Record ID: YORYM-19E0A8
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy toggle of Iron Age to Roman date. The toggle is of the dumbbell type comprising two globular hemispherical terminals joined by a waisted central circular shaft. Narrow collars are present where the shaft and terminals meet. The metal has a dark greenish-brown patina and is worn. The toggle is 20.7mm long, 10.3mm in diameter at the terminals, 6.1mm in diameter at the shaft and weighs 86.8. Numerous similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, for example: YORYM-1A6833, SWYOR-72CC15A, NARC-4C2B74 and NCL-DD6E92. The me…
Created on: Thursday 11th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5851D6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small copper alloy 'Bird' mount. Broken loop with decorative 'bird-head' projection. Difficult to identify date or purpose but (from stylistic parallels) could be Late Iron Age (1st Century AD), but other possibilities are Anglo-Scandinavian or Medieval.
Created on: Friday 17th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Everingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-681D41
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy petal boss fitting dating from the Late Iron Age to the Roman period. The fitting has a classic petal boss form, this being a tear-drop shape in plan with a raised, circular boss in the centre. On the reverse, the boss shows as a concavity. There is a lug on the reverse; this has a straight, subrectangular-sectioned shaft with a lug, positioned at a right angle to the shaft. There is a casting seam along one side of the shaft.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-68BA76
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pinhead with enamel. The object comprises a spherical head with a flat top. The top has a lip with a shallow cavity holding the remains of red enamel decoration. The shank of the pin only survives to 7.2mm below the head; this is rectangular in section, with the corners filed off.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-8EBBD7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy stud/mount with enamel. The object has a head that is circular in plan; the head is concave with the concavity filled with blue enamel. The rivet on the reverse is intact. This is integrally cast and circular in section, though slightly tapering. The reverse face of the head is flat. The object resembles objects found in relation to Iron Age scabbard and sword fittings.
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-907CD1
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy stud. The object comprises a head that is circular in plan and a shaft that is rectangular in section on the reverse. The head was decorated with, probably, white enamel in the recessed centre. There are remains of lead alloy in the concavity between the reverse of the head and the base of the shaft. Similar objects are known from Colchester.
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-0C6B98
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy mount with enamel, or possibly coral, decoration. The object is rectangular in section; in plan, it comprises two circular terminals connected by a diagonal extension. The diagonal extension is decoration with two elongated, leaf-shaped cells with the remains of white enamel in them. One terminal has lost its decorative motif, having only the solder remaining; the other terminal has holds a piece of coral or red enamel, this having the form of a ring with a raised boss of the same material. The sides of the object are decorated with an incised meandering line, goi…
Created on: Monday 1st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-21A9A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age Arched Bow brooch, La Tène I or III derivative. A copper-alloy brooch with an undecorated arched bow, a small catch-plate on the edge and a notched saucer shaped finial, facing forwards, at the terminal of the foot. The finial is turned over forming a loop. There are two coils of the spring remaining near the top left-hand side of the brooch. The other two coils of the spring on the left and the integral cast pin are missing, broken off and lost in antiquity. There is a large amount of corroded iron inside the coil. The metal is pitted and is a mid brownish-green colo…
Created on: Friday 26th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pocklington area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-71F254
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy brooch dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period. The head resembles the head of a trumpet brooch; the pin extends out of the reverse of the head. The pin appears to have been soldered into a square hole in the head. Below the head, the bow starts as a series of horizontal ridges of alternating thick and narrow ridges, including the central ridge. The central horizontal ridge appears to have been a post-manufacture addition; this is loose, and the join is visible. Below this ridge, the foot begins as a tapering, slightly concave length of copper alloy w…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-C48261
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age quarter stater copy. The object is a contemporary plated copy of a Cunobelin quarter stater. The copper alloy core is visible through the cracks in the edge of the coin. The diameter (11.16mm) is slightly too large for a coin of this type, though the weight (1.35g) is acceptable; the extra diameter added weight to make up for the deficiency of gold. CVN is the standard inscription on a regular quarter stater, where this example reads CVNO. Stylistically, this example is more closely related to a stater (cf Hobbs 1828) than a quarter stater (cf Hobbs 1837ff).
