Record ID: SWYOR-AC9711
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy,biconvex spindle whorl, probably of late medieval or early post-medieval date, AD 1400 - 1600. It is pierced with a central, circular hole (9mm diameter), in one side of which is a rectangular concavity. One face is decorated with a pattern of random pellets, the other side is very worn but has traces of raised lines in a lattice pattern. It is 25.6mm in diameter and 9.4mm thick. It weighs 28.12gm. Decorated whorls are usually attributed to the 15th or 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Saturday 29th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-ACBBA3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. It is circular and flat (discoidal), without any decoration, and has a central, circular hole of 8mm diameter. It is 25.4mm in diameter and 7.3mm thick. It weighs 29.06gm. The metal is patiated to a white colour, with a recent gash showing as unpatinated grey metal. Flat discoidal whorls were used from the Iron Age through the Early Medieval period, and probably later too (Walton Rogers 2007). It is an example of a Coppergate Type B1 whorl.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-AAEC45
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead alloy papal bulla of Pope Nicholas IV (AD 1288-92). As usual, the obverse depicts Saints Paul and Peter. The reverse has the Pope's name in three lines, NICO/LAUS/PP IIII. The bulla has a light cream-coloured patina. It is damaged at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock where it has a vertical hole running through the bulla for the attachment string. The faces of the bulla are also cracked along this line. Recent damage has removed the patina and bent the bulla too. It is 36.1mm in diameter and 5.6mm thick. It weighs 39.87gm. Compare WMID-BD9914 and BUC-B82B06.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 31st January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-A95E65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, dating from AD 100 - 400. It is a variant of the knee brooch type with a plate like head (the edges are broken so the original shape in unknown), a short bow and a fantail foot. Head, bow and foot are all of rectangular section. There is no decoration. On the underside of the head are two semi-circular lugs. These are pierced to take the pin bar. The remains of a ferrous pin bar can be seen in both of the lugs; the pin and bar itself is missing. The remains of a catch plate are also visible on the underside of the fantail, running its full length. The…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AA1048
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a nummus of Constantine II, dating from AD 330 - 335 (Reece period 17) GLORIA EXERCITVS type, depicting two soldiers and two standards. The mint is illegible. The coin is 15 mm in diameter and 1.7mm thick. It weighs 1.27gm. The edges are damaged slightly.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-ACD7E4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of possible Early Medieval date, about AD 500 - 600. It is conical and has a central, circular hole of 6mm diameter. It is 19.7mm in diameter and 10.4mm high. It weighs 17.6gm. The lead has a creamy white patina. Similar whorls are discussed in Walton Rogers (2007). She suggests that this shape and central holes of a diametre of 6-9mm are more likely to be 6th century in date. However, neither feature is a reliable dating technique, so a later date is also possible.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AA91E4
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a rowel spur probably dating from the Post Medieval period, probably the 17th century. It consists of two sections of a divided, copper alloy neck and a rowel of six points.The outer ends of the neck are pierced to take a copper alloy pin on which the rowel is mounted; this pin remains in place. The outer sides of the neck are decorated with shallow, diagonal grooves which give the effect of twisted wire (barley twist). The points of the rowel are cast into a similar spiral effect design, like a narwhal tusk. All the elements appear to be made of copper alloy and have a …
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AA0222
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy mount with two rivets still in place, of probable Early Medieval date. The object is rectangular in plan with bevelled edges and has two separate thin wire copper alloy rivets surviving. It has no visible decoration. Compare SWYOR-7CAAE7 and SWYOR-877094.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB9644
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy mount with two rivets still in place, of probable Early Medieval date. The object is rectangular in plan with bevelled edges and has two thin wire copper alloy rivets, one mostly surviving and the other almost entirely missing. It has no visible decoration. Compare SWYOR-7CAAE7 and SWYOR-877094.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABB7C4
Object type: SPANGLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable spangle of Early Medieval date. It consists of a sheet which is 1.15mm thick, broken on almost all sides. There is an incised line along the edge of the surviving original edge. The plate is decorated with a row of four raised blobs which are hollow on the reverse and look to have been raised by hammering (repousse). Two are along the complete edge, but two appear to curve away form the edge though they are truncated by a break. The metal has a grey brown patina with some brassy colour on the front. Compare number 48.6 on page 245 of McGregor and Bolick.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABD803
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy mount or stud, probably of Post Medieval to Modern date, but possibly Early Medieval. It consists of a circular sheet which is 0.5mm thick, decorated with three wide grooves crossing the the centre so forming a star. A central copper alloy rivet attaches the stud to a smaller, circular copper alloy rove or back plate. The space between the front and back plates suggest that the object was attached to something that was about 1.5 - 2mm thick. The metal has a smooth dark green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC2E47
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object, perhaps a hook, probably of Post Medieval to Modern date, but possibly Early Medieval. It consists of a length of circular sectioned wire, nearly 60mm long. At one end it is bent into a loop. At the other end it is pointed and sharp. Several bends in the length of the shank make it's original shape impossible to determine. The object has a smooth dark brown patina, missing in places. Its function remains uncertain. It may have been a hook, perhaps to fasten into fabric, or possibly a pick type of toilet article or a pin.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC4A33
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Post Medieval or Modern probable finger ring. The ring is made from a strip of copper alloy which is 4.67mm wide and 0.88mm thick. Only 18mm survives in length and it is bent back on itself. The strip is decorated with a lozenge shaped design, and transverse bands of milling. It has a dark green patina. It was probably a Georgian fairground ring.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC9DA5
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin of possible Medieval date. It has a discoidal head with a convex top and a flat base. The shaft is 0.8mm in diameter and only 10mm survives. The original length is impossible to judge. The pin is similar to some in Egan and Pritchard's Dress Accessories, but an earlier or later date cannot be ruled out. The function of this pin is also unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AD1051
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy lace tag of probably Post Medieval date. It is a cone of sheet copper alloy, 6.2mm in diameter at the open end and tapering to a rounded blunt point. The terminal end is decorated with a globular collar decorated with four circumferential grooves. There are two opposing rivet holes near the open end, and the cone has cracks running across the holes. Instead of a lace tag, this object could also be part of a small brush or the terminal of a slender wooden object such as a pen. Compare WILT-71AAE6 and SWYOR-B1FFB4.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB6BB4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward II (1307-27), class 13 (1314 - 1318), Canterbury mint. It is 18.2mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 1.35gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1064.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABD382
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward II (1307-27), class 13 (1314 - 1318), Durham mint. It is 18mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 1.21gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1064.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-AC5665
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin: possibly a contemporary copy of a nummus of Constantius II, dating from AD 355 - 6 (Reece period 18), FEL TEMP REPARATIO type, with the reverse depicting a soldier spearing a fallen horseman. The coin is, however too worn and corroded for a definite identification. It is 12.3mm in diameter and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 1.87gm.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-ACF885
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy artefact, probably a weight, of unknown date. It is conical with a rounded apex and has a small, circular hole vertically through the centre (diameter 4mm). It is 24.2mm in diameter and 17.8mm high. It weighs 53.47gm (1.875oz). The lead has a grey patina, with dents and scratches. A Medieval or Post Medieval date is perhaps most likely.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A7FA02
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead alloy pistol balls dating from the Post Medieval period, probably the 17th century. The balls have a mass of 9.29g and 8.19g suggesting they were fired from a pistol. the heavier one has a diameter of 12.3mm and the lighter one has a diameter of 11.65mm and some recent damage. Both have a creamy yellow patina.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Sunday 17th March 2019
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