Record ID: YORYM-91CCC4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Anglo-Scandinavian or Anglian strap end (Thomas classification Class E, Type 2). The strap end has been made from a single plate of cast copper alloy. The attachment end is stepped and has two rivet holes (one is now missing). The main body is tongue shaped, with a slight borders around the edge of the tongue. The front plate is decorated with an anthropomorphic design. There appears to be a face nearest to the attachment end, while the other decoration is rather obscured by corrosion and pitting. The reverse is undecorated. The metal is a light greyish-brown colour. The piece date…
Created on: Wednesday 17th June 2009
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brompton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM1711
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
copper alloy strap fitting, double scallop shape, inserted rivets; probably 1500-1600, green-grey even colour
Created on: Monday 26th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LINCOLNSHIRE STOW', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYMB987
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
subcircular 'papal bulla' round lead alloy medal with reddish brown cast. Obverse dotted border with 'SPASPE' top middle and below 2 bearded faces (each surrounded by a dotted border) either side of a central Maltese cross. Reverse also has dotted border with inscription on 3 lines URB/ANUS/PPV with crown symbol over PP. Edges uneven and slightly misshapen. NB Pope Urban V 1362-1370 but likely the bulla is later, perhaps 16th-17th c. Helen Geake writes: Pope Urban V is the only medieval pope with an inscription of this kind (Urban III and Urban IV split the lines differently). It i…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2001
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Plompton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-C0C077
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible pilgrim badge. A cast lead alloy curved slightly trapezoidal plate. On the front there is a raised impression of a crowned head face on. The reverse has a substantial lug (11.6mm long by 0.6mm wide) with a small circular perforation.
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-89AC56
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy medieval buckle plate, 28.1mm long, 20.8mm wide and 7.8mm thick. The plate is formed from a sheet sheet of copper folded over at the buckle frame end. The end away from the frame has 2 circular rivets to attach it in the corners of the front face, and the reverse has a single central attachment rivet. The frame end is narrowed to take the frame and recessed to take the pin, both of which are now missing. The reverse continues the narrowed width of 14.3mm. The front face of the plate is decorated with moulding depicting a central seated figure, with a standing figure on …
Created on: Thursday 11th December 2003
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-1C1068
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of cast lead comprising the bottom of a decorative panel depicting a human figure standing in a Romanesque arched doorway.
Created on: Thursday 18th December 2003
Last updated: Monday 9th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D245DA
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a possible lead pilgrims badge of Medieval date (AD 1250-1550). The object is composed of a sub-circular section of lead, the back of which is undecorated and does not display clear indicators of a means of fastenings. The front of the object has the integrally cast face of probable saint, the face, a head garment, some drapery and possibly a raise hand are visible. The object is most likely a fragment of a pilgrims badge. The metal is a light brown in colour with a smooth surface patina.
Created on: Monday 21st July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-91402F
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy early medieval or medieval humanoid stud (c. 500 - 1200 AD). The stud is thick and flat and roughly square shaped in the abstract design of a human face. The top of the stud is oval and stands in relief on the front face of the stud with an instepped rectangular lip jutting from the bottom; the back face of the stud is completely flat. The nose and upper section of the face are formed from a T-shape design within the oval at the top of the stud. The bottom of the T fans slightly, representing the nose, and the arms of the T extend and curve around and back to the…
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-91C836
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy early medieval or medieval zoomorphic stud (c. 500 - 1200 AD). The stud is long and narrow in form and sub-triangular in plan with straight sides, a short flat bottom edge and a longer rounded top edge. The back surface of the stud is slightly indented in the centre. An attachment rivet extends from the back at a right angle to the stud, tapering slightly at the end. The rivet has been damaged and bends sharply to the side. The rivet has a rectangular section with the shorter edges at top and bottom; it has been cast integrally with the stud. The front of the stu…
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-92CC79
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy early medieval zoomorphic stud (c. 500 - 1200 AD). The stud is long and narrow in form and sub-triangular in plan with straight sides, a short flat bottom edge and a longer rounded top edge. An attachment rivet, cast integrally with the stud, extends from the back at a right angle to the mount, tapering slightly at the end. The rivet has a rectangular section with rounded edges: the shorter edges of the section are at the top and bottom. The front of the stud is formed in the shape of a dog's head. The top part is rounded while the lower part of the beast's face …
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-E655C1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper-alloy medieval mount or belt-fitting (c. 1250 - 1450 AD). The object has an open rectangular central plate frame with rough cross etchings on the front surface of the two longer sides of the frame. Extending from the top is a stylized bird's head in profile, facing right. An impression of an open beak is created by a scored groove within a wider triangular moulded depression. The 'eye' is in fact the head of a copper-alloy rivet which pierces through and protrudes from the back. A further copper-alloy rivet pierces a cinquefoil 'tail' protruding from the bottom of the …
Created on: Friday 29th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-F712B4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2019-T1152 Description: A complete silver finger ring dating to the Roman period (c. AD 100-200). Henig (1974) Type III. The ring consists of a plain loop, sub-triangular in plan and rectangular in section. The narrowest part of the ring is on the underside. The ring widens at the shoulders and the top where there is an oval, flattened bezel present. The bezel contains a moulded relief design which depicts a pair of clasped right hands (dextrarum iunctio) with thumbs pointed upwards. The metal of the loop has a dull silver colour with patches of tarnish. The bezel is …
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-905683
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
And incomplete fragment of samian ware pottery (AD 70-240). The fragment consists of a sherd from the body of the vessel. Visible decoration remaining on the sherd shows the back of a man's head, shoulder and right arm. The pot is a bright orange/red colour. Length: 22.08mm, Width: 15.09mm, Thickness: 6.50mm, Weight: 2.33mm.
