Record ID: SWYOR-0FF1E5
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of copper alloy casting waste or mis-cast buckles of Medieval date. Both have part of the frame and solidified metal from the casting gate. They are evidence of buckle manufacture and other similar pieces have been found at the same site: SWYOR-76F57 and SWYOR-76E7F8. The larger piece has a grey brown patina. It is 33.3mm long, 21.89mm wide and 4.09mm thick. 3.62g. The second piece has a grey green patina. It is 26.85mm long, 16.98mm wide and 3.96mm thick. 3.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1090E1
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead alloy musket ball dating from about 1600-1900. The object has been clearly miscast as can be seen by the mismatched/misaligned halves of the ball. Attached to this discarded musket ball is cooled metal in the shape of the mould's channel where the hot liquid would have been poured in. The material is somewhat rough and has a silver colour; only a fragment of the original creamy brown patina exists along the casting seam. Length: 27.1mm; Width: 15.5mm; Thickness: 7.8mm; Weight: 7.55g
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 16th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-112DF7
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable copper alloy jetton that is likely Medieval in date. The edges are severely worn and less than half of the object has survived but some of the design is visible on one side - possibly a double-stranded arcuate cross fleuretty with a pellet in each angle. The material has a dark green patina which has been scratched revealing brass beneath. The reverse is severely corroded and any design is now illegible. Length: 27.1mm; Width: 15.5mm; Thickness: 7.8mm; Weight: 7.55g
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-116185
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval jetton dating from about 1350 - 1400. One side has a double-stranded cross arcuate fleuretty. The other side is very worn but the design can just be seen to be a Late variant of the King with Shield type. There is an elongated hole in the material and additional damage to one edge. The original border appears to have been removed or otherwise worn away so any inscriptions are no longer visible. Compare Mitchiner number 410. This jetton was issued from 1350 - 1400 and is French. Thickness: 1.2mm; Diameter: 24.2mm; Weight: 1.31g
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-121A61
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of Medieval date. It is plano-convex and both faces are decorated with a pattern of raised lines and dots. There are intersecting and branching lines on one face, and radiating lines alternating with dots on the other. There is a large central perforation which measures 10mm diameter. There is a cavity in the side wall of the perforation where the whorl would have been fixed to the spindle. The lead is patinated to a grey colour. Spindle whorls are very difficult to date because few are found in datable contexts. This type, which is plano-convex with raised …
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-125C16
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn Medieval copper alloy 'beehive' shaped thimble with central circular hole. The thimble is almost hemi-spherical with slightly lengthened sides. The exterior of the thimble is decorated with small circular pits which are arranged in an irregular spiral from the base to the top leaving a bare tonsure surrounding the central circular hole. The pits, or indentations, are roughly aligned in columns. There is also a fine incised line around the base just above the rim. A similar example can be found in Egan, (1998) The Medieval Household, page 266, no 821 from …
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-128062
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a larger object, probably a handle from an item of furniture or a household fixture or fitting. The object is sub-triangular with two concave sides and one broken edge. The broken edge starts to bend forwards and the handle part would have continued here. Only the terminal of the handle, where it fits to the object survives. The front of the terminal is rounded, and the reverse is flat. There are two circular holes through the terminal. These would have been for rivets or screws. The metal has a partially developed green patina, and a Post Medieval date is s…
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-129B37
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy spindle whorl of possible Medieval date (about 1100-1500). The whorl is circular in plan and is roughly biconical, having a high prominent collar and raised border around the central perforation; this side is designed with a series of lozenges to create a possible floral motif. There is a border around the edge of the whorl. The other side has been damaged at the edge of the central perforation and appears to have been flatter; it is undecorated. The diameter of the central perforation may taper slightly from 9.5mm to about 9.8mm but this is difficult to …
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-248980
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conjoined pair of mis-cast or unfinished cast copper alloy strap slides dating from 1250-1400AD. These loops are slightly misshapen, have never been separated, and none of the extra metal remaining from the casting process has been removed. They have a very rough, patchy, dark brown patina. They are 33.3mm long, 24.6mm wide and 3.6mm thick. They weigh 6.03gm. These are probably waste products from a manufacturing site, a suggestion borne out by the discovery of other, similar items of casting waste from the same area. Details of these other finds can be found on the database at r…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-24BAF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stylised Roman dragonesque brooch dating from about 75-175 AD. The brooch is reverse S-shaped in plan and D-shaped in section with an expanded waist. Both animal heads remain and each is pointed oval in plan with a scroll-shaped nose. The heads have a circular aperture through them and one is attached to the body by a bridge of copper alloy, leaving another circular hole between the head and the body. This is where the pin would have attached, but it is now missing. The body of the brooch and the ears are decorated with incised lines. The back of the br…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-2514C5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, oval loop, medieval buckle, Meols type C, dating from 1350-1400AD. It has slightly convex sides with small ridges on the outside of the loop at the forward corners. The outer edge is thickened and has three central grooves on the upper surface, the middle groove being broader than the other two, and a single groove at each end. The strap bar is narrowed and offset and has a central groove to take the pin, which is now missing. The underside is plain. The buckle has a dark brown patina. It is 17.9mm long, 20.9mm wide and 3.7mm thick. It weighs 3.85gm. A similar b…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-255203
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy, double loop, oval buckle dating from the post medieval period, AD1550-1650. It has moulded trefoil knops on the outer edge of each loop and at each end of the strap bar. The strap bar is narrower than the rest of the frame. There is no other decoration. The buckle has a dark brown patina. The remaining portion is 30.7mm long, 29.5mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 3.94gm. A similar buckle is illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250-1800, page 65, number 403.
