Finds within constituency of Leeds East
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Brooch | SWYOR-A79C35 |
Roman | West Yorkshire |
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| An almost complete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch (dating from 75-175 AD) which is in excellent condition. A loop in the centre of the back of the trumpet shaped head holds the spring of 6 turns (all surviving) and internal chord, but the pin is missing. A wire head loop passes through the ce... | |||||
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Jetton | SWYOR-421C84 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy French jetton or reckoning counter dating from the late Medieval or early Post Medieval period, about 1497 - 1521 AD. The jetton was struck in Tournai under the authority of Louis XII or Francis I. The jetton shows the three circles badge of Tournai on the obverse and a cross patty... | |||||
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Bead | SWYOR-41CFB4 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A group of three beads of probably Post Medieval to Modern date. One is glass and two are ceramic. The smallest is light blue opaque glass. It is sub-spherical with a slightly raised band with straight sides forming a median band. This suggests it has been moulded, and indicates a Post Medieval o... | |||||
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Musket ball | SWYOR-417C57 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy pistol shot (small musket ball) dating from 1600 - 1800 AD. It is 8.58mm in diameter and has a prominent casting seam and sprue. It has a smooth white patina. | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-416E30 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy weight of uncertain but probable Post Medieval date. The object resembles a musket ball with a loop projecting from it. The ball is spherical and is 16.55mm in diameter. The loop is rectangular in section and is flat. It is a slightly oval loop. The object may be a musket ball with a... | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-413B68 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A post medieval weight made of cast lead alloy. It is probably a fishing net weight, or similar, and of probable 16th or 17th century date. The weight is a long, narrow oval of roughly lozenge shaped cross-section. There is a rolled edge all around on both sides. One end is broken or cut away ... | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-4122E5 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A Post-medieval copper alloy stacking pan weight, probably intended to be a 1/4 ounce weight. It is 18.5mm in diameter, 4.46mm in thickness and weighs 5.53g (85.2gn; 0.19oz). The weight is very worn and apart from a circle on the top face, the marks are illegible. There looks to have been a word... | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-40F4F0 |
Unknown | West Yorkshire |
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| A complete cast lead alloy line weight of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval (1st to 17th Centuries AD). The weight is spherical in shape. The central hole is broadly circular and is positioned centrally. The internal diameter measures 3.8mm. This would seem too small for the object to be a s... | |||||
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Vessel | SWYOR-40C8F4 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A possible copper alloy vessel leg, probably dating from the Post Medieval period, about 1600 - 1800 AD. The object is L shaped in section with a straight back and base, and a concave curved front, which is convex from side to side making the section near the top of the object D shaped. The copp... | |||||
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Musket ball | SWYOR-409A87 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A probable lead alloy musket ball dating from the Post Medieval period, about 1600 - 1800 AD. The musket ball has many flattened sides rather than being spherical. This may be because it was case shot or cannister shot, fired in a container with many other balls. The ball is well patinated. Anoth... | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-49A3B4 |
Unknown | West Yorkshire |
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| Four lead alloy and iron weight of unknown date. Two are conical and two are globular each with iron staining at the apex suggesting they once had iron suspension loops. The mass of the weights are: 23.9g (0.84oz) 21.09g 26.89g (0.9oz) 17.3g Weights are very difficult to date unless they are deco... | |||||
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Seal | SWYOR-497AB0 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy possible seal, perhaps from a bale of wire, dating from the Post Medieval period. The seal is a circular disc of lead alloy with a broken tab projecting. This may have attached a second disc which is now missing. The surviving disc is decorated with a beaded border, and a raised eigh... | |||||
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Hinge | SWYOR-492BD5 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper alloy fitting, probably a hinge plate. It is a rectangular plate of metal with which is broken at one end and badly bent. There are 5 circular holes perforating the body, but two are across the broken edge. The perforations are counter sunk to receive screws, which indicates a post... | |||||
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Hinge | SWYOR-48FF95 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper alloy fitting, probably a hinge plate. It is a rectangular plate of metal with which is broken at one end and bent. There are 3 circular holes perforating the body, but one is across the broken edge. There are also two irregular holes in the centre of the plate which may be dama... | |||||
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Musket ball | SWYOR-48D5A5 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A collection of thirteen post-Medieval cast lead shot dating from c. 1650 - c. 1800. They range in diameter from 16.64mm to 9.17mm. Some have been used and have dents and flattened areas, possibly as a result of impact or post deposition damage. One is incomplete. There are casting seams present... | |||||
