Record ID: DUR-31EED4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight or gaming piece, inset with glass, from the Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period (AD850-1000). It is conical in shape with a wider base. The diameter is 11.35mm at the top and 13.58mm at the bottom. The top has a domed stone set in which is a dark blue. This record was edited and the date of the object reassessed following reappraisal by Prof. Julian Richards. A similar weight, although cylinder shaped rather than conical, was found during excavations of the 9th-century Viking settlement at Woodstown, Co. Waterford, Ireland (see: Russell and Hu…
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 12th November 2021
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Record ID: DUR-320114
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting dating to the Post Medieval period, c.AD1550-1600. The fitting is S-shaped in plan with the object narrowing at each end with swan head terminals. The strap fitting is slightly flattened at the midpoint and decorated with leaves projecting from the middle band on each side. An example illustrated in Read (2008, 230: no.825) is dated to the mid-16th century, and is from sword-belt.
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: DUR-320AD2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Post Medieval belt fitting. It is S-shaped and is decorated in the form of a snake. It has a head at one end with the tail at the narrower end. One side is decorated with lines all the way down, the other side has the eyes on the head and raised spots. edit 07/02/19 (BW): the record for similar fitting WREX-8A351 states: "These S-shaped 'snake belt' fasteners were probably associated with sword belts in the 17th and 18th centuries. Fasteners with snake heads continue in use on military and police belts into the 19th century. See Read 2008, pg. 230, No.824 for a…
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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