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Record ID: NMS-93115A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead weight. Disc with four stamps on one face; A, a half circle (indicating half an ounce), a lion below a castle (arms of Norwich), and EL below a crown (for Elizabeth I). Diameter 23.5mm. Thickness 4mm. Weight 12.9g (0.45oz). 1558 - 1603.
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
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Record ID: LVPL-92EE1C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Medieval date. It is a circular weight with a central circular hole. There is alternating decoration of lines and pellets on both sides The photograph was not taken by the recorder. Accurate measurements are not available due to the angle of the picture.
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-908004
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead suspension weight of probable Medieval date (AD 1100-1500). The weight is conical in shape with circular cross section and a tapering, circular central perforation extending from the top to the bottom of the weight. The weight is 23.64mm tall, diameter of base 25.64mm at the base and the perforation has a maximum diameter of 10.49mm. It weighs 61.00g. The object is a light cream to white colour with an even surface patina. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precise…
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
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Record ID: KENT-8F33AC
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval lead personal seal matrix of 13th-century date. The matrix is circular and flat. On the front there is a stylised eight point star in the centre surrounded by a crudely engraved legend that is not deep enough to create a prominent impression. It appears to read + S' IOh'IS FIL' h - WISIE (Seal of John son of Hawise or Helwise). Many letters are not clear, but the final E is very obvious. Normally a feminine genitive ending, it suggests that this is a matronymic seal (mentioning the mother of the seal owner). The reverse of the matrix is undecorated and the attachme…
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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