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop Burton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-6A478C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 750 - 950. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, Type 3 with a zoomorphic terminal and anthropomorphic decoration on the main plate. The strap end is sub-ovate in shape with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end and a worn break at the attachment end. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a forward facing animal head. The decoration is too worn to be adequately determined though triangle in semi-circles denote deeply moulded ears. The central panel bears anthropomorphic decoration formed of incised bulbous cur…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-C90673
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2013 T780. An incomplete cast silver gilt hooked tag of early Post-medieval date (AD 1500-1600). The object is a figurative, class A type 4 probable hat hook. The hooks form is a two piece moulded relief of a double six petal rose. The reverse is flat and with some shallow engraved crosshatching and a central, soldered hook, terminating in a break resulting in the loss of approximately 50% of the hook. The gilt is present on the front aspect of the object only. Similar examples can be found on the Portable Antiquities Database: Unique ID: WMID-3C16E1 and Unique ID: Y…
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-BCA4F3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The fragment is a body sherd of a salt-glazed stoneware Bellarmine vessel. The fabric is a pale grey colour with a hard but smooth texture. Sparse ovoid voids and frequent glistening inclusions are present. The exterior and interior surfaces are coated with a brown speckled slip. The exterior is stamped with signature decoration featuring a bearded forward facing face mask. The vessel fragment is 58.3mm long, 55.6mm wide, 10.4mm thick and weighs 44.5g. Salt-glazed stonewares became popular in Britain from th…
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-DDE36E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T668 Description:  A complete gold bead of medieval date, c.AD 1400-1500.  The bead is in the shape of an open book, formed of two rectangular sections joined together at one edge at an obtuse angle, creating a bead that is V-shaped in plan. The front is decorated to represent the inner pages of an open book. Each ‘page’ is decorated with an engraved depiction of a saint, with an incised, cross-hatched background, and surrounded by a plain border around the outer edges. The left inner ‘page’ represents a male figure, probably …
Created on: Friday 24th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheriff Hutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-96F498
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2015 T235. An almost complete silver-gilt Tau Cross Reliquary Pendant of medieval date. The pendant is in the form of the Greek letter tau (19th letter of the Greek alphabet) and consists of two separate pieces; the hollow walled container front and the flat back cover plate. The front section has an integral suspension loop projecting from the centre of the upper T bar and bears elaborate decoration within a slight raised border. The decoration depicts a forward facing robed and haloed figure with arms raised to chest level, right hand clasped in the left, and a slig…
Created on: Monday 30th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-FA2A9F
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval uniface copper-alloy coin-weight, possibly issued during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain (c.1469-1504) and possibly issued in the Low Countries. This coin-weight is square in plan and rectangular in cross-section. Each edge is straight (i.e. not bevelled). The obverse has two busts, depicting Ferdinand and Isabella, facing each other within a beaded circular border. There is a letter F between the figures. The revers appears to be plain. Length: 13.9mm; width: 14.1mm; thickness: 2.3mm; weight: 2.5g
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanynys', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-DAE5C8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy object depicting a possible human face. The object is broken at the neck and is a possible mount or badge of some description of possible medieval date, c1300-1500AD, or a toy of later date. The front of the object is moulded in three dimensions, but the reverse is flat and undecorated. The facial features are very crudely modelled but there appears to be a simple straight mouth, two hollows for the eyes and a distinctive squared nose. The hair is produced by narrow grooves giving the impression of the hair being swept back off the face. At the base of the chin are signs…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llandysilio', grid reference and parish protected.