Record ID: DUR-79B856
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy pin head probably dating to the 8th century. The object is sub-circular in plan and flat with an irregular edge.There is a possible hole through the middle which is visible on both sides of the object however it is now corroded over. The back of the object is undecorated and irregular with some areas of active corrosion. The front of the object is decorated and gilded. Around the circular hole there is a circular incised border. Around the circular border are a series of incised runic letters. These letters consist of letter of the Futhorc script, numbers 15, 16, 17,…
Created on: Monday 2nd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2020
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Record ID: DUR-E3C535
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of Diocletian dating to the period AD 294 to 305 (Reece Period 15). GENIO POVLI ROMANI reverse type depicting Genius stannding left holding a wreath and cornucopia. Prototype from mint of Trier.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-3A6B13
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Summary Domitian (AD 81-96) 2 Trajan (AD 98-117) 3 Hadrian (AD 117-38) 3 Sabina 1 Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) 1 Emperor illegible 8 A complete silver denarius of Domitian. (Reece Period 4). AD 92-96 (find # 18) Obverse: [IM]P CAES DOM[IT] AVG [GE]RM PM[], laureate bust right Reverse: IMP XXII CO[], Minerva standing and holding vertical spear 2.7g, 18.51mm Die Axis 6 Mint of Rome RIC Vol II.1, p.319, no 742 etc A complete denarius of Domitian (Reece Period 4). AD 81-96 (find # 5) Obverse: DOMIT[AVG ], laureate bust right Reverse: Illegi…
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sedgefield Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-2834FD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver penny of Edward II dating to AD 1309 with silver casting waste attached to the reverse. The coin is a complete silver penny with the obverse legend reading EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB. The obverse depicts a forward facing bust. North Number 1042/3. Uncertain mint. The coin has a diameter of 17.62 mm. The casting waste is attached to the reverse of the coin and is irregular and globular with a recess in the back.
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th August 2016
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Record ID: DUR-1CF121
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An unfinished copper alloy pointed-oval seal matrix dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1200 to 1300. The object is pointed-oval (vesica shaped) and flat with a raised midrib on the reverse with a projecting knop at one end which would have had a hole drilled through, but which is now solid (there may be a hint of a small perforation now blocked with corrosion). The reverse is otherwise undecorated. The object is 35.54 mm in length and 23.78 mm wide. The front of the object has two engraved lines which run parallel to the edges, one is at the edge and the other is is approximat…
Created on: Monday 17th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2015
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Record ID: DUR-1C41BD
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A incomplete Roman lead steelyard weight.The object is bi-conical with an unclear collar at the maximum diameter of the object. There is some damage at one point of the object and clear ferrous corrosion at both terminals. The object is undecorated.
Created on: Monday 17th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-841813
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped medieval silver penny of Henry V (1413-22), probably Class D (North 1406), minted at Durham. Ref: North 1991: 71. The coin worn and chipped as well as clipped to remove some or all of the inscription.
