Record ID: LON-93A393
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval pinner's bone dating to the 16th century. This tool is made from a piece of a long bone trimmed to form a cuboid. At this one end there are a series of grooves longitudinally, on which pin shafts are thought to have been placed while they were being filed sharp. There is some damage to the working end.. Dimensions: length: 44.47mm; width: 25.60mm; thickness: 29.75mm; weight: 38.92g. These are relatively common finds from 16th century deposits in London, notably on the sites of former religious houses following the Dissolution (Egan 2005:138). Reference: Egan,…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: LON-A0531B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic Verulamium Region Coarse White-slipped ware (VCWS) ring-neck flagon with neck and handle remaining, Hadrianic to Antonine date AD120-190. The fragment consists of the flagon neck with a handle of four ribs and a four rilled rim. The flagon is undecorated aside from the rim, the exterior surface has a thin white slip and the interior is an oxidised red. The fabric is oxidised red with numerous sand inclusions throughout. Similar flagons can be seen in Davies, Richardson and Tomber (1994:56 fig.46 No.251-253). Dimensions: height: 85.73mm; width of handl…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2017
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Record ID: LON-CB52AA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval ceramic Raeren stoneware shoe/boot dating from AD 1500-1550. The remaining shoe consists of part of the lower leg, ankle and heel part of the shoe, the toe is now missing. The shoe is decorated with a series of stamped dots which represent stitching. The shoe has a grey fabric and glossy grey glaze on both the interior and exterior. A very similar shoe can be seen in Hurst et al (1986:207 fig. 100.323) found at Alkmaar, Netherlands which had a moulded face on the toe area, it is probable that this shoe had the same decoration. The Alkmaar example has a wide…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
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Record ID: OXON-64A3D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester Polden hill brooch, probably dating to c. AD 75-125. The brooch is only missing its pin. The head of the brooch survives to a width of 25.1mm. The wings are oval, with an open reverse and each wing terminating in a perforated oval wing cap. The wing caps expand outwards slightly towards the reverse. The wings are decorated with two incised lines the first placed c.1.2mm from the outside edge, and the second a further 1.2mm in from the first. The bow projects from the head with a width of 7.0mm and has a D-shaped cross section with…
Created on: Monday 9th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crawley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-026738
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the lower part of a Roman zoomorphic brooch probably dating to the 2nd century AD. Only the zoomorphic foot of the brooch and its catchplate survives. The foot of the brooch is in the moulded design of an indeterminate species of bird. It is sub-triangular in cross section with a concave reverse. Looking at the front of the brooch its upper sides are slightly convex (11.7mm wide). They then narrow, at the neck of the animal to 7.1mm wide and become straight sided. In profile it is initially straight sided then bows out, at the same point it thins to a neck, slightly…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 11th August 2020
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Record ID: WMID-3F9295
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman decorated trumpet brooch, dating to circa AD 75 to 400. The brooch is almost complete apart from the missing pin and spring mechanism. The brooch is an inverted 'L' shape in profile and the bow tapers from an oval head to a circular foot knop. At the reverse of the head are the remains of a perforated lug that would have held the spring in place. The lug has a circular piercing. At the reverse of the lower bow are the remains of the catch plate that extend from below the moulded collar to the point where the foot knop extends. The …
Created on: Thursday 7th May 2020
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2022
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Record ID: OXON-D11896
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval (1600-1800) lead alloy domed bridle boss. Only the outer border and part of the attachment rivet are missing. The boss is hollow to the reverse and domed to the front. Its outside border (approximately three quarters of which is missing) is made of a series of repeating sub-oval projections with sub oval cells in their centre, looking much like smaller petals of a flower. These surround a raised line border with incised diagonal lines running across which surround the main dome of the object. At the top of the dome are further decorative features. Thes…
Created on: Thursday 14th May 2020
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: WMID-50C739
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Medieval three dimensional copper alloy and gilded figure dating to circa AD 1200-1500. The figure is seated holding a globe in the left hand which is resting on the persons knee. The right hand appears to be broken. The figure has long hair to the shoulders. The figure has a long skirt which falls to the ankles with drapery around the shoulders which is held together on the chest with a circular fastening. The object is flat at the bottom so it can stand. The reverse is flat and appears to have the remains of two circular rivets which means it may have once been attached t…
Created on: Thursday 25th June 2020
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2022
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Record ID: OXON-10950C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval seal matrix probably dating from the 14th century (c. AD 1300 - 1400) The matrix die is circular although its edge is now chipped along most of its circumference. The pedestal has six facets, the divisions of which remain clear and defined. Each of these faces thin as they rise to a neck which first narrows and then widens slightly at its top which has a transverse collar. Above this collar is a openwork trefoil attachment loop. One facet of the seal matrix has a vertical line indented from its edge however this is not placed so as to indicate the upp…
Created on: Monday 10th August 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Record ID: OXON-4391B5