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-D894B8
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy, circular-sectioned ring. Due to the ambiguous nature of the object, a precise date or identified function is not possible. Such items have been used from prehistory to the modern era for a wide variety of uses, from agricultural functions to personal accessories. This item has a casting seam on the inside of the ring.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-EC91B2
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-hexagonally-sectioned cast copper alloy ring. Due to the ambiguous nature of the object, a precise date or identified function is not possible. Such items have been used from prehistory to the modern era for a wide variety of uses, from agricultural functions to personal accessories.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-EDA0A5
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy, circular-sectioned ring. Due to the ambiguous nature of the object, a precise date or identified function is not possible. Such items have been used from prehistory to the modern era for a wide variety of uses, from agricultural functions to personal accessories.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-024128
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and highly elaborate copper alloy button and loop fastener. The fastener is of a type not classified by Wild. The fitting comprises an oval slightly pointed loop, which is joined to the rest of the artefact via a circular knop which sits inside the loop. The loop has a slightly chamfered edge. The knop and loop are then connected to a shank, which projects out at a right angle out of the back of the loop. The shank tapers outwards slightly to the strap loop. The strap loop is rectangular on the front with decorative raised edges. The reverse of the strap fitting element is …
Created on: Friday 30th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-0215C1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy La Tene I leech-type brooch. The spring and pin are missing. There is a broken curl at the top representing the remains of the spring pin. The bow is oval in section with three incised diamond shapes on the front; these are longitudinally bisected. The remains of the catchplate survive on the foot. The foot curves back to touch the bow; it is baluster-shaped with a central bulge and a collar on each end.
Created on: Friday 30th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-02E432
Object type: RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy, circular-sectioned ring. Due to the ambiguous nature of the object, a precise date or identified function is not possible. Such items have been used from prehistory to the modern era for a wide variety of uses, from agricultural functions to personal accessories.
Created on: Friday 30th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-C25443
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A La Tène III type, Nauheim derivative type, copper-alloy Iron Age brooch from the 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD. This brooch is complete. This brooch is a one-piece brooch with a sprung mechanism. The internal chord extends around under the bow like most of the La Tène I and III examples seen in Hattatt. The spring mechanism survives intact. The end turn extends to form the chord. The bow is slender and undecorated. The bow tapers to the end with the catchplate. There is no foot-knob on the end of the bow. The length measurement relates to the entire length of the brooch. The bro…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C28F77
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy button and loop fastener. The fastener is of a type classified by Wild as a Class VI b fastener with a solid square-head. The head is square and flat and decorated only with an incised linear border. The reverse is slightly concave and the loop extends out from the back of the head. The loop is formed from a projecting strip of copper alloy, which has a right-angle bend just behind the head, the strip then forks open and would have formed a triangular loop. The loop has broken and the breaks are worn. The entire surface is slightly pitted, but much of t…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C29663
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap slide, dating to between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The front face of the slide consists of an oval plate with pointed ends. The points have tall arrises and there is a large dominant design in the centre. The design features a large circle with a flower in the centre. The flower has four petals, each enamelled blue. The cell around the petals are red. The reverse of this plate is concave and there is a central horizontal ridge. Projecting out from behind the tips are the remains of the rectangular loop of the strap slide. Only the…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-ADC630
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy stud, of late Iron Age - early Roman date. The stud has a circular, flat head – with a long circular shaft extending from the centre of the reverse. The shaft has a blunted end. The head of stud has been chip carved and then enamelled. The design features two spirals, which have rounded heads and long curving tails. The heads sit next to each other, wise the tails loop around in opposite directions. One is enamelled blue, the other is red. The metal surface is a mid greyish-green colour and it is pitted. A search through the standard literature could not prod…
Created on: Monday 24th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.