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-27F441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from about 150-250 AD. The brooch has a flat half-rounded headplate with a sharply angled and bulbous bow which is convex in cross-section and concave on the back. Two lugs on the reverse of the headplate hold a copper alloy axis bar, on which is a copper-alloy spring of six turns; the foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The brooch has a light-medium green patina. See Hattatt's (2000) Visual Catalogue, page 334, figure 193. Please compare to PAS record ID: LIN-71CDA2. Length: 24.6mm; Width: 15.7mm; Thickness: 10.7mm; Weig…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-257095
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet derivative type with a fantail dating from about 75 - 175 AD. The head is trumpet shaped and has an incomplete integral loop behind to hold the pin mechanism. This and the pin are missing. The head is corroded, but there are cells for enamel including circular cells like eyes. The arched bow has an acanthus button which is more prominent on the front of the bow and is flanked by a corroded double collar. The lower bow expands into a fantail which is flat. The front is decorated with crescent-shaped cells above circular concentric…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9CF183
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel which has been mended with a blob of lead alloy, dating from the Medieval period. The fabric is light grey on the inside and tan on the outside. It is fairly hard and fine textured. The fabric is sandy with small rounded grey and red inclusions. The outer face has traces of a yellow glaze.
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-25B227
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, hooked tag dating from the post medieval period, AD1500-1600. It has an openwork body with four piercings and a floral design, the outer edges having large knops in the form of leaves, each leaf having six small pellets along the outer edge. There is a rectangular fastening loop, separated from the body by two transverse grooves. The lower of these grooves is extended downwards in a V shape and forms part of the body decoration. The lower part of the body and the fastening hook have broken away in antiquity and are missing. The fastener has a light green p…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-25C3E5
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead alloy Medieval pilgrim badge probably dating from about the late 15th to early 16th centuries. On one surface, there is a crude depiction of the crucifixion. Christ is seen on the cross and he is flanked by two soldiers with spears; the edge of the token has a raised border around the image. The image on the other surface is difficult to interpret but appears to have contained an inscription within a border. The surface of this side has been worn and corroded, and is further damaged by stress marks from the token being folded in half. The may have been a suspension loop at…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-263576
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper alloy strap mount dating from the medieval period, AD1350-1450. It consists of two rectangular sheets of copper alloy fastened together by a pair of copper alloy rivets, one in the centre of each end. There is a third, circular piercing between the two rivets that is unoccupied. With the exception of a single, transverse groove across each end of the rectangle, it is undecorated. The mount has a dark green patina. It is 29.2mm long, 15mm wide and 3.9mm thick. It weighs 4.07gm. Identical mounts are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories: Medieval Fi…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-26AB25
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead customs seal dating from the late post medieval or early modern period, after 1815. The seal is Dutch. On one side are the arms of the House of Orange, being a crowned, square shield carrying the device of a lion rampant holding a sword in the right paw. The reverse carries the number 415, possibly a control or customs house number. It is 21.3mm long, 17.1mm wide and 4mm thick. It weighs 8.24gm. An identical seal can be found on the database at reference: DEV-7B1205.
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-273817
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete strap mounted terret dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period (100 BC-200 AD). The plain hoop is circular in cross section and is broken at the top. It expands towards the base where a rectangular loop projects. The terret is undecorated and has a light green patina. Please compare to PAS record IDs: DUR-A83630, LVPL-76AFF2, DENO-D3C985 and LANCUM-3E20E1. Length: 43.9mm; Width: 35.1mm; Thickness: 8.4mm; Weight: 24.29g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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