Record ID: YORYM-D02A56
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead figurine of possibly Roman date but probably dating to the post-medieval period. The figurine is of a draped, dancing figure of indeterminate sex with only the head, torso and upper part of the limbs surviving. The right arm and left leg of the figure are raised in dance and the right leg and left arm are orientated backward. The facial features, hair and clothing details are all lost due to extreme wear and there are two knops projecting from the shoulder blades suggesting the presence of wings. The metal has a mid greyish-brown patina and is worn. The figuri…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CF8426
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy pin of Early-Medieval date. The head of the pin is all that remains which is sub-circular in plan and section. Four flattened circular facets are present spaced irregularly around the circumference of the pinhead. The bas of the pinhead is worn with traces of possible solder. The metal has a dark blackish-brown patina and is coated in a powdery white substance. The pinhead is 7.9mm tall, 8.1mm in diameter and weighs 3.4g. A similar pin head can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: Unique ID: NCL-94DF63.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CF4D64
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. Roughly one third of the spindle whorl remains, which is bi-conical with half of the central perforation visible. One side is decorated with a series of irregularly spaced pellets organised around the edge of the perforation. The other side is very worn with no discernable decorative elements. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is very worn. The spindle whorl is 23.6mm long, 17.2mm wide, 9.5mm thick and weighs 12.3g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CF32E7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is plano-convex, having a flat base and low domed top, with an off-central perforation running through it. The whorl is undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 30mm in diameter, 8.1mm thick and weighs 32.5g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be se…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CF1E93
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is plano-convex, having a flat base and domed top, with a central perforation running through it. The whorl is undecorated. The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 26.6mm in diameter, 11.5mm thick and weighs 44.7g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely da…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CF0740
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead pencil of uncertain date. It is circular in section and tapers towards the blunted and worn writing point which is also slightly bent. The opposite end is worn. The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn and pitted. It is 61.6mm long, 9.1mm in diameter and weighs 28g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CEF732
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy nummus of an uncertain emperor, uncertain reverse, uncertain mint, AD 260 - 402.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CEEE10
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy jetton of post-medieval date. The jetton is extremely worn rendering both sides illegible. All that can be determined is a beaded border on one side. The jetton is probably 17th century in date. The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The jetton is 21.8mm in diameter and weighs 2.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CE39C3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver six pence of Elizabeth I, square shield on long cross fourchee, pheon initial mark, dated 1565. North Vol 2, p.134, no.1997.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CCFCE6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is the foot of a probable cooking vessel. The foot is roughly D-shaped in section and widens towards the base which is flat. The fragment is undecorated. The break at the top of the foot fragment is very worn and pitted. The metal is a dark brownish-green colour and is worn. The fragment is 23.6mm long, 24.6mm wide, 17.9mm thick and weighs 29.6g. While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type a mid 13th to 16th century date is generally accepted for copper alloy cooking vessels.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CCD645
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is part of the leg of a probable cooking vessel. The leg is roughly oval in section with curved sides and a raised central ridge on the front. The fragment begins where it would have joined the main body of the vessel and terminates in an irregular break. All the breaks are worn and old and the leg fragment is undecorated. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The fragment is 43mm long, 42.8mm wide, 17.9mm thick and weighs 99g. While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CCA3B2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of medieval date. The fragment is a body sherd from a vessel of indeterminate nature. The fabric is soft and soapy, buff in colour with no visible inclusions. The external surface of the fragment is coated with a light brown glaze and a single applied pellet. The fragment is 30mm long, 30.3mm wide, 7.8mm thick and weighs 13.9g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CC3F57
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable annular brooch of medieval date. Only a small fragment of the circular brooch now survives, the rest being lost to old breaks. The frame is circular in cross-section with four bulbous circular expansions present spaced evenly along it. There is no further decoration present. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The remains of the brooch are 36.8mm long, 4.9mm in diameter and weigh 3.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.