Record ID: KENT-B7AE3B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A unidentified object of unknown date, a cast copper alloy fish-tail object. Description: The object has been cast in one-piece in copper alloy. In plan, the object is shaped as a fish or dolphin tail with a rectangular body ending in a worn concave break. One fin is wider and slightly longer than the other. The obverse is bevelled whilst the reverse is flat with a rectangular section. The top of the body displays short file marks and possible spots of niello or black paint. The rest of the object is a light green in colour. Measurements: Length: 32.22 mm; Width: …
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-331102
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy artefact, most probably a Handle for a vessel lid of late Post Medieval date.It measures 25.70mm from top to bottom . From the centre of the underside of its circular base, is the stub of an integral rivet which would have held the Handle and a lid together. The rivet head is slightly oval, and measures 7.80mm x 7.11mm and it projects 2mm from the base. The Handle base measures 15.64mm in diameter , upward from which a short stem supports a bulbous feature . The feature has a diameter of 20.12mm, and a thickness of 9.91mm. On its top is a centrally sited p…
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FD8197
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy artefact, most probably a Handle for a vessel lid of late Post Medieval to Modern date. It measures 36.48mm from top to bottom. In the centre of the underside of it's circular base, is the stub of an integral rivet which would have held the handle and a lid together. The rivet end is slightly oval and measures 11.19 x 8.01mm,and projects 2.78mm from the bottom of the base. The Handle base measures 18.80mm in diameter, upward from which a short column with a convex beginning and end rise to a bulbous feature. This has a diameter of 24.93mm and a thickne…
Created on: Sunday 6th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F630AA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy artefact, most probably a Handle for a Vessel lid of late Post Medieval date. It measures 29.23mm from top to bottom . From the centre of the underside of its circular base, is the stub of an integral rivet which would have held the handle and a lid together. The rivet head is roughly square and measures 9.43 x 9.41mm, and it projects 3mm from the base. The Handle base measures 16.96mm in diameter, and upwards from this a short stem connects it to a bulbous feature which is 22.39mm in diameter, and 10.82mm thick. Marking the very top of the object, is a ce…
Created on: Sunday 6th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-A2F395
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy artefact , most probably a Handle for the lid of a vessel, of late Post Medieval to a Modern date. It measures 29.20mm from top to bottom. At the centre of the underside of its circular base, is the stub of an integral rivet which would have held the handle and vessel together. The rivet end is circular 7.8mm in diameter, and projects out 2mm from the base which is 19.24mm in diameter. Upwards from the base is a short column, 10.32mm in height, and 9.45mm in thickness. This is topped by a convex bulbous feature which is 19.54mm in diameter and has a thickness of 13.…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-71F296
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy artefact, most probably a handle for a vessel lid of late Post Medieval to Modern date. It measures 28.43mm from top to bottom. From the centre of the underside of it's circular base, is the stub of an integral rivet which would have held the handle and a lid together. The rivet head is slightly oval , and measures 7.19mm x 8.93mm, and it projects 2mm from the base. The handle base measures 16.53mm in diameter, upward from which a short column with a convex beginning and end rise to a bulbous feature. This has a diameter of 17.68mm and a thickness of 9.31mm. On …
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: NLM-33612A
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring fragment. About half of a cast flat-sided ring which is narrower above [as illustrated] and broader but thinner below. The object retains traces of a black coating, possibly oil, lacquer or polish. A similarly-shaped silvered object (NLM-333649) was reported from nearby along with this object. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1700 Diameter/Height: 29.7mm, Width: 8.2mm, Thickness: 2.5mm, Weight: 3.00gms
Created on: Friday 9th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2CE7CF
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidentified artefact, of unknown date. It is a rod, square in section at one end and, tapering to cylindrical at the other end, and both ends appear to be incomplete. The artefact has a rough, dark green patina, with traces of a shiny black coating, which might suggest a Post medieval date. It is 46.2mm long, 5.7mm wide and 5.7mm thick. It weighs 9.36g.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2023
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Record ID: NLM-E3A0E4
Object type: OFFCUT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible offcut. Triangular fragment of sheet, lightly crumpled at its wider end, with sooting or black coating visible under magnification. While this might conceivably be a plain strap end fragment in view of its rounded narrow end, there is no means of attachment and no more obvious decoration, though Thomas notes (2003) that plain strap ends accompany those decorated styles included in his typology. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 21.8mm, Width: 12.0mm, Thickness: 0.7mm, Weight: 0.94gms
Created on: Friday 12th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-F88DB0
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring. Cast round section ring, markedly thinned by internal wear at one point on its band. The form might be associated with the fastening of straps in Iron Age or even earlier times, particularly for sword gear and horse gear. However, material from the Roman period onwards is more prominent among accompanying finds, while patches of black shiny material on the object recall the post-medieval habit of treating metal with oil or lacquer. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1700 Diameter: 17.3mm, Band Width: 3.8mm, Band Thickness: 4.3mm, Weight: 3.72gms
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-F878DD
