Record ID: YORYM-C36655
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polychrome terracotta annular glass bead of probable Early-Medieval date, c.AD 550 - 650. Guido Polychrome Type XVI. The bead is circular in plan and section with a central circular perforation of 4.3mm diameter. It is made of an opaque terracotta glass, with a single white waved band as decoration on the surface. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The bead has a diameter of 16.1mm and is 11.7mm thick. It weighs 2.5g. The colour combination and decorative style of this bead fit with Guido Polychrome terracotta globular bead with single waved bands Type XVI. G…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-E2C55D
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete monochrome opaque black annular glass bead of probable Early-Medieval date, c.AD 400 - 600. Possibly Guido Monochrome Black Type 2i. The bead is circular in plan and section with a central circular perforation of 5.8mm diameter. It is made of an opaque black glass. It is undecorated. The bead has a diameter of 15.1mm and is 6.6mm thick. It weighs 1.9g. Guido & Welch (1999; 20) suggest this type of bead is largely confined to the south of England during the fifth and sixth centuries. While described as ‘black’ these beads may be of various dark colour…
Created on: Friday 11th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-D1E158
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polychrome opaque white and blue annular glass bead of probable Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 - 650. Possibly Guido Polychrome Blue-White Type 3vi. The bead is circular in plan and section with a central circular perforation of 5.5mm diameter. It is made of an opaque white glass, with a spiral of translucent dark blue glass as decoration on the surface. Slight pitting is present on the surface. The bead has a diameter of 17.3mm and is 6.4mm thick. It weighs 2.5g. The colour combination and decorative style of this bead fit with Guido Polychrome Blue-White Type 3vi th…
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-569671
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete glass bead of uncertain date. Approximately half of the bead remains, the rest having been lost to an irregular break. It is circular with a slightly off-central circular perforation. The glass is an opaque light blue colour. The bead is 10.6mm in diameter, 7.7mm tall and weighs 0.8g. The perforation is 3.2mm in diameter. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty. They are often thought to be Roman in date though blue glass beads were commonly for use in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. Due to a lack of contextual evidence and an…
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-1E0D31
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polychrome glass bead of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 550 - 650. Probably Brugmann Phase B. The bead is bi-conical with flattened ends and a central perforation though this is filled with organic material from deposition. The main colour of the bead is black with applied bands of blue glass to either end. Two trails of intersecting curvilinear white glass decorate the central circumference which are overlaid by a third band of blue glass. The bead is 9.7mm tall, 9.4mm in diameter and weighs 19. The perforation is 4mm in diameter. Similar pins have also been recovered fro…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-D33F20
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in plan with a slightly off-central circular perforation. The glass is a semi-translucent dark blue colour. The bead is 12.9mm in diameter, 5.9mm thick and weighs 1.2g. The perforation is 5.7mm in diameter. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty. They are often thought to be Roman in date though blue glass beads were commonly for use in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. Due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnostic features it is not possible to date this object any more…
Created on: Monday 5th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-21136A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete red glass paste intaglio from a plate brooch of Roman date, c.AD 100 - 300. The intaglio is ovate and sits within a thin copper-alloy setting. The intaglio features a crude design, possibly a crude bust, though it cannot be sufficiently distinguished. The object is 15.7mm long, 13.4mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 1.1g.
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-BA9942
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable glass bracelet of Roman date, c.AD 50 - 200. Kilbride-Jones type 2. All that remains is a circular sectioned strip of plain blue glass, broken at both ends. The fragment is likely to be the central decorative strip which would have been fitted into a recess on the bracelet proper. The bracelet is 32.3mm long, 3.5mm in diameter and weighs 0.8g. Bracelets and bangles of a variety of materials, including metal, jet and shale, are a particularly common find on Romano-British sites. Glass examples such as this were distinctive objects produced in Bri…
Created on: Monday 10th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 24th July 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-567CE0
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in plan with a central circular perforation. Fractures are present to both upper and lower edges of the bead around the perforation. The glass is a semi-translucent dark blue colour. The bead is 9.7mm in diameter, 6.2mm thick and weighs 0.6g. The perforation is 4.2mm in diameter. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty therefore due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnostic features it is not possible to date this object any more closely and it could be Roman through to modern in date.
