Record ID: SWYOR-34A3B5
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Bronze Age flat axehead dating from the Early Bronze Age, about  2400 - 1600 calibrated BC. It is incomplete and very damaged, so only small areas of the original surface survive. They are decorated on both faces with short sub-parallel and irregular lentoid grooves (rain pattern). They are at an oblique angle, and those near the butt are angled the other way to those nearer the blade end. Both the butt and the cutting edge are missing. Measurements are; length 70.8mm, width 46.3mm, thickness 9.6mm and weight 87.80g. The damage prevents the axe being mor…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-33425D
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating to the Bronze Age, 2400 BC - 1000 BC. It is formed on a tertiary flake of grey flint with brown inclusions. It is broadly sub-triangular in plan with the tip missing, and is lentoid in cross section. It is broadly symmetrical in shape, with two notches chipped into the base of the flint to separate the barbs and the tang; both barbs are still intact. The tang and barbs all have square ends. Both faces are covered with scaled, low-angle retouch. Length: 35.21mm Width: 33.87mm Thickness: 5.69m…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A3F764
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone axehead made from epidotized tuff stone, probably sourced in Langdale,  and dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000 BC - 2350 BC. It is flaked and partially polished. The axe has a rounded and polished cutting edge. The sides taper to the square butt. It has a pointed oval cross-section with significant damage to the sides. One face appears to have been polished for the full length, but the other is bulbous towards the butt and may not have been completely polished. The axe is 122mm long, 53.6mm wide and 19.9mm thick. 150.5g. Being found in a r…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A3C69B
Object type: LAUREL LEAF
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint bifacial laurel leaf knife of Neolithic date, 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is formed on a tertiary oval flake of dark grey flint. It is bifacially worked with overing scaled low angle retouch and a pointed oval cross-section. The knife is 81.8mm long, 42.3mm wide and 12.6mm thick. 46.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-207182
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver hammered coin, a sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 - 1603) Escallop initial mark. Third issue (AD1583-1603) dated above shield 1584. North, (1991), Vol 2, no.2015, page 137. It is 24.8mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 2.6g.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-D50319
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Medieval or Post-Medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1600. It is bi-conical, with a large, central perforation of internal diameter 9mm. It has a broad median ridge. There are traces of a possible moulded design of radiating lines on both faces. The whorl is 23.1mm in diameter and 10.3mm thick. It weighs 18.7g. It is of Walton Rogers form C2. Though C2 whorls are known from the iron Age onwards, the large central perforation and decoration suggests a date from AD 1100 onwards.
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AB6D19
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three copper alloy vessel fragments, of unknown date, AD 43 - 1800. The three pieces do not join. They are all of uniform thickness, about 1.5mm - 2mm thick. The surfaces are smooth and plain. The edges are breaks, with varying degrees of patination. It is possible some parts of the largest fragment are the original edge. The large fragment is strongly curved in plan and profile (where the curves encompasses about 90 degrees) and may be from the out-turned mouth of a narrow necked jug or a similar vessel, or alternatively, the hollow base of a candlestick or other vessel foot. The…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 7th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AAEE95
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1900. It is a pan type weight, flat on the underside and dished on the upper face with a high, broad rounded rim. The centre of the dished area is marked with a now indecipherable, punched mark, possibly a rose, surrounded by a double circle of narrow grooves. There is a further double groove running around the weight immediately within the raised border. Four deep indentations were probably to mark that the weight was intended as a 4oz weight. On the reverse are four faint scratched lines, probably for the same p…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AAE06D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact, probably a cloth seal of late post-Medieval date, about AD 1700 - 1900. It is a two-part seal with two discs of slightly different sizes connected by an incomplete tab. The smaller disc is impressed with the design of a flower,a double rose of six petals, within a beaded border. The larger disc has no moulded design, but the reverse has been crudely inscribed with an hourglass and the numeral 9, perhaps indicating 89 above a line. Below the line are the scratched figures 4 and either 5 or 6.  The seal is 26.4mm in diameter and 3.1mm thick. It weighs…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 7th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AACD7C
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy thimble of Post-Medieval or Modern date, about AD 1750 – 1900, found with a hazelnut inside it. It has a broad, unmarked band around the base, though the rim is missing, above which are closely spaced rows of machine-punched pits. The crown has a lattice of lozenge shaped pits (waffle pattern). It is 18.3mm in diameter at the base and 19.6mm high. It weighs 4.97g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/textile-equipment/#Later_18th-_and_19th-century_thimbles
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 7th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AAA0F2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl probably dating from the Medieval or  Post-Medieval period, about AD 1100 – 1600. It is bi-convex in form, with a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 8.8mm. There are no markings. One face is more domed than the other. It is 24.5mm in diameter and 8.2mm thick. It weighs 21.74g. It is of Walton Rogers form C2. Though form C2 whorls are known from the Iron Age to Early Medieval periods, those with a larger central perforation are more likely to belong to the period from AD 1100 onwards.
