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Record ID: WREX-0570D1
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE: 2021 T40
Description: An incomplete early medieval copper alloy strap end (Thomas Class A, Type 1) with Trewhiddle style zoomorphic decoration dating c. 800-950AD. The object is sub-ovate in plan with an animal-headed terminal. The front of the object has incised decoration in the form of a poorly executed sinuous beast within a panel, either side of which are scroll motifs. These incised lines would have been inlaid with niello, only some of which survives. The rear of the object is undecorated. The rear end is split with part of two small rivet holes survi…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-9E8FDC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Specialist Report for HM Coroner
A Late Medieval Silver Gilt Finger Ring from the Craven Arms Area, Shropshire.
Treasure Case: 2019-T840
Circumstances of discovery: Found whilst searching with a metal detector.
County: &n…
Created on: Tuesday 24th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Craven Arms', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-84DA1A
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy purse bar, almost complete, probably dating to c. AD 1450-1500. The bar has a central spherical boss with surviving traces of niello inlaid incised lattice decoration on the outer surface. The boss is decorated with in incised double-stranded saltire inlaid with niello on both sides, on one crossed by a transverse line. The boss has a central longitudinal perforation through which a copper alloy swivel would have passed. The boss is flanked either side by the arms of the purse bar, both integral and circular in cross-section, expanding from the mouths of a zo…
Created on: Friday 12th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Corve Dale', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-6C7EF9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch of Roman date (80-120 AD). The wings are complete with flat and pierced end cap. The axis bar, spring and pin are all lost; the spring would have been secured by an external chord which was fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the midpoint on the upper edge of the reverse. The head of the brooch bow is hump like - being comma shaped in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. It extends to a rounded 'bun shaped' foot with a projecting knop. The catch-plate is formed from a rib on the rear o…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'worfield', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LVPL-9C2BBD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2016 T360
Incomplete silver Medieval (13th-14th Century) annular brooch with niello decoration; the pin is missing. Circular brooch, round in section; decorated on one side with a series of grooves and dots that have been inlaid with a black material, possibly niello, a mixture of copper, silver and lead sulphides, commonly used as an inlay on engraved or etched metals. The pattern is made up of three grooves across the brooch followed by three dots, one above the other, then a further three grooves. This pattern is repeated around the whole of the brooch. Approximate…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: HESH-20C823
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
"Originally thought to have been parts of the same object, close inspection and analysis has shown that these two fragments come from two separate strap-ends. Each fragment is 25 mm in length, but the mid-section fragment has a silver content of approximately 97 per cent, while the endsection's silver content is approximately 93 per cent. Both are decorated in the Trewhiddle style; the midsection has six panels of plant and animal motifs, while the end section appears to have had a single panel with animal and interlace decoration, and terminates in a round-eared animal head with prom…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: HESH-C00896
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy purse bar dated to the Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval (1450-1550) period corresponding with Ward Perkins Class A1. The bar is incomplete being broken at both ends - it is circular in cross-section. From the lower edge of the purse bar a single abraded rectangular tab descends - this is pierced in two places (diameter: 3.1mm) and these would have been sewn onto the leather / cloth purse. The exterior surface of the bar is decorated with a triple strand lattice flanked one end by a single circumferential groove, these elements are all partially infilled …
Created on: Monday 14th April 2014
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Diddlebury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-24A9D4
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Specialist Treasure Report for HM Coroner
Date: Later Early Medieval period - 9th-10th Century AD
Description: Silver hooked tag. The plate is sub-triangular or drop-shaped with convex long sides. There are with rounded projections at the upper corners which are perforated by circular holes of diameter 1.4mm; the holes have bevelled edges to the front, making them appear counter-sunk. The long edges of the plate are curved, expanding downwards from the attachment holes and then tapering as they curve into a complete backwards-bending sharp hook.
The centre of the plate has a …
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Prees', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LVPL-7EE655
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver strap-end of Thomas's Class A, type 1, originally decorated in Trewhiddle style, but later re-worked to depict a human figure, perhaps imitating a 'Heiligenfibel' or 'Saint' brooch.