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-DB4AA5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gilded silver iconographic finger ring dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1400 to 1500. The object has a sub-rectangular bezel with two faces and a triangular section. Each face of the bezel has an inscribed motif which appears to be a crude representation of two figures, probably saints. The shoulders extend from the bezel smoothly and these have a D-shaped section. There is some incised decoration on the shoulders but it is unclear what it was intended to be. The rest of the hoop appears to be smooth and undecorated. Traces of gilding are still present in the inci…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2015
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Record ID: DUR-785614
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Nauheim-derivative of La Tène III brooch dating to the Iron Age, c. 100 BC to AD 100. The object has an integral head which is mainly comprised of the spring mechanism created by winding the metal. The metal has broken so the pin is not present. From the head, the brooch widens and extends to the bow which is undecorated. The bow then tapers to point, behind which the catchplate extends. Similar examples are listed in Hattatt (2000: fig. 149) as La Tene Type III brooches dating to the 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD and there are also examples listed on the PAS d…
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-8F6A60
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of nine silver coins with a terminus post quem of AD 1529. Silver halfgroat of Henry VII. North Number 1712. Initial Mark: Tun. Obverse: Forward facing crowned bust in a tressure of arches. HENRIC DI GRA REX ANG Z F. Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each angle. Two legends, outer reads POSVI/DEV A/IVTO/E MEV, inner reads CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR. Diameter: 19.00 mm, Weight: 1.4 g. Silver halfgroat of Henry VIII. North Number 1775. Initial Mark: Unclear. Obverse: Crowned bust right. HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX. Reverse: Square shield over long cross fourchée, W to left, A …
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2017
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Record ID: DUR-4FC118
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A mourning ring commemorating Sir John Marlay who died in 1673 and was mayor of Newcastle three times in the 17th century. The ring is circular, complete, and has a D-shaped cross-section. Approximately 25% of the outside face of the ring is decorated; the central motif is a crude, incised skull. Either side of the skull there is some incised cross-hatching decoration which terminates in a point in the middle of the width of the band. The point has a star incised at that point. There are some traces of black enamel in the incised decoration although it is likely that there would have …
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: DUR-6ECDBE
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy button and loop fastener dating to the period AD 75 to 200. The object has a tear-drop shaped head with a circular boss in the centre. The head has been hollow cast. From the head projects a shank which bends at 90 degrees to be parallel with the head. The shank then widens to a triangular shape with a sub-triangular loop. This is a Wild (1970) Type III: Tear drop or petal-headed button and loop fastener with examples known from excavated contexts including at Traprain Law where they were found in association with first and early second century coinage. B…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-E4A3E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy hinged Colchester derivative brooch of Mackreth 2011, 4.k. Plate 57, dating to the period AD 2nd-3rd century. The object has a sub-rectangular head which is circular in profile and holds the remains of a hinge mechanism. The bow extends and curves smoothly away from the head and has a small groove at the top. The bow terminates in a point with no evidence for a footknob. Part of the catchplate is still present. Two examples of this type were excavated from Richborough (Bayley and Butcher 2004:89-90, 157) and they are contemporary with the similar two piece Colchester t…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 15th July 2022
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Record ID: DUR-E44276
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Hod Hill type brooch dating to 43-75 AD. The object has a narrow tube to hold the pin which is created by rolling the top of the brooch. There is a collar at the base of the head and a narrowing before the brooch widens to the main sub-rectangular plate. There are a series of vertical gooves which run from the head to the foot. At each side of the plate is a collared knop althought on of these is damaged and folded back. From the bottom of the plate, the bow tapers and has three collars before terminating in a rounded foot. the catchplate extends from the back …
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-E3D45C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy T-shape (hinged) brooch dating to the Roman period, c. AD 43 to 90. The object has a sub-rectangular shaped head in plan which is curved backwards to hold the pin and hinge, which are no longer present. From the upper head is a crest with the remains of a loop present. The bow tapers from the head to create a sub-triangular shape. The edges of the bow have a "saw-tooth" effect. The bow has a lattice effect creating cells which would have held enamel, no trace of which survives. The object has a plain footknob which is slightly upturned. The back of the object is und…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 2nd October 2015
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Record ID: DUR-8F73B6
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy sleeve clasp dating to the early medieval period, c. AD 475 to 575. The sleeve clasp is formed by a rectangular bar, with a row of conjoined roundels along the rear edge, and a rectangular loop along the side. The rectangular bar is decorated with two sets of three transverse grooves. The conjoined roundels are three circular discs, with two circular holes between each of the discs which would have been used to sew the object onto a garment. This object is a Hines form B18b, defined as having pierced lugs along the rear edge; similar examples are recorded on the P…
Created on: Friday 16th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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Record ID: DUR-3E2DE9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy dupondius of Hadrian (AD 117-138), dating to AD 117-119 (Reece Period 6). Uncertain reverse type. Mint of Rome.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-3E06CA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), dating to AD 222-228 (Reece Period 11). Reverse: ANNONA AVG, Annona standing left with corn-ears and cornucopiae, modius at feet. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 81, no. 133.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-3DE12C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman Republican denarius of Julius Caesar, dating to the period c.47-46 BC (Reece Period 1). CAESAR (downwards) reverse type depicting Aeneas left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder. African mint. As RRC p. 471, no. 458/1.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 10th April 2020
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Record ID: DUR-3DBC08
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to AD 159-160 (Reece Period 7). Reverse: PACI AVG COS IIII, Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 62, no. 301.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-3D8165
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver denarius of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), dating to AD 193-198 (Reece Period 10). Reverse: Fortuna standing left with rudder on globe and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-3D6C9B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy nummus of Maximian, dating to AD 307 (Reece Period 15). GENIO POP ROM reverse type depicting Genio standing, holding cornucopiae and wreath. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 129, no. 90.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-3D52FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy nummus of Constantius I (AD 293-306), dating to c. AD 298-299 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: SALVIS AVGG ET CAESS FELIX KARTHAGO. Mint of Carthage. Not in RIC (see RIC VI, p. 426, no. 30a var).
