Silver probable button or cufflink fragment. Oval cast concavo-convex front from an object of probably composite construction with a small central apical boss which serves as the centre of a hexagonal floret. The floret is set between two doubled incised lines passing diagonally across the domed surface, with singly incised lines completing the enclosure of […]
Copper alloy brooch. An item of costume jewellery made by the bending of a hollow cylinder of round section into a simple loop whose overlapping ends are presumably brazed to each other; the open and obliquely angled ends of the tube are slightly expanded or flared and blind, being filled with concave insets. The form […]
Flint possible debitage. An irregular rounded nodule, heavily worn by natural agencies such as rolling by water and stained an orange-tan tint by exposure to or incorporation within ferruginous gravels. This was found near NLM-670938 though is less convincing as an artefact. Three or four large flakes may have been removed by hard-hammer working from […]
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. A tiny cast flat-sided billet of slightly wedge-shaped profile with one rounded and nicked end and with intermittently grooved or notched sides. Smoothed and rounded overall, as if by wear – perhaps a hint that this had served as part of a dress accessory and has been polished by its […]
Copper alloy coin fragment. Radiate or nummus indeterminate, probably of medium to large module, later Roman issue of 260-330, probably a regular issue.Obverse description: youthful bust right, clean-shaven.Obverse inscription: (----)OAGReverse description: male figure nude save for cloaked shoulders left, with right arm extended and appearing to hold the lead of a small dog – the […]
A complete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250 -1500. Meols Type 2.The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. A grooved pin rest is present on the upper surface of the outside edge of the loop. A circular sectioned pin is fitted around the bar by an open loop. A rectangular […]
A complete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1250-1500. Meols Type 1.The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed strap bar. The upper surface of the frame has been decorated with four groups of four parallel incised grooves. A rectangular sectioned pin is fitted around the bar by an open loop. A rectangular plate is looped […]
An incomplete copper alloy composite strap end of Medieval date, probably dating to the 14th century.Description: The strap end is zoomorphic, being comprised of a flat rectangular attachment end with three moulded radiating projections on one side, and a broken pointed projection at the terminal edge. This is likely to have formed an animals head. The strap end […]
An incomplete copper-alloy gilded zoomorphic harness pendant of medieval date, AD 1200 - 1400.The pendant comprises a D-shaped plate in the form of a forward-facing animal's head, probably a stag, with integral attachment loop. The upper surface is moulded with features including pellet eyes, an elongated raised muzzle, and rounded snout. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The attachment […]