Record ID: NMS-013F96
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid/Late Saxon strap-end, convex-sided plate notched split attachment end pierced by twin rivet-holes, engraved fan-shaped decoration above remains of rectangular panel of niello mostly missing with large sub-rectangular perforation in centre, animal-head terminal with large silver and niello panels for ears, triangular forehead, slight eyes and blunt snout. Thomas’s Type A. 9th century.
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whissonsett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-034E25
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a damaged copper-alloy purse bar of medieval date. The piece consists of one arm and the central boss from a Type A1 purse bar dating from the late 15th to early 16th century AD (Museum of London, 1965, "Medieval Catalogue", 3rd impression). The remaining portion of the object measures 97.3mm long. The bar is circular in section and tapers slightly towards the distal end where there is a decorative knob. A decorative moulding separates the arm from the central boss. The arm also has cross hatched incisions filled with a corroded black niello. The purse would originally h…
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-950660
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Post Medieval incomplete hooked fastener, hollow stepped semi-circular section with closed end from which springs the stump of an integral hook (missing), flat back-plate with cut square perforation attached by solder, curving face decorated with inlaid niello in cross-hatched lozengiform pattern, 14 x 24mm. Cf. LMMC Plate LXXVI no.9. 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2005
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-CBD687
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a one of the arms of Williams Class A1 late medieval purse bar made of copper-alloy with inlaid niello. This purse bar dates to the late 15th century. The arm has a circular cross-section and has been decorated with double criss-cross engraving filled with niello. Both ends of the surviving fragment are badly corroded and worn. Beneath the area with criss-cross lines there is part of an integral plate, which would have three holes drilled in it , this is now broken. At one terminal the section of the bar gets narrower, in order to allow the purse frame in sit inside th…
Created on: Saturday 15th December 2012
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tenterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-944F78
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ninth century strap end, probably of Thomas's Class A, Type 2. The strap end is flat and tongue shaped tapering to a rounded terminal. At the attachment end, the plate splits in two to accomodate the strap. The attachment plates are damaged. The upper surface of the strap end is decorated with an incised interlace pattern. The incisions appear to be filled with degraded niello. The underside of the strap end is plain. The strap end has a dark green patina with patches of orange. The strap end has a length of 40mm and a maximum width of 13mm.
Created on: Monday 4th July 2005
Last updated: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-BAA898
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy purse frame of probable mid to late 15th century AD date. The object consists of a folded bar of "V" shaped section. One side is decorated with a repeating pattern of double cross hatched lines, whilst the other side is undecorated and has two small attachment holes. Traces of black niello exist on the surface. It measures 78.9mm long by 7.8mm wide and 5.1mm high. It weighs 16.22g.
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buntingford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-E95BC2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The strap end is an Early Medieval type, dated to the 8th to 9th century. Thomas classifies it as a Type A2. The strap end is made from cast copper alloy, which divides into two sheets. In plan the strap end is an elongated sub-oval. It has decoration on the upper plate. The upper face has a moulded and incised animal head terminal with oval shaped eyes. Behind the head there is a single panel of geometric design defined by niello. In profile the strap end appears to be solid at the zoomorphic terminal, but then does divide into two plates, forming a slim ‘
Created on: Friday 8th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-01C044
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper alloy strap-end (9th century). This is a Class A strap-end, with an open end, convex sides and a zoomorphic terminal, Type 2 where the pattern is curvilinear and geometric. The sides and the open end are chipped and damaged, with the edges of the open-end missing. There is a semi-circular engraved line with radiating lines inside placed at the open end. The main body of the strap-end is decorated with an engraved pattern, inlaid with niello, contained within a rectangular field. The curvilinear geometric pattern comprises sets of diagonal lines a…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ewelme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-01CBC7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper alloy strap-end (9th century). This is a Class A strap-end, with an open end, convex or tapering sides, and zoomorphic terminal, Type 1, with Trewhiddle style decoration. The strap end is bent through damage and broken across the decoration; where it splits for form an open end. The front surface is decorated with a carved beast intertwined around itself. Small areas of inlaid niello remain around the decoration. The sides of the strap-end are decorated with horizontal lines forming a beaded appearance. The zoomorphic terminal has a double c…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ewelme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-040E96
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval (Anglo Saxon) copper alloy strap end (9th century). The strap end is a Class A type with an open end, convex sides and zoomorphic terminal (Thomas 2003:2). There is some damage and the edges of the open end are missing. Within the central panel is carved decoration with inlaid niello. The decoration is curvilinear and possibly Trewhiddle style; corrosion obscures the details. Patchy green patina with a layer of a white substance concreted to the surface. Dimensions: length: 39.59mm; width: 13.13mm; thickness: 3.92mm; weight: 5.53g. Thomas, G. 2003. Late Anglo Saxon a…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 16th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-295D53
