Record ID: NCL-8804A1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Medieval date, c. 1200-1500. The spindle whorl is biconical with central perforation. Both faces have raised lines radiating from the centre to the outer edge creating panels each containing three raised dots/pellets arranged in a triangle. One face is very worn.
Created on: Friday 1st June 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: NCL-87E6F7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Medieval date, c. 1200-1500. The spindle whorl is biconical with central perforation. Both faces have raised lines radiating from the centre to the outer edge and raised dots/pellets between some of the lines. One face is very worn.
Created on: Friday 1st June 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-74E332
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead seal matrix of medieval date. The seal is a pointed oval or vessica shape with a perforated lug set on a central rib along the longitudinal axis of the reverse. The front face bears a central motif of a circle with a horizontal line running through it surrounded by the legend * S'ALICIE MACTILO (Seal of Alice Mactilo) therefore representing a personal seal of this woman. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 28.6mm long, 23.3mm wide, 9.3mm thick and weighs 16.6g. Sealing was used for authenticating documents for around 300 years in m…
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2012
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kilvington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-745B34
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (probably 1200-1400) lead uniface trade weight, square in shape, and depicting a probable pelican displayed in her piety within a raised roundel 33mm in diameter and c.4mm high. The pelican's wings rise to either side of the central body and the head above is turned right with open beak. It is apparently standing over a nest containing chicks. The weight measures 38.89x36.63x9.88mm and weighs 110.31g (3.9oz). This is a medieval weight for a quarter pound. There are several systems to which the weight could belong. It is nearest to the quarter mercantile pound of 15oz w…
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melksham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-611C72
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment of a bag-shaped lead pilgrim's ampulla. The upper part is missing although most fo the two lug handles survive. One side is decorated with a cast representation of a scallop shell, the other side with a plain cross.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-5F78E1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead mount of medieval date. The mount is circular in plan though has been bent slightly out of shape. The upper surface is decorated with a raised central pellet with eight radiating curved lines. A casting line is present on the reverse of the mount with a centrally projecting shank which terminates in a worn break. The metal is a mid greyish-brown colour and is worn. The mount is 18.1mm in diameter, 9.5mm thick and weighs 5.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-5F7704
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of Medieval or Post-medieval date. It is spherical in shape and appears faceted but this could be due to post-depositional damage as the material is very soft. It measures 23.51mm in diameter, 16.07mm in height and weighs 30.39g.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5D26A1
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead mortuary cross cast as a crucifix with the naturalistic figure of the crucified Christ depicted in half relief, as is the scroll at the head of the cross. An oval perforation of length 2.4mm below a curved lug at the top was presumably for suspension of the cross. The figure is flattened by recent abrasions and the cross shaft is indented on both its sides and bent at about knee level on the figure. Such crosses were included in burials of the later medieval period (Gilchrist and Sloane 2005, 88-93), though are often very crudely formed, simply being cut from lead sheet. This cas…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2020
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Record ID: NLM-4E0D30
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead line weight. Cast conical weight with off-centre aperture of diameter circa 4mm. Patinated overall. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1500. Diameter: 15.2mm, Height: 8.6mm, Weight: 9.12gms.
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2020
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Record ID: SF-4981C6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of Medieval or Post-medieval date. It is a square weight which is rectangular in section. It is decorated with the impression of a clam shell on on face. It measures 35.21mm in length, 31.81mm in width, 17.24mm in thickness and weighs 151.25g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-493180
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ampulla, one side lug intact, the other broken. The top has been distorted. One face is decorated with a scallop shell of Spencer's (1990) type II, and on the other face an R beneath a lily in lily pot (compare with Spencer 1980, 16, no.39). Dimensions of >28 x 52 mm. The scallop shell represents pilgrimage, the lily-pot represents the Annunciation and the Virgin's purity, and the R may stand for the Lady Richelde of Fervaques, the 'founder' of the shrine at Walsingham. Dates to the 15th-early 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shadingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-392C57
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, flat, folded in half onto reverse, scratched design on reverse obscured by fold, no sign of lug or handle. Circular, 33 mm. Octofoil. + S' ROBERT OLDMAN (Seal of Robert Oldman).
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shadingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-386435
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both sides of the spindle whorl are decorated; one with an irregular eight pointed star design with a single raised pellet within each resulting cell; the other with eleven irregularly spced and orientated raised lines and pellets. Some of the pellets occur on the lines themselves. The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 32.4mm in diameter, 9.9mm thick and weighs 44.1g. Lead spindle whorls were common…
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Well', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-350467
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period. The spindle whorl is convex on both sides with a central circular perforation. Each side of the object is decorated with raised alternate lines and dots. The object is in good condition and the metal is white in colour. The object weighs 39.1g and measures 29.76mm in diameter and 13.05mm in thickness. See DUR-FB5694 as another example.
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-10A307
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Modern circular unifaced lead token (c. 1250-c. 1850 AD). It has a raised design on one side consisting of a regular grid pattern. The other side is flat and plain. Diameter: 18.74mm. Weight: 5.11g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval to Modern in date (1250-1850 AD).
Created on: Saturday 26th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 27th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F87850
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead weight, of Medieval date. The weight is shield-shaped and trapezoid in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with a possible motif of "three lions passant". The reverse is flat and undecorated. A hole has been drilled on the top of the weight.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2012
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Record ID: YORYM-F79852
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token of medieval to post-medieval date. The unifaced token is flat and circular and is decorated on one face with a raised six spoke design. The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The token is 14.4mm in diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 3g. Tokens with simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use over a long period. They have a huge range of designs and could have been used for various purposes such as counting, gaming or possibly even as weights. A general date of circa 1400 - 1800 is commonly given for such objects without further co…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Stratford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F77B07
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead weight of medieval date. The weight is shield shaped and has a raised design consisting of a double fleur-de-lis on one face. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal is a mid orangey-brown colour and is worn. The weight is 28.9mm long, 23.6mm wide, 6.5mm thick and weighs 27.3g.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barlby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F764D1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead pot mend of medieval date. The pot mend is comprised of two large sub-circular discs joined by a thick central shank and was used to mend a broken vessel in order to lengthen the period of use after damage had occurred. The gap between the two plates contains ceramic material of a mid buff coloured fabric which aids in dating the object as a whole to the medieval period. The metal is a dark greyish-white colour and is worn. The pot mend is 34.6mm long, 29mm wide, 17.9mm thick and weighs 61g.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stokesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F74FD6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead pot mend of medieval date. The pot mend is comprised of two large sub-circular discs joined by a thick central shank and was used to mend a broken vessel in order to lengthen the period of use after damage had occurred. The gap between the two plates is quite wide and contains ceramic material of a pale buff coloured fabric which aids in dating the object as a whole to the medieval period. The metal is a light greyish-white colour and is worn. The pot mend is 42.7mm long, 37mm wide, 14.2mm thick and weighs 66g.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 25th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitwell', grid reference and parish protected.