Record ID: YORYM-E22722
Object type: SADDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy saddle pommel mount. The artefact is a short egg shape, open at one end, with a wide plate on one side at the base; this long rectangular plate has two holes with the remains of a third at the broken end. The main body is decorated with parallel lines along its length. This artefact dates to the 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Saturday 28th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Howsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-2AB5A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of an uncertain Edwardian king, long cross reverse, uncertain mint, 1279-1377.
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-818633
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of medieval date. The object is the terminal part of the forked spacer from a composite strap end. The knop is acorn shaped with three stepped bands. The breaks are worn. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is worn. The strap end is 22.3mm long, 17.3mm wide, 4.5mm thick and weighs 2.9g. Similar examples can be seen in Egan & Pritchard, p.144, fig.94, no's 672 & 673.
Created on: Monday 8th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-72DE11
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle plate of medieval date. The folded copper-alloy buckle plate has been notched to take the pin and at the edges to fit the buckle frame. It is pierced twice for the fixing to the strap rivets, one of these rivets remains in place the other is missing. The back plate is missing broken off at the fold in the area of the buckle. Dr Kevin Leahy suggests that the design of incised lines may be in the form of a bird.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton on Derwent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B3FDA2
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Iron Age linch pin terminal, which is the foot of the pin. The foot has a deep square socket, inside a cylindrical, tapering shaft. There is a collar around the mouth of the socket. The socket measures 11.2mm x 10.8mm at the opening and is 20mm deep. This square aperture would have held the iron pin, which has long since corroded away. The exterior of the shaft tapers down to the opposite terminal, to where it curves around and is attached to a flat circular plate. The curve of the shaft is joined to the plate at the top and the base of the plate is joined to the m…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Market Weighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B40CB4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy penannular brooch of Fowler type A dating to the Roman period. The frame survives intact, complete with the rounded, globular knopped terminals. The frame is oval and measures 31.4mm x 28.2mm. There is a collar next to the knops on both sides. The knops measure 8.4mm in diameter. The frame is a mid greyish-green colour but the metal surface is pitted. The pin survives intact, but it has been bent out of shape. The pin is formed from a flat, strip of copper alloy, which has been rolled around the frame. The pin terminates with a point. It is likely to…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B41D25
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead medieval seal matrix, flat with a looped lug on the reverse (now squashed). Pointed oval, 35.1 mm x 21.8mm. Lug at 12 o'clock position. The central motif is a tall and thin stylised fleur de lys. The inscription reads + S' AVICE MARSCAL (Seal of Avice Marshall). The M is rather unusual, looking a bit like an E on its side. is reading is rather uncertain due to the level of corrosion on the matrix and the way in which the letters have been drawn. It is a personal seal and features a name, rather than a motto. 13th century.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B42AC0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Romano-British finger ring. The finger ring survives intact. The hoop is swollen, as it expands into the bezel. The hoop has a circular profile. The bezel is oval in shape and is undecorated. Some corrosion product can be seen on the surface. The metal surface is a dark brownish-green in colour. This ring probably dates to the 2nd- 3rd century AD.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B431B0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast bronze handle from a heavy-duty bronze vessel. The handle has broken off the vessel, allowing the section to be seen. It is sub-rectangular and measures 19.2mm x 7.5mm. The handle is flat but stepped down for the terminal, which is rounded and measures 15.1mm x 12.4mm. The upper surface is decorated with an incised geometric design, partly formed from ring and dot designs.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotter', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B43F53
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy button-and-loop fastener. This example does not easily fit into one of Wild’s classifications. It is similar to Class VII and IX. The button element of the fastener is formed from a rectangular bar, decorated with an incised groove – running down the middle (lengthways). Attached to the reverse of the bar is the loop, which extends out and bends at a right angle, forming a small rounded loop. No enamelling or other detail is evident. The entire length of the object is 18.2mm x 15.2mm x 10.8mm. The loop measure 10.6mm x 10.6mm. Wild suggests that this type…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hessle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B45082
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, GLORIA EXERCITVS, uncertain mint, AD 330-5.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B46031
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver short cross penny of Henry II, minted in London.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Market Weighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B466F3
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete 16th century copper-gilt dress fitting, with a large rectangular loop on the reverse. The fitting has three bosses, mounted on a triangular backplate. The backplate has a cusped outline (now heavily worn). The hemispherical bosses have been soldered onto the front and have been decorated with applied filigree circles and pellets. Around the base of each boss is a ring of ropework wire. There is a central ornamentation; it appears to be a rose. The reverse is flat and undecorated, but the loop survives in situ. The loop is formed from a circular strip of copper alloy which h…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B47124
Object type: CANDLE SNUFFER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy candle snuffer. The object has been formed from a conical piece of copper alloy, terminating at the apex with a collar and knop. An incised band decorates the middle, whilst two collars decorate the base. There is a handle projecting from one side (near to the base). The object is hollow cast and the interior has engine milling for 8mm. This candle snuffer is likely to date from the 18th – 19th Century.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B479E1
