Record ID: SWYOR-167647
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy Roman headstud brooch. It is in excellent condition with almost all the enamel surviving. The pin is sprung with 5 coils on each side of the pin. The wire head loop is the only element that is missing. The ends of the copper alloy wire which formed the loop can be seen at each side of the spring but the loop is missing. The wings which hide the pin mechanism are 27.5mm wide, rectangular and are decorated with a band of short indented lines round the bow and a similar line across each wing halfway along. On the outer edge of each wing is a band of enamel…
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-16B660
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman seal box lid which is lozenge shaped. The ends of the lozenge are slightly extended and rounded and there are rounded projecting lugs at the other two corners. These lugs cover the notches in the sides of the lid through which the cord would have passed. The seal box is 52.7mm long and 25.6mm wide across the projecting lugs. The lid is decorated with a central circular cell containing enamel which appears to be dark blue, with a copper alloy dot in the centre. This is surrounded by a lozenge shaped cell containing enamel which appears to be dark red, and there is …
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-170A20
Object type: COSMETIC MORTAR
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cosmetic mortar dating from the late Iron Age or Roman period. This mortar was found with the pestle (see related find below) which fits perfectly. The mortar is sub-triangular when viewed from the side with a stem and a broken loop at the apex of the triangle. The base of the triangle is curved inwards and the groove is on the underside. The groove is a pointed oval shape and is concave. It has a smooth dark green patina at one end but there is corrosion in the middle and at the other end. The mortar is 46.1mm long, 14.8mm wide from the damaged loop to the centre of the…
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-172273
Object type: COSMETIC PESTLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cosmetic pestle dating from the late Iron Age or Roman period. This pestle was found with the mortar (see related find below) which fits perfectly. The pestle is crescent shaped and has pointed ends. It is oval in section and is 40.5mm long, 13.9mm wide from the top of the loop to the base of the grinding surface, and is 3.9mm thick. The attachment loop is in the centre and is very worn at the top. There is a dark green patina all over the pestle. These cosmetic sets are only found in Britain during the Romano-British period. They date, according to Jackson (1985) to the…
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1331D0
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cylindrical object which is possibly a medieval or post medieval candlestick fragment. The object is a cast cylinder of 23.7mm diameter. At one end the cylinder tapers quickly to a diameter of 14.1mm with sloped shoulders between the two sizes of tube. The narrow cylinder is neither quite straight nor perfectly circular and the wall thickness varies from 3.4mm to 1.6mm thick. Both ends are open and are the original edges with no difference in the patina except for some damage to one side of the larger hole. There are a few scratches on the surface, but no visible decorat…
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4CE8B4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
An iron arrow head which has a rounded socket instead of a tang. It is 52.9mm long and 17.2mm wide. The blade is a long triangular shape and seems to be flat though the corrosion could be obscuring details. The arrowhead has barbs which appear to be straight not curved, but one is missing and the other is broken so the shape is not certain. There is some damaged to one side of the blade and to the socket, which is 9.4mm thick. The iron is corroded but seems to be stable. Arrowheads are notoriously difficult to date. Barbed arrows or spearheads are rare from Roman contexts and tend t…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B06AE4
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy spoon with a silver or white metal coating. The bowl and a short length of the stem survives. The bowl and stem have been cast in one piece. The bowl is circular with a diameter of 20mm and is 6.2mm deep. The inside of the bowl is almost conical though the outer surface is more rounded. The stem projects from the base of the bowl and is circular in section and tapers towards the broken end. There are three faint incised lines round the stem at the broken end. On the bottom of the bowl there is a U shaped groove on each side of the stem across the bowl, with an incised l…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B09A70
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin of Constantine I (AD 307 - 337), GLORIA EXERCITVS, mint of Trier, RIC Volume 7, 520.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B28834
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy miniature chisel possibly of Roman date (43 AD - 410 AD). The chisel is semi-circular with concave shoulders curving up to the socket. The handle is missing. The blade is decorated with an incised line running down the socket to the centre of the edge of the blade on both sides. The object is 19.8mm long, 17.6mm wide and 5.2mm thick. Miniature tools are often found and it is believed that they may have had a superstitious or religious purpose. The metal is in good condition and has an even dark grey and green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2A645
Object type: LOCK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy lock bolt which dates from the Roman period. The bolt is sub rectangular but is broken across the openings. The complete end is flat and rectangular with file marks evident on the upper face. Half way along the bolt becomes thicker at the sides and the centre contains three complete holes, on D shaped and two sub-triangular. The other two visible holes are at the broken end and are damaged. The break is worn and patinated. The reverse is flat. The bolt is 46.7mm long, 14.2mm wide and 5.8mm thick. The metal has an even dark grey patina. A similar example of a bolt from a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-C120E6
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy purse frame which is post-medieval in date. The frame is a curved bar which is circular in section. It is decorated by two or three faint incised circumferential lines at each end, which, although there are no specific terminals, suggests that the bar is complete. Four circular loops projects from the frame. The frame is 95.6mm long, 10.5mm wide and 6.2mm thick. The metal is in good condition and has a fairly even dark patina. Part of a similar frame, though with slightly different loops, can be seen in Egan (2005) on page 62. It has been dated from AD 1500 to 1700.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-C515F1
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead which dates from the early Bronze Age. The arrowhead is complete, with a wide rectangular tang and slightly curved, wide barbs. It is 27.7mm long, 25.2mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It is intensively worked with scaled removals covering all surfaces. The flint is patinated. It is mostly grey, with deeper white colouration along one edge and barb. The arrowhead is similar to Conygar Hill types which are discussed in Butler (2005) on page 164.
