Record ID: YORYM-EDA277
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy halfpenny of George III (1760-1820). BRITANNIA reverse type depicting Britannia seated left. Date in exergue too worn to distinguish. First issue. Laureate and cuirassed bust right. Spink p.418, no.3774.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-ED653C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy halfpenny of George II (1727-1760). BRITANNIA reverse type depicting Britannia seated left. Date in exergue too worn to distinguish. Young laureate and cuirassed bust left. Spink p.405, no.3717.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-EC9B6D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy possible buckle frame of broad medieval date (1100-1500). The object is roughly rectangular with a protruding knop from each of the two corners at one end. The other end displays a worn break. The reverse is smooth, and on the front is a latitudinal ridge to the left hand side with three further protruding equally spaced sub-angular knops running down the right side. There are square cells down the centre of the object body between the knops. Another possible suggestion for the identification of this object is early-medieval wrist clasp (suggestion by Pet…
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-DDDFF6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body fragment of a lead-alloy vessel of probable post-medieval date. The fragment is triangular and slightly concavo-convex, however the vessel form or diameter cannot be determined. On the exterior of the fragment are two groups of four transverse parallel grooves. These grooves terminate near to but do not reach one of the edges, there is an uneven break across the opposite edge. The metal is a brown grey colour. The fragment is 22.99mm in length, 17.38mm wide, 2.21mm thick and weighs 5.27g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-DD961F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body fragment of a lead-alloy vessel of probable post-medieval date. The fragment is triangular and slightly concavo-convex, however the vessel form or diameter cannot be determined. The fragment is smooth on its exterior with a rougher interior. The metal is a cream colour. The fragment is 27.61mm in length, 27.64mm wide, 3.20mm thick and weighs 12.57g.
Created on: Wednesday 24th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CBE13D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of late post medieval date (AD 1800-1900). The object is a disc with a slot in one edge and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge, to function as a drawstring fastener. One side has a thin raised circular border with NEW PROCESS curved around the top and FLOUR straight across the centre with a dot-diamond-dot motif below. The other side has a corresponding identical border with the curved inscription BALTISCHEMUHLEN GESELLSCHAFT, NEUMUHLEN below this followed by a dash-dot-dash motif and then the word KIEL horizontal across the centre. This is an e…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CB93B6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy suspension weight of unknown date. The weight is plano-convex with a perforation running through from top to bottom. The perforation is rectangular at the top, and circular at the bottom presumably through wear. The metal is an orange-cream colour and is worn. The weight is 15.63mm in length, 15.39mm wide, 8.04mm thick, and weighs 9.97g. Lead weights such as this were used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date without supporting contextual evidence. Suspension weights have a huge range of forms and designs and w…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CB3F61
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval to post-medieval bi-face lead token dating to the period circa AD1300-1800. One side is inscribed with the numerals 52 (Powell type 8). The other side is heavily worn and cannot be attributed to a Powell type. The token has been perforated above the digits, suggesting this is the obverse and the token may have been reused at a later date as a pendant with the reverse worn down over time. The token is also slightly bent, possibly as a result of this perforation. Tokens with simple designs are very easy to make and continued in use for a long period. They have…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CADE3C
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy post-medieval cloth seal (1400-1900AD). All that remains is the folded connecting strip of the cloth seal, the discs are missing. The edges are worn presumably through post-depositional processes suggesting the seal was damaged during use. One half of the strip has two longitudinal grooves most likely wear through use. Cloth seals are cast in one piece, and consist of two discs with a connecting strip. One of the discs has a rivet, and when the strip is folded over this rivet is placed through a corresponding hole on the other disc. The rivet is then bent…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CABF05
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy standing weight of unknown date. The weight is plano-convex, with deep striations and wear on the base. There is no discernible decoration. The metal is a cream-grey colour and is rough. The weight is 33.53mm in length, 30.22mm wide, 9.08mm thick and weighs 45g. Lead weights such as this were used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date without supporting contextual evidence. Standing weights have a huge range of forms and designs which were not necessarily related to function. They could have been used for various…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-CA7D45
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of post medieval date (1700-1900). The seal consists of two flat circular discs connected by three rectangular connecting strips of varying width. The two discs appear identical with only the letters SPR visible on both. The space between the discs would have held wire or textile ligatures to fasten a bag, or several bags together. Lead bag and cloth seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. The metal is a grey-cream colour and is smooth on the disc fac…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-C9A849
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy button of post medieval date (1500-1700AD). The button is discoidal with a convex front and convex back. It has a separate embedded drawn copper-alloy wire looped shank. As described by Read (2005) these buttons often have a high tin content or a polished tin coating creating the appearance of silver (98); as is demonstrated by patches on this example. The decoration on the front of the head is worn, it is moulded with small circular hollows, however further features cannot be determined. The metal is a dark brown-grey colour, with patches appearing silver…
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-C8E7DD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy button or mount of medieval to post-medieval date 1150-1800. The mount is circular, however extremely worn resulting in a very uneven edge and rough surface. There are no further diagnostic features remaining. On the reverse is a single central rectangular rivet broken near the mount. The metal is a light grey-green colour and is worn. The object is 24.16mm in length, 24.75mm wide, 4.32mm thick and weighs 4.24g.
