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Record ID: SWYOR-ABAE2B
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two joining pieces of carved sandstone that form a humanoid face, of unknown date, possibly Iron Age to Medieval, 800 BC - AD 1500. There are also 5 additional chips of the same stone which may also be associated, but which do not display any working and do not appear to have any finished surfaces.
The head has a flat face, and an uneven but mainly flat reverse, with straight sides, making it rectangular in cross-section. The lower face is missing owing to the stone being broken, and the face is broken into two pieces down the left side of the nose (as viewed). The break is weat…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-B0B368
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
Two stones of possible Prehistoric date.
One is intentionally shaped into a circular disc with convex faces and a flat median band which is 19.6mm wide. The stone is speckled granite which is beige, black and dark pink in colour. The disc is 64.4mm diameter and 44.5mm thick. 281g. There are some scratches transversly across the flat band. The function of the stone is uncertain, but a prehistoric date is suspected.
The other is a sub-spherical pebble or cobble probably of a well consolidated impure sandstone rich in quartz and feldspar. It is speckled grey in colour and there is …
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B3838
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably post medieval or modern carved architectural stone in the shape of a human skull.
The carved skull is shaped like an inverted pear. The eyes are deep circular hollows and the noes is a triangular recess. The cheeks are sunken hollows, and there is a straight incised line across the chin which may represent the mount. The skull projects forwards and outwards from the rest of the stone, which is left in a block at the back, smaller than the outline of the skull. The block at the back is trapezoid in plan, wider at the top, and rectangular in section. This shape may have …
Created on: Monday 30th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C7EF4
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large piece of possible exotic worked stone, of uncertain date and function. It feels to be lighter than if it was made of metal, and heavier than if it was ceramic. It is dark grey / black and very fine grained with rounded (vitrified?) inclusions which have a lustrous silver shine. The matrix is hard and irregular, but can be crushed with a thumbnail. The piece is curved in one plane only. The outer face of the curve is pitted and has a groove across it. The inner face is much smoother though it still has rounded bobbles visible. The broken edges appear black in colour, but have s…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-7A5757
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably post medieval or modern carved architectural stone in the shape of a human head. The head is 125mm long from front to back, 95mm wide and 120mm high at the front. The stone is a granular grit stone like material with silica inclusions.
The carved face is shaped like an inverted pear. There are long lanks of hair on each side but the top of the head is bald. The eyes are pointed ovals and are slightly bulbous. The nose is a projecting squat triangle. The mouth is also a pointed oval shape with a depression in the centre giving the appearance of very thick lips. Beneath the…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-1CFE01
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A carved stone object which is approximately 150mm long, 120mm wide and 75mm thick. The stone is rectangular and has a square indentation with sloping sides in one face. The edges are rough though whether this is damage or rough working is not certain. The date and function of this object are not certain. It was found during repairs to the dry stone walling at Castle Hill, Kirklees. The site has been in use for thousands of years, but this object is most likely to be of medieval or post medieval date. Possible functions include a mortar or a lamp or candle holder though stone examples …
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-917741
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked stone object of unknown date. The object is 215mm long, 56.6mm wide and 52.4mm thick. It is made of fine sandstone. The object appears not to be complete. It may have originally been ovoid in plan with a circular hole in the wider end. Most of one side is now missing leaving a sub-rectangular stone with one convex side and a deep concave notch in the side of one end. Both ends are pointed. The notch is obviously man made and other faces of the stone looked to be shaped too. The end furthest from the notch has flat top and bottom faces, and slightly convex sides that taper to f…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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