Small finds archaeologist, medievalist - metalwork, esp. horsey and religious @findsorguk, Husband, Daddy, European, occasionally plays tennis for Wivey B team
Wiveliscombe, England
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For #FindsFriday some interesting buckles or clasps with separate central spindle and sheet roller. The other outer edge approaches the shape of a contemporary shoe on some examples. All images @findsorguk
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For #FindsFriday celebrating the end of my wife's PhD on 17th-century trade tokens with one that is close to my heart as it shows a tennis 'bat'. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Int. (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
#IMC2026 Thank you to all who attended our four sessions on Medieval Lived Religion: the materiality of everyday religion run by the MeRit team on Wednesday in Leeds! #MedRit @UniRdg_GCMS @britishmuseum @UniRdg_History
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Wed 15 Apr, last meeting till Sep, ending season on a high! Thrilled to welcome @PGaches, specialist in the repair of historic plasterwork, on how & why ceilings began to be plastered in the 15th century, & how the process developed. Keep in touch with SVBRG at the other place.
For #FindsFriday a group of gold medieval pendants recorded via @findsorguk as Treasure (a fourth is being processed currently). The form has been observed to have connections with the Eastern Baltic, and the findspots of all fall in eastern England.
See also this video by Dr Tim Pestell describing the Norfolk example shown here on the left, and its international connections: youtu.be/oULlho29lVI @NorwichCastle
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For #FindsFriday a seal matrix found in Lancashire @findsorguk but connected with Bromholm Priory, Norfolk. The Patriarchal cross was brought there from Constantinople in the 13th century. Pilgrim items include ampullae, many from London but some found in the Netherlands. #MedRit
Back with the pilgrim badges for #FindsFriday. These two fragments @findsorguk I think I have now better identified as former fragments of a type of crucifixion badge. Found respectively in N Yorks and Wakefield, they find parallels from London, Bristol and Stoke (Kunera) #MedRit
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Some of the largest medieval seal matrices recorded @findsorguk can be associated with the Trinitarians (active in England from 1244). The earliest of those shown originated at their house at Easton, Wiltshire. #FindsFriday
For #FindsFriday a rare depiction of a tetramorph of the evangelists on a medieval seal matrix. This matrix is of unusual shape and belonged to Thomas of Ringleton (Kent), but found in Norfolk (@findsorguk NMS-AD5AAA). The evangelists' initials surround the composite creature.
For #FindsFriday a pair of medieval images of the Assumption of the Virgin on artefacts recorded through @findsorguk. The seal matrix is datable to the first half of the 15th century, while the finger-ring is later C15th, if not early C16th (now @britishmuseum). #MedRit
This would seem to be a rather earlier depiction, perhaps dating to the 13th century, found in Suffolk @findsorguk
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Ready to unearth history? 🔍✨
Join us at Finds Fest to meet the specialists uncovering the past! From zooarchaeology and ancient glass to metalwork and prehistoric pottery, come explore the unique expertise at the Markethall. 🏺🦴
#FindsFest2026
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ALT A promotional flyer titled "CIfA Finds Group FINDS FEST: MARKETHALL SPECIALISMS." The top right features an image of archaeological artifacts laid out in display trays. Below the title is a table listing specialists and their areas of expertise: • Small Finds and Glass: Ruth Beveridge • First Aid for Finds and Conservation: Laura Ratcliffe-Warren, Kate Berlewen • Zooarchaeology: Emily Johnson, Joshua Toulson • Metalwork, Coins, and Flint: Anna Tyacke, Peter Guest • Charcoal and Archaeobotany: Dana Challinor, Bekky Hillman • Prehistoric to Early Medieval Pottery: Imogen Wood, Elle Norrish • Worked Stone: Ruth Shaffrey, Naomi Payne • Post-ex and Archaeological Science: Hayley McParland, Rachel Cubitt
For #FindsFriday some medieval seal matrices showing the Virgin and Child as Maria Lactans (rather than Sedes Sapientiae). That they show supplicant figures and (often) canopies suggests they represent statues from churches, perhaps shrines. Images: @findsorguk
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For #FindsFriday a stunning Limoges reliquary casket featuring, ia, the Magi on horseback! @Nationalmuseet samlinger.natmus.dk/dmr/asse…
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For #FindsFriday three lovely medieval Limoges buckle plates of c. 13th-century date. All recorded @findsorguk, found in Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Surrey.