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-477326
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic base sherd of early medieval to Medieval date (850-1300). The sherd is probably either early-medieval Anglo-Scandinavian York ware, or medieval gritty ware which is thought to be a development of the earlier York ware (Mainman and Jenner 2013, p.1178). The fabric is hard fired and coarse with an uneven fracture. It is dark grey at the core and a paler grey-buff on the interior surface. The fabric has moderate poorly sorted quartz, and rare micaceous inclusions. The vessel fragment has a pale inner surface similar to early medieval examples on the database such as YORYM-…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-476B4E
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped lithic implement of Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (4000 - 1600BC). The tool is knapped from a tertiary flake with a prominent waves on the ventral face and a small lip at the proximal end, suggestive of hard hammer percussion. There are further large flake removal scars on the dorsal surface which forms a possible piercing point at the distal end. The left medial edge of the dorsal face forms a curve and has further short stepped semi-abrupt retouch creating a scraping edge. The flint is an opaque dark brown grey, with occasional large white patches. The i…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-3825F8
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete whetstone or hone of unknown date. The stone is rectangular in plan and cross-section. One end is rounded with a slightly off-centre circular suspension hole 10.14 mm from the edge. The other end is missing, with a rough worn and uneven break. The other surfaces are smooth, although there are some deep cut marks near the break. Whetstones such as this were probably used for re-sharpening blades of knives, scythes, axes and other tools. Whetstones are known from the Roman period onwards, however without decoration or context it is difficult to assign a defined date r…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-382079
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy suspension weight of uncertain date. The weight is cotton reel shaped - circular in cross-section with a narrowed waist. The metal is worn with indentations and heavy wear to the outer edges. The narrower waist was probably used as the method of suspension. The metal is a light grey-white colour with a powdery feel. The weight is 25.40mm in length, 36.51mm wide, 34.73mm thick and weighs 157g. Lead weights such as this were used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date without supporting contextual evidence. Suspensi…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-32A43A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flint side scraper of late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date 3000-1500BC. The scraper has been knapped from a secondary flake with some cortex remaining near the striking platform and on the left edge of the dorsal surface. A large flake has also been removed from the dorsal surface which provides an area for finger placement to use the tool as a side scraper. The ventral surface displays a large prominent bulb of percussion and erailleur scar suggesting the hard hammer technique was used. The retouch is relative crude, with abrupt short stepped retouch at the distal edge,…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-329A79
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint debitage of broad Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date (4000-1600BC). This is a tertiary flake with previous removals on the dorsal surface. There is a diffuse bulb of percussion suggesting the soft hammer removal technique. However none of the edges show retouch, suggesting this is debitage rather than a lithic implement. The flint is an opaque brown grey colour, with moderate small white patches. The object is 20.83mm in length, 16.74mm wide, 3.91mm thick and weighs 1.44g.
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-325F27
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete retouched flint flake of probable Mesolithic date (9000-3450BC). This is a tertiary flake, with previous blade removals on the dorsal surface. At the proximal edge and left edge of the proximal portion, there is short semi-abrupt subparallel retouch. The flint is an opaque brown grey colour with moderate small white patches, and sparse black patches. The object is 26.42mm in length, 10.87mm wide, 2.42mm thick and weighs 0.66g.
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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