Record ID: SWYOR-C1C766
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible copper alloy finger ring. The hoop has a sub-circular section and a swollen bump in one part. This could be a very crude representation of a snakes head but is more likely just the point at which the ring has been soldered together or finished off as there are no clear zoomorphic features. The ring weighs 1.1g and measures 21.4mm in diameter. The hoop measures approximately 1.8mm in thickness.
Created on: Friday 25th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C06AC0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy Roman rosette or thistle brooch. This style of brooch developed from the earlier Langton Down style and dates to the first century. Part of the cylinder shaped wings survive, which would have originally housed the spring-pin mechanism. The top part of the bow also survives; this is flat with grooves and ribs (sometimes known as reeding) running vertically down it's front surface. At the end of this part, the bow curves round at a right angle and would have originally been attached to a circular or lozenge shaped plate. Similar examples can be seen in Hattatt…
Created on: Friday 25th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-BFCB88
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Romano-British button and loop fastener of Wild's Class III dating to the late 1st - 2nd centuries. The fastener weighs 8.65g and is cast copper alloy. The fastener comprises of two main parts; The loop fastener part is an elongated triangle about 21mm long, the narrow end of the triangle turns into a rod and bends 90 degrees to attach to the button element. The button or head is tear or petal-shaped and comprises a central boss surrounded by a raised outer edge which is drawn out into a point. The back of the head is hollow-cast. The fasterner measures 37.03mm in length and 14.59mm i…
Created on: Friday 25th June 2004
Last updated: Saturday 6th February 2016
Spatial data recorded.