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy key dating to the medieval period. The key comprises a hollow, circular-sectioned stem, which widens towards the bit. The tip measures 10mm in diameter. The stem of the key is decorated with incised parallel bands, in groups of three. Much of the surface of the stem is missing, due to heavy corrosion and pitting. The bow is completely missing, due to the break. But the bit survives intact. There is a channel below the stem and the bit is only joins to it via a very narrow and short section of the bit. The bit is rectangular in shape and has four wards …
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B48988
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Penny of the Commonwealth. The coin is pierced at the top, pushed through from one side. North, Vol: II, p206, 2729.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B49C01
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight. The weight is triangular in shape and slightly thicker at the top (5.3mm), than at the base (4.7mm). The overall size is 36.4mm x 18.4mm. The weight has been decorated with a triangular of incised dashes, which act as a border around the edge of the weight. It is possibly medieval in date, although this is not definite.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4ABA4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A neolithic thumb scraper, with evidence of retouch. The bulb of percussion and striking platform are both evident, but have been damaged. Numerous blade flakes have been removed from both surfaces. The flint is flawed. Some natural cortex survives. The scraper measures 33.8mm x 27.6mm x 13mm.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4BFD1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wheelmade rim sherd from a 2nd - 3rd Century Roman pot.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near North Ferriby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4D1A3
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead possible Viking gaming piece. The gaming piece is formed from a cylindrical block of lead, with a round base. The base and sides are undecorated. The top of the gaming piece has been decorated with a series of incised ring and dot designs and some iron decoration. The incised marks have all been enclosed within a rectangular recess. An alternative function of these objects would have been as weights rather than gaming pieces.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4DA82
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy strap end. The strap end is formed from a folded sheet of copper alloy, it is triangular in shape. The back plate is slightly smaller than the front. There is an incised triangular border around the edge of the front plate. The apex of the triangle is a stylised animal head. There is a single iron rivet in the centre of the plates, holding the two together. The overall size is 27.3mm x 16.7mm x 3.9mm and the sheet is 1.2mm thick. This strap end dates to the 11th - 12th Century.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 20th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4E025
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy strap end, dating to the 15th Century. The strap end is formed from two plates. The front plate is much larger than the back plate and the two are joined together via four rivets (two iron and two copper alloy). The strap end in roughly rectangular in shape with two leaf-shaped extensions, projecting from one of the shorter sides of the rectangular. There is an oval aperture below the leaves, in between them, where they meet the main body of the strap end. The leaves have been incised with further linear decoration, which resembles a stylised depiction of…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4EF64
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A mesolithic waste flake, with evidence of retouch. The striking platform and the bulb of percussion have been removed, but the ripples survive. Numerous blade flakes have been removed from both surfaces. Some natural cortex survives.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Withernwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B4F7D6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of William III, bent into a love token. Heavily worn.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Withernwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3C5533
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Anglo-Saxon or Anglian strap end (Thomas classification Class A, Type 1). The strap end has been made from one tapering oval plate of copper alloy with a flattened end at the attachment end of the fitting. Two rivet holes would have been located at this end of the strap end, but the attachment end has been badly damaged. The other terminal of the strap end has a much stylised zoomorphic head. The head projects away from the main body of the strap end as a tapering and facetted knop. The front plate of the strap end has been decorated with a design in high relief, the object is worn…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3D0B36
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Anglo-Saxon strap end, Thomas class B, type 1. The strap end is made of one piece of cast copper-alloy. This strap end dates to the 8th - 11th century. The strap end has a fan-shaped attachment end, which has three rivet holes arranged in a triangle with a decorative ring and dot in the centre. Below the attachment end the strap end then gets much thinner, with a rectangular section and terminates with what should be a zoomorphic head. The head is highly stylised. The reverse of the strap end is flat and undecorated. The metal is mid reddish-brown in colour.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fimber area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3D7740
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small rotary key, cast in copper alloy. The bow is circular and fairly small. There is no collar next to the bow. The stem is solid, with a flattened circular section, there is no projecting tip, as the end of the stem in hollow. The bit is simple, consisting of a square plate of copper alloy. A small cleft has been formed on either side of the bit, therefore forming four wards. The surface is a mid brownish-green colour and is pitted. The key is medieval in date. The surface has been filed. Parallels can be seen in Egan, p112-3, Fig: 86.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3D8524
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small rotary key, cast in copper alloy. The bow is lozenge shaped and fairly small. There is a collar next to the bow. The stem appears to be solid, but has a hollowed tip. The stem has a flattened circular section. The bit is simple, consisting of a square plate of copper alloy. A cleft has been cut on one side of the bit. The surface is a mid greyish-green colour and is pitted. The key is medieval in date. Parallels can be seen in Egan, p112-3, Fig: 86.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3D9633
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The cast copper-alloy foot of an early Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, circa 450-600 in date, the rest of the brooch is missing due to old breaks. The lower edge of the half-round panel survives with transverse moulding across it at the break. The horse head terminal is complete, it has a central longitudinal ridge and circular projecting knobs representing the eyes. The nostrils are flaring and circular and extend out from the sides of the horse's head, between the nostrils there are double border grooves and a double V-shaped groove above these. Projecting from below, between the nost…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Weighton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3DAFA2
