Record ID: YORYM-BC43E1
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete early medieval decorated lead sword pommel of the 'cocked hat' type (c. 500 - 700 AD). The pommel has a shallow depression to the base which is partly filled with organic detriment due to the context of its deposition. The pommel is broadly triangular in shape with a rounded tip and two square faces at either end. The front, back and top faces are decorated with a pattern of a pair of twisting bands in relief. The pommel is in bad repair; one side has been bent out of place and a lower section of the pommel has been shorn off. A dark grey shiny patch at the top of the pommel …
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-7D0E57
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy mount of Early-Medieval date. The mount is triquetra in form with a flat, rectangular profile. The upper surface is decorated with an intricate carved interlace design which retains gilding. The exact nature of the decoration is difficult to determine due to wear though an intertwining rope work-style border appears to be present around each loop and into the centre panel. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-greenish patina and is worn. The object is 21.8mm long, 20mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.5g. Dr Kevin Leahy, National Fin…
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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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-E67A54
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. The fastener has a trapezoidal loop cast integrally to a hemispherical hollow boss. The loop and boss are on seperate plains and are joined by an integrally cast shank. Button and loop fasteners of this type date to the 2nd century AD. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is very worn. The button and loop fastener is 38.7mm long, 16.6mm wide and weighs 10.2g.
Created on: Saturday 13th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 7th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons', 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-2A8D97
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy seal matrix of medieval date. The seal is a pointed oval or vessica shape with a perforated lug set on a central rib on the reverse. The face of the seal matrix is badly worn and infilled with earth rendering it illegible. Seals of this shape became popular in the 13th century therfore this seal most probably dates from this period. The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The seal matrix is 23.2mm long, 16.9mm wide and weighs 4.9g. Since the initial identification and recording of this object at the Bridlington Quay Metal Dete…
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons', 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-674DA2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Medieval annular brooch dating to the period c.AD 1200-1300. The brooch is broadly ovate in plan, with a rectangular cross-section. A zoomorphic head projects from the middle point of each long edge, and curves around to point inwards. It is likely that these represent snakes. The reverse is undecorated, although has a constriction at each apex to acommodate the pin, which is now missing. A green-brown patina is on the surface, as well as traces of gilding. The brooch measures 32.28mm in length, 23.07mm in width, 4.01mm in thickness and weighs 5.77g. Cf. Salis…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2020
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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-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-D36C41
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 - 700. The main body of the object is ovate with a D-shaped section and a flattened terminal to one end and an expanded spatulate terminal to the other. The flattened terminal has a central perforation running through it. Two bulbous knopped protrusions flank the opposite terminal at the narrowest point. Two rows of annulets decorate the upper surface, starting at the perforations and flaring out before joining again between the knopped protrusions forming an oval. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal ha…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-DFEA33
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy belt fitting of post-medieval date. The clasp is S-shaped with an ovate cross-section and has one moulded zoomorphic, possible serpentine or dragonesque, terminal. The terminal is worn with an elongated snout with incised lips and raised pellets for eyes. The opposite end terminates in a rounded tail. A raised circumferential collar is present at the centre of the fitting and is flanked by a single row of scales or feathers denoted by repeated pointed U-shaped panels. The metal has a mid-dull brown patina and is worn. The fitting is 37.1mm long, 7.4mm wide, …
Created on: Friday 12th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-2A33A2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap distributor, lozenge shaped frame with a cuboid boss at each corner. There are separated by D-sectioned bars. The quatrefoil shaped remains in the centre. 13th - 14th Century
Created on: Monday 25th August 2008
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E80F14
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine: CONSTANTINOPOLIS type, uncertain mint, AD 330-335.
Created on: Saturday 13th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Luttons', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-A4FD01
Object type: CHATELAINE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy object, probably a chatelaine fragment of Early Medieval date. The object is long with slightly convex sides (so a long oval in side view), has a circular cross-section and bears incised decoration. The object consists of a flattened rectangular suspension loop projecting from one end with a slightly raised circumferential collar where it meets the body of the object. From this point the body swells towards the centre before tapering again towards the base where a broken and worn knop-like projection is present. It is likely this lower element, when …
Created on: Thursday 31st January 2013
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-D10457
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy buckle plate of 9th-century date. It is made from a single thin sheet of copper alloy, which tapers from a wider to a narrower end. Both ends are incomplete. At the wider end there are two sub-rectangular projections with a rectilinear slot in between; this may be the remains of two hinge loops to attach the plate to a frame. At the other end are two incomplete circular rivet holes. Between the rivet holes is an engraved sub-triangular shape, two sides concave and the other convex, which may be related to the 'fan-shaped' motifs found on 9th-century strap-en…
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-4AF08D
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval badge in the form of an axehead, dating to the period c.AD 1300-1600. The axehead is an irregular triangle in plan, which narrows to a neck, and bifurcates to form a loop which would have accomodated the haft. This loop is now broken at its apex with a worn break. Decoration comprises a grid pattern on both the front and reverse of the blade. The wings of the axehead are now missing. A light grey patina is on the surface. Lead axeheads were a common form of secular badge in the late 13th to 16th centuries. They were perhaps worn by spectators at tournaments and …
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-05794A
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone perforated object, dating to from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age (c.9,000-1,600 BC). The stone is broadly square in plan, but tapers slightly to a terminal with a worn break. A circular concave area is present on each side just before the break, resulting in the oval cross section narrowing at the centre. This suggests that the stone has been partially perforated. One indent has a dark brown patina on some areas. The other terminal is oval in cross section and also terminates in a worn break. Stuart Ogilvy (geologist) has looked at the stone and belives it is a s…
Created on: Monday 7th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-176139
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval strap slide, dating to the period c.AD 850-1000. The strap slide is oval in plan, with wear to the edges where pieces are missing. A central raised ridge runs from the apex to lower edge. This is flanked by ring and dot decoration arranged in an irregular pattern. A incised groove can just be discerned circumnavigating the perimeter. The reverse has a broken projection at the lower and upper apex, and these two projections would have joined to form an integral loop. The reverse is undecorated. A brown patina with patches of light green is on t…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.