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Unique ID: YORYM1126

Object type certainty: Certain

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Uniface, hemispherical, pronounced casting spur vertical mid line reverse, suspensor extinct, v substantial, face -sexfoil design, foils recessed to take decoration, incised line decoration between foils, grey colour, v little oxidisation

Notes:

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Class: LARGE, ROUNND, HAND CAST, PEWTER

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1540
Date to: AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 6.8 mm
Diameter: 22.9 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Pewter [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Multiple [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Geometric [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: York
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE ACASTER MALBIS

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th November 1999

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ceinwen Paynton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ceinwen Paynton - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: YORYM:E02078

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