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
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Record ID: SWYOR-782D46
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead probable shot; a plug shot dating from AD 1600 - 1800. It is a solid cylinder of lead, with one flat end which is slightly wider than the rest of the cylinder. Te=he rets of the sides are straihgt and there is a a trimmed casting seam on each side. The other end has two angled facets. Measurements are; length 14.1mm, diameter 13.1mm and weight 16.17g. The lead has a brown and cream patina. Similar examples are discussed in Harding (2012), and see plate 42.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-BD6FE8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-spherical, cast lead artefact of unknown date, AD 43 - 1900, possibly a perforated weight, a bead, or a spindle whorl. The object is sub-spherical. The ends are flattened and there is a central, oval longitudinal perforation of 6.4mm diameter. The weight is 15.1mm long, 16.9mm in diameter and weighs 17.53g.  Objects of this shape are often suggested to be weights for adding mass, such as net sinkers, line weights, or to weigh down birding nets or snares. It is unlikely to be a spindle whorl, because though spherical whorls are known from the Iron Age and…
Created on: Monday 10th July 2023
Last updated: Sunday 6th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABF9D5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight of probably Medieval to Post Medieval date, from approximately AD 1250 - 1900. It is piriform (pear shaped) and has a central hole in the base, which probably run right through to the apex. It is not visible at the top due to damage in the form of a deep cut, probably plough damage. The piece has a pitted, pale cream patina. The mass is close to 1.5lb imperial, though it could also be 1.5lb in Mercantile or Avoirdupois. Piriform weights are often thought to be Roman, but the mass of this example does not appear to match to Roman libra. The weight is 61.6mm high,…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-43CEE7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval uniface lead token of Powell type 3 (segments) dating from AD 1550 - 1800. The sub-circular disc has eight lines in relief radiating from the centre on the obverse face. The reverse appears to be plain. It is 30mm in diameter. thickness 3.7mm and weight  19.8g 
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-138A74
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form A1, dating from AD 500 - 850. One face is flat and the other is domed. The central aperture has a diameter of 6.9mm diameter, this can be suggestive of an early to middle Saxon date, though form A1 whorls are though to have been used form AD 500 - 1000. It has a white patina. It is 10.7mm thick, 23mm diameter, central hole 6.9mm diameter. 29.18g.
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-BA02F8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rolled strip of lead of unknown date, 200 BC - AD 1900. It is a tightly rolled strip of sheet lead which is about 1.3mm thick and 11.9mm wide, now forming an approximate cylinder of 9.8mm wide and 7.9mm thick. 6.6g. It was initially thought to be a possible Roman 'curse tablet'. However, similar objects such as DENO-21D323 have been compared to examples of verified curse tablets / rolls (http://curses.csad.ox.ac.uk), and are now thought to be of more modern date, and to have functioned as a weight, or simply a convenient lead ingot or offcut. Many examples on the PAS database a…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B9B5B7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy probable trade weight probably dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1300 - 1500. It is sub-triangular with rounded corners, but is probably intended to be shield shaped (flat top with curved sides meeting at a point at the base). The central area is much thicker than the edge. The centre of the top face may once have been decorated but the design is no longer legible. There is a 3.6mm diameter circular perforation in the centre of the shield. The weight has a well developed white patina. It is 33.1mm long, 25.4mm wide and 6.2mm thick. 26.1g. It was probably i…
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-B987E1
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible steelyard weight of Roman to Post Medieval date, about AD 43 - 1800. It is a globular piece of lead with iron projecting at one end. The iron is bent into a closed suspension loop, though this is in two pieces now. The lead is oval when viewed from the end with the iron, and sub-circular when viewed from the larger sides. Roman steelyard weights are usually biconical, but weights of other shapes may also be Roman, though the steelyard was also used in the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. The lead has a light grey patina and is dented. It is 34mm long, 21.4mm wide and …
Created on: Friday 14th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 28th September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5CCD25
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead musket ball of Post-Medieval date, AD 1600 - 1800. At a mass of 15.12g, this was probably a pistol shot. It has been extensively chewed, probably by animals post-deposition. The deep depressions and deformation of shape make any set up or other details impossible to see. The ball has a cream patina. It is 14.9mm diameter and 15.12g. See Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-543EBE
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of Early Medieval to Medieval date, about AD 900 - 1500. It is of Walton Rogers Form B2 with two flat faces of equal size and curved sides. The relatively large central aperture (diameter of 9.8mm) suggests a date range starting in the late Anglo-Saxon period. One face of the whorl is decorated with four incuse marks, each a different shape, impressed deeply into the lead. There is a trapezoid, a V shape, an L shape and a slightly curved line. The other face has a slightly raised rim. The whorl has a diameter of 28.9mm and is 10mm thick. 43.5g. It has a well develo…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Sunday 27th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-3579A8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead Post Medieval cloth seal, probably dating from AD 1575 - 1700. The seal is two discs of lead joined with a projecting loop. An integral rivet on one disc is passed through a hole on the other and squshed flat when the seal was stamped. One face is stamped with a privy mark which takes the form of a 4 with a long vertical shaft which separates the letters WD over XX at the base. There are scratched marks on the other face. XX, W, or 31 and N or Z are visible. The seal is 37.4mm long, 29mm wide and 4.3mm thick. 17.44g. Compare number BSG.CS.00620 on the bag seal gallery websit…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-354B19
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead Post Medieval seal, probably from a bale of wire, and probably dating from AD 1500 - 1800. The seal is a disc of lead with a projecting loop. Both faces have a raised rim. One face bears a crowned quartered shield. The first and third quarters have three crowns, and the second and fourth have a rampant lion. There may be an escutcheon in the centre. This appears to be the lesser arms of Sweden. On the other face are the conjoined letters "WI" in relief, and in capital letters. They could also be read the other way up as "IM" The seal is 34.1mm long, 30.4mm wide, 5mm thick and 3…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-409A87
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable musket ball made from lead, dating from the Post Medieval period, about 1600 - 1800 AD. The musket ball has many flattened sides rather than being spherical. This may be because it was case shot or cannister shot, fired in a container with many other balls. The ball is well patinated. Another example of possible case shot is LANCUM-FF3115.
Created on: Monday 18th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
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