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Record ID: PUBLIC-45592C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead biface token of Powell type 2 / 11 (initials / tavern utensils) probably dating to c.1550-1800.
Very worn, circular and flat. One face depicts the initials R G in one line. The reverse is uncertain, possibly a tankard.
Diameter 12.9mm, thickness 1.5mm, weight 1.7g.
Similar examples on this database at: DOR-A9C73C and PUBLIC-6D6BD1.
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: SF-42D7AC
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead steelyard weight of probable Roman date. It is conical in shape, with the remains of a iron suspension loop.
Weight: 267.76g
Height: 35.10mm
Diameter: 40.27mm
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2D64B8
Object type: CURSE TABLET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible curse tablet, as kindly suggested by the finder. A neat and tightly rolled rectangular fragment of cast lead sheet of thickness 2mm. Patinated. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410
Length: 16mm, diameter (long axis): 14.1mm, Weight: 15.78gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2D1104
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead metalworking debris. Forty-four small scraps of lead melt or partly melted cast lead sheet, much of which has set on a flat surface; patinated. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Combined Weight: 459.49gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2CEC8D
Object type: NET SINKER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible net sinker. A fragment of thin [1.5mm] cast lead sheet or foil folded or rolled to tubular form, now flattened; patinated. The lead sheet is thinner than usual for this artefact type. If not a net sinker, possibly a later line weight. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 700-850
Length: 28mm, Width: 12.5mm, Thickness: 5.1mm, Weight: 9.71gms.
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2CC90B
Object type: OFFCUT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead offcuts. Nine scraps of sheet lead or foil, all with one or more cut edges, patinated. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1900
Thickness: 2.4mm-1.5mm, Combined Weight: 33.63gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2CA60B
Object type: OFFCUT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead offcuts. Eleven fragments of cast lead sheet of structural gauge, all with one or more cut edges; patinated. Reported along with a mass of lead melt. Such scraps may have been gathered for recycling. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Thickness (up to): c.5mm, Combined Weight: 211.51gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2C2FAA
Object type: DISC
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead disc. A small thin patinated lead disc, frayed. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1900
Diameter (long axis): 23.2mm, Thickness: 1.4mm, Weight: 3.48gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-2A2BC1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable spindle whorl. Cast cylindrical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 11.6mm, Walton Rogers form B. A possibly moulded design has been partially carried over to one flat side only, unless these irregularities represent shrinkage in an open mould, and lipping appears on the opposite side. Patinated, and probably lightly distorted. The mass points to a primary function plying cord, if not as a flywheel for some other mechanical purpose. The size of spindle hole could admit an Anglo-Scandinavian date, but the possible decoration on one side might rather point to …
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-29F789
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast ball, flattened by impact against a hard flat lightly corrugated surface. Patinated. The mass may suggest this to have been fired from a light fowling piece or ‘rook and rabbit’ gun. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800
Diameter: 12.8mm, Weight: 8.57gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-29EC9E
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Two cast balls, both flattened or splattered by a close-range impact against a hard flat surface; a previous example has been recorded from the vicinity. Patinated. The mass may suggest both were fired from a light fowling piece or ‘rook and rabbit’ gun. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800
Weight: 10.38gms and 12.89gms; Combined Weight: 23.28gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-292B05
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead metalworking debris. Five small scraps of melt and foil, the latter of thickness 1.1mm. Patinated. From over a wide area. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800
Combined Weight: 13.75gms
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NLM-28F75E
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bullet. Cast pointed bullet, probably copper jacketed for a rifle, with a circumferential medial groove and a basal hollow of diameter 2.7mm. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950
Length: 36.2mm, Diameter: 7.8mm, Weight: 9.49gms
Finder’s reference: Roxby cum Risby SE9156013738 [field centre
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NLM-19AF0E
Object type: OFFCUT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead offcut. A thin scrap of cast lead sheet of thickness 3.1mm, with cut edges, a deep knife cut on one side, and an open crosshatch of similarly deeply incised lines on the other. Patinated. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500
Length: 32.4mm, Width: 8.8mm, Thickness: 3.1mm, Weight: 6.22gms
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-15C835
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead discoidal spindle whorl of Early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 700-1100).
The spindle whorl is circular in plan and has a sub-rectangular cross section. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification form B. The central hole is circular with an internal diameter of 9.5mm. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is cream in colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 31.8mm, thickn…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-15AB31
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of possibly early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 800-1100).
The object is plano-convex in shape with a domed side, rounded edges and a flat base with a central perforation measuring 10mm in diameter. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification Form A1. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is brown in colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 35.1mm…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-158431
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of possibly early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 800-1100).
