Record ID: SWYOR-028423
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of 17th-century silver head-dress pin (bodkin type). Only the scoop-shaped terminal and a fragment of shaft survive. The shaft is rectangular in cross-section, with a complete rectangular perforation which is framed with engraved decoration of pairs of oblique lines. There are two longer lines across the shaft at each end of the perforation. At the complete end of the pin is a semi-spherical concave scoop in the same plane as the shaft. There are two notches in the edges of the shaft between the rectangular perforation and the narrowed stem of the scoop. There are also thin l…
Created on: Friday 1st December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-009916
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval copper-alloy probable strap-end cast with openwork Urnes-style interlace patterns showing a profile animal in a figure of eight shape. Two main strands of interlace form the figure of eight. One strand represents the body of the animal, with its head at the top left. The animal has a teardrop shaped eye and a triangular ear. At the back of the creature's head, the strand divides with a thinner part (a 'lappet') looping round the crossed centre of the figure of eight forming a quatrefoil-like openwork pattern. The lappet ends in a curly lobe. The lower loop of the …
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-3FBDE3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oval seal matrix made of light blue glass with a copper alloy frame. This matrix was probably set in a watch chain fob. The surviving copper alloy frame is only an oval loop round the edge of the setting and measures 19.6mm long and 18.3mm wide. Three stubs project from the back of the frame and a fourth is missing. These are all that remains of the handle of the matrix. The translucent pale blue glass setting is oval with a flat face and a bevelled edge. The reverse has eight faces which meet in a point like a pyramid. From the apex to the face of the setting is the thickest point …
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3FF370
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large copper alloy finger ring formed from a coiled rod. The rod is sub-circular in section with sharply cut ends. The ring has a diameter of 33.9mm, is 13.2mm tall over three coils of the rod, and the rod is 4.9mm thick. There is an even light green and brown patina on all surfaces. This large ring could have been used as currency and probably dates from the Bronze Age or Iron Age. There is a very close parallel in the Yorkshire Museum Boynton Collection (YORYM 2006.1110) which is from Cyprus. There are also similar examples, but larger and described as bracelets, on page 121 of Nic…
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-402232
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coin weight. The weight is almost square measuring 11.5mm long and 11.2mm wide. It is just 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.91g. One face of the weight is marked "S D / 5:3". It has a smooth brownish green patina and is in good condition. The weight dates from the 18th century. S D / 5:3 means five shillings and three pence. This weight would have been part of a series used between 1760 and 1773 to weight the Portuguese moidore and "joe" gold coins. See page 52 of Lions Ships and Angels by Withers and Withers and compare SWYOR-409854.
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-40F320
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Late Roman or Early-Medieval tweezers which are 45.5mm long. The tweezers are looped at the top with a groove in the centre of the band forming the loop. The arms then flare from the loop towards the terminals where they are 6.4mm wide. They have an incised line along each edge of the arms. The terminal ends of the arms bend inwards at approximately a 45 degree angle. The tweezers measure 8.3mm from the front of one arm to the back of the other. They have a nice smooth light green patina and are in good condition. The arm terminals seem worn. A similar but undecorated exam…
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-412737
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy figurine of an eagle which is probably Roman. It measures 49.1mm long from beak to tail, 25.4mm wide across the shoulders and 38.1mm thick from the top of the head to the base. The bird's body is sub-triangular in plan representing the folded wings and tail. It is three dimensional but flattened, though the body is thicker than the wings and the tail sticks out beyond the wings at the back. Two rounded and solid sub-triangular lugs project downwards from the body. They are next to each other and may represent legs, though they are too far towards the tail. The lugs are …
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-8F0D15
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper alloy token which is 23.3mm in diameter and 1.3mm thick. The front is decorated with a double border within which is a double headed eagle. There is a “G” at the top between the heads, a star under the left head, an annulet under the right head and a shield beneath the bird. The shield has a flat top and a curved bottom. It has a wide stripe horizontally across the centre. The date “1591” is split between the space on either side of the shield. The token is pierced with a circular hole just to the right of the “G”. The reverse is undecorated but there are …
Created on: Monday 1st January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-8FD7F6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy medieval seal matrix which is 19.5mm tall and 18.6mm in diameter. The matrix is circular with a flat base and a slightly convex top. A hexagonally faceted stem projects from the centre of the base and is topped with a lozenge-shaped knop with a circular suspension hole through it. The design and legend are worn and faint. The picture produced on the impression is of a hound facing right with a hare riding on its back. The hare holds a hawk on its paw. The inscription is separated from the central design by a dotted line. It reads *ALONE I RIDE HAV I NO SWAYNE. All Ns…
Created on: Monday 1st January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 26th April 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-900768
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sub-circular coin weight of 5.63 grams which has a diameter of 17.5mm and is 3.9mm thick. This is probably a weight for a gold ryal (or rose noble) though it now weighs only about three quarters of the proper weight. The ryal was introduced by Edward IV in 1465 and had a value of 10 shillings. The reverse is scratched but blank. The design on the front is off-centre. Within a beaded border is a ship. The hull of the ship is represented by four or five curved lines. There is a five petalled rose on the side of the ship. The forecastle is represented by three horizontal li…
