Record ID: WAW-EF5322
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 3d, Plate 46, AD c. 50-400). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with perforated wing caps. The wings are undecorated. The axis bar and spring are copper alloy, and there are five coils. The pin is incomplete. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is a perforated lug which supports the chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a moulding on either side. The bow is sub semi-circular in section and tapers to a blunt foot. On the reverse there is a solid catchplate …
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-EEFC15
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date, c.AD 100-200. Wild Class Vc variant. The head is a circular disc shape with a protruding central circular knop. An integral shank extends down from the reverse of the boss and bends at 90 degrees before splitting in to two arms before forming a triangular attachment loop. The orientation of the shank results in the head and loop being on different planes. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal is dark green in colour. The button and loop fastener is 33.4mm in length, 21.9mm wide at the head and 14.4mm wide at…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 29th April 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-EEF738
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead circular domed object with a flattened top and a flat base, possibly an Early Medieval gaming piece dating from AD 800 - 1000. It has no decoration and a grey patina. It is similar to SWYOR-8B5D84. It is 21.8mm in diameter, 7.2mm thick and weighs 15.3g It is also possible that it is a weight. If so then the mass would suggest half an ounce in the Troy or Apothecaries' weight systems, an ounce being 31.1g, (The Medieval Household, G. Egan, page 302 ). This would date it to the 14th or 15th centuries.
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 27th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-EEEFB3
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead possible gaming piece of circular sub-conical form possibly of Early Medieval date, AD 800 - 1000. On the underside there is a central scar, or recess, a product of the casting process. The object has a diameter of 19.4mm and a thickness of 5.7mm. It weighs 7.2g. This mass corresponds closely with one quarter of an ounce under the medieval mercantile system, and might suggest an alternative identification, that of a weight. It has a dark grey patina. Compare, for example, SWYOR-5C921F. The description of that object notes: 'It has been suggested that lead objects of this fo…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Sunday 27th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-EEE281
Object type: FERRULE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable ferrule dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1500 - 1900. The object consists of a tube of sheet metal with a flattened closed end. The finished end bulges slightly around its diameter, and there is a similarly raised concentric ring parallel to it about half way along. The object tapers slightly, widening towards its open and broken end. A double incised line runs round the object at the broken end and is partially missing where the object is incomplete. There is a overall mid-green patina, with some blackened patches - probably evidence …
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-EEDCD7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of unknown date. The spindle whorl is biconvex and sub-circular in shape. The spindle whorl is undecorated.There is a central, uneven circular hole with a diameter of 6.5mm. The whorl is a blotched colour of pale brown and grey with a cream patina. Regarding the dating of spindle whorls, Helen Geake of the British Museum writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period.of unknown date. It is also difficult to establish the function of the whorl as is could also…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Reepham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-EED6F4
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy powder measure cap, or flask cap dating from the post medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1700. The cap consists of a sub-circular pan, which has now become distorted, resulting in a flattened object of semi-circular appearance. The cap is oval at the closed end (top) and widens towards the open end. The remains of one of the characteristic attachment loops, now flattened, is visible on the edge of the flat top. The object has a length of 30.8mm, a width of 16.8mm, and a thickness of 6.6mm. It weighs 14.3g. Compare, from the same site, SWYOR-EECC45, and see examples in Court…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2019
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Record ID: WAW-EED4B5
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman (1st to 4th centuries) copper alloy pin: The pin head is an asymmetrical bi-conical which tapers towards the integral pin shaft. The shaft protrudes from the base of the pin head and only a fragment remains. The break is not recent. The pin has a well developed dark green patina. The pin measures 12.26mm long, 8.87mm diameter. It weighs 2.72g. The pin probably dates to the Roman period. It falls into the Cool typology Group 1, a knob head type. Cool, H. 1990 'Roman Metal Hair Pins From Southern Britain' Archaeological Journal Volume 147 pp. 148-182.
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-EECC45
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy powder measure cap, or flask cap dating from the post medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1700. The cap consists of a sub-circular pan, which has now become distorted. The cap is oval at the closed end and widens towards the open end. The object has a length of 28.5mm, a width of 9.9mm, and a height of 21.6mm. It weighs 13.7g and has a light grey patina. Compare, for example, SWYOR-1EEB54, and see examples in Courtney 1988 'Small Arms Accessories of the mid Seventeenth Century' Finds Research Group Datasheet 11.
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-EEBA08
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead perforated possible weight probably dating from the medieval to the post medieval periods, about AD 1200 - 1800. The object is sub-triangular (D-shaped) in plan and also in cross-section. It has a length of 26.55m, a width of 21.2mm, and a height of 19.5mm. The artefact weighs 50.6g, which does not comfortably correspond with known weight measurement systems, suggesting it is possibly a line or netting weight. One side of the object is flat, while the other two sides are more convex. The upper face is sloping (convex), while the under face is flat with a central recess whi…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2019
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