Record ID: SWYOR-4F9977
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable weight with fragments of a probable iron suspension loop surviving. The date of this object is unknown. The object is a lopsided cone shape with a rounded top and a roughened bottom. It has a diameter of 15.9mm and is 15.4mm thick. There is a small circular hole in the top of the object in which are the traces of ferrous material. It is not clear how far through the object the hole continues. It may reach the base but the rough surface is corroded and the surface is not visible. The object has a deep patina and is yellowish grey in colour. Lead weights are very im…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4FA1C3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy object which is unidentified. The artifact is roughly cone shaped but with a rounded and faceted lower half and concave sides. The top is also rounded making the shape rather like a pear. The object has a diameter of 22.8mm and is 19.3mm thick. In the centre of the flat base is an irregular sub-triangular hole that extends about halfway into the centre of the object. The function of this object is unknown. It may be a weight and the hole could be to adjust the mass exactly. It could also have contained a copper alloy plug also for fine adjustment. Lead weights are very imp…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B29814
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is almost spherical with a flattened area on one side and a central circular hole. It is 15.5mm long and has a diameter of 13.7mm. The whorl weighs 15.9g. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 1993, …
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B29FE2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is ellipsoid with central sub-circular hole. It is 17.5mm long and has a diameter of 15.2mm. The whorl weighs 20.7g. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 1993, “Norwich Households: Medieval and Po…
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-DD3253
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is conical with a central circular hole. The surface is pitted. It has a diameter of 22.1mm and is 14.2mm thick. It weighs 30.7g. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy white patina. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norf…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-DD4637
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is sub-spherical with a central irregular circular hole. It has a diameter of 15.6mm and is 11.3mm thick. It weighs 11.7g. The whorl is in good condition with a grey patina. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-616AC0
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fluted strip of lead alloy which has been bent double leaving a rounded space at the bent end, but with the two ends touching. The ends taper to rough points. The object looks a little like the end of a bone with a hinge joint. It is 18.8mm in length, 12.9mm wide, and 8.4mm thick. It weighs 5.63gm. This object is undiagnostic and undatable.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-7FA563
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment of an unidentified object. The piece consists of two sheets of copper alloy which are riveted together to form a T shape. One sheet (the cross of the T) is rectangular but bent and damaged at one end. There are two rivet holes in the centre of the lower edge which contain flattened copper alloy rivets attaching the two pieces together. There are also two rivet holes in the upper edge as if another element was afixed here. These holes are damaged. The second plate is flared with the wide end attached to the first plate. The narrower end is a break, but the sides…
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-DB4365
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage, the waste material from flint working. A flake of dark grey flint which is not patinated. Date unknown.
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 1st May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-E60BC5
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy harness ring probably dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval period. It is a plain sub circular ring with no markings or decoration. It is sub hexagonal in section. It may have been used to hold a bridle or halter together. It is also possible that it could have been a belt ring. It has a diameter of 27.95mm, thickness 3.08mm, weight 4.46g. Very functional objects like this are difficult to date since their design does not change.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-437283
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two droplets of metal working debris; waste material, probably solidified spills and droplets. The larger piece is copper alloy. It is a rounded oval in plan and is oval in section. It has a dark green patina of varying tone. It is 37.22mm long, 15.39mm wide and 7.56mm thick. It weighs 20.21g. The small piece is greyer and smoother suggesting a high lead copper alloy or even a lead alloy. It is sub oval in plan with one rounded end and a narrower squarer end. It is sub rectangular in section. It is 14.31mm long, 6.56mm wide and 4.19mm thick. It weighs 1.93g. This waste …
Created on: Monday 18th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-876674