Created on: Monday 1st January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-120916
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of a mount which is 35.7mm long and 19.7mm wide. The surviving piece is in the form of a rounded human head wearing a close fitting hood. The head is three dimensional with a hollow back. Part of the neck and shoulders survive too. The face has moulded eyes which are decorated with small blobs of blue glass. The nose is neat but does not project very far. The patina is damaged at the nose and some of it may be missing. The mouth is small and closed. There is a faint mark above which may be a moustache. The sides of the hood seem to form a V shape on the chest. …
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-123E21
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy knop, probably from a spoon. The knop is sub rectangular with curved corners in section and is baluster shaped. It is 19.3mm long, 8.7mm wide and 8.3mm thick. The sides are decorated with beading and milled bands. There is an “F” incised in the end. At the opposite end where the knop was attached there is a groove across the base which is filled by a piece of iron which is broken and corroded. The iron is a rich dark brown in colour and the copper alloy has a light brown and dark green patina. Pewter spoons with iron strengthening rods in the stems are known from…
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-126574
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap slide which is 22.6mm long. The front is an irregular lozenge shape which is 13mm wide and has a raised ridge along the centre. Behind the face is a rectangular loop making the slider 15.4mm thick. At one end of the loop is a rough lump of metal suggesting the loop was mis-cast. The slider has a smooth dark brown patina. The strap slide is probably Roman. Though an exact parallel has not been found there are many similar examples of strap slides on the database.
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-128363
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fastener with a hook at each end and which is 78.3mm long. The fastener is formed from a strip of copper alloy which expands into a shield in the centre and is bent into a hook at each end. The fastener is 8.6mm thick from the front of the shield to the back of the hooks. The shield has a flat top and a pointed base and the front is decorated with three irregular rows of punched circles, one down the centre and one along each edge. It is 15.9mm high from the top of the shield to the bottom. Double hooked fasteners are described in Bailey (2004) and are dated to th…
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-12BF41
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy probable stylus which is 69.8mm long. The shaft is circular in section and has a diameter of 4.8mm. At one end the shaft is flattened and flared into a rounded eraser which is 9.1mm wide. The metal has split and the eraser is broken. At the opposite end the shaft is reduced by half and becomes more angular, almost triangular in section for 12.2mm before the slightly rounded tapering terminal. This object is probably a Roman stylus though it is shorter than the examples in Bishop (1996) and the more similarly shaped parallels in Manning (1976, 54). It is also possible tha…
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 19th February 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-12E5B4
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy casket key which is 35.7mm long. The key has a circular loop as a bow which is slightly bent and is 13.2mm wide. There is a thick collar which is oval in section under the bow, and the stem is also oval in section and thickens at the bit end to 4.1mm. The bit is rectangular with central clefts in the front and rear edges. The end of the stem is concave and corroded. The surface of the key is light grey and grainy. Parallels can be seen in Crummy (1988) and in Ottaway and Rogers (2002).
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-131B66
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy toggle of post-Medieval date. It has a solid three- dimensional ellipsoid which is 19mm wide and 8.5mm thick. From the centre of one side projects a narrow stem which is oval in section. The stem terminates in two circular loops, one on each side of the stem. The toggle is 24.4mm long from the loops to the face of the head. It has a flaky grey patina. Although it has an unusua form, several similar ones have been recorded on the database, including WMID-905A14. At present, there is no reliable typological sequence for the development of this category of artefact.
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B32D5
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is circular with a triangular projection at the top. There is a rivet through the projection which attaches a separate lozenge shaped piece which doubles the thickness of the projection. The lozenge shaped piece extends up into a loop which is at ninety degrees to the pendant and which makes the pendant 37.4mm long. The pendant is domed and has a hollow back. The dome is the widest and thickest part of the pendant at 25.3mm wide and 6.7mm thick. The front is gilded, most of the gilt survives, and is decorated with three recesse…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0AF593
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy mount or handle escutcheon which may be from an Early Medieval vessel such as a hanging bowl. It may have acted as a handle or suspension loop. The mount is in the form of a dragon and is a C shape with a tail at the bottom of the loop. At the top right of the mount the terminal is rounded. On the right of the terminal is a slightly raised circular rough area. This may be the remains of a rivet or soldering to the vessel. At the top of the curve there is a projection upwards which is the neck of the dragon. There are ridges or spines on the back of the creature's neck. …
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2007
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-0BB866
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield shaped horse harness pendant from the medieval period. The pendant has a pointed base and curved sides with a flat top. It is 36mm long and 21.8mm wide. The shield is 3.4mm thick. It is decorated with three diagonal lines evenly spaced across the shield running from top left to bottom right. There are traces of red enamel in these lines. The areas between the lines have indentations in them and may have carried further decoration which is no longer legible. There is a circular projecting lug on the top of the shield in the centre with a circular hole through it fr…
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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