Record ID: SWYOR-BB8D42
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy finger ring, with a thin D-shaped section. The ring has a diameter of 22.3mm and is 4.9mm thick. The upper and lower borders of the finger ring are beaded and are stepped in. The main body of the ring is decorated with three sets of letters. The letter sets each seem to be nonsensical groups of lines, and two of the sets have a star at one end. This finger ring is similar to PAS database record numbers SUSS-3CFCF1, SUSS-3D2CD1, SUSS-9BAEF6 and SUSS-9BD050. These rings were made of gold and it is possible that this is a cheaper copy of a similar design. There are no…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB8535
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy button which probably dates from the late medieval period or early post medieval period. The button has a flat back and a domed front with a four petalled flower design in the centre. There is a rib across the back and a circular loop on a short stem. The button has a diameter of 12.9mm and is 15.2mm thick. For reference see Bailey, 2004, page 25. The button has a mid grey patina and is in good condition for a lead button.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB7504
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy hooked tag which is 24.4mm long, 14.9mm wide and 1.6mm thick at the hook. The tag has a rectangular loop at one end, a sub-rectangular openwork body decorated with a thistle motif, and the stub of a hook projecting at the other end. The tag is very worn, especially the rectangular loop. Hooked tags are believed to date from the late medieval and early post medieval period (Egan, 2005). A very similar example is number 153 on page 44 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Egan (2005).See also Read 2008 page 104 plate 402-3.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Monday 22nd February 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-BAAD98
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint knife dating from the Neolithic period. It is 36.3mm long, 17.2mm long and 7.7mm thick. The left edge is retouched from both sides to form the knife blade. The flint is mottled and light grey, with some patination. There is a fresh break at the distal end.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA9D32
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake dating from the Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic period. The flake is 16.7mm long, 28.6mm wide and 7.3mm thick. It is sub-rectangular in plan and has been retouched along the distal end and sides. The retouch is very fine. The flint is mottled and mid grey in colour, and is slightly patinated.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA92A3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four Mesolithic flint microlith blades. One blade is snapped. The longest is 29.3mm long. The flint is extensively patinated and is white in colour. The blades are not retouched, but there is possible edge damage. Similar objects are discussed in Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler from page 88.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA8921
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint piercer dating from the Late Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age. It is 21.7mm long, 11.4mm wide and 2.3mm thick. The flake is roughly rectangular in plan and the distal end has been formed into a point on the right hand side. It is invasively worked with retouch on the distal end. Similar examples can be seen on page 168 of Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler. The flint is opaque and mottled dark grey and is hardly patinated.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA7DF6
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumb nail scraper dating from the Late Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age. It is 26.4mm long, 23.6mm wide and 9.2mm thick. The scraper is sub-triangular in plan and is a tertiary flake. It is invasively worked with semi-abrupt retouch on the distal end. Similar examples can be seen on page 166 of Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler. The flint extensively patinated and is almost white.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Monday 12th May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA6B84
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumb nail scraper dating from the Late Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age. It is 21.2mm long, 17.1mm wide and 6mm thick. The scraper is oval in plan and is a primary flake. There is semi abrupt retouch on the distal end. Similar examples can be seen on page 166 of Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler. The flint is a glossy greyish brown and is hardly patinated.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA5C52
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint piercer dating from the Late Neolithic or the Early Bronze Age. It is 26mm long, 19.6mm wide and 7.1mm thick. The flake is roughly triangular and the distal end has been formed into a point by removing a flake from the dorsal face and from the left distal end. There is abrupt retouch on the left dorsal edge. A similar example is number 1 on page 169 of Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler. The flint is mottled dark grey and is slightly patinated.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA4BE7
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake that was possibly used as a scraper, probably dating from the Neolithic Period. The flake is 31.2mm long, 24.9mm wide and 7.5mm thick. It is a tertiary flake with deep ripples from the striking and cortex on the dorsal side at the distal end. There is a simple striking platform. The dorsal face is worked laterally, and the right hand proximal edge and distal end are worked with pressure flaking. The flint is mottled and dark grey, and is slightly patinated.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA3BA6
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint oblique arrowhead from the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age period. It is 30.7mm long, 17mm wide and 4.1mm thick. The tip is broken but the edge is retouched from both sides and the dorsal end is also retouched. A very similar example is number 4 on page 161 of Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler. The flint is a mottled light grey colour and has a slight patina.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA2FC1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel rim sherd probably from a medieval cooking vessel. The sherd is 40.6mm long, 25.6mm wide and 21.4mm thick. The rim is rounded and is little more than the end of the wall. It flares slightly. The sandy fabric has a light brown colour with sooting on the outer face and round the top. There are mica inclusions.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Sunday 21st December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA29A5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel rim sherd probably dating from the Roman period. The sherd is 33mm long, 23mm wide and 7.7mm thick. It has an everted and rounded rim. The fabric is a sandy greyware which is a light grey colour with a slightly darker surface. There are large black and small white inclusions.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 16th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-BA1AA0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel rim sherd probably dating from the Roman period. The sherd is 82.1mm long, 25.4mm wide and 41.3mm thick. It has an everted and rounded rim. The fabric is a sandy greyware with a uniform light grey colour and large black and small white inclusions.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B90003
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy human head or figurine. The head is oval and has a square sectioned neck which may have fitted into a socket on a larger object. The head is 53.6mm long, 23.6mm wide and 12.4mm thick. The reverse is flat with a groove down the centre. The front is convex and has moulded features. There is some representation of hair which seems to be wavy or curly, a high forehead, large oval eyes without any detailing, a long straight nose and a smiling closed mouth. The nose has similarities to the copper alloy head found at South Shields Roman Fort (Allason-Jones and Miket, 1984, page 226…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B85DE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a nummus of the House of Constantine, Gloria Exercitvs, one standard type (335 - 341). The edge of the coin is badly chipped. It has a diameter of 14.8mm and is 1.4mm thick. The legends are mainly illegible, but the mint mark suggests it was probably minted in Trier.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 16th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B848E3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is bi-conical and has a central circular hole. It has a diameter of 25.8mm and is 13.2mm thick. Both faces are decorated with five radial raised lines with three raised pellets in each angle. The median rib is thickened. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating or zig-zag ribs. They have been found in ploughsoil over the site of Roman b…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B829F1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is sub-spherical and has a circular hole which is not central. It has a diameter of 19.7mm and is 15.5mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. Helen Geake 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 in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 19…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B80524
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a lead alloy toy in the form of a two dimensional woman dating from the Post medieval period. Only the triangular skirt survives. It is a flat sheet of lead which is 36.1mm long, 35.7mm wide and 2.4mm thick. The front is decorated with a lattice work border. There is a faint lozenge pattern on the reverse. The break at the waist is patinated and one corned has been crumpled and straightened again more recently. A similar but more complete toy can be seen in the Finds Research Group datasheet number 10 by Geoff Egan (1988) and it is dated to the seventeenth century.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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