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HER Number WSM38650 Report prepared by Worcestershire HER. Tel 01905 765560 or email archaeology@worcestershire.gov.uk. Information valid for three months from date of production. and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58. Margeson describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich (No. 522-524) date from the mid 15th to mid 17th century. However the recorded example is possibly not as robust as these, and another function is likely [7]. WAW-C6DA15. Strap Fitting. The object is probably a type of strap guide. It has three integral components, an upper small loop, a connecting block and a lower large loop. The upper small loop is rectangular in plan, with the two upper corners being rounded. The hole in the centre is circular and is 3.93mm wide. The edge of this hole has a small casting sprue, which may suggest the object has not been used particularly often. Below the hole, on the outer and side faces there is a horizontal ridge. The second component, the integral connecting block has moulded decoration. Firstly a narrowed rectangular sectioned block which is seated above a sub-square shaped block which has concave outer and side faces. This portion is seated above the third component of the object, the large loop. The loop is perpendicular to the small upper loop. In profile the loop is an elongated drop shape with a horizontal tip. The outer face of the loop, along the edges, has three scallops on either side as decoration, forming three joined sub-oval shapes. Each oval is decorated with incised decoration consisting of a ‘X’ within a border which matches the shape of the oval. The reverse face of the loop, connecting black and small upper loop are flat, undecorated and flush with each other. There are obliquely angled file marks on the reverse. The surface of the object has a well developed mid grey patina. It measures 45.37mm long, 7.27mm wide and 9.21mm thick. The object weighs 6.81g. The object is likely to be a type of strap guide, either from a harness or a dress fitting. The date is more uncertain, but may be Medieval rather than Roman. This is suggested by the style of the incised decoration, the scalloped edges and the loop. However, Roman implements, such as toilet instruments have similar small upper loops and connecting integral blocks [8]. WAW-C6EE11. Post Medieval coin: an Irish farthing of Charles II, issued by Armstrong between 1660 and 1661 [9]. WAW-F76B32. A possible fragment a pro forma cast lead cloth seal. The seal is a sub-rectangle in plan with one terminal being abraded and therefore incomplete. In profile the pro forma is tubular and has then been flattened, which is probably intentional. The reverse plate is more incomplete than the upper plate. The upper plate has lettering in high-relief reading ‘XXXIIII’ within a rectangular beaded border. The reverse is has a possible high-relief design which is very feint and may include a ‘J’. The surface of the pro forma has a matte off-white coloured patina. It measures 26.39mm long, 17.69mm wide and 2.13mm thick, weighing 4.7g. Dr. Geoff Egan (Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Advisor) comments on a previous pro forma (WAW-79D3C6) found in Worcestershire that pro formas were cast with the dimensions ,as required by law, of a particular variety of cloth. 34 is may be the length in yards of the fabric or its weight. When examining the cloth government officials measured and weighed the cloth and checked it conformed to specifications. ‘<strong>Search</strong>ed’ was stamped in the blank area below the figures, and then the seal was closed and fixed to the textile so it could be seen on the market stall. Egan goes on to comment that the seal dates from the transitional Medieval to Post Medieval period of the late 16th century to c1620, and this is probably the second to be discovered in Worcestershire. Other examples are illustrated in Egan, G. 1995 Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum British Museum Occasional Paper 93, Nos. 117 to 119 [10]. WAW-F794D6. A cast copper alloy pendant or mount which is possibly Early Medieval. The pendant or mount is an inverted sub-drop shape in the shape of a human face. From the back of the upper edge is there is an integral lug with a circular perforation at the apex of the loop. The perforation is slightly sub-circular, possibly due to wear along the upper edge, therefore suggesting it is a pendant rather than a mount. The pendant is domed in profile with a slightly hollow reverse. The head has straight hair depicted by slightly oblique linear grooves. The eyes have a central pellet within a oval frame. The nose is a high-relief sub-rectangle with slightly concave sides and rounded edges. Either the mouth or the moustache is depicted as a transverse ridge. The lower edge of the pendant becomes narrow in profile until it is broken. This break is not too recent. The surface of the mount has a mottled green/brown patina which is slightly abraded. It measures 30.89mm long, 13.81mm wide and 6.99mm thick. It weighs 7.4g. The face is similar in style to that found on other Early Medieval objects, such as a similar object recorded from Surry (SUR-350D51), or the 9th century lead vat recorded from Northamptonshire (WAW- A4D8D4). The function of the object is not certain [11]. WMID1159. An iron nail-like object. The head is sub-circular and slightly domed. The head has been slightly damaged and an edge has become straight. On the reverse there is a single stud in the centre