Created on: Monday 5th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-D495D6
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper which dates from the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age period. The flint is semi-circular with invasive semi-abrupt retouch round the distal end and both sides. The scraper is 22mm long, 20mm wide and 8.9mm thick. The flint is a creamy yellow colour and is well patinated.
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Friday 23rd August 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-D4C513
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint knife which dates from the Neolithic period. The knife is D shaped in plan and has flaking scars on the dorsal surface. There is abrupt short retouch along the left edge and round the distal end. There are long, low-angle removals on the ventral side of the right edge. The knife is 52.5mm long, 28.6mm wide and 6.6mm thick. The flint is dark grey and unpatinated. Similar examples can be seen in Butler (2005) on page 129 which date from the Early Neolithic.
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D4EAC2
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint snapped bladelet which is probably Mesolithic. Bladelets were worked further to create microliths, usually by making a notch before snapping the bladelet. This example is snapped, but was not notched first. It is not clear whether the blade was broken accidentally or whether snapping without notching is a different way of making microliths (Butler, 2005, page 88). This example is the sub-rectangular proximal end of a bladelet with many flaking scars on the dorsal face. The distal end is snapped. The fragment has not been retouched. It is 21.5mm long, 9.7mm wide and 2.8mm thick.…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D52731
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint snapped bladelet which is probably Mesolithic. Bladelets were worked further to create microliths, usually by making a notch before snapping the bladelet. This example is snapped, but was not notched first. It is not clear whether the blade was broken accidentally or whether snapping without notching is a different way of making microliths (Butler, 2005, page 88). This example is the sub-rectangular proximal end of a bladelet with flaking scars on the dorsal face. The distal end is snapped. The fragment has not been retouched. It is 16.6mm long, 9.8mm wide and 3.3mm thick. The …
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D54A78
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flake of flint which is probably Mesolithic in date. The flake is sub-triangular with a rounded proximal end. The dorsal surface is convex and scarred and the ventral is concave. There is short semi-abrupt retouch along both edges, worked from the ventral face. This flake would have been utilised but is not a specific tool type (Butler 2005). The flake is 32.6mm long, 18mm wide and 4mm thick. The flint is a yellowish light grey colour.
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D56898
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint burin which is probably Mesolithic in date. It is sub-rectangular with the burin formed at the distal end. It is 19.1mm long, 8.6mm wide and 1.7mm thick. The flint is dark grey in colour. There is a ridge on the dorsal face which curves round to the left.
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D57B85
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microlith that dates from the Late Mesolithic. The microlith is sub-rectangular with flaking scars on the dorsal face. It is 23.6mm long, 11.4mm wide and 3.2mm thick. There is abrupt retouch on the right edge and distal end. The flint is grey and unpatinated. Microliths are commonly found in Mesolithic contexts. It is believed they were a multi-functional tool and that they were used mounted in groups to form tools with complex blades (Butler 2005).
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D5BAD7
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint microlith that dates from the Late Mesolithic. The microlith is a thin rectangular shape which is triangular in section. It is described as a rod microlith and further examples can be seen in Spikins (2002, page 11). The distal end is angled and the proximal end is bulbar. The microlith is 21.1mm long, 4mm wide and 3.6mm thick. The flint is brownish grey in colour and is translucent. Microliths are commonly found in Mesolithic contexts. It is believed they were a multi-functional tool and that they were used mounted in groups to form tools with complex blades (Butler 2005).
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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