The object is plano-convex in shape with a domed side, rounded edges and a flat base with a central perforation measuring 9mm in diameter. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification Form A1. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is cream in colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 28.5mm, t…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-154D92
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead spindle whorl of possibly early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 800-1100).
The object is plano-convex in shape with a domed side, rounded edges and a flat base with a central perforation measuring 7.6mm in diameter. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification Form A1. No decoration is present on either side. A small semi-circular chunk is missing from its side.
The whorl is cream in colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the ori…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: PUBLIC-00872C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably Post Medieval cast lead anthropomorphic weight in the form of a human face.
Sub-oval in plan and flattened hemispherical in form. The face is relief moulded with a raised brow, oval eyes and a protruding nose. The mouth is only partially visible due to probable post depositional damage to the chin. The reverse has similar scuff damage but is otherwise plain and flat. The surface displays a light buff / grey colour.
Length 56.5mm, width 44mm, thickness 21.2mm, weight 202g (6.8 oz)
Broadly similar examples on this database at; SOMDOR-B02DB3 HESH-513062 and YORYM-FE22C7
Created on: Sunday 24th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LIN-D88896
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead and iron Roman steelyard weight dating to c.AD 43-410.
A bi-convex lead weight with evidence of iron at one terminal. Originally an iron rod would have passed through it and the uppermost would have housed a separate iron loop. Patinated.
Height: 37.98 mm, Width (waist): 22.99 mm, Weight: 72.32g
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Greetham with Somersby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LIN-D86CD4
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead pendant or mount, probably medieval to post-medieval in date.
The object is drop-shaped, plano-convex with a piercing at the narrow end. It is decorated on both sides with radiating oblique grooves around the perimeter. Mid-grey patina.
Length: 15.92mm; Width: 11.67 mm; Thickness: 3.26 mm; Weight: 3.91g
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Greetham with Somersby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LIN-D4C018
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead medieval spindle whorl dating to c.AD 1150-1450.
It is triangular with a circular flat base and top with a circular hole running through the object. Pale-cream patina.
Diameter: 23.9 mm; Height: 24.72 mm; Weight: 32.92g
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Greetham with Somersby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LIN-C56C03
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead plaque of probable Georgian/Victorian date c. AD 1700-1900.
The piece is the form of arcading with a small cherub figure lounging over the top and holding onto a textile piece. The archading is decorated with foliate motif and is triple banded around the curved and longitudinal sides. There are two circule indenatations on the reverse, probably to fix it to another piece. The reverse is flat and it has a lozenge shape with illegible shape/writing.
Max Length (diagonal from broken curved frame): 70.09 mm; Thickness: 13.83 mm; Weight: 85.79g
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NLM-C1CA6B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and copper alloy weight. Cast plano-convex oval or coffee-bean-shaped object with an embedded longitudinal copper alloy strip [of length 17.7mm and width 1.3mm] which appears on both the flat and convex or keeled sides of the object. There is the suspicion of a basal rim, which might be apt to a piece for a board game, as kindly suggested by the finder. Patinated. The neat and vulvate appearance might point to a Roman date. The flat base would permit use as a standing weight with a balance, possibly representing one quarter uncia. Inset objects are more usually associated with Vik…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-B41C7A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead bi-face token of Powell type 2 / 16 (initials / shields) probably dating to c.1550-1800.
Circular and flat. The obverse has the initial letters W B in one line with a pellet above. The reverse depicts a shield bearing a perched bird right. Pelleted perimeters on both sides. The surface displays a light grey colour.
Diameter 14mm, thickness 2.1mm, weight 2.7g.
Identical examples on this database at: PUBLIC-5D393C, PUBLIC-719FF9 and PUBLIC-0087A9.
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-AADB33
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead harness boss. Cast disc with the heraldic motif of a crooked arm with prominent cuff springing from a horizontal bar and brandishing a bar or charter within a broad border which bears vegetal motifs against a ground incorporating finely hatched zones. The front bears white metal plating; the back has two deep pits from fixing points. Probably for the festive decoration of horse harness. Now bent forward. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900
Diameter: 44.1mm, Thickness: 4.1mm, Weight: 36.51gms
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-AA844F
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal. A pair of cast discs, one smaller than the other, linked by a short stalk and pressed together. A small annular mark and numerals 2 4 appear on one side of the larger disc. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700
Diameter: 23.2mm, Thickness (overall): 4.1mm, Weight: 6.89gms
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-AA63E0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl. Cast cylindrical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 11.2mm, either miscast or more probably part-melted, Walton Rogers form B. Eight wide radial cuts or grooves appear on one side of the whorl: this texture or decoration has recently been noted as a most unusual feature of another whorl reported recently from the immediate vicinity. The spindle hole size could admit an Anglo-Scandinavian date. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 1000-1100
Diameter: 27.6mm, Thickness: 9.4mm, Weight: 27.99gms
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: PUBLIC-9F09BD
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rectangular lead tapered edged possible weight that depicts a thin long cross on its raised upper surface with a possible design in the background. The reverse is blank apart from a gouge from a possible strike by a sharp implement.
