Record ID: LVPL1644
Object type: WORKBOX
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
So-called 'workbox'. Body formed from a folded cylinder of sheet copper alloy decorated with repousse dots of three bands of double rows around the body. The separate base has an internal flange and is held by rivets to the body. The base is decorated with repousse dot cross motif which is repeated on the lid. The cross is composed of triple rows of dots within a cordon of a double row of dots. The lid is hinged. The base and the lid are slightly domed. Diameter of lid 51mm.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE ARNCLIFFE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1B5301
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete whetstone, dating to the early Medieval to Medieval period (c.AD 700-1400). The object is broadly triangular in plan tapering in width from the sub-oval pierced end to a rounded point. The wider end or top of the object is pierced with a circular perforation measuring 5mm in diameter. This appears to have been drilled from each face. It is likely that this hone would have been suspended around the neck by means of the hole at one terminal. A fragment of the stone has broken away in recent times at the holed terminal end. Thin horizontal striations or scratches are vis…
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skirpenbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-935C88
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight from the Medieval- Post-Medieval period. It is a wedge-shaped weight with a circular attachment loop at the top. It has a square cross-section and it narrows towards the top. This type of weight is very difficult to date when found as a stray find as they are used for long periods of time.
Created on: Friday 5th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-9C24B6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Published
Small cast lead Viking weight which is rectangular in plan. The upper surface has been decorated with a thin plate of copper alloy moulding which has a bright green patina. There is moulding on the top of the copper plate which has been gilded, the remains of which can be seen in the grooves of the decoration. The design is of two spirals with an indistinct moulded animal head where the two circles meet. It is likely to be Hiberno-Scandinavian and can be dated to the late 8th/early 9th century.
Created on: Wednesday 4th February 2009
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9E25E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy weight dating to the Early Medieval period. The object is sub-circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with five running spirals within a grooved border. The reverse of the object is decorated with three ring-and-dot decorations which are unevenly spaced. Some signs of corrosion can be seen on the lower surface. The object has a dark green patina. Weights such as this are usually attached to a block of lead. Although the object measures 5.98mm in thickness it appears to have originally been a mount from a shrine. It can be d…
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5E4310
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead weight containing a copper-alloy Styca, of Aethelred II, (c.840-858AD). The reverse of the coin reads EDILRED REX, placing it in Pirie's Phase C which can be either first or second reign. Due to the good condition of the coin it is likely that it was not very old when pressed into the lead. It probably dates from the mid-late 9th century. Similar examples of coins embedded in weights on the database are LIN-3DFD27 YORYM-8054B2. Similar examples can be found on p19, Biggs and Withers, (2000).
Created on: Friday 1st October 2010
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skirpenbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-05A5D6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone loom weight of unknown date probably post Roman 800 – 1500 AD. It is oval in plan and oval in cross-section. The stone has a large circular perforation in the centre. The perforation is regular and has an internal diameter of 13.59mm. The stone is worn and there are several linear striations on one side above the perforation. The surface is smooth and it is light brown in colour.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Budworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL1049
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Round lead weight set with chip carved gilt bronze which may have once been part of a chip carved brooch.
Created on: Friday 14th January 2000
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CUMBRIA ALDINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL1684
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Flat, rectangular lead Viking weight with decorated and gilded copper alloy plate attached to the top. The plate is decorated with two opposing spirals and has traces of gilding.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2001
Last updated: Monday 29th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHESHIRE SAIGHTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL1745
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Roughly triangular, tapering, truncated. Gilt bronze ornament set into the top of two opposing spirals pattern.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHESHIRE MERE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LVPL1778
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Square lead weight with inset copper alloy decoration on top. Decoration consists of knotted serpent and head next to two opposing spirals. Traces of gilding remain.
