7.61mm thick across its centre and the internal longitudinal groove is c.4mm deep. The surviving terminal of the bow has moulded decoration in the form of a rounded knob or phallus. It weighs 8.21g. The surface of the object is very worn. There may be traces of transverse line decoration but surface pitting makes it difficult to tell. At the centre o…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oakley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-D99616
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Hertfordshire pudding stone rotary quern. Part of the top, curved surface survives(42mmx32mm)and more of the lower surface, c.50mm x 60mm. The vertical, curving groove, 23mm in width, which runs through the centre of the quern is also extant. The fragment measures 91.82mm in height, 78.6mm in width and weighs 643g.
Created on: Monday 25th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Combs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7A6EA2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age silver unit, Iceni Pattern/Horse type, ANTED, c.1-25 AD. As VA 710-711
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F2A4E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age silver Unit. It is an Uninscribed North-Eastern 'Boar/Horse' type. Obverse die partly obliterated. As Hobbs nos 3218-3227 series.
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2009
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F24284
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete bead or possible pin head, probably made of glass and dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. The bead is broadly spherical, with three protruding bosses, and a circular-sectioned perforation extends through it. A segment of the bead is missing due to old breaks, and the cavity thus created has a pitted reddish surface. The 'glass' is dark brown, and the bosses are decorated with incised spirals. The patterns are reminiscent of the painted white swirls on dark blue glass beads of Oldbury type (see PAS record YORYM-7DAAE6). The object measures 8.87mm in diame…
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2009
Last updated: Monday 18th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DDEF93
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap fitting or fastening. The object consists of part of a circular hoop with a flat circular stud fixed to one side via a neck. The latter has concave sides and projects at c.90 degrees from the hoop, its underside being flat and oval in shape. The object is very worn and corroded, and the part of the hoop that remains seems to be circular in section. It measures 30.03mm in surviving length and is 6mm in thickness. The projecting neck measures 4.3mm in length and 7.6mm in thickness, whilst the stud measures 13.23mm x 11.81mm. It weighs 8.67g . This s…
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DCDAA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age bow brooch fragment. It is the bow only, and is worn and corroded. The bow is hollowed at the back, giving a domed, oval shape. It tapers to both its terminals, which are incomplete due to old breaks. One of these is flat and is likely to have held the catchplate. The opposite end has a stepped profile, at right angles to the bow, and its broken tip suggests the beginning of the coil of the pin now missing. There is the possibility of bands of linear decoration on the bow surface, but this may be a trick of the corrosion. The fragment measures 29.79mm in surviving length, 1…
Created on: Tuesday 20th October 2009
Last updated: Friday 23rd September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kenton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-87D313
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Iron Age Trinovantian unit of Cunobelin, dating to c. AD 10-43. Obverse; two opposed crescents, a crescent with pellets at the centre, floral pattern above and below, CVN below. Reverse; horseman riding right holding sword, CAM below. As Hobbs nos. 1866-1867, VA 2047. C.f SF-335D18.
Created on: Friday 16th October 2009
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4576A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold quarter stater struck for Cunobelin of the Trinovantes/Eastern region, dating c. 1-40 AD. Probably 'linear' or 'plastic' series. Obverse; four-eared ear of corn bisecting inscription 'CAMV'. Reverse; horse running right, 'CVN' below. C.f Hobbs nos 1843-1848, Van-Arsdell no. 2015.
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-75B875
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Iron Age to Roman cosmetic pestle. It has a curvilinear, faceted rod with one terminal incomplete due to old breaks and the other finshing with a loop. This loop is flattened, with a section which is approximately rectangular. A short collar in the form of a narrow, rectangular plate protrudes at the junction of the loop with the rod. The pestle measures 46.41mm in length, 2.63mm in width across the rod, which tapers to 2.19mm, 11.3mm in external diameter across the ring, and weighs 3.44g. The pestle would have been used with a mortar, with a central longitudinal …
Created on: Monday 21st September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mendham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-49BAA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age La Tene III type brooch fragment. The pin is missing and the coil terminal is incomplete due to old breaks. The bow is flat and triangular in shape, tapering towards the foot. There is indeterminate moulding on the bow, obscured by the abraded surface of the metal. The foot is rectangular in section, and is bent backwards, terminating with an incomplete catchplate. The brooch measures 36.78mm in surviving length, and the bow is 7.96mm at its widest, with the foot tapering to 1.5mm. It weighs 2.24g. A parallel is illustrated from Kelvedon (Rodwell 1987,pp57-58, fig.43, no.8…
Created on: Monday 19th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettelstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8E7731
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy cosmetic pestle of Late Iron Age or Roman date. The stem is crescent-shaped and measures 34.48mm in length and 5.75mm in width. Its cross-section is oval and it is 5mm thick, at its thickest point. The tips of the stem taper to a width of 2.5mm and are undecorated as are the majority of pestles. It weighs 4.56g. The pestle would have had a centre loop, but is incomplete, broken off due to old breaks across the rectangular shank for the loop. Whilst there are patches of corrosion there is no sign of wear along the base of the pestle. It dates to the 1st and 2nd centuries …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stuston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3E2013
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Iron Age early Roman Nauheim derivative brooch.It is a one piece brooch with one surviving spring coil, with the pin and remaining coils missing. The bow is flat with sloping shoulders and tapers to a pointed terminal. It is decorated with border grooves, and has a flat triangular catchplate. The brooch dates to the first century AD. It is 44.62mm in length, 5.59mm in width and weighs 1.33g. A similar example from Hacheston is illustrated in Plouviez et al 2004,no.5.
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0850A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a copper alloy Late Iron Age bow brooch, a Nauheim derivative or La tene III type. The brooch appears to have been constructed from a single piece of metal, expanded at the foot and curled back to form a vertical catchplate. The catchplate is decorated with two pairs of incised lines, at the top and the centre, and a further single line at the base. The bow is a simple wire, 1.6mm in thickness, which runs vertically from the catchplate, before a slight bend then a single spring coil curves to one side. It is incomplete, and would have continued to coil before descending as the pin. Th…
Created on: Monday 11th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', 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.

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-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-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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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-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-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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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-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-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.