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Appendix F: Types of portable antiquities which will ordinarily be liable to claiming for the Crown, dependent on age, condition, context, circumstances of finding, etc., as each object will be assessed by the TTU on a case-by-case basis. This listing is not intended to be exhaustive.
Adze-blade
Amulet
Anvil
Ard
Ard-blade
Armlet
Armour
Arrowhead
Awl
Axehead
Axe-hammer
Badge
Barbed point (antler/bone)
Battle-axe
Bead
Belt fitting
Book mount/clasp
Boss
Bracelet
Brooch
Bucket
Buckle
Button
Casket
Cauldron
Chape
Chariot equipment
Cheekpiece
Chesspiece
Coin
Coin hoard
(N.B. Coins reported will be identified by specialist numismatists. After recording, individual medieval and later coins will not normally be claimed unless they are rare types, are from findspots which give them an added significance, or are part of assemblages. Pre-medieval coins and coin hoards of all periods will normally be claimed.)
Comb (bone/antler)
Container
Counter
Cross-shaft
Cross-slab
Crucible
Cup-marked stone
Currency bar
Dagger
Decorated stone
Dirk
Fastener
Ferrule
Figurine
Finial
Fire-dog
Fire-steel
Fish-hook
Flesh-hook
Game-piece
Goblet
Grave-slab
Grave-stone
Grinder
Gunflint
Halberd
Hammerstone
Harpoon
Heraldic pendant
Horse gear
Ingot
Intaglio
Jar
Jewellery
Key
Knife
Knocking-stone
Ladle
Lamp
Lithic artefact
Logboat
Loomweight
Love token
Mace
Macehead
Mattock-head
Mirror
Mortar
Mould
Mount
Musical instrument
Neolithic stone ball
Needle
Net-weight
Papal bulla
Palstave
Patera
Pestle
Pictish symbol stone
Pilgrim badge
Pin
Pommel
Pottery
Purse-frame
Purse-mount
Quern
Rapier
Razor
Ring
Rubber
Saw
Scabbard
Sculpture
Seal
Seal matrix
Shield
Sickle
Socketed axehead
Socket-stone
Spatula
Spear
Spindle whorl
Spoon
Spur
Statue
Stirrup
Stone artefact
Strap-end
Strap-mount
Strike-a-light
Sword
Tankard
Terret
Tile
Token
Toiletry implements
Tombstone
Torc
Toy
Tweezers
Vase
Vehicle parts
Vessel
Weaponry
Weights
Worked organic material
Worked stone
TT.42/07 Post medieval Scottish lead seal matrix from Culross, Fife. Allocated to Fife Museum Service.
This type of personal seal in the form of a flower is unique to Scotland and dates to the 16th and 17th centuries. The shield on the obverse has been identified as belonging to one of five families but heraldic identification requires that the shield colours survive and in this case they are now lost through wear. The seal matrix has been clipped, presumably on the death of the owner - a common practice to ensure it was not misused and was the equivalent of cutting up a bank card or cheque today.
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