Record ID: YORYM-827DC6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1100 - 1600. Walton Rogers Form C. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces have faint traces of moulded decoration though the object is worn obscuring the exact design. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The spindle whorl is 27.19mm in diameter, 10.78mm thick and weighs 29.41g. The perforation is 10.06mm in diameter suggesting a medieval date as per the thicker spindles of this period (Walton Rogers, 1997, p.1731). It also fit…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-851096
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy button of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500-1625. Read 2005, p.70. no.250. The button has a circular head with a gently convexed front with a pellet in the centre. The front is decorated with irregularly spaced grooves radiating from the pellet to the edge. The reverse of the head is flat and an integral elongated oval loop projects centrally from it, set on a casting line. The loop is flat with a small circular perforation through it and is no longer projects straight outwards. The metal has a dull pale grey patina and is worn. The button is 11.…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-71FDC8
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy button of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. The head of the button is discoidal with a convex front and flat back. The front face is decorated with a raised central pellet from which a four-armed cross extends. Each arm of the cross terminates in three flared branches. The spaces between each arm has raised ovate designs with solid ovate central knops. The remains of a shank are present at the centre of the reverse, set on a casting line. The metal has a mid-white/grey patina and is worn. The button is 26.3mm in diameter, 9.2mm thick and weighs 21.…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-71A772
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy bag seal of late Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1797 – 1900. The seal comprises a sub-rectangular strip of metal folded in half and broken at each end. A separate strip is present within the fold. The outer surface is stamped with IOSEPH / ROBERTS. The metal has a light white/brown patina and is worn. The seal is 21mm long, 13.8mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 5.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-6E9D0C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1400 – 1900. The cloth seal is of the two-disc type with the two discs connected by a strip and sealed by a central rivet. The strip would have formed a loop which is now deformed and filled with organic material. One disc features a central integral rivet which joins with a perforation in the second disc. One surface is stamped with a unclear design, all that remains of this is a small arc. The other side appears plain. The metal has a light brown/white patina and is in fair condition. T…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-F79C0A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy object, probably a net sinker or fishing line weight, dating to c. AD 1500 - 1800 The object is cylindrical in form, and narrows towards each terminal. A circular sectioned longitudinal perforation extends down the centre of the object. This perforation is now filled with organic material. A longitudinal joins runs down one side, where the surface overlaps. It therefore appears to have been constructed from a single sheet rolled over onto itself. The metal has a grey/cream patina which is worn and nicked. The object measur…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-A41327
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy Russian bag or bale seal of late Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1786. The seal is circular in plan with worn edges and a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by two holes running parallel across its diameter through which wire or textile ligatures would have fitted to secure a bag. Both faces of the seal bear raised lettering. The obverse reads: "ЛД // PAK[-] // Bb // [-]II[-]”. The first line ЛД is the initials LD in Cyrillic which stands for L'nyanoy Dosmotr the officer for flax inspecti…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-A3EBDB
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bag seal of modern date, c.AD 1800 – 1900. The seal is circular in plan with worn edges and an ovate cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by two holes running parallel across its diameter through which wire or textile ligatures would have fitted to secure a bag. One surface is domed and bears three raised anchors or grappling hooks. The opposite side bears two rings of illegible text which most likely read:  ELISABETH DAMPFMUHL / GESELLSCHAFT curving down / BUDAPEST curving up. The metal is a mid-grey patina and …
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-A3CD5E
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead illegible bag seal of modern date, c.AD 1800 – 1900. The seal is circular in plan with worn edges and a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by two holes running parallel across its diameter through which wire or textile ligatures would have fitted to secure a bag. Both sides are worn almost smooth rendering any detail illegible. The metal is a mid-grey patina and is worn. The seal is 20mm in diameter, 5.9mm thick and weighs 8.5g.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-A3264E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1400 - 1800. The weight is conical with a rounded top and flat base and was likely formed by pouring molten lead into a thimble casing then allowing it to cool. The object is 20.4mm tall, 16.5mm diameter and weighs 20.5g. Although this object has been described as a weight, it may also be a gaming piece. Thimbles have been in common use in England from the 14th century onwards and Geoff Egan (2010, p.265) states that no medieval thimble indisputably dating from before the 14th century has been found in England. Re…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-A304D8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy gaming piece or weight of uncertain date. The object is sub-conical with a flat base and tapering sides to a rounded top. It appears undecorated. The object is 10mm tall, 16.5mm in diameter and weighs 12.8g. Lead objects such as this are common metal detector finds but are rare from excavated contexts. This means that the dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. Similarly shaped objects are known from Viking contexts and are interpreted as weights or gaming pieces. The predominant Viking Age sy…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-A1F3EE