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy steelyard weight with a lead core in the form of a bust probably of the god Jupiter. The lower portion of the weight is lost to old damage such that only a fragment of the bust’s shoulders remain. The surviving copper-alloy shell consists of an entire human head that is very well moulded providing a naturalistic representation of a male head. The head has oval depressions for eyes which appear to have slightly domed eyeballs within, suggesting no enamel was intended to fill these. Between these is a projecting triangular nose. Below this i…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvescot CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-24F68E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy bi convex decorated spindle whorl, of probably the Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1100 to AD 1450. The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and lentoid in section. Both faces bear a similar design, involving diagonal lines with pellets between them. One side just has one pellet between each diagonal line, the other side has multiple pellets. A rim is present around the outside edge. The central hole is circular in shape and has been cast / set roughly centrally. It has a internal diameter of 9.3 mm. The outer edges have been damaged. T…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Record ID: WMID-7A582A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver finger ring of late medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1600). The finger ring has a D shaped hoop, and an applied bezel. The hoop has been made from a length of D sectioned metal, formed into a circular shape, and soldered onto the reverse of the bezel. Both ends of the hoop are visible on the reverse. The bezel consists of a central heart with two quatrefoil shaped flowers, one to either side, attached by two curved branches. The curved branches project from the top of the heart, between the lobes. It has an external diameter of 21.4 mm and an internal diamete…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Draycott in the Moors', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-923792
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a medieval or early post-medieval copper alloy plaque or monumental brass. The surviving fragment is a strip from the edge of what was probably a larger rectangular plaque decorated on both sides. One side contains lines of incised black-letter text, though only the first letter of each line survives. Four lines are visible, with perhaps the lower part a fifth at line visible at the very top of the fragment.The edge to the left of the text appears to be original. The lines read: ? [ ] q[ ] b[ ] d[ ] ?A[ ] The right hand side of the fragment has been ne…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2018
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Record ID: WMID-807E6A
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete strip of decorated gold, of probable Bronze Age dating (c. 1500 BC to c. 800 BC). The strip of gold is sub rectangular in shape and has been folded into a sub triangular shape. The strip has been decorated with a series of embossed ridges along its length. One end has a relatively straight and smooth cut edge, the other end is hidden inside the folds. It measures 13.2 mm in length, 4.4. mm wide and 4.0 mm thick. It weighs 1.1 g. Similar strips of gold with ribbed decoration have been recorded on the PASdatabase including WMID-fe3c28, ESS-C13B97, SUR-1B64F…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-8156C5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A gilded silver fragment of a cast object, possibly a bow brooch. The fragment comprises a jagged plate-like piece which slopes lightly downwards from a central ridge. The ridge is plain silver, is grooved and flares slightly at each end. The surviving areas flanking the ridge are gilded, and are decorated with a raised annulet within a ?semi-circular panel demarcated by a raised line. On the reverse is a raised rib, possibly the remains of a catch-plate, with remains of gilding. Dimensions: Length: 23.8 mm Width: 11.1 mm Thickness: 5.6 mm Weig…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: DENO-B69D3A
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone Iron Age 'pillar stone' or stele dating to the fourth to first centuries BC. The pillar stone is broadly square in cross-section with slightly rounded corners. It tapers slightly towards its rounded top. The bottom surface of the pillar stone is covered with rectangular grids of small holes. The top half/third of the side faces are decorated with a continuous but irregular pattern of horizontal grooves, occasionally broken with a vertical groove or terminating altogether. Each face is decorated with a different set of carvings. Face 1 is decorated with a rectangular panel w…
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2016
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Record ID: LIN-CA6276
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic polished stone axehead (c.4000-2351BC). The axe is probably a Group VI axe from Langdale, Cumbria. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan and measures 94.95mm in length. It tapers from 46.71mm at the blade end to 23.02mm at the butt, and is 21.3mm in thickness. The axe weighs 130.78g. The blade and butt ends are rounded both in plan and in section, the blade end having lost its sharpness in antiquity. A small chip - presumably having occured in more recent times - is visible at one edge of the blade. This exposes mid-dark green interior. The axe is oval in section with side…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2016
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Record ID: LIN-0D39A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman enamelled, copper alloy, umbonate brooch. The brooch dates to c. AD100-AD 250. The brooch is circular, domed, and has a flat, incomplete, perimeter ledge. The domed surface is decorated with twelve triangular cells, alternating with red and blue enamel. The short side of each cell is crescent shaped, curving into the interior of the cell. In the centre of the dome is a small knop. A circular flat cell projects from one side. This contains an inner circular cell which contains the remains of a degraded enamel or paste, now cream coloured. A catchplate is located on …
Created on: Thursday 21st July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1660BB
Object type: LOCKET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver locket pendant, of Post medieval dating (17th century AD). The pendant is oval in plan and rectangular in section, made of three components, two sheets of silver cut in an oval shape, soldered onto the lengths of a rectangular sheet of silver that acts as the siding of the pendant. A ridge is present in the middle of the rectangular sheet. A circular suspension loop is present at the top of the pendant. An attachment scar is present at the base. Oriented with the suspension loop at the top, both faces are oriented at 6 o'clock (vertically). Both faces h…
Created on: Monday 10th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-0987E1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date (circa AD 75 to 175). The brooch consists of the head and the upper part of the bow. The foot and catch plate, spring and pin are missing. The brooch is 'C' shape in profile. The bow tapers from a flared head to a moulded waist and then terminates in an old break that is well patinated. The head of the brooch is sub-oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The bow head is undecorated. The reverse of the head is flat and has a vertically placed integrally cast lug. The lug has an incomplete circular perforation placed slightly …
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2022
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