Record ID: YORYM-6038EE
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead pencil of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1200 -1800. The object is square in section tapering to a blunted point at one end and is flat at the other. It is undecorated. The metal has a mid-white patina and is worn. The object is 71.5mm long, 9.6mm wide, 8.9mm thick and weighs 47.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-5FDCC2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy strap fitting of medieval date, circa AD 1150 - 1450. The fitting comprises an ovate frame with a large single collared knop extending to the outer curved edge. The opposite edge is flattened, narrowed and recessed to form a bar. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The fitting is 19.8mm long, 13.3mm wide, 5.3mm thick and weighs 1.9g. A similar fitting is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, p.221, fig.138, no.1192 and is described as a pendant loop which would have been suspended from a bar mount.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5F5D83
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy papal bulla of Pope Alexander IV dating to the medieval period. Pope Alexander IV reigned from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261. Approximately one third of the bulla has been lost to a worn break, possibly as a result of breaking the seal. The obverse of the bulla is stamped with the faces of saints Peter and Paul within a border of raised pellets. Above the heads within the border, the saints' abbreviations would be present; 'SPA' for St. Paul to the left and 'SPE' for St. Peter to the right. The reverse is stamped with [ALE//XAN]DER//.[P]P : IIII. al…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-5F1AAD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of Henry III dating to the period AD 1222 - 1242. Short cross reverse. Moneyer Ioan Chic. Mint of Canterbury. Class 7b-c. North Vol 1, p.223, no.979-80.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E26FB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1350 -1450. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a lipped frame and a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The lip is notched for the pin. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The buckle is 15.1mm long, 15.1mm wide, 2.8mm thick and weighs 0.9g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead p.20 and are dated to circa AD 1350 - 1450. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles 1250-1800. Chelmsford: Greenlight Publishing.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5DE3F5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1450 -1550. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. Lobed knops are present to either end of the bar and the outer loop of the frame is decorated with a series of transverse grooves resulting in a rope-work appearance. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 42.9mm long, 31.3mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weighs 6.3g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead p.25 and are dated to circa AD 1450 - 1550. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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