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring. Cast round section ring, markedly thinned by internal wear at one point on its band. The form might be associated with the fastening of straps in Iron Age or even earlier times, particularly for sword gear and horse gear. However, material from the Roman period onwards is more prominent among accompanying finds, while patches of black shiny material on the object recall the post-medieval habit of treating metal with oil or lacquer. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1700 Diameter: 16.1mm, Band Width: 3.8mm, Band Thickness: 3.4mm, Weight: 2.37gms
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-8B9DBB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible weight. Cast truncated conical weight with two or three adjacent flattened facets on its sides and a central aperture of diameter 3.3mm. Both the upper and lower flat surfaces appear to have been knife-cut to achieve this form. Traces of black paint, polish, or even white metal plating, appear overall. The mass does not suggest use for measuring weight. The hole might permit use as a line weight, or possibly as a playing piece for use with a holed board were a wood or bone peg inserted. There is no trace of damage from such an insertion on the base, however. Suggested da…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A37CF2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a finger-ring of Post-Medieval to Modern date. If the artefact is not a finger-ring it is probably a ferrule. The object is made from a lead-alloy, probably pewter. It weighs 4.10g and is made from a rectangular length of metal that has a width of 8.2mm and thickness of 1.2mm. Use of a flexible dress-maker's tape-measure shows that the metal has a length of c.62.0mm. The strip has a rectangular cross-section. The strip has been curved round to form a loop. The loop was probably originally circular but is now squashed into a sub-circular shape. No obvious sign of a join is vis…
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 20th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6CC36D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. A cast and kinked rectangular section bar with an integrally cast flat plate at one end, all of whose edges are broken. The bar has a moulded rib on its back and a flat diagonally canted surface at its other end. A black tint appears overall, and the mass suggests a heavily leaded alloy. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1700 Length: 27.1mm, Width: 14.3mm, Thickness (bar): 6.4mm, Weight: 7.64gms
Created on: Monday 29th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-6B32E6
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible ingot. A small probably hammered oval pellet of metal with a black surface; an oval mark on one side may be a stamped impression; the opposite side is flat. This is an example of a range of small base metal objects, often resembling the droppings of a small animal, or in this case, a coffee bean or currant, and speculatively suggested to have served as ingots. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-1100 Length: 13.2mm, Width: 9.9mm, Thickness: 4.4mm, Weight: 2.96gms
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5ED0D9
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible tweezers fragment. A straight sided strip which is slightly expanded at one end and broken at the other, with a probably originally central fold. Black material adheres in spots at the spatulate end. The form is otherwise non-diagnostic of date. Suggested date: unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800 Height (as found): 25.2mm, Width: 7.3mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 2.76gms
Created on: Monday 21st January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wyham cum Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-1AB01D
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval-Post Medieval C13-18th, crudely cast, copper alloy, medium size, annular ring. Thought to be, in most cases, a belt fitment, secured to waist belts normally with a leather thong, for suspending a purse, knife or similar object. Probably a multi-purpose item used by the poorer classes. Slightly flattened sexfoil cross-section with hand bevelled edges possibly with traces of black bitumen or lacquer. Some wear otherwise a dark green/brown patina with a little surface corrosion. This is likely to date between 1200-1799. Ref. History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publish…
Created on: Friday 20th July 2018
Last updated: Saturday 21st July 2018
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Record ID: HESH-683026
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a large lead alloy artefact of unknown date or purpose. The artefact is rectangular in plan and profile with a sitinct rectangular projection on the base of the reverse. The front face is decorated with a distinctive cast a pierced lattice work which is neat and well ordered - but achieved by hand. The front surface also has the remains of a black coloured surface. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The body is a mid grey colour with a well defined but abraded surface patina. Due to the fragmentary nature of the artefact the exact date or function is difficult to su…
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockshutt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-C797CD
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting of probable Roman or Medieval date. The fitting consists of a one piece forked pin, with an integral sub-oval open loop at one end. The forked end is held closed with two large circular rivets, which may have been used to secure the fitting to a related leather strap or element. The strap fitting measures 41.5mm long, 9.9mm wide, 3.3mm thick. the loop is 16mm in diameter. It weighs 11.67 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Midhurst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-462CC1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of copper-alloy sub-triangular plates of unknown purpose or date. The plates have two coincident perforations, one close to the centre and the other near to one point. It is possible that the object is a strap-end; however, it may have served a different purpose.There is no decoration on any surface, but traces of a black coating can be observed on two of the surfaces.This type of coating is often seen on dress accessories and is sometimes referred to as lacquer (Buckles 1250-1800, Whitehead, 2003. p8). The degree of corrosion is extensive and suggests that the item is of s…
Created on: Wednesday 5th January 2011
Last updated: Sunday 30th December 2018
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