Record ID: NLM-AD04F4
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bead. Cast cylinder with a medial stringing hole of diameter 3.4mm. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 5.4mm, Diameter: 7.0mm, Weight: 1.15gms
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-ACEB47
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring. Cast penannular loop, possibly formed by bending a round-section bar of medial diameter 4mm which tapers towards each end. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 17.9mm, Width: 16mm, Thickness: 4.1mm, Weight: 3.34gms
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-9D88CB
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead hinge. A cast rectangular section plate, expanded and slotted at one end to receive an inserted lead spindle engaging a perforated lug projecting from the end of a similar but narrower plate, which is broken close to the meeting of the two components. A hole is pierced in the larger plate near the hinge, suggesting attachment; an impressed circle of diameter 7.5mm my suggest a large  or decorative head for the fastening pin. Patinated. The soft material would seem far from ideal for such a mechanical use. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 43.8mm, Wi…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DE4B68
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date, c.AD 43 – 1700. The object is an elongated triangular-shaped thin sheet plate with the narrower end rounded. A circular perforation can be found on the narrower end. It appears to be undecorated. No obvious breaks are visible on the object. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The object is 19.05mm long, 10.79mm wide, 0.36mm thick and weighs 0.35g. This object is from a site yielding material ranging from the Roman to Post-Medieval periods with a high concentration of Early-Mediev…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-A304D8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy gaming piece or weight of uncertain date. The object is sub-conical with a flat base and tapering sides to a rounded top. It appears undecorated. The object is 10mm tall, 16.5mm in diameter and weighs 12.8g. Lead objects such as this are common metal detector finds but are rare from excavated contexts. This means that the dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. Similarly shaped objects are known from Viking contexts and are interpreted as weights or gaming pieces. The predominant Viking Age sy…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-14FF98
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead-alloy probable bead or weight of uncertain date, Roman to Post-Medieval, c. AD 43-1900. The object is sub-spherical with irregular sides. A narrow off-centre perforation runs through the object. The object features clear casting lines running vertically between the two ends of the perforation. The object is also decorated with vertical grooves and ridges running straight down around the edges of the surface. This may be an attempt to produce a scallop-like design. The metal has a light brown/white patina and is worn. The object is 9.82mm in length,…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-029851
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead unidentified object, of unknown date, AD 43 - 1900. It is more spherical than hemispherical; domed with a flat reverse. One side is also flattened, perhaps as post depositional damage. An integral lead shaft projects from the centre of the circular flat face. The shaft has four longitudinal ridges and appears to be complete despite the short length. The lead has a smooth cream patina suggesting some age.  Length: 14.65mm Weight: 16.47g Diameter: 15.1mm The object may be a stud or a peg for a game. It could also be an incomplete button. It is not possib…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-020967
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead sub-discoid possible weight or ingot, of unknown date, AD 43 - 1900. It is circular with ngled sides and an uneven sloping top face. The reverse has a concavity in the centre where the lead has contracted while cooling. There are no obvious marks. The mass does not fit into any standard systems of weight meaurement. It may be a non-standard weight, or be an ingot - a convenient way to store unused lead. Height: 11.1mm Weight: 70g Diameter: 30.41mm
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-778599
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is cylindrical and stands upright on either of its flat faces. The weight appears to be undecorated. The metal has a pale cream and grey patina and is worn. The object is 15.46mm tall, 14.21mm in diameter and weighs 22.19g. Due to the lack of secure context for the current example dating it and other examples of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.).
