Record ID: SWYOR-331762
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval probable stirrup dating from AD 1200 - 1400. Only a fragment survives, part of the suspension loop and part of the side. Two bars of rectangular section extend across the top of the stirrup, forming a recatngular slot between them. They extend from the side pieces which is of circular section. An incised X decoates the point where the lower bar meets the side. The probable stirrup has a patchy black and green patina. It is 39mm wide, 8.5mm thick and 33.7mm tall. 32.03g. Compare number 2 in figure 25 on page 91 of Ward Perkins (1940) London Museum Medieval catal…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-32BA4D
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval harness pendant dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. It is rectangular, wider than it is tall, with a suspension loop at rght angles to the plane of the pendant projecting from the centre of the upper edge. There is a circular hole in the centre, perhaps where another element was attached. A very faint mark on the pendant suggests that the extra element could have been lozenge shaped. There is little visible decoration, apart from traces of gilding and a very faint suggestion of a stamped annulet or possible border. The pendant has a green patina. It is 40mm long,…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-329326
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy mount in the form of a figurine of a duck, dating from the Roman period, about AD 43 - 410, probably from a vessel. The bird is depicted swimming, or perhaps sitting, the base of the body being flat. The back is convex and is decorated with deeply moulded lines and ridges forming chevrons pointing towards the back. The head is globular and the beak has concave sides and is flat underneath. No facial features are depicted. There is a wide shallow groove across the base of the figurine, from side to side, near the front. This slot is the only evidence of attachment. Many …
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-2F51F9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A decorated lead spindle whorl, probably of Medieval to Post Medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1600. It is flattened bi-conical in form, with a wide median band (Walton Rogers Form C). Both faces are decorated with cast designs in the form of ribs making triangle shapes and raised pellets. The central aperture is sub-circular and has a diameter of 10.2mm. Walton Rogers (in the Flixborough volume and York Fasicules) suggests that biconical whorls date from AD 1100 onwards and cites Ivens et al (1995) that those with dots are Post Medieval. It is 26.3mm diameter, 11.3mm thick and 27.08g.
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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