Record ID: SWYOR-CA4B49
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead seal matrix dating from AD 1200 - 1300. It is a pointed oval "vesica" shaped matrix and it is very worn. The central motif is a stylised fleur-de-lis and there is a line border. The inscription is probably a personal one but is mostly illegible: S'[...]ELC. On the reverse is a central rib with a perforated lug at one end. Measurments are; length 31.0mm, width 20.4mm, thickness 7.4mm and weight 17.34g.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-33159A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver coin of the medieval period; A long cross penny of Edward I (1272 -1307), class 3g to 4a dating from AD 1280 - 1283. Mint of Canterbury. North (1991) number 1022 - 1023 on page 29. Measurements are; diameter 18.3mm, thickness 0.7mm and weight 1.33g.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-83A6A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval coin; a halfpenny of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509), Withers Type 3a. York mint, with a key pointing right under the bust. The edges of the coin have been clipped. North Vol II, p 104, No 1738.  The coin is slightly bent to a thickness of 1.1mm. Length 11.5 mm, width 11.8mm, thickness 0.4mm, weight 0.38g.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-834409
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy annular brooch dating from the Medieval period, AD 1200 - 1300. It has a circular frame, half of which is plain and circular in cross-section. The other half is sub-square in cross-section, with concave sides, and is twisted to form a cable pattern. Each face is decorated with double lines of opposed punched triangles. There is a constriction for the pin, which is missing, and the frame has also sprung open at the constriction. The metal has a green patina. Diameter 21.9mm, interior diameter 15.2mm, thickness 2.9mm, thickness of untwisted part 2.…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-240340
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval coin; a farthing of Edward II, Class 11, dating from AD 1310 - 1314, Withers Class 30h. The coin is bent. London mint. The coin is 12.3mm in diameter, 0.4mm thick and weighs 0.29g. See Withers (2005) Halfpennies and Farthings of Edward I and II, page 34.
Created on: Monday 17th May 2021
Last updated: Sunday 12th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorp Arch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-139D25
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy, double looped oval buckle dating from the Medieval, or early Post Medieval period, about AD1350 - 1650. The frame is undecorated, flat on the underside and bevelled on the upper side. The pin is missing. The frame has a patchy, green and brown patina. The frame bends backwards from the central bar. It is 27.3mm long, 24.8mm wide and 2.8mm thick. It weighs 4.56g. Similar buckles are illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250 - 1800, pages 53 and 54, compare especially number 291. Some double looped buckles have angled frames which could be the …
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-839AC5
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead alloy pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date, about AD 1350 - 1530. The remaining portion consists of the circular body, and flaring neck, but theattachment loops or handles are missing from the sides. Both faces of the body carry decoration. One face is moulded into a scallop shell, a common symbol of pilgrimage. The other face is damaged, a hole and stress fractures obscuring the centre of the design, but a border or radiating ribs is visible. The hole was probably made to release the contents, as the top of the neck is still crimped shut. The whole ampulla is rather…
Created on: Sunday 28th June 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-44F0DA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval buckle frame dating from about AD 1200 - 1300. Only the outer edge of the frame survives. This is elongated, with a greatly expanded outer edge forming a sub-triangular plate. The apex of the triangle is biconcave, with a rounded knop at each corner. The sides of the triangle are concave. The front of the outer edge has a central groove acting as a pin rest. The sides and bar of the frame are missing, as is the plate and pin. The frame is 38mm wide, 25mm long, and 2.3mm thick. 4.8g. Compare NMS-7F1646, WREX-E17823 and PAS-2F9CAB which notes that: "Similar …
Created on: Monday 13th April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th April 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1F76C1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval silver annular brooch with applied lozenge shaped plates as decoration, dating from AD 1250 - 1350. The brooch has a circular frame which is also circular in cross-section. It is decorated with four separate square plates, soldered to the front face of the frame. Each plate is orientated as a lozenge, with opposing corners in line with the frame. Each is decorated with a grooved cross saltire. Traces of gilding survive within the grooves. The brooch pin also survives. It is also silver and is D shaped in cross section. It tapers from about 3.5mm wide to a blunt poin…
Created on: Monday 30th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F3CD6E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval ceramic vessel fragment; an abraded rim fragment, probably dating from about AD 1300 - 1500. The fabric is soft, and fine in texture, heavily abraded. It is a pale buff/orange colour. There are fairly sparse poorly sorted inclusions of quartz and rounded red grit with a few smaller rounded black grit inclusions. It may be Soft Orange Gritty Ware as found at Rawmarsh. The rim appears to be thickened or clubbed, but is uncertain owing to the abrasion. It is 50mm long, 20.6mm wide and 11.3mm thick. 9.8g.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-F37E6C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval ceramic vessel fragment; a rim fragment, probably dating from about AD 1300 - 1500. The fabric is hard, gritty and irregular in texture. It is dark grey throughout. There are frequent poorly sorted inclusions of angular quartz and grey grit with occasional iron-rich rounded black grit. It is probably Coal Measures grey ware. The rim suggests that the vessel had a rim diameter of about 24cm. It is an everted, squared rim. The sherd measures 52.8mm long, 25.7mm wide and 17.6mm tall. 29.4g.
