Record ID: SWYOR-69FBC5
Object type: FOB
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy 'fob' or 'dangler', believed to be a harness fitting from the Iron Age or Early Roman period. The object is an openwork circular disc with a projecting stem which terminates in a broken suspension loop in the centre of the reverse. It has a diameter of 34.7mm and is 22.4mm thick. The disc is damaged, but the original intention can still be understood. The design is of a circular rim within which are four evenly spaced rounded terminals from which spirals spring. There is another terminal in the centre where all four spirals end. The shape of the spirals forms an S shape…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BAE65
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three sherds of pottery that are probably Roman in date. The fabric is probably a local greyware. It is fine grained and has sandy inclusions. All three pieces are rim sherds from different vessels.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BBE13
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five sherds of pottery which is probably medieval in date. The fabric is coarse and contains large inclusions of white, red and black materials and mica. It is grey in colour. There is one rim sherd and one base sherd. The sherds are from vessels of different size and thickness.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 22nd December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BC571
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eleven sherds of pottery which are medieval in date. The fabric is fine and small grained with sandy inclusions and some dark grey inclusions. It is grey in colour, with some light tan coloured areas. One piece is glazed with splashes of an iron based, yellowish glaze. There are three base sherds and two rim sherds from a variety of vessels.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 22nd December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BCBF4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A glass bead which is possibly Roman. The bead is annular and is D shaped in section with a circular hole in the centre. On one face the centre is depressed, but the other face is flat. A short spur projects from one edge of the bead. The glass contains faint lines that radiate from the spur as if the glass was pulled up to form it, or was poured down from it. The spur narrows from the edge of the bead to the end which is flat and truncated. The bead measures 19.3mm long, 18.1mm wide and 6.4mm thick. The glass is opaque and is very pale blue in colour. Annular beads were popular in th…
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BD7F3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy penannular brooch which is probably Iron Age or Roman in date. The brooch is circular in section and has rounded terminals with flat ends and a collar. It is slightly bent so is no longer round in plan. It is 33.2mm long, 24.1mm wide and 5.5mm thick. It is probably Fowler type A3 (“The Origins and Development of the Penannular Brooch in Europe” in The Prehistoric Society, 1960). The pin is missing. The brooch has a smooth mid green patina.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BE5F2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint flake which probably dates from the Neolithic period. The flint is 33.2mm long, 17.3mm wide and 8.2mm thick. It may have abrupt retouch on both sides. The flint is very dark, almost black in colour and is very dense. It may be chert rather than flint.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3BF852
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint probable thumb nail scraper which is Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age in date. The flint is 21mm long, 20.5mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It is oval and is damaged with a chip missing from the edge of the striking platform. It is retouched round the sides and end. The flint has uneven patination and is mid grey in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C0304
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a broken worked flint flake which is probably Neolithic. The flint is 21.5mm long, 15.9mm wide and 3.1mm thick. Both ends seem to be broken. There is a worked notch in one side and semi-abrupt retouch along the other. The flint is unevenly patinated and is dark grey in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C0DA1
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper which is probably Neolithic. It may have been formed on a larger previously used scraper. The flint is invasively worked and has retouch on both sides and the distal end, but there is more retouch and also use wear on the distal end. It is unusually small at just 17.9mm long, 12.6mm wide and 6.5mm thick. The flint is high quality and is glossy and mid brown in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C1AE6
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint end scraper which is probably Neolithic in date. It is 19.5mm long, 15mm wide and 5.4mm thick. There is semi-abrupt retouch and use wear on the distal end. The flint is partially patinated and is light grey in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C2867
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint leaf shaped arrowhead from the Early Neolithic period. The arrowhead is 24.4mm long, 16.7mm wide and 6.8mm thick. It is invasively worked on poor quality flint. The flint is very patinated and is white with one dense dark grey area.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C3147
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flake of flint which is probably Neolithic. The flake is an irregular curved shape and may be debitage. It is 22.2mm long, 17.1mm wide and 6.3mm thick. The flint displays evidence of knapping, but may not be retouched. It is very patinated and is white but with a fresh break on one side.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C39F8
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint flake which is probably Neolithic. The flint may be part of a broken backed blade. It is 23.7mm long, 12.6mm wide and 5.9mm thick. There is abrupt retouch along one side and what is possibly use wear on the other. The distal end appears to be broken. The flint is patinated and is light grey in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C4796
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked flint flake that is probably Neolithic in date. The flint is 33.7mm long, 14.7mm wide and 5.5mm thick. The right hand side appears to be retouched from the ventral face, and the left hand side distal end shows some retouch from the dorsal face. The flint is slightly patinated and is mid-grey in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C5157
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumb nail scraper which dates from the later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period. The scraper is formed on what seems to be a primary flake, with cortex covering the dorsal face. There is semi-invasive, semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end and sides. It is 16.5mm long, 19.5mm wide and 4.5mm thick. It is very patinated and the ventral face is white in colour.
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3CA466
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably medieval possible vessel rim fragment from a cast vessel. The fragment is 31.4mm long, 22.8mm wide and 6.4mm thick. It is roughly rectangular. The outer face of the fragment is uneven, having raised bobbles and rounded bumps on the surface. It is not clear whether these are decorative and may form a design if more of the vessel had survived, or whether they are damage, perhaps caused by heat. There also seem to be circumferential narrow grooves round the vessel which run across the bumps. The lines are pronounced under the rim where the bumps are smaller and more regular. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3CB8B7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy button which probable dates from the eighteenth century. The button is made in two pieces and is hollow. It is sub-spherical and measures 11.4mm in diameter and 14.2mm from front to the back of the loop. A small and neat loop projects from the back. The button has a light greyish green patina which has been damaged in places where the brassy metal clearly shows through. Similar examples of button can be seen on page 80 of Buttons and Fasteners by G Bailey (2004).
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B52E07
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked microlithic flint tool which probably dates from the Mesolithic period. The tool is sub-lozenge or kite shaped. It is wider at the distal end. It is 35.3mm long, 15.8mm wide and 6.5mm thick. There is semi-abrupt parallel retouch and wear along both edges of the proximal end, extending nearly to the distal end on the left side. There is a fresh break at the distal left hand side, but some cortex surviving on the left before the break shows that the retouch did not extend along the whole side. The function of the tool is not completely clear, but the proximal end may have been u…
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B54215
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; an As or Dupondi, possibly of Nero (AD 54 - 68). The coin is very worn and corroded. It has a diameter of 26.6mm and is 2.8mm thick. It weighs 7g.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th January 2021
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