Record ID: YORYM-E7E5F2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of medieval date. The strap end is roughly rectangular in shape with a tapering, squared off terminal to one end. To the opposite end, despite being broken, the remains of two rivet holes can be seen. One face of the strap end is decorated with an incised zoomorphic image, possibly that of a dragon, though the design is very crude. The reverse is undecorated. The metal is a dark brownish-green colour and survives in good condition. The strap end is 49.4mm wide and weighs 1.2g.
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-ADF1B1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
British Iron Age silver stater; uninscribed South-Western pale silver; South-Western (Durotriges) BM2525 ff. Possibly a contemporary copy.
Created on: Thursday 7th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sturminster Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DD8134
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of Queen Anne, which has been bent into a love token. Dated 1708.
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DDB4C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Edward III, minted in Durham. North, vol: II, p59, 1296.
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DDC074
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Richard II, minted in London. Type 1a. North, Vol: II, p62, 1325.
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DDC817
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver halfpenny of Richard II. North, Vol: II, p63, 1331b.
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DDCFA7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Edward IV, minted in Durham under Bishop Lawrence Booth. North, Vol: II, p89, 1602-3.
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster Marshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1F4DC6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver shilling of Elizabeth I from her third issue, square shield on long cross fourchee reverse, tun initial mark, mint of London, AD 1591 - 1594. North Vol 2, p.136, no.2014.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-1F9107
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I, long cross reverse, mint of Canterbury, Class 5, AD 1289 - 1291. North Vol 2, p.29, no.1028 - 1029.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-B3C2D2
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver thimble. The thimble was probably originally circular in cross-section, tapering towards the domed top though has now been compressed into an ovate section. A thick double banded circumferential border is present around the base of the thimble from which it is decorated with regular square pits in concentric rings to the edge of the crown. The pits on the crown itself are grid-like is orientation. Three circular panels are present on the body of the thimble, each of which contain the image of a crowned rose flanked by the initials 'C' and 'R'. The border is crudely i…
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-ECF7BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Spanish silver real of Ferdinand and Isabella dating to the period AD 1474 - 1504. Yoke and arrows reverse. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-ED48CB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward III dating to the period AD 1351 - 1361. Fourth coinage, Pre-Treaty Period. Long cross with annulets in each quarter reverse. Mint of London.
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-ED733D
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy crotal bell of post-medieval date. Both hemispheres of the integrally cast bell remain in tact separated by a median band which was intended to imitate the earlier two-piece crotal bells. A rectangular suspension loop with central perforation projects from the top of the bell and is flanked by two sounding holes. The lower hemisphere bears an elongated ovate sound slot and the loose iron pea remains in-situ and functional. The metal has a mid blackish-green patina and is worn. The bell is 41.7mm long, 31.4mm in diameter, and weighs 29.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-EDF38D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a two-piece trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with a drilled frame for a separate spindle. The pin rests are moulded and flanked by scrolled knops on the outer edge of each loop. The sides are bifid with scrolled knops around the spindle holes. The spindle and pin no longer remain. The metal has a mid greyish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 32.9mm long, 21.2mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 4.9g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.99, no.619 and is dated to circa AD 1660 - 1720.
Created on: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-7AF680
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy whistle of post-medieval date. The whistle is sub T-shaped in plan with a hollow, circular section. One terminal is cast in the design of an exotic bird while the other has been lost to an old break. The object is possibly a hawking whistle. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is worn. The whistle is 67.7mm long, 33.9mm wide, 9.2mm thick and weighs 30.9g. Similar whistles can be seen on the PAS database as Unique ID: KENT3333 and BUC-8600D2.
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-7B4740
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy thimble of medieval date. The thimble has a circular base from which the sides taper slightly inwards and the crown of the thimble has been lost to old breaks. Drilled pits of slightly different sizes decorate the thimble in an irregular pattern across its surface. The inside of the thimble is undecorated. The metal is a dark blackish-green colour and is worn. The thimble is 12.4mm in height, 18.7mm in diameter, 1.3mm thick and weighs 4.3g. A similar example can be seen in Egan, p.267, no.820.
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sturminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-05EDB3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Medieval to post Medieval vessel, dating to the period c.AD 1100-1700. The fragment comprises the foot, which is trapezoidal in cross section at the base. The cross section then narrows to become broadly lentoid when the foot extends upwards and narrows in width. A central longitudinal rib is present down the centre of the front.The upper terminal ends in a worn break. A green patina is on the surface, and sooting is present over much of the surface. Cast cooking vessels seem to have been in use from c.AD 1100 until c.1850, when they were superseded by …
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-068271
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Post-Medieval vessel, dating to the period c.AD 1500-1900. The fragment comprises the foot, which is broadly rectangular in plan and square in cross section. An integrally cast semi-circular flat surface is present at the upper terminal, with a worn break around its edge where it would have attached to the vessel. Its lower terminal slopes at an angle of 45 degrees to allow the leg to stand flat. A green-brown patina is on the surface.. A similar, but not identical example is dated to the 18th and 19th centuries (Butler, Green and Payne 2009, p.6), and …
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-06AF8C
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy Jew's harp (or Jaws harp), dating to the period c. AD 1500-1800. The Jew's harp is lozengiform in cross section and comprises a sub circular head with two tapering prongs. A rabbat (notch) on one side at the apex of the head would have accomodated the iron tongue, now missing aside from a raised iron area above the rabbat. A brown patina is present on the surface. The jew's harp measures 64.77mm in length, 34.14mm in width at the head, 13.74mm in width at the prongs, 4.98mm in thickness and weighs 20.82g. Cf. DUR-E5C503, NLM-C8971B and LI…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-077069
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post-medieval buckle, dating to the period c.AD 1700-1790. The buckle is broadly rectangular in plan, with rounded corners, and is oval in cross-section. It exapnds inwards at the mid point of its upper and lower edges, and has transverse apertures where it has been drilled to accommodate the spindle. This is now missing, but traces of iron are still present in the apertures. It is decorated with a moulded groove along the outer edge of the upper and lower sides, and a green patina is on the surface. The buckle measures 58.06mm in length, 49.81mm in eidth…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.