Record ID: NLM-01827C
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Jet possible pendant fragment. Flat fragment from the curved end of a plate with a round countersunk aperture of diameter c.5mm drilled from both sides, and with a smoothed angled facet along one edge. The object is broken along a diagonal line which could suggest its original form to have been sub-triangular, and is encrusted with roughened textures at aperture and along lower broken edge. Jet has long been regarded as magical in that it is a stone that may float or burn, and, like amber, it collects static electricity if rubbed. Objects of this form do not appear among Roman je…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Staithes', grid reference and parish protected.