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-B3078B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. Cast openwork fragment of a possibly spoked or wheel-shaped object with ferrous corrosion around two holes, retaining an outer curved edge but broken on its other sides. The finder kindly suggests a Romano-British date, which is deemed likely. However, the close juxtaposition of iron and copper alloy, as opposed to the sheathing of the former with the latter, is also a feature of a range of early medieval objects which combined the strength of iron and the decorative effect of copper alloy. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-…
Created on: Friday 8th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-838AF9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable weight. Cast discoid weight with a plain cross or saltire moulded in bold relief on its upper surface. Dave Haldenby kindly considers this object to be of uncertain date due to this atypical decoration, which might rather be expected in an Anglo-Saxon or later Christian context. In the former, it might have represented an imprecise four mancus value - the mancus, a gold coin valued at 30 silver pennies, weighed 4.82gms. However, the use of a weight made of material which might readily be tampered with to check payments in gold seems unlikely, especially when its correspon…
Created on: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-732923
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast truncated conical lead weight. Dave Haldenby kindly notes that this weight could be considered of Viking date by virtue of its form and patina; it is undecorated. DH ref: G1a. If indeed early medieval in date, this would represent a markedly overweight ora/ore according to the system used in areas under Norse or Norwegian Viking influence. Dave comments as follows: 'I’d only seriously challenge you on one of the weights which you have preferred not to see as Viking, that is NLM-732923, which has good form and what I see as a small peck/ depression to one s…
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-5CE832
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast discoid lead weight with upstanding rim on both sides, possibly marking loss of an inserted object from both sides; Roman discoid weights may sometimes have the rim emphasised. Dave Haldenby kindly deems the date uncertain because of the possibly missing inset/s. DH ref: D1a. The present mass does not correlate with that of the sub-units discerned to govern Viking-Age systems for the weighing of bullion, and it would require the putative lost insets to have weighed about 3gms to bring this object under those systems, which would be heavy for the type of weights distin…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-478154
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight or gaming piece of uncertain date. The object is conical with a hollowed base and tapering sides to a pointed top. It is undecorated. The object is 16.34mm tall, 19.74mm in diameter and weighs 24.11g. Weights of a similar form have been identified from Early-Medieval contexts. Numerous similar objects have been recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme including SWYOR-427442 which states that such objects are often described as gaming pieces but there are few excavated examples with which to compare them. They can also be interpre…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-91354A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified object of uncertain date, c.AD 43 – 1700. The object is an elongated D-shaped thin sheet plate with a circular perforation to the narrower end. It is undecorated though pitted to one surface. The metal has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. The object is 16.5mm long, 10.7mm wide, 0.9mm thick and weighs 0.4g. This object is from a site yielding material ranging from the Roman to Post-Medieval periods with a high concentration of Early-Medieval finds. It is too fragmentary to prove diagnostic to a particular period though the cut…
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D40B61
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete blue glass bead of uncertain date. Approximately half the bead has survived, it appears to have been cylindrical in shape with a circular cross-section. The edges of a sub-circular perforation can be seen in the centre. The bead is 12.85mm long,  7.82mm wide and 5.94mm thick. It weighs 0.94g. Glass beads are very difficult to date with any certainty. They are often thought to be Roman in date though blue glass beads were commonly for use in spangles on lace making bobbins in the 19th century. Due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnost…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-DE76EF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is circular with a flat top and base and parallel sides. The object is undecorated. A shaft of copper-alloy is present through the centre of the object. The object is 22.8mm in diameter, 12.6mm thick and weighs 46.5g. This mass does not fit obviously into any standard systems of measuring mass. Lead objects such as this are common metal detector finds but are rare from excavated contexts. This means that the dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. The term 'weight…
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th June 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-DDB713
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight or gaming piece of uncertain date. The object is sub-conical with a flat base and tapering sides to a rounded top. The object is undecorated. The object is 13.6mm tall, 19.9mm in diameter and weighs 25.7g. This mass does not fit obviously into any standard systems of measuring mass, and it may be intended to add mass rather than to measure it. Lead objects such as this are common metal detector finds but are rare from excavated contexts. This means that the dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. …
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th June 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-DF362A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight or spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is plano-convex with a flat base and irregular domed top. It is significantly narrower to one portion of the edge. A central perforation runs through the object and all surfaces appear undecorated. The metal has a light white/grey patina and is worn. The object is 25.8mm diameter, 11.1mm thick and weighs 27.6g. The perforation is 11.6mm in diameter. Walton Rogers (1997, p.1731) suggests Roman spindle whorls have a diameter of between 4-8mm while the diameter of Early-Medieval to medieval spindles is in the rang…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-22DF93
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A length of copper alloy decorated with punched crescents. It is probably one arm from a set of tweezers, of Roman to Medieval date, AD 43 - 1500, but perhaps more likely to be Roman or Early Medieval. The object is a flat rectangular piece of metal, bent at one end into a U shape. The other arm is missing. The other end tapers to a rounded point - this is probably damage. The front face is decorated with two rows of stamped crescents. The object is 39.1mm long, 5.6mm wide, 3.0mm thick and weighs 1.46g. Compare https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/tweezers/ and …
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.