Record ID: SWYOR-53FBE4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead pendant weight, perhaps a net weight of probable Medieval date, about AD 1200 - 1500. It is rectangular in section and tapers to a point at one end. At the other end is a crude integral suspension loop with an oval perforation, the the weight tapers in thickness to a wide point. A similar object, but with more design features than this crude example, is illustrated on page 311 of Medieval Households where it is suggested to be a net weight, plumb bob or ship's sounding weight. There are also numerous examples on the database, usually suggested to be net weights for fishing…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-D4102D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight or gaming piece of probable Roman date, c.AD 43 - 410. The weight is conical with a flattened top set with a recessed fragment of reddish/orange ceramic material. The base is flat and undecorated. The object is 9.8mm tall, 15.2mm in diameter at the base, 10.6mm in diameter at the top and weighs 7.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-564B18
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight of probable medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1600. The weight is broadly barrel shaped and is comprised of a rolled sheet of metal which results in an aperture throughout its interior. There is a brown-grey patina on the surface. It is likely that this was a net or line weight. Rolled lead can also be curse tablets but this cannot currently be verified for this object. The length is 40mm, the width is 10mm and the weight 26.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5646EB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead button or possible fabric weight of uncertain date, possibly Post Medieval, circa AD 1600 - 1800. The object is circular in form and has two closely spaced small holes off-centre suggesting that it was used as a button. The object is similar in size and weight to SWYOR-495286 discovered in Yorkshire which is suggested as possibly too large and heavy to fasten clothing, so may have been a hem weight for a large item such as curtains. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 12.38g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-99F313
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy standing weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1700. The weights are pyramidal in plan tapering from a wide square base to a narrower rounded tops. A perforation is present towards the top of the pyramid. The object is undecorated. The object is 57.5mm tall, 25.4 x.25.2mm at the base and weighs 176g.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-99B6D5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with rounded edges and corners. A worn and crude raised crowned fleur-de-lis design is present on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-white/brown patina and is worn. The weight is 70.5mm long, 47.8mm wide, 8.6mm thick and weighs 211g. Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were used for weighing quantities of coin as well as goods. Shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which a…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-42BB3C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is circular with a flat top and base and a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are extremely pitted and worn. The metal has a light reddish/brown patina. The object is 23.2mm in diameter, 9.8mm thick and weighs 26.8g. The perforation is 4.3mm in diameter. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficu…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-42ACC5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is conical with irregular sloping sides, rounded edges, and a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are pitted and worn. The metal has a light reddish/brown patina. The object is 13.5mm tall, 18.5mm in diameter, and weighs 21.9g. The perforation is 7.5mm in diameter. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and a…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-4154E9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy standing weight of uncertain date. The weight is conical with a flat base and rounded top. No decoration is apparent. The metal has a mid-grey patina and is worn. The weight is 57.5mm tall, 46.7mm - 24.4mm in diameter and weighs 661g. Lead weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine. The dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariabl…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-413052
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead-alloy weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1300 - 1600. The weight is conical with a rounded top and flat base and was likely formed by pouring molten lead into a thimble casing then allowing it to cool. The object is 19.2mm tall, 17.5mm to 13.9mm in diameter and weighs 32.8g. Although this object has been described as a weight, it may also be a gaming piece. Thimbles have been in common use in England from the 14th century onwards and Geoff Egan (2010, p.265) states that no medieval thimble indisputably dating from before the 14th century has been…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-4122D7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead-alloy weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1300 - 1600. The weight is conical with a flat top and base and was likely formed by pouring molten lead into a thimble casing then allowing it to cool. The object is 19.1mm tall, 15.3mm to 11.3mm in diameter and weighs 13.4g. Although this object has been described as a weight, it may also be a gaming piece. Thimbles have been in common use in England from the 14th century onwards and Geoff Egan (2010, p.265) states that no medieval thimble indisputably dating from before the 14th century has been found i…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-41156A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is bi-conical with a flat base and domed upper surface. It is distorted and damaged. A central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are worn. The metal has a light brown/white patina. The object is 30.3mm in diameter, 10.2mm thick and weighs 41.9g. The perforation is 13.9mm in diameter. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-F1A431
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with rounded edges and corners. A worn raised crowned fleur-de-lis design is present on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-white/brown patina and is worn. The weight is 70.9mm long, 48.7mm wide, 11mm thick and weighs 239g. Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were used for weighing quantities of coin as well as goods. Shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which are used fro…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-F0BB82
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy trade weight dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1300 - 1500. It is thick, flat and shield shaped (flat top with curved sides meeting at a point at the base). The upper surface is stepped, with the central area much thicker than the edge. The centre may once have been decorated but the design is no longer legible. There is a large (5.3mm diameter), circular perforation in the centre of the upper edge of the shield. The lower border is decorated with indistinct beading, perhaps once representing a ropework design. The underside is flat and undecorated. The weigh…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9F6071
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy probable apothecary weight. Almost square in shape -14mm by 15mm with a depth of 3mm. Each face has a number two in relief, with dram in relief below. Surface is black and the edges are bevelled. The weight falls slightly under the weight of 2 drachm dating probably from the 17c - 19c, no later than 1864 when the system for apothecaries weights was changed. See record https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/860320.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: DUR-7174FE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy weight, probably of post-Medieval date, AD1500-1800. The object is circular in plan although one section is rough and appears badly cast. It has a raised rim and is dished with a raised, circular, flat feature at the centre. There is a small boss (possibly a miscast?) on this central area. The back is plan, rough and undecorated. It weighs 28.2g or 1 ounce, is 30.34mm in diameter and 6.73mm in height. There are no official stamps or markings on either face so it is possible unofficial, an imitation of an official trade weight. A similar object can be found at…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 20th July 2018
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Record ID: DUR-07EA6B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy, half ounce trade weight of the Post Medieval period. The discoidal weight bears the following three stamps: a crowned letter 'C', indicating it was made during the reigns of either Charles I or Charles II (AD 1625-1685), a sword and a ewer, both of which identify London as the place of issue. A raised rim extends around the circumference of the upper surface.There is a circle just inside this rim and a small central boss where the weight was attached to a lathe.There are lathe turning marks evident in the upper surface.There are some marks on both surfaces…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-CA9343
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1400 - 1600. The weight is rectangular in plan and section with rounded corners and an integral rectangular loop projecting from the upper end. A shallow central circular depression is present in the base of the object and there are numerous scratches across all surfaces and a large gouge in one side. The metal has a mid-grey patina and is worn. The weight is 43.4mm tall, 30.5mm wide, 30.4mm thick and weighs 228g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-375F51
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring probably dating to the medieval period. The object is circular in plan and hexagonal in cross-section. The ring varies in thickness where the object has worn, probably due to wearing against another connection. It has a mid-brown patina. Plain rings of such proportions have often been suggested to be Medieval or Post-Medieval harness rings dating 1200 to 1600AD (Geake 2001, 74), though they are typically un-diagnostic. The diameter is 28mm and the weight 5.89g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-37427D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount or stud of unknown date. It is sub-pyramidal with a flat base and slot in the top. It could be a component element of a larger object.The length is 21mm, the width is 13mm and the weight 17.55g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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