Record ID: DUR-3E52C2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval vessica shaped seal matrix. Legend reads- 'S'IONIS . FIL W...R' 'Meaning John, son of W....' Central motif appears to be a pattern of three dots at the base with a possible flower formed from three swirled lines within a border. On reverse is the remains of an attachment loop at the top. There is also a raised fleur-de-lis decoration which fills the entire reverse.
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-8BA064
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval, Viking, lead weight. It is circular in plan and flat with a copper alloy plate set on the top face. The copper alloy setting looks like a gilt bronze Irish disc, possibly a stud with the lug removed. In the centre of this is a small circular red stone or perhaps glass. This glass forms the centre of the decoration with three swirls, almost peltate in design coming from the centre. There is then a raised outer rim. In the spaces between are small grooved lines.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
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Record ID: DUR-8BB722
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval lead weight, Viking in style; sub-circular in plan, and flat. It has glass set into the top face in a sub-circle. The glass is a light blue colour (although this may be due to deterioration) and has cracked, with a small fragment missing. The edges of the weight are rounded and the sides and bottom are plain and smooth with no marks or decoration. Susan Youngs has seen an image of this item and kindly commented with some background information on this object type; 'It was usual for weights like this to have offcuts of some pretty but not valuable metalwork set in t…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Sunday 3rd July 2011
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Record ID: DUR-8BCD07
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval lead weight, Viking in style, sub-circular in plan and domed. It has glass set into the centre of the top face in a sub-rectangular shape. The glass appears to be a fragment cut from a bracelet or bead. It is light blue with strands of red and white running through. The rest of the weight is plain and undecorated. On the sides and base are some small grooves, probably caused by the plough whilst in the ground. There is a lead weight set with a glass bangle fragment from Dumbarton Rock, Strathclyde where the glass is the usual blue and white of Irish bangles. The red i…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F5AF71
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval pilgrims ampulla, c.1350- 1530. It has the common scallop shaped rounded base which narrows to the neck. The scallop design is carried on on one face with grooved lines coming in from the scalloped edges. The other face has no scallop decoration but has the raised letters IC for Iesu Christ (Jesus Christ), reflecting the religious nature of these items. The neck widens slightly towards the top, which is now broken. The handles are broken and mostly missing with just the base of one visible close to where the neck meets the scallop base. The ampulla has been flattened a…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F67604
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead token from the late Medieval- Post Medieval period. It is sub-circular in plan. The front is decorated with a raised design of lines radiating from the centre. The reverse is plain. These sorts of tokens or small weights have a huge range of designs and could have been used for various purposes over long periods of time.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-F70D17
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is circular in plan and biconical with a central circular hole. It has cast decoration on both faces. One face has an abstract pattern of lines, possibly meant to represent letters but it does not form any words. The other face has two concentric rows of circular dots with a raised border.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-F721F3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is circular in plan and biconical with a central circular hole (diameter of 9.65mm). It has the same cast decoration on both faces. It consists of circular raised dots separated by lines from the centre to the edge.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-FA40B7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead button. It has been cast with the loop integral to the button. The button is sub-circular in plan and domed. The decoration is cast in relief. The decoration consists of a figure-of-eight with an oval dot inside each loop- running horizontally. There is a circular dot at the top and bottom, on the centre line. In the rest of the field are various horizontal and vertical raised lines.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-AE5581
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal, 16-17th century in date. It is part of a two disc cloth seal with the two discs being pressed together. They are broken on all edges, originally having been circular in plan. The front disc has a stamped design in the form of a hanging sheep. There is a legend around the outside although most is now missing it reads ...ED ....ROSS* A hanging sheep or the golden fleece is the symbol for Leeds and it seems likely that this is a seal from a company/ person involved in the cloth trade in Leeds. Possibly someone named Ross.
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-185A87
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Roman steelyard weight. It is bi-conical in shape with a rounded iron attachment loop set in the top. The weight is not symmetrical and the surface is uneven, possibly through being poorly made, or possibly from damage.
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-1866B1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably Post Medieval in date. Conical in date with a hole at the top (now filled with mud). Weighs over 200g so too heavy for my scales.