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Buckle | SWYOR-4776D4 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy buckle dating from the Post Medieval period. It is a sub rectangular frame with the bar and loop bowed, and straight sides with have a slight inward swelling in the centre. There is no evidence of the pin or plate. The patina is patchy grey green. | |||||
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Spindle whorl | SWYOR-475BA5 |
Medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A lead alloy perforated weight or possible spindle whorl of probably Medieval date. The object is circular and sub conical with concave sides. The central perforation tapers from 6.6mm at the top to 8.5mm at the base. The surface is uneven and has a well developed creamy patina. | |||||
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Bead | SWYOR-473485 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A globular ceramic bead of uncertain date. It is sub spherical with a possibly drilled circular central hole which has a diameter of 2mm. The surface is smooth and is a pale buff colour on the surface with a dark grey core. The ends are slightly flatter than the rest of the bead. There are ve... | |||||
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Bead | SWYOR-46EB22 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A group of five glass beads of uncertain date, but probably Post Medieval to Modern. There are two exactly spherical opaque green beads. The larger one is 10.71mm in diameter and is light green. The other is 9.6mm in diameter and is a milky green with a chalky feeling outer surface which is flaki... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SWYOR-137EB3 |
Modern | West Yorkshire |
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| An unidentified, sheet silver artefact, presently severely crumpled so that the original shape cannot be ascertained. It was possibly originally circular, but this is not certain. The silver is of very thin sheet and appears to have been stamped with a design of flowers or leaves, suggesting a la... | |||||
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Seal | SWYOR-1329C4 |
Modern | West Yorkshire |
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| A nineteenth century, Russian, lead bale seal from the Estonian port of Narva. The seal is circular with a double hole for the cord running from side to side. The obverse reads: S P B / N P / P . K / 183(?), the last digit of the date being missing. NP stands for Narva (Estonia), probably the... | |||||
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Arrowhead | SWYOR-131323 |
Unknown | West Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy possible socketed arrowhead of unknown date. The object, which may have a more domestic function than being an arrow, has a circular socket at one end. The wall is 1.8mm thick and the socket is circa15mm long. The end of the socket is very crisp, suggesting that the object has not ... | |||||
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Thimble | SWYOR-12B047 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A knurled, copper alloy, post-medieval thimble, dating from 1650-1800AD. There is a plain band around the base of the thimble. Above this, the holes, which are circular on both the sides and the crown, are set out in a left hand spiral. The thimble is slightly flattened and the original diameter ... | |||||
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Shot | SWYOR-122592 |
Modern | West Yorkshire |
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| A group of three shot from a pistol or small bore musket. These probably date from the first half of the 19th century (1800-1850), as they show no evidence of casting marks and were probably made in a shot tower, the first of which was built in 1784. The surface of all three shot is somewhat dama... | |||||
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Weight | SWYOR-11EDC4 |
Unknown | West Yorkshire |
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| A crudely made lead artefact, possibly a net weight, of uncertain date. It appears not to have been cast, but is made from a sheet of lead that has been rolled into a rough cylinder with open ends and a ragged seam. It is 59.2mm long and 15.9mm in diameter. It weighs 50.4gm. | |||||
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Thimble | SWYOR-11CBC6 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A crudely cast, lead object, possibly a palm guard, probably dating from the 17th-20th century (c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1950). It is a rounded oval in shape and is flat, except for a slight bevelling to the upper surface. The underside has two small oval depressions in the centre, one of which has ... | |||||
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Thimble | SWYOR-1194F7 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A crudely cast, lead object, possibly a palm guard, probably dating from the 17th-20th century (c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1950). In plan it is a rounded oval and is slightly domed as though it has been cast in the bowl of a large spoon. The flat side has no markings to indicate that it has been used ... | |||||
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Pipe (smoking) | SWYOR-112201 |
Modern | West Yorkshire |
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| Twelve fragments of clay pipe, consisting of four complete bowls, one damaged bowl and three bowl fragments, together with four sections of stem, three narrow and one broad. Of the complete bowls, three have internal diameters between 18 and 19mm, indicating that they are of a later date, and one... | |||||
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Thimble | SWYOR-34EE00 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A complete cast lead object, possibly a palm guard, probably dating from the 17th-20th century (c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1950). This palm guard is a rounded oval in plan. It has a shallow central depression at the front. However, the front does not possess any other depressions that might have be... | |||||
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Buckle | SWYOR-972327 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper alloy buckle dating from the 18th century, probably 1720 - 1790 AD. It has a rectangular frame with a separate spindle running lengthways. The frame is decorated with a black layer, possibly of paint. The pin and chape survive. The pin has two spikes, and the chape is rectangular wi... | |||||
