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Record ID: YORYM-B38CE8
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description Two joining fragments form a parallel sided strip, or ribbon. The whole is heavily disfigured by buckling and denting, including a sharp bend at the break Both ends are neatly squared suggesting that the complete object is present. One of the terminals is emphasised by a slight external beading. Prior to damage, the back would have been flat, while the front carries twenty-four very finely incised grooves aligned longitudinally. Extant lengths 60.5 & 41.5 mm Length stretched out c.117 mm width c. 17.5 mm thickness c. 0.5 mm weights 6.1 & 3.6 g
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-83FE92
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold decorated strip. Rectangular strip made with a sheet of gold and decorated with thirteen regular incised grooves. The surface appears heavily damaged and may well have been bent. Length: 47.75 mm Width: 11.66 mm Thickness: 0.35 Mass: 3.7 gr (with soil) Similar multi-grooved strips of a Bronze Age date are known from throughout Britain including in the British Museum collection from Flixton, Yorkshire (2004,0904.1a-b, Treasure Annual Report 2003, 16. no. 2) and Ravencliff Cave, Derbyshire (British Museum 1906,1224.1-2) as well as recent finds such as Ansley, Warwickshire a…
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sproxton', grid reference and parish protected.