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2016
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Record ID: DUR-3D0E8D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete uninscribed silver Iron Age unit of the Corieltavi / North Eastern region, dating to c. 50 - c. 20 BC, 'South Ferriby Boar' type: boar right / horse left. ABC (Rudd) p. 94, no. 1800; BMC 3214-7
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: DUR-397205
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy styca, possibly of Osberht and dating to the period c. AD 848 to 867. North Number 191. The obverse reads OSBERHT REX with the S, R and E of REX retrograde. The moneyer is Monne with the O written as a single pellet. The legend of the reverse reads anti-clockwise and so the E is retrograde.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Record ID: DUR-B219A9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver republican denarius minted under Minucius Augurinus dating to 135 BC (Reece Period 1). C A-VG reverse type depicting an Ionic column surmounted by a statue with togate figures to the left and right. Mint of Rome. RRC, p. 242, no. 242/1.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Record ID: DUR-343D59
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold posy ring dating to the post medieval period. The object is circular in plan and D-shaped in section. The edges of the ring are quite sharp suggesting that it was not worn for long before being lost. There is a little bit of damage to the ring, possibly from a plough. The outside of the ring is smooth and undecorated with a matt finish, possibly due to being in the ground. There is an inscripton on the inner face of the ring which reads NO FREND TO FAITH with small saltires in between each word and two short parallel lines after FAITH. The lettering used for the ins…
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: DUR-A3701F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), dating to 2 BC-AD 4 (Reece Period 1), C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, Caius and Lucius with shield. Mint of Lyon. RIC I (revised edition), p. 55, no. 210.
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 5th November 2014
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Record ID: DUR-9F0AB6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posy ring dating to the post medieval period, c. AD 1550 to 1650. The object is sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in section. The edges of the ring are quite sharp suggesting that it was not worn for long before being lost. There is a small nick in one side of the ring and it is slightly misshapen but this could be plough damage. The outside of the ring is smooth and undecorated. There is an inscription on the inside of the ring which reads LOVE + GOD + ABOVE + ALL with the first L in ALL retrograde and small crosses between each word. Roman lettering is used which suggest a…
Created on: Wednesday 5th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: DUR-79025D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy, socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000 BC to 800 BC. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and gently widens towards the blade which has a maximum width of 36.05 mm although there is clear damage to the edge of the blade making it very blunt. There is some bevelling on both sides of the object caused by hammering the object. When viewed in profile the object is triangular, with the objects again tapering to a point at the blade. There are clear casting seams on both profiles and on one side there is the base of the loop which has probably brok…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: DUR-1835E7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver ingot dating to the Early medieval period. The ingot is ovate in both plan and section with a smooth surface and rounded edges. the object is undecorated but numerous scratches are present over its surface.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: DUR-16C89F
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Wold Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire A Roman coin hoard dating to the early 4th century with associated vessel. Summary - Radiate (AD 268-270): 1 (Rome: 1) - Nummi, 1/32 l. (294-May 305): 1,622 (London: 298; Trier: 847; Lyon: 262; Ticinum: 80; Aquileia: 10; Rome: 57; Carthage: 34; Siscia: 6; Thessalonica: 1; Cyzicus: 1; Antioch: 6; Alexandria: 1; Uncertain: 7; Copies: 12) - Nummi, 1/32 l. (May 305-early 307): 124 (London: 105; Trier: 11; Lyon: 7; Ticinum: 1) - Nummi, 1/40 l. (spring/summer 307): 48 (London: 39; Trier: 6; Lyon: 3) - Nummi, 1/48 l. (f…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th May 2022
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Record ID: DUR-AE48A9
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A complete button and loop fastener dating from the late Iron Age through to the early Roman period. The object has a circular "button" with a space in the centre which has a diameter of 31.56 mm and is 9.94 mm wide and 3.89 mm thick. The front of the disc shape has sub-triangular and pointed oval shaped cells which alternately contain red and yellow enamel although some of the enamel is missing . Attached to the inside of the disc is a circular cell with some red enamel still in place. The back of the disk is flat and undecorated and from it projects a sub-oval shaft which splits …