The original strap-end is extremely well made. It has a split attachment end, although the two halves are now pressed closely together with no gap in between and indeed appear never to have been apart. The attachment end is shaped around two very small rivet holes, c. 0.8mm in diameter, with a tiny point in between. A fan- or pelta-shaped motif below this has a central drop-shaped fi…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2011
Last updated: Saturday 22nd February 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Prees', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-3F3931
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: The ring is a hoop of round-section silver wire; diameter of hoop, 23 mm. It is decorated on one side with four groups of punched annulets, each consisting of triangles of three annulets on either side of a transverse pair. On the other side of the hoop are traces of inlaid pairs of black niello lines running across it, continuing onto the other side in at least one place.
Analysis: Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the ring of 95%; it weighs 1.52g.
Discussion and Date: It is not possible to date th…
Created on: Friday 4th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2013
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Worthen', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WAW-02EBD4
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar (Ward-Perkins Class A2) of late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date (1475 - 1550).
The purse bar is approximately 20% complete and consists of a fragment of the arm and the terminal. The arm is sub-rectangular in both plan and cross section with an domed cylinder on the end. The attached terminal knop is missing. One remaining semi-circular integrally cast loop, with a central perforation (2.04mm diameter) is present on the lower edge of the surviving arm fragment. The loop measures 9.45mm length, 4.42mm width, and is 1.75mm thick. This would…
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2010
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: CPAT-7D5495
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is a medieval (circa late 13th century) silver gilt, annular brooch. This example is also decorated with a niello inlay. Niello is a black inlay composed of sulphides of silver and copper, used in the medieval period to distinguish incised decoration on silver and gold. The brooch has a wide flat dished form with a slightly convex upper surface, that surface is then decorated with a series of 18 rows of punched 'dots' separated by chip carved grooves, each set on an angle to the radial, forming a 'swirl' decoration. The grooves were filled with the niello and the whole surface wa…
Created on: Sunday 16th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: HESH-6A8925
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold finger ring with turquoise / aquamarine stone and decayed niello decoration of early modern date (c. 1750-1850). The hoop of the finger ring is sub-circular (slightly oval) in plan and D shaped in cross section. It is regular in both width and thickness; at the shoulder of the ring both sides flare to form a much thickened bezel with a hollowed centre which holds a small oval blue – turquoise or aquamarine stone. The stone is held by four clasps / grips and the edges of the outer shoulder are decorated with floral scrolls.
The hoop of the ring in plan measures 18.6mm lengt…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-1998B5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver finger-ring (2007 - T402)
Date: Probably Post Medieval 16th - 17th Century
Description: The hoop of the silver finger-ring is oval in plan; being distorted from a probable circle by both wear and also movement in the ploughsoil. The finger-ring is broadly lentoid in cross section. The upper and lower edges are slightly faceted. The external face of the finger-ring has been damaged by abrasion, however, the decorative design and style is relatively complete. The decoration has been created by the use of neillo (a silver oxide paste) which has been applied to small lentoid sh…
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Friday 21st October 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-D0DF34
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap end of later early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date, 800 - 1000 AD. The strap-end is sub-rectangular in plan with two parallel sides which taper to at both ends to blunt points. The cross section is sub-rectangular and profile is slightly bowed. The edges of the strap-end are also slightly beveled. It measures 45.1 mm in length, 12.4mm width, is 2.3mm thick and weighs 5.28 grams.
The majority of the strap is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest part of the terminal which divides, in profile, forming a '
Created on: Thursday 6th July 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 5th March 2014
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-4EF501
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete fragment of a cast copper alloy suspension loop probably from a purse bar or frame of late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date (1450 - 1550). The fragment is oval in plan with tapering sides and rounded a small cylindrical knop at the base. The loop is also sub-rectangular (D shaped) in cross section. The cast hole is located centrally and is oval in shape. It measures 26.9mm in length and 15.2mm width. The knop, at the base of the loop, projects 6.5mm and has a diameter of 6.7mm. The break is relatively old and is covered by the same eroded patina as the rest of the artefa…
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.
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