Record ID: SWYOR-DE51DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Early Medieval brooch, a Great Square Headed brooch dating from AD 500 - 600. The surviving piece is part of the footplate with the pin catchplate on the reverse. The catchplate extends into a central rib. Both ends and both sides of the brooch are broken, though there is a small length of the original edge surviving. The fragment is decorated with a central rib springing from possible nostrils and with a large convex pellet near the upper break. To each side is a ladder-like ribbon with transverse grooves. The outer edges of these are curved to follow …
Created on: Friday 12th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A1CF99
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object, possibly a mount, of Early Medieval to Medieval date, about AD 1000 - 1200. It is in Anglo-Scandinavian zoomorphic Urnes style, but it is not clear what function the object had. It consists of a sub-rectangular tapering bar which terminates in a moulded animal's head, ears flat against the bar, with bulbous eyes and a square snout. Projecting from the beast's snout is a wide openwork sub-circular plate in decorated in Urnes style with oval apertures and faint incised lines. None of the edges appears to b broken, and nor does the square (wider) en…
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-754945
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon sleeve or wrist clasp dating from the late 5th to 6th century, of Hines Form B20 (Hines 1993: 64-5). One end of the clasp is missing. It is a catch piece, and consists of a rectangular loop projecting from the front edge of an integrally cast bar decorated with a raised square in the centre, a panel of transverse grooves next to it, and a flat plain square at the end. On the other side of the bar (the rear edge) is an integral flat plate, the rear edge of which is made up of five triangles in plan (four surviving), with the edge one pierced fo…
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 17th August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-751A9C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy strap end of late Early Medieval date, probably the 11th century, of Thomas Class H. It has a split attachment end, a narrow waisted centre, and a flat trilobed plate at the closed end. This is decorated with incised lines on the upper face defining two comma shapes and a chevron. A single copper alloy rivet pierces both upper and lower plates at the centre of the attachment end. The attachment end tapers horizontally, but thickens, to a waisted middle that has a sub-rectangular moulding of a very worn possible zoomorphic animal head facing away from the a…
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CC0BF1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cowry / cowrie shell which has been modified by human agency by filling it with lead at an unknown date. One possibility is that it was used as an Anglo-Scandinavian weight. The shell has a hole in the rounded upper face which has been plugged with lead. The toothed opening on the underside is also partially obscured by the metal filling which projects from the face of the shell. The shell and metal combined are 21.9mm long, 17.4mm wide and 9.7mm thick. 12.1g. There is no evidence of attachment nor any loop mounted into the metal which would have allowed use as a button or nec…
Created on: Monday 18th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-50E010
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval cloisonné disc brooch of 10th to 11th century date, AD 900 - 1100. The circular brooch has 7 evenly spaced semi-circular lobes projecting around the edge. They are decorated with a spherical bead of blue glass surviving on four of the lobes. The centre of the brooch is decorated with a quatrefoil of green enamel on a dark blue enamel field. Projecting from the angles of the quatrefoil at four teardrop shapes; two opposing ones are white enamel, and the other two are blue. The colours of the enamel are given as they appear today, however they may not be the origi…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-1A6A6A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible lead weight of possible Early Medieval date, about AD 800 - 1000. The possible weight is sub-spherical and poorly cast, the two hemispheres being clearly badly aligned when moulded. There are also concavities in the line of the casting seam, suggesting the lead was over heated when used. Two opposing faces of the weight are flattened and slightly recessed. The patina is also abraded on these facets. One facet has a stright line moulded across it, and possible other markings, but it is not certain that these are intentional. The object is 12.6mm diameter, 10.2mm thick and ha…
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-4A2BC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy penannular brooch dating from the late Roman or Early Medieval period, about AD 400 - 700. It is Fowler Type F1 which has zoomorphic terminals facing back along the frame, which are solid cast, not folded back. The top of the animal heads are decorated with a ring and dot motif containing degraded probable enamel, now a white or pale green colour. The hoop is decorated with groups of half-circumferential grooves on the upper face only. The broch has a grey patina. It is slightly distorted, the terminals overlapping a little. It is 50.6mm long, 50mm wide and 6.7mm thick.…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-B11182
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragmentary Early Medieval coin from 2015 T739 (Coin 6); a penny of Edward the Confessor (AD 1042 - 1066), Hammer Cross type dating from AD 1059 - 1062. Mint of York, moneyer Scula. Obv: __DPARD/___ Rev: __CVLAONE_____ Weight: 1.28g This coin is part of the hoard 2015 T739 (15 coins). The four coins originally declared as 2015 T739 are recorded as LVPL-64BF75 (2 coins), SWYOR-B11182 (1 coin) and LIN-9E8FF1 (1 coin). The 11 addenda to the hoard are recorded as SWYOR-0CDB5E (6 coins), LIN-9E8FF1 (3 coins), LVPL-1F24A8 (1 coin) and LVPL-9D333C (1 coin). Curatorial report for the …
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-1D5C8E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A small silver strap-end of late Anglo-Saxon date. The object is roughly rectangular in form, with one end split for attachment to a strap and the other end terminating in a snub-nosed animal's head. The attachment end is incomplete, but appears to preserve the lower circumference of a pair of circular rivet-holes. The animal head terminal is slightly damaged around the eyes and nostrils, but it has a lozenge-shaped recess on the forehead and oval-shaped ears with a central triangle motif, giving a pointed appearance. The main field of the upper surface is divided into two sub-rectang…
Created on: Thursday 28th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-0CDB5E