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2018
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Record ID: DUR-9792C7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gold finger ring of Medieval date (AD 1200-1350). The hoop is D shaped in section and distorted. The bezel is ovate in shape with raised and inverted edges, with fragments missing, which would have contained a gem or decorative stone (now missing). The hoop is decorated externally with an incised inscription in Roman lettering, the lower aspect of which is obscured due to wear on the lower, outer portion of the object. The inscription is separated at either end from the rear of the hoop by a broad X and by the bezel in the upper portion. Similar examples can be see…
Created on: Friday 5th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: DUR-6E265A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy ansate brooch dating to the Early Medieval period, c. AD 700 to 900. The brooch is sub-rectangular in plan and is sub-rectangular in section. The brooch has a curved bow and two flat terminals. The front of the brooch is quite ornately decorated with five cross motifs each of which has a small, circular silver inlay at each terminal and in the centre of each cross. Some of these inlays are missing but there are small cells to indicate where they would have been. There is also silver inlays in the angles of each cross. The back on the brooch is smooth and …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Last updated: Saturday 12th May 2018
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Record ID: DUR-883059
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint leaf arrowhead dating from the Early Neolithic period through to the Early Bronze Age, c. 4000 BC to 1000 BC. The object is tear-drop shaped in plan with clear invasive, scaled low angle retouch on the dorsal side. There is short low angle retouch on the ventral side. The flint is greyish-brown in colour and translucent along the edges where it is thinner. The object is 21.74 mm long, 15.21 mm wide and weighs 1.0 g.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Record ID: DUR-BDFBB4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver ring containing small carved stone intaglio. The ring has a narrow, flattened hoop expanding and thickening towards the shoulders (Henig Type III; Henig 2007, 35-6, Fig.1). The bezel has an intaglio, probably of glass, with a flat surface and bevelled edge (Shape F2 or F4; ibid). It depicts an anchor with two fish hanging from its crossbar - a common early Christian symbol. XDRF analysis suggests that the principal material is silver with a significant copper content and smaller concentrations of zinc, lead and gold. Birley, E.,1961.'A Christian Monogram From Brough-…
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: DUR-988501
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A small piece of flint of uncertain date but probably dating to the Mesolithic or Neolithic, c. 10000 BC to 2000 BC. The obejct is sub-rectangular in plan with one long side slightly concave. The object is triangular in section. One face of the object is smooth with evidence for the bulb of percussion while the other side has a pointed apex creating a pyramidal shape. This area is uneven with evidence for some damage. One of the short sides of the object is probably a break suggesting this object was to be worked into a tool but was probably discarded. The flint is grey in colour w…
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
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Record ID: DUR-987962
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
An uncertain lithic implement of uncertain date but possibly Neolithic or later, from c. 4000 BC to c. 1000 BC. The object is teardrop shaped in plan, a similar shape to a stone axehead. The object is 113.92 mm in length and 61.24 mm wide. The object is quite crude with one side apparently damaged and uneven. The other side is smoother and has some evidence for polishing near the possible cutting edge.
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th June 2014
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Record ID: DUR-863704
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early Bronze Age flanged axehead dating to the Arreton and Aylesford periods, c. 1700 to 1500 BC. The handle of the axe is no longer present due to a break. The object has side flanges which are highest at the break and then become lower towards the blade. 15.5mm from the break, there are a series of ridges visible on both sides of the object. These extend towards the blade and stop just beyond the termination of the side flanges. The blade flattens and widens from the ridges to a maximum width of 64.84 mm. There is a little bit of damage to one side of the blade tip. The bla…
Created on: Friday 30th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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