Record ID: NMS-4CADB1
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman hollow-cast copper alloy cylindrical probable handle, possibly from a staff, sceptre or similar. Tapering slightly from mid-point to ends, both of which damaged. Deep concave grooves between five extant pronounced transverse ribs with slight incised grooves bordering the outer face of each. Length 52mm. Diameter 25mm at mid-point, 19mm at both ends. Thickness of metal at ribs 3mm, at grooves 1.5mm. Weighs 43.87g. It is possible that this is the handle of a priestly sceptre such as those found at Wanborough, Surrey (O'Connell and Bird 1994, 109; fig. …
Created on: Monday 29th November 2021
Last updated: Saturday 15th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-185C06
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object probably of late Iron Age to Roman date, possibly a sceptre handle. Description: The object has a roughly hourglass shape in plan, with wide terminals and middle with fluting between. One terminal (oriented towards the bottom of the image) is rounded with the other end (oriented towards the top of the image) terminates with four prongs. The inner section of the upper terminal is slightly dished. There are concentric lines around the fluted parts of the handle and on the outside of the bottom terminal. There is significant wear that has worn the patinati…
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-78F164
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy tubular fitting, possibly a sceptre terminal, dating from the Iron Age to Roman period (c. 50BC-AD 200). The object is cylindrical with enlarged irregularly formed rounded terminals. The exterior surface is decorated with eight linear grooves creating seven thin raised fields. Each field is decorated with a geometric pattern of repeating lozenges and/or triangles. The interior surface is roughly cast with a series of concentric circumferential grooves or threading at one end. The entire object has a light green patina with patches of light brown in places.…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-B2E301
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy socketed terminal or fitting of probable Roman date (AD 43-410) and of possible zoomorphic/ feline form. It has an old break across two projections (perhaps originally a loop or ears) at one end but is otherwise complete. The object is tubular in shape with the socket occupying roughly half of the length (with a depth of 16.2mm) while the rest of the object is solid; perhaps the solid end intended here to 'weight' the complete original object and give it balance. The object The socketed section has two piercings opposite to each other at the edge. These mea…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-BF8EC4
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy three dimensional Roman staff or sceptre terminal, of second century date. The sceptre terminal is in the form of a human male's head, the moulding and features surviving in clear and crisp condition. The head displays quite thick hair, denoted by slightly wavy lines from low on the forehead, around the ears and down to the upper neck. The figure also sports a full beard and moustache also denoted by raised, lined mouldings. The eyebrows are more suggested than depicted; the eyes are almond-shaped with dots for the pupils. The nose is broad above the moustache, and…
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bix', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9F3451
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy sceptre or staff terminal representing an eagle standing on a small globe, with wings half-opened on the back, forming a heart shape. The head is slighlty turned left, and the beak is slightly curved. The beak is indicated by grooves, whilst the eyes are indicated by a punched dot and circle. The right side of the head is worn. The neck expands towards a large breast. The legs and claws recall an eagle. The are grooves on the legs to indicate plumage, and the legs narrow to the end and terminate with four claws. The inner part of the wings are decorated by vertical …
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-E79EAC
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Interpreted as priestly sceptre terminals.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Frensham Common', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-B22222
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount, probably a terminal from a sceptre, in the form of a female head with the distinctive coiffure of the Flavian or Trajanic period.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th October 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: HAMP-ADC525
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy fragment - possibly the terminal from a Roman sceptre handle. The object is a open sleeve with a thickened and flattened end (Dia.: 23.8mm; Th.: 3.55mm). Above this the sleeve tapers to a diameter of c. 18.55mm and narrows to a thickness of 1.45mm. The internal diameter is c. 16.5mm. Just before the object tapers there is a circumferential incised line. Having tapered there is a triple groove above which a double ridge. Above this the fragment has suffered a large loss implicating around half of the side. A similar decorative treatment continues on the extant…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 16th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pitton and Farley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-71ECB3
