Record ID: LANCUM-57A92D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three cast tubular cast lead, fishing or net weights probably of Post-Medieval date, AD1700 - 1900. They are in the form of hollow cylinders, thicker in the centre and tapering towards the ends (barrel shaped). They have a dark grey patina. 1. The length is 37mm, the width is 19mm. 2. The length is 36mm, the width is 19mm. 3. The length is 37mm, the width is 19mm and the combined weight 137.78g. Wastling (2009) in Evans and Loveluck, (Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough, Volume 2), discusses net weights and notes that their form changes very little through time, making t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-57A38D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, cast, probable net weights or net sinkers of probably Post-medieval date 1700 - 1900AD. They are oval in plan, an elongated hexagon in section and has a circular hole running through their length. The casting seams along the sides have been trimmed. The metal has a smooth yellow patina. They were probably used as fishing weights or more likely net weights for catching game. Compare KENT-ADB2C7 which cites Detector Finds 2, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1993, page 29-34 No. 58, and more crude examples such as SWYOR-4AC3F1. 1. The length is 30mm, the width is 22mm hol…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-57992C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight probably a spindle whorl Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1200 - 1600AD. The object is circular in plan and slightly conical. In the centre of the object the perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. It appears to be undecorated. The object has a light grey patina. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 24.63g. Spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-579429
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex object, either a weight or a gaming token. Such objects are incredibly difficult to date outside of a dated archaeological context and it may date from any period from Roman onwards but is probably medieval. It is sub-circular in plan with a pronounced pellet on top.The diameter is 11mm and the weight 2.90g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-578F4D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead object possibly a circular disc weight height with no decoration on either side Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1200 - 1600AD. The weight is circular and flat.The object has a light grey patina.The diameter is 20mm and the weight 8.10g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-578A33
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy probable disc weight probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 25mm and the weight 14.12g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-578266
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy disc weight probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The length is 30mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 13.41g
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-577CEF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy disc weights probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 26mm and the weight 14.03g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5777BB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy object possibly a disc weight probably homemade or a token with a pierced hole and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 20mm and the weight 6.98g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5771F8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy object possibly a weight homemade or scrap element Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The length is 22mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 4.98g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: BH-568DB8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy pot mend with a broad Roman to post medieval date range. The pot mend comprises two circular discs, one slightly bigger in circumference than the other and stacked on top of each other. The gap between the two discs would have originally mended the break in a ceramic vessel. The pot mend measures 39mm in diameter, 10mm in thickness and weighs 57.43g
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
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Record ID: BH-5658B9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy token dating to the medieval period. The token is flat and semi-circular in plan. Its upper surface is decorated with a cross motif in relief with a pellet in relief in each of the fields created by the cross. The underside is plain. The token measures 25mm in diameter and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 3.84g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2018
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