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Type A1 late medieval purse bar made of copper-alloy with inlaid niello. This purse bar dates to the late 15th century. Only one arm of the bar survives. The arm has a circular section and has partly been decorated with double criss-cross engraving filled with niello. This design terminates on each end with are two oblique lines of the usual kind (engraved and infilled with niello). Surviving on the broken terminal (which would have sat next to the central block) is a very stylised animals head with open mouth, from which the arm emerges. The first 13mm of the arm (from the block) i…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southease', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-902A63
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval/Post Medieval Purse bar of LMMC Type A1, bent, missing one terminal knob and central loop. Two pairs of attachment holes. Niello filled double-line saltires on both arms and on one side of central boss. On the other side a large single-line saltire with central vertical line. Restored length 158mm. Late 15th - early 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gunthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-D41EB1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Roman plate brooch of the zoomorphic type. Specifically, this is a good example of a three-dimensional sitting cock or hen. It takes the shape of an oval, pointed at one end with a protruding neck and head at the other. The reverse is hollow and features a broken catchplate at the head end and a double pierced lug at the tail end. The beginnings of a broken pin remain in the lugs, held in place by a crude copper-alloy penannular loop. Above this on the obverse are the beginnings of a flat tail, also now broken. Based on comparable examples the tail would have …
Created on: Friday 30th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-62C637
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid Saxon-Late Saxon Strap-end in rather abraded condition, two rivets in split attachment edge. Animal-head terminal lacking detail, but niello inlay and large ears are visible. Above these a large panel of semi-symmetrical ornament, either foliar or zoomorphic, with niello inlay extends up onto the split end, there being no fan-shaped field. On the reverse of the terminal an oval (9mm x 5mm) patch of silvery material, probably solder, is of unknown purpose. 41mm x 12mm. Thomas' Class A, Type 1. 9th century.
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Saturday 22nd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quidenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-CA12D3
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval/Post Medieval fragment of purse bar of ovoid section, fragment of pendent frame held in place by drum-shaped end-mount, double-line lattice on one face and zig-zag on the other inlaid with niello. Two bag attachment holes. Surviving length 39mm. LMMC Type A. Late 15th – early 16th century.
Created on: Monday 24th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quidenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E4D0E7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy late 8th/early 9th century Anglo-Saxon strap end, very corroded. It used to have double rivets at the split end, but both rivets and rivet holes are missing now. So is the terminal at the pointed end which was probably a small stylised animal head. The centre panel on the obverse was most probably decorated with one or more Trewhiddle-style beasts set against a niello background; the beasts would have had speckled bodies, as evidenced by the remains of speckled surface. The panel is too corroded and fragmentary to tell how many animals were displayed. Found at the …
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2005
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-C5CCA4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid Saxon/Late Saxon incomplete strap-end of Thomas' Class A, outside edge / distal end missing. Two rivet holes in split end above an arrangement of five crescentic stamps (in place of the normal palmette in fan-shaped field motif). Both sides are followed by a groove. The area between these, where decoration would be expected, is concave and roughly finished, parts of the base stained silvery. Either decoration, most probably of niello and silver wire, has been entirely lost or was never applied. Length >35mm, width maximum 15mm, 7.5mm at proximal end. Split 11mm deep. 9th century.
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2005
Last updated: Saturday 23rd February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burnham Market', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-DEAD80
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment of a purse bar of type A2. The sub-rectangular central block is rectangular in section (L. 18.6mm. W. 16.4mm. Th. 11.5mm), with a circular hole vertically through the centre which becomes wider at the base (D. 6.3-8.2mm). Each face has incised linear decoration which has been inlaid with niello. On one side there are three parallel vertical lines, the middle one of which has been damaged. On the other side there appear to be letters. The upper section is damaged so that the letters are unclear and there appears to be an 'M' underneath. The arms extend from either…
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-2D8324
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Roman military horse harness pendant. In shape the pendant is a variant of the more commonly found classic heart-shape type. The body is sub-oval with an integral suspension loop at the top which contains the remains of an iron pin, that would have attached the object to a pendant hanger. The base of the object tapers into a vertical shaft, divided half of the way down by a horizontal collar and terminating with a circular shaped foot. The oval body of the object is moulded and painted with a symmetrical palmette design. Very similar examples without the decoration have b…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-76D9E5
Object type: WATCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This artefact was originally identified at a 16th - 17th Century dress fastener. Therefore the artefact was reported as a possible Treasure item and was sent to the British Museum. The British Museum's Post-Medieval artefact specialist (Dora Thornton) has suggested that the artefact is more likely to be a watch key than a dress-hook. The watch key is silver, with traces of what could be niello. The artefact is triangular in shape tapering to a point which appears to be the zoomorphic head of a bird. The opposite end of the triangle has been broken; the breaks do not look recent. The w…
Created on: Friday 28th November 2003
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Sussex', grid reference and parish protected.