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-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: SWYOR-5F36E3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact,probably a weight, of Medieval to Modern date, AD 1200 - 1900. It is in the form of a short squat bell, having a circular base and curved concave sides rising to a flat top. On the top is an integrally cast, rectangular suspension loop, pierced with a small, circular perforation. The weight has a patchy white patina. It is 19.1mm high, the diameter of the base is 28.1mm and it weighs 50.63g (1.78oz), so was probably intended as a two ounce weight. Similar weights are recorded on the database: compare for example records BERK-85F15B.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5F1B8E
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable solidified lead droplet; evidence of metal working, of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval, about AD 43 - 1800. The object is a circular disc, flat on one face and rounded on the other, with no obvious markings or shaping. It has a well developed cream patina. The object is 12.7mm in diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E9510
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead musket ball dating from the post-medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1900. The casting sprue remains and also part of the casting seam. There is an eruption on one side of the ball, suggesting that a small bubble may have formed during casting. The ball has a light grey patina. It is 13mm in diameter (including casting sprue) and weighs 8.6g, suggesting that it was intended for use in a pistol. For reference, see Harding, B F.,2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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