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead possible pencil of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1800. The object is circular in section with broadly parallel sides tapering to a blunted point at one end. The metal has a light grey/white patina and is worn. The object is 57.4mm long, 7.9mm in diameter and weighs 11.2g. A stylus is a writing implement used to scratch letters into the wax of a writing tablet while a pencil makes a coloured mark on wood, paper or parchment. Lead is rarely used for objects that appear to be conventional styli, with the majority of such objects most probably functioning as …
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-648E4B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy object, possibly a buckle plate from a Medieval buckle c. AD 1400-1450. Only an incomplete plate survives. This plate is sub-rectangular in plan and section. The plate is decorated on the front surface with a cast pattern comprising a two rectangular cells divided by a central line which meets with a transverse line close to one edge of the remaining plate. Each cell contains a single raised pellets within. The reverse is flat and plain. No rivet holes are present. The edges of the plate are worn. It is difficult to dete…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-627EEE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy object, probably a weight or bead, of uncertain date, probably Medieval or Post-Medieval, c.AD 1200-1700. The object is sub-ovate with a D-shaped section. It is pierced close to the centre of the object, possibly for suspension, and is undecorated. The metal has a light brown/white patina and is in fair condition. The object is 11.32mm in diameter long, 2.79mm in thickness and weighs 1.58g. The perforation is 2.25mm in diameter. Weights found outside of secure archaeological contexts such as these are difficult to date because their use and style remains co…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-39833C
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy toy furniture piece of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. Possibly a leg from a table, chair, stool, or cauldron. The object comprises an ovate sectioned leg, seemingly zoomorphic in nature, four ridge and groove defined toes and moulded creases at the ankle and knee. The top of the leg flattens out at 90 degrees and splits into a U-shaped flat hollow surface. The edges of the flat surface are broken and worn. The metal has a mid-yellow/brown patina and is in fair condition. The object is 28.8mm long, 21.3mm wide, 11.4mm thick and weighs 18.2g. Toy c…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-384073
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bi-faced lead token of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1550 - 1800. Side one, Powell Type 12, depicting quartered geometric design featuring an equal armed cross with annulets in each quarter. Side 2, Powell Type 18, depicting left facing bird. The metal is a mid-white/brown patina and is worn. The token is 13.4mm in diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 2.2g. Tokens with simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have a huge range of designs which were not necessarily related to function and could have been used for various purposes such as coun…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-BB5797
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bi-faced lead token of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1550 - 1800. The object is circular with moulded designs on both surfaces. The designs are largely unclear though feature raised lines and pellets. The metal is a mid-grey/brown patina and is worn. The token is 16.7mm in diameter, 2.7mm thick and weighs 3.5g. Tokens with simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have a huge range of designs which were not necessarily related to function and could have been used for various purposes such as counting, gaming, farm or tavern tokens or po…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-B84C47
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead possible shot of Post-Medieval date, c.1600 - 1900. The object is spherical with a flat spot to one side. Diameter: 9.7mm; Weight: 4.8g. It is difficult to precisely assign projectiles to specific calibres of gun because most excavated shot will have lost weight, there was a huge variety of firearms, balls were imperfectly manufactured, and because lead varies in weight. The weight of the shot suggests it may have been buckshot.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-B83072
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead possible shot of Post-Medieval date, c.1600 - 1900. The object is spherical with a raised casting sprue. Diameter: 15.2mm; Weight: 15.8g. It is difficult to precisely assign projectiles to specific calibres of gun because most excavated shot will have lost weight, there was a huge variety of firearms, balls were imperfectly manufactured, and because lead varies in weight. The weight of the shot however suggests it may have been meant for firing from a weapon such as a pistol.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-B826CD
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead possible shot of Post-Medieval date, c.1600 - 1900. The object is spherical with a flattened median ridge. Diameter: 14.3mm; Weight: 13.6g. It is difficult to precisely assign projectiles to specific calibres of gun because most excavated shot will have lost weight, there was a huge variety of firearms, balls were imperfectly manufactured, and because lead varies in weight. The weight of the shot however suggests it may have been meant for firing from a weapon such as a pistol.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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