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy thimble, dating to the 15th - 16th century. The thimble is short with a rounded top. The indentations in the thimble are circular. The indentations on the sides have been arranged in parallel columns, whilst the indentations on the top are arranged in a spiral. This thimble has been cast as one piece. The thimble does not thicken around the base, but there is an incised ring around the base of the thimble. The metal is a dark jade-green colour. Parallels can be seen in Egan (2005), p132, fig: 126.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3DB7E7
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An elaborate quatrefoil shaped cast copper alloy harness pendant, with inlaid enamelling. Ashley believes that these elaborate harness pendants were a later development of the earlier pendants. This example displays 'arms which are allusive for England and France' (Ashley, 2002, p23). He goes on to state that such pendants are likely to have been made after 1340 'when the fleur-de-lis of France were quartered with the lions of England'. Although an earlier date cannot be ruled out, due to earlier known alliances between England and France. The pendant has four lobes, each with a small…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3DBFC3
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy figurine head, in Classical style. The figurine head is likely to be post-medieval in date, from the Neo-Classical art style. It is based on earlier Roman figurines, but there is a casting flash line. The metal is unlike Roman copper-alloy and the head is hollow.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3DC726
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy belt-stud mount. The object is in the shape of a crowned head, with an attachment rivet pushed through his forehead. The crown is made up of three lobes, each incised with linear decoration. The details of the face are evident and the eyes, nose and mouth can still be seen. The reverse is concave, but there is a circular rim around the aperture and the rivet can be seen. These objects are typically medieval in date. The metal is a dark greyish-black colour.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3DD614
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 2nd century cast copper-alloy disc brooch. The brooch is a small, flat and circular. The front surface of the brooch has been decorated with six raised copper alloy pellets. The surrounding fields are enamelled but the colour is uncertain. There is a hole through the centre of the brooch, which is surrounded by a raised ring. The brooch also has a slight rim. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated. The catchplate and the hinged lug have been arranged longitudinally on the reverse of the brooch. Both survive intact. The pin is missing. This type of brooch dates from the 2nd centur…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hotham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3E0595
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman brooch, which has been difficult to pin down to a specific type as a parallel could not be found within the normal literature. The brooch has a rectangular head, with a rectangular recess behind it. The edges of which are semi-circular and pierced, through this an axis bar has been slotted and this holds the spring in place. The spring has four turns but the pin has broken off. Above the head the broken remains of a loop can be seen. The upper bow is formed from a flat plate of copper alloy, it is bent a third of the way down (rather like a knee brooch) and…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hotham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-4078E2
Object type: MIRROR CASE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy closed mirror case. Only the top plate survives and it is broken. The main body of the plate has been formed from a flat plate of copper alloy, with three parallel, pronged extensions. Inside these prongs are two further teeth, which are pierced. There is an axis bar running through the centre of the prongs and teeth, holding them all together and allowing them to operate as a hinge mechanism. Similar cases have been found in London, indeed these mirrors may have been mass produced and are medieval, circa 14th century in date (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, 36…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-409572
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double looped sub-oval asymmetrical buckle, with a separate strap and pin bar. The pin is missing, but there is a pin recess. The metal is pitted and is a mid blackish-brown colour. These buckles date from circa 1350 - 1450. Similar types of buckles can be seen in Whitehead (2003), p87.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sancton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-409D23
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy cosmetic mortar. The cosmetic mortar is an elongated crescent in profile with an integral loop beneath one terminal. The loop is circular with a slightly oval hole, only half of the loop survives- the breaks are worn. The body of the mortar is 'U' shaped in section, which tapers in width and depth towards each terminal becoming shallower. The base of the mortar is slightly rounded. The terminal without the loop, terminates with a slightly indented tip. The surface of the mortar has a pitted and is a mid brownish-green patina. Similar end-looped cosmetic mortars …
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Weighton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-40AB27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75-175 AD. Behind the head there is a circular loop which would have held the spring / pin mechanism in place. The head is shaped like the bell of a trumpet and it is multi-facted. The entire spring / pin mechanism has been lost. The pin no longer survives. There is a small projection at the apex of the head. The upper bow is oval in section and has two collars around it at the junction where it meets the bow decoration. The main decorative feature is an elaborate wide collar of acanthus moulding that extends right the way aro…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hotham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-40B2C1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap slide, dating to between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD. The front face of the slide consists of an oval plate with pointed ends. The points have shallow arrises and there is a large dominant design in the centre. The design features a large circular dome, inside a circular groove. The dome has a flat top which has been chip-carved. The design in the centre features a cross, which is raised. The fields around the arms of the cross would once have been enamelled but this has now been lost. The reverse of this plate is concave and has a …
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hotham area', grid reference and parish protected.