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For ... an unusual late 17th century lead token, locally made but of neoclassical inspiration. Recorded remotely with . Who needs offices? (https://t.co/OF1D223oyV). If you are sitting on a pile of unrecorded artefacts, now's the time to get it sorted ...

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2020-04-03

Working from home for a while due to ongoing corona virus situation. However, this is an excellent opportunity for some lamp /fuel consumption experiments. So my this week is focused on these lovely replicas newly arrived from

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2020-03-21

This week’s Oxfordshire star finds of 2019 is an Early Medieval mount. Find it on the database here:https://t.co/NLTI9xqbNN.

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2020-03-21

For and in these dark times, a pilgrims' badge depicting St Roch of Montpelier in France, who was associated with pilgrimage .... and the plague. (https://t.co/MnMoaQBxzZ)

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2020-03-13

After a brief hiatus I'm back to bring you a lovely Roman cosmetic mortar for The terminal, though worn and broken, is a bulls head (honestly!). See they full record for a brief discussion of this type. https://t.co/fSMtnT1RQC

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2020-03-13

We're continuing the Roman theme for this weeks A Roman Bow Brooch, despite it being bent I still think its wonderful! Thank you Bill!

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2020-02-28

Back on with the and this week's is this lovely fragment of a late Iron Age three piece bridle bit found in East Cheshire. Here's the full record on https://t.co/U0TBfQKMEI

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2020-02-28

Time for this week's A small bronze bracelet (KM41988:1) dating to the Finnish Late Roman Iron Age (150/200–375/400 AD), a metal detecting find from Salo, Finland. Archaeological Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency, .

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2020-02-07

What's this for ...? It's a HIPPOSANDAL! 🦛 👡 no ... a iron horseshoe which was tied on, rather than nailed to the hoof. This one, surprisingly well preserved, was found in Yorkshire and recorded with : here https://t.co/nH5m8V75wg

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2020-02-07

this week is brought to us by KENT-A96B67 a copper alloy as of Antoninus Pius. It depicts Britannia seated left leaning head on hand. A so called coin of British Association such coins are rarely found outside of Britain. 1/2


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2020-01-31

Oink, oink! sweetest object is this Iron Age or Roman boar figurine.
See the full record at https://t.co/dfTFxLVTRD
this is from your patch!

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2020-01-17

It's not everyday we record a human toe, so I give you a solid lead, lifesize, toe/thumb/finger fragment. We wish it was Roman, but findspot & nearby finds make Post Medieval garden ornament or statue more likely. 👍🦶

See the full record at https://t.co/FmYx9jIXeR

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2020-01-04

A seasonal in the form of a (Christmassy) Medieval angel-shaped mount, perhaps from a mazer, crucifix or other bit of liturgical bling (https://t.co/qu5BsrRo39)

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2019-12-20

Today's is inspired by my new obsession (thanks ) so here is a beautiful Roman dragonesque brooch from recorded https://t.co/Na37KZtdgF

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2019-11-15

The knob from an AD 6th-century cruciform brooch for from South Cave in the East Riding, recorded by last week. Look at this little guy with his big eyes and fancy moustache tipped with bird heads. What a knob.



https://t.co/U6Vdli1R2F

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2019-11-08

This week's has Mercury winging his way. Although he may look roman, he is the top of a pipe tamper of Post medieval date.

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2019-10-04

Wow! perfect timing for this almost object - he's lovely but he's been a bit tricky to date. https://t.co/IQfNaYOCj2 Sadly not from but from beautiful

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2019-08-11

It’s so of course I’ll share with you one of my favourite objects. The stunning torc on loan from shows how very own hoard was intended to look.

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2019-07-27

This rainbow of flints have all been found in Essex and recorded on the database: https://t.co/v0VY7ODFZc They span the palaeolithic, mesolithic and neolithic periods

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2019-07-19

Villa Romana Del Casale, Piazza Armerina,

Villa built over 50 years from late 3rd C - early 4th C C.E.

A successful boar hunt, one of the hunting scenes surrounding a banquet, in this giant mosaic.

A dynamic scene, look at the clothing details.

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2019-07-05