Likely Medieval to Post-Medieval in date, c.AD 1400-1800.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'New Romney', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-9ED4BE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead uniface possible farming token from a date range c.AD 1690-1850.
The obverse depicts either the letter 't' or a small cross to the left of the letter 'H' and has a slightly raised edge visible on approximately half of its edge. It would be classed as a Powell Type 2.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'New Romney', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-9B1FC2
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shot. Cast ball with a small flat patch, possibly damage incurred in barrelled storage; patinated. The mass and size may suggest this was for use with a light fowling piece or ‘rook and rabbit’ gun. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800
Diameter: 11.7mm, Weight: 9.03gms
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NARC-97DB76
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Spindle Whorl of Medieval date (AD 1100-1500). The object is biconical with a central moulded aperture of diameter 9.77mm. Both sides bear a moulded decoration. On one side this takes the form of a cross Pommée with lettering reading: W Crown V (pellet within) Crown V (pellet within and flanking). The opposing side is decorated with cross Pommée H•N•?•quatrefoil/A (chevron barred).
Diameter: 32.14mm, Diameter (inner): 12.02mm, Thickness: 11.92mm, Weight: 56.0g
The metal is a cream in colour with a slightly pitted smooth patina.
It is…
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: NARC-97ABEB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Spindle Whorl of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date (AD 1500-1600). The object is biconical with a central sub-circular aperture of diameter 6.75mm. neither face is decorated.
Diameter: 22.07mm, Diameter (perforation): 6.75mm, Thickness: 17.14mm, Weight: 34.4g
The metal is light brown in colour with a slightly pitted patina.
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-85961F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead discoidal spindle whorl of Early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 700-1100).
The spindle whorl is circular in plan and has a rectangular cross section. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification form B. The central hole is circular with an internal diameter of 10.4mm. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is cream in colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 31.7mm, thickness…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-8586F4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead discoidal spindle whorl of Early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 700-1100).
The spindle whorl is circular in plan and has a rectangular cross section. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification form B. The central hole is circular with an internal diameter of 8.8mm. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is cream in colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 25.5mm, thickness …
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-856B88
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bi-convex spindle whorl of Medieval to early Post Medieval date (AD 1100-1500).
The spindle whorl is bi-convex in shape and sub-circular in plan. It has a lentoid cross section. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification form C. The central hole is circular with an internal diameter of 9.7mm. The upper face is decorated with faint moulded ribs, creating segments. The lower face is too worn to identify any decoration.
The whorl is brown in colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst w…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-854AAD
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy biconvex spindle whorl, of probable Medieval dating (AD 1100 to AD 1500).
The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, with a central, circular perforation extending vertically through the object (internal diameter 8.9 mm). The sides of the spindle whorl are slightly convex. There are thrre lozenge-shaped mouldings attached to the corners of the object, the fourth is missing due to damage.
The whorl has a diameter of 23.9 mm and is 14.3 mm thick. It weighs 29 grams.
The whorl is of a light to mid grey c…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-8502D3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of possibly Roman to Early Medieval date (AD 43-800).
The object is plano-convex in shape with a domed side, rounded edges and a flat base with a central perforation measuring 5.2mm in diameter. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification Form A1. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is cream in colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 16.7mm, thickness 7.1mm, weight …
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-84E979
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of possibly early Medieval to Medieval date (AD 800-1100).
The object is plano-convex in shape with a domed side, rounded edges and a flat base with a central perforation measuring 8.7mm in diameter. It fits into the Walton Rogers classification Form A1. No decoration is present on either side.
The whorl is grey in colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
Measurements: diameter 29mm, thickne…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.
Record ID: WMID-84C573
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead perforated artefact, probably a weight, dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval period, AD 1100 - 1800.
It is flat in profile, and sub-triangular in plan, with curved sides and rounded corners. It has a rectangular cross section. The object is damaged just under the perforation. The narrow end is perforated with an irregular hole of 4-6mm diameter. It has no decoration present and is cream in colour with an uneven surface patina.
The weight is 58.6mm long, 38mm wide and 9.9mm thick. It weighs 99.3 g.
The mass does not…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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