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-F34C9F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval ceramic vessel fragment; one end of a strap handle and a small part of the vessel wall, probably dating from about AD 1300 - 1500. The fabric is hard, gritty and irregular in texture. It is dark grey in the core, with buff internal surfaces and orange outer surfaces. There are frequent poorly sorted inclusions of quartz, grey grit and iron-rich rounded black grit. It is probably Coal Measures orange ware. The handle is U shaped in cross-section, with a wide longitudinal groove on the outer face, flanked by an angular ridge on each side. The sides are rounded and the undersi…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BBE433
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel base and wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. A small part of the base and the 70 degree change of angle to the wall survives. The fabric is hard and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions and some dull, dark orange inclusions. It is light grey in the core with orange surfaces. It is 28.6mm tall, 40.5mm wide and 10.9mm thick. 11.1g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BBD24A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel rim sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. About 7.5% of the rim survives, from a vessel with a rim diameter of about 200mm. The fabric is hard and gritty, fine in texture with frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions and some dull, dark red inclusions. It is pale yellow to tan throughout. The wall of the vessel slopes inwards and the rim is squared with a slightly concave top and straight outer edge. It is 47.6mm long, 19.1mm tall and 14.1mm thick. 16.4g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BBB3B7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel base and wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. Part of the base and the 65 degree change of angle to the wall survives. The fabric is hard and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions and some dull, dark red inclusions. It is pink in the core and on the inner face, and sooted on the outer face. The sherd seems to have similarities with Coal Measures Ware. It is 17.4mm tall, 31.5mm wide and 5.5mm thick. 6.6g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB9706
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1500. The fabric is hard and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent well sorted quartz inclusions. It is grey throughout with a dark grey outer face and a pimply surface. Compare the York Ware on page 82 of Laing, and also Coal Measures Purple Ware. It is 32.4mm long, 21.5mm wide and 5.1mm thick. 3.6g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB78B9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. The fabric is fairly soft and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions and some small dull red inclusions, as well as frequent mica. It has an orange outer face and buff inner face with a grey core. It is 32mm long, 25.8mm wide and 6.9mm thick. 6.1g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB6B96
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. The fabric is hard and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions and some small dull red inclusions. It is pale orange with a buff outer face. The sherd seems to have similarities with Coal Measures Ware. It is 19.1mm long, 23.8mm wide and 6.5mm thick. 2.7g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB6024
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. The fabric is hard and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent poorly sorted quartz inclusions. It is light grey in the core and pale orange on the outer faces. The sherd seems to have similarities with Coal Measures Ware. It is 25.3mm long, 18.6mm wide and 5.2mm thick. 2g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-BB5324
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel wall sherd of Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. The fabric is hard and gritty, irregular in texture with frequent well sorted quartz inclusions. It is light grey on the inner face and pale orange on the outer. The sherd seems to have similarities with Coal Measures Ware. It is 27mm long, 24.3mm wide and 8.3mm thick. 5.9g.
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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