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 7th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AA8E8C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of medieval or Post-Medieval date, about AD 1550 - 1800. The token is circular and uniface. The obverse has a moulded design different in each half.  One half has three concentric ridges divided by four radiating ribs. The other half is divided into squares, most of which contain a single pellet. The reverse is flat and unmarked apart for a thicker area at the edge which is probably where the runner from the mould entered. There are markings around the rim of the token, possibly intended to represent characters, but these are now indecipherable, or perh…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 7th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-AA7A82
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval long cross coin; a penny of Edward I, probably class 10cf2a, dating from AD 1306 - 1307, mint of London. North number 1041. The coin is 18.0mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick and weighs 1.24g.
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Sunday 7th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A52394
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a probably Roman ceramic vessel dating from AD 43 - 410, but a Medieval date cannot be entirely ruled out. It is a wall sherd with no original edges. The fabric is fairly hard and is grey in the core and buff on the surfaces due to differential oxidisation. The breaks are worn, but the texture appears to be irregular to laminated. The fabric is gritty with frequent poorly sorted angular quartz inclusions, and occasional larger red grog pieces. Measurements are; length 51.9mm, width 72.1mm, thickness 48.6mm and weight 53.81g.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A51BF9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a probably Roman ceramic vessel dating from AD 43 - 410, but a Medieval date cannot be entirely ruled out. It is a rim sherd. The fabric is fairly hard and is grey in the core and buff on the surfaces due to differential oxidisation. The breaks are abraded, but the texture is irregular. The fabric is gritty with frequent poorly sorted angular quartz inclusions, and occasional larger red grog pieces and smaller rounded black inclusions. The rim is everted and projects outward at an angle, tapering to a narrow upright rim. The base of the rim is the narrowest point,…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A4FDCB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a probably Roman ceramic vessel dating from AD 43 - 410, but a Medieval date cannot be entirely ruled out. It is a rim, wall and base sherd from a shallow dish, so the whole profile is represented. The fabric is soft and is grey in the core and lighter grey on the surfaces due to differential oxidisation. There are patches of pink and orange colouration too. The breaks are abraded, but the texture is irregular. The fabric is gritty with frequent poorly sorted angular quartz inclusions. The base diameter is approximately 300mm and about 4% of the perimeter of the ba…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-7BCAA3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy object, possibly a Roman Knee brooch dating from AD 150 - 250. The object is triangular in plan, a break at the wider top. It is strongly curved in cross-section and in profile, concave on the reverse and convex on the front, with flat side facets. The narrow end tapers to a break. On the reverse, the narrow part of the object has a vertical central ridge, which appears to be the remains of a vertical catchplate. The front is decorated with incised oblique lines all angled from the front vertical arris, which is not central. Length: 33.4mm, Wid…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-7B80B2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin; a penny of Edward I or II (AD 1272 - 1327), Class 10cf3b1 dating from AD 1307 - 1309. It was minted at Canterbury. See North number 1042/2 on page 32 of North Volume 2 (1991).  Thickness: 0.82mm Weight: 1.28g Diameter: 17.25mm
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-7B5108
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Post-Medieval silver coin; a half groat of James I (AD 1603-1625), Second coinage (AD 1604-1619), probably rose initial mark dating to AD 1605 -1606. As North (1991): no: 2104. The diameter is 15.9mm, thickness 0.3 mm, and weight 0.7g
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-7B2205
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver short cross coin; a penny of John (AD 1199-1216), Class 6b2 dating from AD 1213-1215, or possibly class 6c1 (AD 1215 - 16). Minted by Walter at Canterbury. As North (1994: 222) No. 975/2. The coin has been double struck. The diameter is 18.2mm, thickness  0.2mm and weight 1.3g. 
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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