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
6 Early Medieval coins of Edward the Confessor; these are addenda to 2015 T739 (now 15 coins). The four coins originally declared as 2015 T739 are recorded as LVPL-64BF75 (2 coins), SWYOR-B11182 (1 coin) and LIN-9E8FF1 (1 coin). The 11 addenda to the hoard are recorded as SWYOR-0CDB5E (6 coins), LIN-9E8FF1 (3 coins), LVPL-1F24A8 (1 coin) and LVPL-9D333C (1 coin). 2015 T739 addendum DL (Coin 13): A fragment (just over a quarter) of an Early Medieval silver coin; a penny of Edward the Confessor (AD 1042 - 1066), Hammer Cross type dating from AD 1059 - 1062. Mint of York, moneyer unknown…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2016
Last updated: Sunday 22nd October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0BF15A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval strap end of Thomas Class B, Type 4 which originate in the later 8th century and remain in use to the 11th century, AD 750 - 1050. The strap end has a split attachment end which is slightly flared, and has a single rivet to attach the strap. A moulded animal head at the inner end of the split attachment faces towards the closed terminal. There is a plain band before another similar but elongated animal head which forms the zoomorphic terminal at the closed end. The strap end has a smooth green patina. It is 33mm long, 7.3mm wide and 3.6mm thick. 2.83g. Se…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-09DC9E
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin with a kite shaped head dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 900 - 1100. The pin is bent but in good condition. The head is lozenge shaped with slight knops at the corners, and flat. There is a faint collar between the head and the shaft. The shaft is circular in section and tapers. It is not clear whether the end is original or a break. The pin has a flaky green patina. It is 49.5mm long, 9mm wide and 2.8mm thick. 2.2g. These pins are considered to be Irish in origin, but are found in this country because of Viking activity. Several flat headed pins w…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-7652C6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval strap end of Thomas Class A, Type 1, dating from AD 750 - 950. It is a tapering plate with a rounded attachment end, pierced by two rivet holes (now incomplete). A palmette design fills the attachment end, and then there is a small central panel which contains a Trewhiddle style animal in relief, with possible traces of niello in the recesses. The closed end is a zoomorphic moulded snout with prominent bulbous eyes, and between this and the central panel, is a moulded area with two motifs side by side, perhaps ornate and large ears.The metal has a smooth …
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-DAF61B
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy possible gaming piece probably dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 700 - 1050. The object is a dome with four raised pellets on the top, arranged with one in the centre and three around it. The flat base has a deep cavity in the middle. The cavity has a diameter of 10.4mm, but the walls taper inwards to 8.3mm at the bottom of the hole, and is 7.1mm deep. The gaming piece is 14.5mm tall, 18.8mm diameter and 17.75g. Objects like this are often described as gaming pieces but there are few excavated examples with which to compare them. They can also be interpre…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-C5B01E
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Scandinavian) to Medieval copper-alloy sword pommel dating from about AD 900 - 1100. The pommel is hollow, broadly lozenge shaped in plan and is of 'lobed' form. It consists of five rounded and curved lobes that decrease in size from the central and largest lobe. The central lobe has an aperture at the top through which the tang of the sword would have passed. The underside of the object has the other end of the hole for the tang, which is sub-rectangular. The underside of the outmost lobes curve steeply upwards; many other examples h…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-B16336
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval silver Merovingian (Frankish) denier, dating from c.675-750 (Belfort 5726-30). Ref: Belfort 1892: 207-8. The reverse of the coin matches those shown in Belfort nos. 5726-30 but the obverse is slightly harder to place, in part owing to its condition. Most akin to Belfort 5726 although this has no cross in front of the face. Many other deniers exhibit crosses in front of the bust. The place in the sequence of deniers is difficult to assess but given that this coin is a little corroded it indicates that the silver content is not high, suggesting the coin should be…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-AEEA2F
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Anglo-Saxon, Early Medieval, lead alloy sword pyramid; a 7th century fitting from a scabbard strap. Although the term 'pyramid' is generally applied to this form of object due to its shape normally being a square pyramid, this example is in the form of a dome. The mount has a flat circular base with two D-shaped holes extending into the body of the mount and joining to form a tube behind the central bar. The mount is domed with a flat top which is decoated with an equal armed cross outlined with a groove within which are traces of another material, maybe niello. In each ang…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-2ED160
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Early Medieval stylus dating from AD 600 - 1200, but most likely to be from AD 700 - 900. Only the eraser and small length of shaft survive. The eraser is flat and triangular. It measures 17.8mm long, 10.3mm wide and 1.3mm thick. The shaft is circular in cross-section and has a diameter of 3.3mm. There is possibly a very faint moulded collar between the eraser and the shaft. The rest of the stylus is missing and the break is patinated. The object is 38mm long, 10.3mm wide and 3.3mm thick. 2.13g. A complate example on the PAS database is LIN-F3576C. Styli are also discuss…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-2E5F08
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early Medieval annular brooch dating perhaps from the late 6th or 7th century AD. The frame is D shaped in cross-section and is decorated with transverse grooves on the front face only, round the whole frame. There is a constriction for the pin attachment. This is flanked by additional decorative features in the form of figure-of-eight shaped flattened terminals on each side of the constriction. These are decorated with a ring-and-dot motif on each lobe, and may have been intended as rudimentary animal heads (compare, for example, YORYM-84D7D3). The frame has traces of …
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
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