Record ID: SWYOR-C6F065
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical, cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form A1, probably of Roman or Early Medieval date, about AD 43 - 1000. The whorl is undecorated and has a light cream patina. It is 20.5mm in diameter and 9.1mm thick with a central, oval perforation of internal diameter 4.2mmm. It weighs  14.7g. Spindle whorls of this type are illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. Form A1 whorls are thought to date from AD 500 - 1000, but the size of the central hole suggests a Roman da…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C6AEBC
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact, probably an ingot made to conveniently consolidate waste lead for re-working, possibly of Medieval or Post-medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1800. It is drop-shaped in plan, with a flat base and a convex upper surface making it D shaped in cross-section. There are no mouldings, but there is a small, rectangular depression in the upper side at the pointed end of the teardrop, which does not penetrate completely through the object. There is a scratched asterix or star on the reverse. The object has a light grey patina. It is 53.8mm long, 32.1mm wide and 14.8m…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-05815B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
13 pieces of lead of uncertain purpose or date, weighing 967 g. Several pieces have folded over edges, some have raised lines of rope-like decoration. The largest fragment has a 3 cm thick cylindrical projection, apparently solid, on one section. The fragments are likely vessel fragments, not necessarily from the same discrete vessel.  Weight: 967 g Possibly similar examples recorded on the PAS database are WAW-EDD262 and LEIC-EC640E.
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2024
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Record ID: WMID-6E29F3
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of casting waste.  The object consists of a mostly flat fragment of solidified casting waste from an episode of casting. There is an off centre raised vertical rib on the fragment and also two perforations, one circular and the other oval. The face with the raised rib is smooth and the opposite face is rough and bumpy. It is green / brown in colour.  Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval (AD. 43 - 1700).  Measurements: length 55.4mm, width 50.6mm, thickness 4.8mm, weight 34.2 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th September 2023
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Record ID: WMID-BB9D89
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete hollow gold bead of uncertain dating, probably Post Medieval to Modern (AD 1800 to AD 1900). The bead is spherical. Several small sub triangular depressions are present around the mid point, possibly teeth marks. A circular perforation, with an internal diameter of 1.3 mm is present top and bottom.  It has a diameter of 7.1 mm and is 7.0 mm long. It weighs 0.6 g. The bead is a mid yellow colour, with an even patina. The bead is non-diagnostic for earlier periods, so it can not be proved to be older than 300 years. Therefore it falls outside of the requirements of th…
Created on: Friday 28th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
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Record ID: DENO-D1DBAB
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy object of uncertain function and date. The object is comprised of two hollow cast sans serif letters R F, forming a square block. The edges are worn but the object appears complete. The letters are reversed, when viewed from the raised, convex side both R and F are facing backwards. The hole in the loop of the R perforates through the object. There is no substantial border but the edges are curved inwards, possibly the object formed a lid of some kind. The object has a dusty buff patina. Height 29 mm, width 28 mm, thickness 4 mm and weight 21 g.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
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Record ID: DENO-BC4682
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amber coloured glass/stone round bead, encircled with a strip of lead, which attaches to another piece, now missing, and would appear to have formed the figure of eight. The intact section shows no evidence of having being attached to another element at its other end. it is possible that the broken lead strip, from the second element, has meant the loss of another bead. It is possibly some decorative edging from a item of household furnishing, or similar. Overall length 21.4 mm, length of intact section 14.3 mm, width 13.1 mm, thickness 10.2 mm and weight 4.59 g.
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 7th September 2023
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Record ID: DENO-88E8DC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight, likely a net or loom weight, dating from the Roman to the post medieval periods (c AD 43 - 1700). The weight is cylindrical in shape with a central channel which is also circular, this is set slightly off centre. External surface smooth and unblemished.  Lead weights are difficult to date securely or assign to specific tasks without archaeological context, as they change very little and thus a wide date range is suggested. The form of these weights has been suggested as reflecting those utilised for fishing or as net sinkers, though thi…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2022
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: DENO-888B5F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead vessel repair or pot mend of Roman to medieval date (c. AD 43 - 1500). The object is a plug ,cast or moulded, and used to mend a hole in a vessel wall. The object is composed of an outer circular plate on one side of the vessel wall, and a second sub-circular plate on the other. These pieces would have overlapped the broken edges of the vessel on either side of the break, one inside the vessel, the other on the outside to form a seal. Part of the original pot fabric is still sandwiched between the lead sections. Diameter 36.3 mm, thic…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2022
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-671501
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper of Mesolithic to Neolithic date, 10,000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on a secondary or tertiary flake of dark grey flint, which has cortex or thick repatination on the side faces with are not retouched. The scraper is broadly ovoid or egg shaped in plan with the narrow end angled to the right. There is a striking platform at the proximal end with some evidence of platform preparation. The dorsal face is almost covered with two large removals. The left side and distal end is retouched with short, abrupt, scaled removals, leaving a band of white patination above the re…