which has a rectangular section and tapers to a point [12]. WMID1160. Fragment of a stoneware which has a salt-glaze. There is a high relief female bust within a circular border. The bust is wearing a cloth hat. The dress which is visible has a high lace neck, and a square collar. The fragment is slightly concave [13]. WMID1333. The arrowhead appears to be incomplete. There has been damage to one edge and the tip of the arrowhead, therefore the arrowhead would have been originally longer and triangular in shape [14]. WMID1832. The tile is slightly curved in profile. The item is only a fragment therefore the complete profile is not visible. At the apex of the curve there is a finial which is a leaning conical. There are traces of glaze on the upper surface of the tile. The fabric is a light orange/brown colour with sandy inclusions [15]. Report generated by HBSMR from exeGesIS SDM Ltd Page 28
HER Number WSM38650 Report prepared by Worcestershire HER. Tel 01905 765560 or email archaeology@worcestershire.gov.uk. Information valid for three months from date of production. WMID1837. Single loop trapezoidal shaped buckle. The notched edge of the loop is expanded. The three other edges are the same widths and depth. Decoration consists of oblique notches on the edges of the buckle, with the expanded loop have two incised parallel lines forming an internal border. The reverse has four oblique notches on the expanded loop and traces of tinning. On the strap bar there is a trace of iron corrosion suggesting there was an iron pin [16]. WMID2263. Harness Pendant. The body of the pendant is a small quatrefoil which has a high relief square shape in the centre. Protruding from the upper petal is a lug perpendicular to the pendant. This lug has a small hole within which there are traces of iron. The lug is bent forwards slightly. The reverse is plain [17]. WMID4636. Dress Hook. The body of the dress hook is sub-circular with a rectangular loop protruding from the upper edge. Decoration of the body of the object consists of a border of annulets around a central larger annulet. Protruding from the lower edge is a hook which is semi-circular in cross-section and 'U' shaped in profile. The reverse is undecorated [18]. WMID5223. The fabric of the sherd which remains is a grey colour with an ornage exterior surface. The exterior surface is covered with a mid green coloured glaze. The vessel had been mended by lead. There appears to have been two holes in the vessel thereby the lead forms a loop around the sherd. The exteror surface of the lead is an irregular shape and appears to have been shaped by a two fingers because fingerprints are visible. On the interior of the vessel the lead is a relatively narrow band [19]. WMID588. Dress Hook. Triangular shape with a rivet hole in each top corner. The lower third corner has a possible worn zoomorphic head that leads to a hook. The border of the tag has an incised border groove which has perpendicular lines from the incised line to the edge [20]. WMID607. Circular cloth seal. Obverse has [ ] LEMS GO [ ] around the edge with a sword in the centre. The reverse has stars and lozenges around the edge and 2[ ] in the centre. The seal is two circular discs joined by a narrow band. The centre of the reverse appears to have been cut into a separate circular disc. Could this have been caused by the die? [21]. WMID6091. Medieval Silver Coin [22]. WMID628. Brooch. Only the upper plate remains. The plate is sub-trapezoidal in shape, with a knop on three sides of the plate. There is an elongated trapezoidal platform in the centre of the plate. From this platform an arched strip of copper alloy forms which has a broken edge, but which would have formed the upright of the brooch. On the reverse is a vertical protruding plate which is incomplete [23]. WMID660. Buckle. Narrowed and offset strap bar. Diagonal lines on the upper face as decoration. Part of the pin remains curled around the strap bar [24]. WMID661. Appears to be a rams head and neck. Ornate style. The reverse is straight and a flange it 90º runs across the upper edge. Something has broken off the base of the item. Possibly a mount? [25]. WMID674. Strap Fitting. The lower plate is sub-circular with four rivets in each corner. The upper plate is also sub-circular, however there is an oval shaped openwork at one end, leaving a small gap on the edge. On the upper plate there is incised decoration which appears to be two leaves creating a 'V' with a fleur-de-lis at the centre base. At this base there is a further rectangular shape which the lower plate lacks. This rectangular shape is moulded with two rows of four circular indentations. Two outer indentations are openwork, but maybe too small for rivets. Between the lower and upper plate there are traces of leather [26]. WMID675. Seal Matrix. Oval base. Hexagonal stem terminating in a trefoil loop. The device is a bird, like an heraldic eagle [27]. WMID676. Two long-cross hammered coins, both folded in half and interlocked with each other, forming a flat conical shape. One is a York penny, the other a Durham mint. Both Edward I [28]. Sources (1) Internet Site: British Museum. 2007. Portable Antiquities Scheme.. The British Museum. WAW-739F07 SWR9225 (2) Internet Site: British Museum. 2007. Portable Antiquities Scheme.. The British Museum. WAW-89BDE3 SWR9225 (3) Internet Site: British Museum. 2007. Portable Antiquities Scheme.. The British Museum. WAW-969902 SWR9225 Report generated by HBSMR from exeGesIS SDM Ltd Page 29
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