Record ID: SWYOR-8FB900
Object type: WEFT BEATER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked bone probable weft beater (or pin beater) of Early Medieval to Medieval date, about AD 700 - 1200, or another similar pointed tool such as a stylus. It is a straight piece of bone, sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross-section. One end is a worn break. The other end tapers to a blunt central point. The surface is worn and smooth, suggesting age, weathering or prolonged use, but it is not polished. It is 60.7mm long, 11.8mm wide and 8.2mm thick. 6.1g. Compare NMS-ED44EE and BUC-CAACD6 which cite  Rogers, P. W. 1997. Textile Production at 1…
Created on: Sunday 11th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C7DF9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken copper-alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date, about AD 750 - 950. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, probably Type 1 with a Trewhiddle style design and a zoomorphic terminal. The strap end is sub-ovate with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end. The attachment end is missing. The central design appears to be curvilinear interlace with traces of niello, but it is corroded making it difficult to decipher. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a forward facing animal head with moulded features including curved ears (that look like horns), oval eyes, an…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-BF27D4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle with zoomorphic decoration and an integral plate probably dating from the Early Medieval period to the Medieval period, about AD 900 - 1200. The buckle frame is D shaped and has an offset bar. This is connected to an integral plate which has a hole for the copper alloy pin. The plate is broken across a transverse ridge and rivet hole beyond it. The most unusual feature of the buckle is a very long projecting zoomorphic head which juts forwards from the outer edge of the frame. It has clearly moulded ears, transverse ridges formign the brown an…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-BF005C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval copper-alloy styca coin, probably an irregular copy dating from AD 844 - 867, imitating Aethelred II of Northumbria (2nd reign, AD 844-8), moneyer: Eardwulf. North 190. Measurements are; diameter 13.8mm, thickness 1.1mm and weight 0.83g.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-707F03
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy mount dating from the middle Early Medieval period, around AD 700 - 900. The mount is sub-rectangular with a C scrolled convex terminal at one end, and is broken along a concave line at the other end. The middle is narrower with straight sides. The centre is a recessed panel filled with chip-carved single line interlace filling the space. The raised border has a two line spiral at each end of the C scroll shape, and similar smaller spirals on the broken edges. The narrower areas of border between the spirals are decorated with single line crescents. In t…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-6ECC27
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Early Medieval sleeve clasp dating from AD 450 - 570. It is probably of Hines form B, but the damaged rear edge means form B19 is also possible. Damage also means it is unclear whether it is a hook piece or a catch piece. The bar and plate are cast in one. The edges are all abraded. The bar is decorated with four wide transverse grooves. The plate has got at least three large ring and dot motifs. there are no perforations. On the reverse are two rectangular scars, equally spaced along the plate. Measurements are; length 29.7mm, width 8.0mm, thickness 2.9…
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-DB02FD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of Early Medieval date, Thomas class E3, dating from AD 900-1100. The strap end is tongue-shaped (sub-rectangular with a pointed end), with a straight upper edge which splits to accommodate the strap. There are the remains of two copper alloy rivets through the split part. A raised double longitudinal ridge runs down the centre of the front. The front face is also covered with stamped ring and dot motifs. the back is plain. The strap end is 31.1mm long, 15.7mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It weighs 7.64g. It has a grey patina.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-DAF59C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of Thomas class A, type 1, dating from the Early Medieval date, about  AD 750 - 950. It is zoomorphic, with an animal head terminal. In plan, it is sub-rectangular, square at the attachment end and tapering to the terminal at the outer end. The front face is decorated with a moulded design consisting of a simple palmette above a sub-rectangular cartouche. The panels contains Trewhiddle style backward facing quadruped. It was probably inlaid with niello, but none survives. There is also a row of billeting along each side of the main body. The…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-F9440C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, near complete copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian strap-end, dating from about AD 1000-1100. The strap-end consists of a narrow body with a bifurcated attachment-end which survives almost intact, with a copper alloy rivet. The shaft is almost square in cross section, and at the terminal end, expands into a zoomorphic animal head. The strap end appears to be of Thomas's Class B type 6 which is defined by having an beast head terminal seen from the side. This example is three dimensionally moulded, but at right angles to the plane of the strap attachment , so the front/top of th…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-D2723E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval cast copper alloy D-shaped buckle with an openwork decorated frame dating from AD 900 - 1000. The buckle has an openwork stranded interlace frame. The frame is D shaped in plan and domed. The bar has the remains of the hinge loops from the plate surviving, but the plate is missing. The pin is also absent. The frame has a black/green patina. Measurements are; length 22.5mm, width 23.8mm, thickness 9.2mm and weight 9.10g. The style of the interlace suggests that it derives from the Scandinavian Borre-style.  See SUR-72BAB2 and SWYOR-CC4246 for comparison.
