Record ID: YORYM-F52FA0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight or spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is conical with irregular sloping sides and a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are worn. The metal is a light brownish-white colour. The object is 23.5mm in diameter, 10.9mm thick and weighs 22.9g. The perforation is 5.1mm in diameter. Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also …
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-F29845
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an unidentified copper-alloy object of uncertain date. The object is sub-triangular in plan and section. Two edges appear to have been cut or hacked while the third edge is slightly curved. The metal has a mid-green patina with delamination around the curved edge. The fragment is 27.4mm long, 15.9mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 9.1g. The fragments shares features in common with axehead blades of Bronze Age date though an insufficient portion survives to confirm this identification.
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2017
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