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British copper alloy sceptre terminal in the form of Mars. The terminal is in the form of the head of Mars, which sits in a vertically ribbed 'neck' measuring circa 28mm in length and 12mm in diameter. The facial features are well defined and thoroughly Romano-British in execution. Mars is shown with a narrow triangular nose with a large pellet to either side representing the eyes. Both eyes are very worn and reveal the brassy interior of the otherwise well-patinated head. This wear may be due to recent rubbing since the eyes protrude from the head somewhat, but it m…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-7C15F3
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Copper alloy terminal knob possibly from the handle of a mace or sceptre broadly comparable to the finds from Waldingfield, SF-427411, Willingham Fen, Cambridgeshire, and from Wanborough Roman temple, Surrey, see R. Hobbs, Treasure - Finding Our Past (British Museum 2003, 142-144 and Fig 110 p 145; see also M. Henig, Religion in Roman Britain (Batsford 1984), 136-141 and Plate 62 (p 140). It is therefore perhaps most likely to be Roman in date. The terminal is hollow with a central circular hole through it, it is a rounded knob at its end and this tapers into a cylindrical sha…
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0FA203
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly a Roman sceptre handle. The handle is incomplete, with a worn break around the open ended hollow tube, the other end is an expanded, rounded and closed - however it now has a large crack through the middle. The tubular end is decorated with a pair or raised moulded ridges around its circumference, and a singular raised moulding just before the expanded closed terminal. One half of the tubular end, and a small part of the closed terminal has an olive green patina, the remainder of the handle is a mid-green colour from corrosion. The closed terminal is misshapen, measuring 38.09…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-9423C1
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy sceptre or staff handle dating to the Roman period. The fragment comprises a circular section hollow tube, encircled at the mid point by a prominent lentoidal rib. The handle has a present length of 54mm. At the mid point the diameter is 26mm. Elsewhere it measures 14mm. It is similar to an example identified as a Roman sceptre from Wanborough, Surrey (Surrey report. SyAC82. Sceptre handle no28).
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-36E9D2
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Romano-British copper alloy sceptre terminal in the form of Mars. The head of Mars sits on a vertically ribbed 'neck'. The facial features are well defined and thoroughly Romano-British in execution. Mars is shown with a narrow triangular nose with a large pellet to either side representing the eyes. Mars has a mouth shown by a simple curved groove, giving him the appearance as if he is smiling. The ears are depicted by an oval moulding to either side. Mars is also beared, shown by a raised ribbed area. across the chin, cheeks and upper lip. The hair is typically bowl-shaped and also …
Created on: Monday 16th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wragby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-E5BC26
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cylindrical object with one trumpet-shaped terminal surviving. The max diameter, at the terminal, is 24mm and the minimum is 16.5. The internal diameter is 12-13mm. There is a series of discontinuous grooves at seven positions around the body. There are no traces of fixing for the wooden sceptre.
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Surrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-A7EF01
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible foot from a sceptre or rod. The object is cylindrical in shape, with an iron core coated in copper alloy. The iron core is likely to have been some kind of rod, and the copper alloy a decorative terminal. The terminal is very worn, rounded and has three transverse ribs decorating the shaft. The object is very similar in size, shape and decoration to the iron and bronze rod terminal found in a male burial discovered during pipe laying along Ermine Street at Brough on Humber in 1936. Two sceptre heads were also found within this burial.
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-5FBEB7
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Depicting the head of Mars. Helmeted head, The helmet is divided into two sections, the top section has a crest on the top which protrudes out over the front of the head and runs down the back of the head finishing with a kicked back extension, there is a gap half way along the length of the plume with Fe corrosion in it. There are four lines running diagonally down the crest, there is then a groove that runs around the crest separating the top of the helmet from the face section where cheek straps running down towards the mouth. Facial features are still evident with a elongated oval…
Created on: Thursday 27th November 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'wickenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-427411
Object type: SCEPTRE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy terminal knob and part of tubular metal sleeve from the handle of a mace or sceptre comparable to the finds from Willingham Fen, Cambridgeshire, and from Wanborough Roman temple, Surrey. The sleeve has girdling ribs or mouldings at intervals along it, with smooth sections between, this fragment representing only the first tier of that ornament. The diameter of the bronze sleeve was 15.2mm, and that of the terminal boss 23.6mm, its depth 13.1mm. The surviving length of sleeve not including the boss is 18.3mm and the overall length is 31.8mm. The object has a heavy and shiny…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Waldingfield', grid reference and parish protected.