Created on: Monday 11th June 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHESHIRE ALVANLEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0A0F5A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete polyhedral lead weight, probably dating to the early medieval period (c.AD 850-950). The weight has eight unequal sides with each face presenting incised lines of inconsistent directions. One face appears to have a square in the centre. The edges are rounded which may be due to abrasion from the sea (found on coastland).The object has a smooth dark grey patina. Dimensions: Length 11.6mm; width 11.23mm; weight 9.7g Similar polyhedral weights have been discovered at the Viking camp/settlement at Torksey, see DENO-C08136; DENO-C075A3; DENO-C065B4 andDENO-9458A3 …
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-259B41
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight or gaming piece dating from the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1100). The object is irregularly shaped and has a rounded flat base, flat sides and sloped, flat top. It is undecorated and has a dark grey patina. Dimensions: Length 7.5mm; diameter 14.04mm; weight 9g The exact function and date of the object is uncertain. Weights such as these that were found outside of archaeological contexts are difficult to date because their use and style remains continuous from the Roman period onwards. Biggs and Withers (2000: 30) note that standing weights made o…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clatterbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-257DE2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight or gaming piece dating from the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1100). The object is domed with a flat base, flat sides and a domed top. It is undecorated and has a dark grey patina. Dimensions: Length 13.48mm; diameter 16.96mm; weight 26.9g The exact function and date of the object is uncertain. Weights such as these that were found outside of archaeological contexts are difficult to date because their use and style remains continuous from the Roman period onwards. Biggs and Withers (2000: 30) note that standing weights made of lead were still used in com…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clatterbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-242A06
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight or gaming piece dating from the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1100). The object is conical in shape with an irregular rounded base. A rounded perforation runs vertically through the object, but is not central. It is undecorated and has a mid-grey patina. Dimensions: Length 29.12mm; diameter (base) 20.12mm; weight 44.3g The exact function and date of the object is uncertain. Weights such as these that were found outside of archaeological contexts are difficult to date because their use and style remains continuous from the Roman period onwards. Biggs and Withe…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clatterbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-24A1AA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead object, possibly a gaming piece or a weight, possibly dating to the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1700). The object is small conical in shape. The base is round and a small dip in the centre. The surface is undecorated and has a cream / grey patina. Dimensions: Length 15.4mm; diameter (base) 15.24mm; weight 14.69g The exact purpose of the object is uncertain and it may have functioned as a weight or gaming piece. At Torksey (Lincs), the Viking camp/settlement, solid lead pieces were classed as weights and hollow examples as gaming pieces. It is thought…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clatterbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-24D243
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight or gaming piece dating from the early medieval period onwards (c.AD 850-1600). The object is conical in shape with an irregular rounded base. A rounded perforation runs vertically through the object which is larger at the base than the apex. It is undecorated and has a cream / grey patina. Dimensions: Length 12.45mm; diameter (base) 12.25mm; weight 8.64g The exact function and date of the object is uncertain. Weights such as these that were found outside of archaeological contexts are difficult to date because their use and style remains continuous from the Roman …
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clatterbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0F6D21
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of pottery. It has a dark grey, reduced fabric with a sandy temper and looks hand-made. It is sub-rectangular measuring 43mm x 27mm. It has some sort of light red material on surface, perhaps as decoration. Kevin Leahy saw a photograph of this and said it looked to be Early Medieval but it does 'lack the usual sparkly inclusions' and it is harder to judge from a photograph.
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-300957
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Parts of an Anglo-Saxon sheet metal bowl made of copper alloy known as an eared cauldron, a Gotland cauldron or a Gotlandkessel. The bowl itself is intact from the rim until about half way down. The rim diameter is 196mm and the bowl is c.160mm deep. The handle is in two pieces and is made from iron. It measures 195mm in length, and most of it survives. Most of the base is missing and the edges are very uneven where it has broken. There are c.10 other fragments of the base. It has a globular body (shown by the small part of the base still present) with an everted rim. There is a singl…
Created on: Friday 1st February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL1646
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Eighth-century Irish vessel mount. The copper-alloy mount is dominated by a grim human face with large oval eyes, above panels of enamel. It was originally symmetrical, with a matching face in mirror image at the bottom. It would have been made as one of a set of three rim-mounts for a bowl of thin copper-alloy sheet. these mounts were recessed behind to hold rings from which the bowl could be hung. The Arnside mount has three holes drilled through it, including a large one through the mouth, showing that the mount has been re-attached or re-used. The stylised staring face and the …
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2001
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CUMBRIA ARNSIDE', grid reference and parish protected.