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-66C2CB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast conical perforated weight made of lead, with hole through from the apex to the base. It is probably Medieval or Post Medieval, dating from about AD 1350 - 1800. The perforation is square at the base and appears to be slightly off centre, emerging at the apex with a sub-square hole. It has dimensions of 4.2mm by 4.3mm at the base tapering to 2.7mm by 2.8mm at the apex. The base of the weight is circular and the top is domed. There are some minor indentations on the sides and base and the weight has a light grey patina. Diameter 33.4mm, height 25.9mm, weight 180.9g. The…
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2022
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Record ID: WMID-05A9D2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron axehead of uncertain dating, possibly Medieval to Post medieval (c. AD 1000 - 1800). The axehead is broadly triangular in form with a curved cutting edge. The socket is broadly rectangular in form with rounded upper and lower projections. The perforation in the socket is triangular. The axehead has a straight flat butt end. The main body of the blade has a more tapered downward projection as opposed to the upper edge that is more angular as it tapers to the cutting blade. The object measures 109.9 mm in length, 62.7 mm in width across the blad…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2022
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Record ID: DENO-559629
Object type: DISC
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged disc of lead alloy of uncertain date. The object has a raised rim with indented decoration, possibly lettering, the pattern can not be clearly seen due to wear and damage. In the centre of the disk is a raised pellet 4mm diameter; this does not show on the reverse so appears to be a decorative feature rather than an attachment rivet. On the reverse there appears to be a linear mark running across the diameter, which may represent some soldered feature such as a pin or hinge. This is uncertain because of damage. The object is broken more or less in half by a ja…
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2022
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Record ID: WMID-F6005A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bi-conical probable lead alloy bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section with a circular perforation. The bead is a cream colour. Beads of this type are hard to date outside of excavated contexts as they are known from the Iron Age through to the Post Medieval period. The bead measures 12.6 mm in diameter, 6.5 mm in thickness and weighs 3.5 g. The perforation measures 6.3 mm in diameter.
Created on: Saturday 26th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 18th June 2021
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Record ID: DENO-773BD1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl or weight (Iron Age to post-medieval date range). The object is biconical with a sub-circular perforation (diameter: 5.42mm, Walton-Rogers type B3). The whorl is carinated, and around the central ridge is an irregular, hand-incised line cut by irregularly-spaced short, vertical lines. Height: 16.93mm, diameter: 20.81mm, weight:33.93g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 11th September 2020
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Record ID: DENO-52E851
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight dating to the between the Roman and late post-medieval periods, (c. AD 43-1800). The weight is cylindrical in shape, with a shallow, circular indentation at one end, and a small rough projection on the other. The surface is smooth and relatively unmarked. Though it is unclear precisely when this weight was made, it roughly corresponds to a quarter Roman pound, or libra. Length 27.2mm, diameter 19.3mm, weight 76.79g.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
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Record ID: WMID-D111B3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy biconvex spindle whorl, of possible Medieval dating (AD 1100 to AD 1450). The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and lentoid in cross section. The central hole is sub circular in shape and has been cast slightly off central. The internal diameter of the hole measures 9.5 mm wide. The upper face has been decorated with several raised diagonal lines, possibly imitating letters but no actual letters can be determined. The lower face is undecorated. The whorl has a diameter of 32.3 mm and is 9.2 mm thick. It weighs 44.1 g (1.56 oz). The wh…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 9th January 2021
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Record ID: WMID-D0FF6C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy bi-convex decorated spindle whorl, of Medieval dating (1100 - 1450 AD). The spindle whorl is sub circular in plan, and lentoid in cross section. The upper face has been decorated with groups of four raised pellets, separated by an arrow shape, arranged in an approximate circular pattern. The lower face exhibits several raised diagonal lines, creating a star like design. The central hole is circular in shape and has been cast approximately centrally. The internal diameter of the hole measures 8.4 mm wide. The whorl has a diameter of 27.2 mm a…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Record ID: DENO-B013BE
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy chisel tool of uncertain date, possibly post-medieval (c. AD 1500-1900). In section the shaft is an irregular chamfered rectangle, there are shallow grooves running along the flat surfaces and the butt end is flattened and burred from striking. The shaft flares out to the cutting edge which is triangular in profile, with a straight edge dented in the middle, possibly from contact with an iron nail. Given the relatively soft metal, it is possible this tool was for splitting wood rather than carving. Length 76.4 mm, width of shaft 10.4 mm, width at cutting edge 17.6 …
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2020
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Record ID: DENO-60CF25
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy uniface disc, elaborately decorated with incised patterns. The decoration consists of: an outer circle of 22 dots, each c. 1 mm in diameter; within this, a 3.5 mm wide band filled with hatching of regular, angled incised lines; within that, a second circle of dots, 11 in total; a central 'ring and dot' featuring a cup-like depression 2.9 mm diameter, surrounded by an incised circle 5.2 mm diameter. Some early medieval weights (c. AD 800 - 1100) recorded on this database are decorated with concentric circles and ring and dot features, but no exact parallel for th…
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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