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-84BEB4
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval copper alloy one-piece hooked tag dating from AD 600 - 1150. It is of read Class A, type 1 (sheeting, triangular, and from the small group having a single attachment hole). The tag is constructed from one piece of sheet metal and is undecorated. It has a sub-trapezoid plate with angled top corners and an integral, short, pointed hook extends at the base. It has one off-centre piercing in the plate which appears to have been created with a punch. The tag has a dark brown patina and is quite corroded. Length 15.1mm, width 14.1mm, thickness 0.3mm, …
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Sunday 26th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F61BD0
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
 An incomplete middle Anglo-Saxon silver pin dating from AD 700 - 900. The head is globular (often called "balloon shaped"), but formed of eight gently curved vertical panels, thus making it octagonal in cross-section. The head is 8.45mm in diameter and has a small collar at the base, from which the circular-sectioned shaft emerges. The shaft is bent and broken 28mm from the base of the collar. Dimensions: Diameter of head 8.45mm. Length 38.3mm. Weight 4.1g. Discussion and Date: This pin form is well known from middle Anglo-Saxon contexts, but is far more com…
Created on: Friday 18th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A114DE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy D shaped buckle frame, probably of the Early Medieval period, dating from about AD 1000 to AD 1200. It is a devolved  "beast biting bar" type, but has a flatter cross-section than many examples. The frame is D shaped in plan and also in section with the outer edge angled so the inside perimeter is higher than the outside. The frame projects beyond the bar at each end, and the terminals are moulded with deep grooves. The design may be devolved from moulded animal heads gripping the bar. The outward facing…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A072B9
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval to medieval cast copper-alloy bridle bit link dating from around AD 1000-1200. It has an oval loop at one end, a boss where the loop joins the central bar, and a knobbed loop at the other end. It is D shaped in cross-section. Measurements are; length 51.8mm, width 25.4mm, thickness 8.4mm and weight 22.94g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/bit-links/ and figure 5 in Williams (2007) Finds Research group datasheet 39.
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-524759
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A badly damaged cast lead object with a hole through it, which is possibly a spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form A1, dating from AD 850 - 1000. The whorl would have been conical, with a central hole of 9.5mm diameter. It has suffered damage and is incomplete. The object is 27.8mm long, 20.7mm wide, 16.8mm thick and weighs 29.60g. If the object is not a spindle whorl, it could be a fixing or adhesive for securing a metal object into a stone one, like an early rawl plug.
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A4121D
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin head of Early Medieval date, around AD 700-900. It is a flattened biconical head, with four worn ring and dot motifs on the sides, one on each side, and another four on the tapering lower part of the pin head. The top is plain. The shaft is missing. The object is 4.2mm long, 3.6mm wide, 3.0mm thick and weighs 1.37g.
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-6830E2
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy stylus, probably of early medieval date, AD 700 - 1100, but possibly Roman. The shaft is circular in cross-section, 4.1mm in diameter, and slightly bent. The eraser is triangular with a slightly convex outer end, which is 12.5mm wide and 1.5mm thick. It tapers and thickens to the shaft. The surface is pitted, but there is no visible decoration. The point is missing. The object is 60.6mm long, 15.5mm wide and 3.3mm thick.  It weighs 6.04g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/styli-pencils-and-parchment-prickers/.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-6822C7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin head, of probably early Medieval date, AD 700 - 900. The shaft is missing. It has a globular, or possible a worn multifaceted head, with traces of closely spaced stamped annulet decoration. There is a possible collar. The object is 15.4mm long, 9.6mm in diameter and weighs 2.63g.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-84A28A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy knob from an early Anglo-Saxon florid cruciform brooch dating from AD 480 - 570. It is fom a Group 4 brooch. It is in the form of a Salin Style I human face mask with chip carved decoration and upward-curling inward-facing beaked predatory birds' heads of which one survives. The top of the face/head is rectangular in form with prominent transverse brow. Beneath the brow are projecting, curved eyebrows that join at the centre of the plate before expanding to form a triangular nose. Either side of the nose are globular eyes, with projecting rounded cheeks ben…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-848919
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Secondary Phase Series E, dating from AD 690 - 760. Quilled crescent obverse (porcupine) facing left, and standard type reverse. Compare North number 46, BMC 4.The coin is 11.4mm in diameter, 1.9mm thick and weighs 1.18g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th April 2023
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