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone or pebble which is flat on one face and rounded (convex) on the other; oval in plan. It has been glazed with white to pale green glassy glaze with black speckles in it. It may have been decorated to use it as a gaming counter. It is of comparable size to stone and ceramic gaming pieces found at York in Anglo-Saxon contexts (Mainman and Rogers 2000, page 2566), one of which has a splash of glaze on it. Glass counters are also known from the Roman period; see for example GLO-88A182 for details. There is also evidence of rounded pebbles have been utilized as gaming pieces th…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-045033
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fitting, perhaps from a strap or harness of unknown date, but possibly Iron Age or Roman. The object, perhaps a strap union, consists of a chunky rectangular loop which extends at one end into an angular bead-like moulding (biconical) which links the rectangular loop to a smaller circular loop. There is possible slight wear at the far end of the circular loop, perhaps suggesting that the fitting was suspended here. The whole object is thick and stocky, but the apertures of the loops are unusually small for harness; the circular loop has an internal diameter of 4.2mm and…
Created on: Monday 23rd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th March 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-A298FA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post Medieval (12th to mid 19th centuries) cooking vessel leg. In plan the leg is a sub-rectangle with both ends broken. The outer face has a central vertical ridge. The surface has a glossy brown patina. The leg measures 48.6mm long, 39.4mm wide and 11.9mm thick. 105g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from, but Egan (1998) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. According to Butler, Green and Payne (2009) cited in WAW-563E3E, "From about AD 1100, cast copper alloy vessels...wer…
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-279A63
Object type: PROCESSIONAL CROSS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cross-shaped finial of probably Post Medieval date, possibly a mount from a processional cross, censer lid, or even from a piece of furniture. The cruciform terminal has arms which are circular in section and which termiate in a globular sub-spherical knops with a thin collar. The knop at the base of the lower arm has a patinated break t its base showing that it was originally larger and/or was attached to another object. The metal has a well developed grey green patina. It has been surprisingly difficult to find parallels on the database, but objects with some similari…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-B8108C
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sheet fitting, possibly a strap end or plate for a folding strap clasp, of Medieval or possibly Early Medieval date. The piece is formed of a sub-rectangular strip of copper alloy, just starting to bend back on itself at one end where it would have been wrapped round the bar of the clasp frame, or folded round the strap. At the other end is a single central copper alloy rivet. The sheet has a grey green patina. It is 15.7mm long, 11.8mm wide and 2.4mm thick across the rivet. 0.84g. SOM-564945 is a broadly similar object and notes that Egan and Pritchard (1993:159) …
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-B828CD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sheet buckle plate, of Medieval or possibly Early Medieval date. The piece is formed of a sub-rectangular strip of copper alloy, folded in half where it would have been wrapped round the buckle frame, and now broken across the hinges. It is wider at the frame end than at the attachment end. The hinges are notched to accomodate the sides of the frame and there is a slot for the pin. The frame and pin are missing. At the attachment end is a single copper alloy, central rivet. The plate has a light grey green patina. It is 25.7mm long, 10.8mm wide and 3.6mm thick. 2.03g.…
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-C52262
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy miniature sword, perhaps a toy, of unknown date, probably Medieval or Post Medieval. The sword is in the form of a broad sword. It has a rounded pommel, sub-rectangular sectioned grip, getting wider towards the guard which is rectangular in cross-section with rounded pointed ends. The blade is hexagonal in cross-section, is not sharp, and has a rounded tip. The blade of the sword is bent in several places. Themetal has a smooth green patina. There is no evidence of any attachment. It is 78.6mm long, 17.2mm wide and 4.5mm thick. 10.9g. There are no close parallels on the…
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-38D72D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified iron and copper alloy object of unknown date, possibly Post Medieval. The object is an incomplete sub-circular loop of iron with a copper alloy casing, consisting of (probably) seven triangular lobes, integrally cast, each projecting outwards. The space inside the loop is thus heptagonal. Four of the lobes survive, with two partial ones remaining at the ends. There is space for one more posited matching example, but this area could equally have had a different feature or an attachment point. There appears to be a groove across the loop between most of the pairs of proj…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7B9DA
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of uncertain date, Roman to Medieval, about AD 43 - 1500. It is made from a single rectangular sheet of copper alloy folded across the short dimension and riveted with a single, central copper alloy rivet at the open end. It is from an area of mainly Roman finds, but is not diagnostic in terms of date. It is 18.6mm long, 8.2mm wide and 2.8mm thick. 1.16g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 19th November 2014
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