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 4th December 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-EE8DA3
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete clear glass intaglio of Post-Medieval date. The intaglio is ovate in plan and D-shaped in section. It is engraved with the image of a crowned heart flanked by feathers or leaves. The intaglio is 8.6mm long, 7.6mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 0.2g. Cufflinks and buttons with the design of a crowned heart are considered to have originally been produced to commemorate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza in 1662, but continued to be used as a general symbol of love and marriage until the end of the century. A similar date is likely for this object.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-EDB3FE
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in plan with a central circular perforation and is a dark blue colour. It is undecorated. Dimensions: Diameter: 10.5mm; Thickness: 9.3mm; Perforation: 3.3mm; Weight: 1.3g. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty without supporting contextual evidence or diagnostic features. A quantity of Early-Medieval material has been found in the vicinity of this object suggesting a similar date may be likely though a later date cannot be ruled out.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-EDA868
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in plan with a central circular perforation and is a dark blue colour. It is undecorated. Dimensions: Diameter: 8.4mm; Thickness: 6.5mm; Perforation: 2.1mm; Weight: 0.7g. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty without supporting contextual evidence or diagnostic features. A quantity of Early-Medieval material has been found in the vicinity of this object suggesting a similar date may be likely though a later date cannot be ruled out.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-472EF8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a black glass vessel of probable Early-Medieval date. The fragment is roughly ovate with breaks to all edges and a curved profile. The exterior surface of the fragment is undecorated. The interior surfaces has a slightly raised central peak from around which a spiral of greyish-white decoration emanates. The fragment is 34.6mm long, 23.6mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 7.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-FF0833
Object type: WINDOW GLASS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of window glass of Post-Medieval date. The piece is broadly a parallelogram in plan with a narrow rectangular section. The surface of the glass is degraded in a manner similar to that seen on plant ash glasses of the medieval to post-medieval periods, likely caused by general weathering. Finds Advisor Kevin Leahy states that the regular edges appear diamond cut rather than crozed as would be typical of earlier pieces. There are also no signs of fire rounding present. It is therefore likely that this piece dates to the late post-medieval period. The glass fragment is 23.…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-7B137B
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in plan with a central circular perforation. The glass is a light blue colour with circumferential bands of a darker blue running through it. The bead survives in good condition. Dimensions: Diameter: 13.6mm; Thickness: 10.9mm; Perforation: 4.2mm; Weight: 2.7g. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty therefore due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnostic features it is not possible to date these objects any more closely and it could be Roman through to modern in date.
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-5113EC
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete piece of molten glass waste of probable Roman date. The piece is irregularly shaped with regular air bubbles visible across all surfaces. It is a blue-green colour with bands of varying degrees of colour running through it. The piece is 42.2mm long, 31.5mm wide, 24.5mm thick and weighs 38.6g. The piece was recovered from an area displaying a high concentration of Roman material suggesting a similar date. It is however also possible the object is much more recent in date.
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-B985BA
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a glass bracelet of Roman date, c.AD 50 - 200. Kilbride-Jones type 2. The bracelet fragment is D-shaped in section with worn breaks at both ends and is formed from a light blue glass. At the apex of the curved side a semi-circular groove is present into which a separate strip of darker blue opaque glass has been fitted through marvering. This strip has faint transverse striations suggesting it was twisted which is a common feature on bracelets of this type. This twisting however is not as apparent as on other examples in which alternating opaque blue and white glass…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th July 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-EF3A72
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a glass vessel of Roman date. The sherd is sub-triangular in shape with a D-shaped section. It is aclear, light green glass with no visible air bubbles. The longest edge has a projecting curved rim with is broken to the upper aspect from which the side of the vessel would have extended. The fragment is 61.1mm in length, 38.8mm wide, 11.3mm thick and weighs 24.2g. Jennifer Price, Emeritus Professor at Durham University, states that the sherd is likely to be from a square bottle of the later first or second century. A variety of prismatic-bodied bottles were utilised…
Created on: Thursday 27th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 14th October 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-48937A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a glass vessel of post-medieval date. The sherd is a small translucent blue glass fragment which appears yellowish-green when held up to the light. Some small air bubbles appear within this shard along with a vein of white running through it and traces of possible burning to one end. The sherd is 18.9mm long, 13.7mm wide, 4.2mm thick and weighs 1.4g. Jennifer Price, Emeritus Professor at Durham University, states that the sherd is likely to be from a post-medieval wine bottle. Dr Birgitta Hoffmann, University of Liverpool, states that such fragments are very common it…
Created on: Wednesday 19th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-656D6A
Object type: LINEN SMOOTHER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete glass linen smoother of post-medieval date. The linen smoother is made of a black glass and is circular in plan with a sub-D-shaped section, being convex on one face and slightly flattened with a concave central element on the opposite. Within the circular depression is a broken knob which represents the remains of the handle and would have been formed as the smoother was separated from the maker's glass rod. The surface of the glass is patchy iridescent and is heavily abraded with a large flake chipped from one edge. Glass linen smoothers are known to have been in us…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd February 2015
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