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-966233
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval- Post Medieval token. It is sub-circular in plan, having a serrated edge all the way around. The front has been decorated with an 8-pointed star, with lines radiating from the centre to each point, it has been engraved/scratched onto the surface. The reverse is plain. There are hundreds of different designs of lead tokens and they were used for a long period of time for various purposes such as gaming, weighing etc. As stray finds they are very difficult to date precisely.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
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Record ID: DUR-A82CF6
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Medieval papal bulla, of Calixtus II (1119-24). Obverse; CAL/XTVS/[PP II] Reverse; [S]PA/ SP[E]; Worn heads of SS Peter and Paul facing each other Tim Pestell kindly added this information on the bulla 'Calixtus II, elected 2nd February 1119, consecrated 9th Feb and who died on 14th December 1124 (the lettering on Calixtus III's bulla is slightly different). As such this is an important bulla because it is one of the earliest found in Britain. There are three British papal bullae that have been found that pre-date the Norman Conquest, but post-Conquest examples see…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-8785B4
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date. It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing '12K/ WLI', the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre. In the top left quarter are 5 pellets, arranged in an X-formation. The shield is surrounded by a border of pellets. A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string. This seal was found in the same field as 6 others.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-345077
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Medieval seal matrix, c.1200- 1400. It was originally vesica shaped but has broken almost in half. It is also bent so that the edges now curve slightly downwards. The central motif appears to be either a corn ear or another plant. The inscription reads 'S'INCH....' So it is a person seal, unfortunately not enough of the legend can be made out to work out who owned it. On the reverse, near to the top is a small rounded loop, now filled with mud.
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2011
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Record ID: DUR-87DB62
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date. It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing 'CMP/ ...K', the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre. In the top left quarter are 5 pellets, arranged in an X-formation. The shield is surrounded by a border of pellets. A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string. This seal was found in the same field as 6 others.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-87EFB8
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date. It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing '2'K/ TM', the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre. In the top right quarter are 5 pellets, arranged in an X-formation. In the top left quarter are two irregular rows of pellets. Each of the two lower quarters have two pellets in each. The shield is surrounded by a border of pellets. A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string. This seal was…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-880FB1
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date. It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing 'WB/ IZK', the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre. The shield is surrounded by a border of pellets. A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string. This seal was found in the same field as 6 others.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-881E61
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date. It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing '1'2/ TM', the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre. In the top left hand quarter there are five pellets, arranged in an X-shape. The shield is surrounded by a border of pellets. A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string. This seal was found in the same field as 6 others.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-882D37
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bale seal, 17-18th century in date. It is sub-circular in plan with relief designs on both faces. The obverse is two lines of writing 'WXC/ ZK', surrounded by a border of pellets. the reverse is a square shield with a cross in the centre, it is very worn and not clear. A bale seal is different to a cloth seal, it is put on the outside of a bale of cloth or other merchandise, usually on string. This seal was found in the same field as 6 others.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-8BD5D5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead shield shaped Medieval trade weight. It has a raised design on the front face of a fleur-de-lis, which has been slightly blundered. There is a lowered border around the edge. The reverse is flat and plain. This type of weight would have been used by merchants at fairs, markets or shops to weigh goods. Mostly they employed the avoirdupois system, which was used from AD 1390 in England. Lead shield-shaped weights of various qualities of workmanship and numerous designs have been in use over a long period of time. Therefore due to the lack of any further contextual evidence it…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-1CA784
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Medieval spindle whorl, c.1100- 1500. It is circular in plan and biconical, with a central circular hole (diameter of 9.07mm). It has raised decoration on both faces, which appears to be the same. It consists of lines radiating from the centre, splitting the surface into 6 sections, these sections then have raised circular dots, between 3 and 5.
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-C8ADA3
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
2 small rolls of lead sheet, unkown date and function. The upper one (in the image) has a weight of 11.3g, is 36.73mm long and has a diameter of 10.30mm. The lower one (in the image) has a weight of 11.4g, is 31.19mm long and has a diameter of 9.41mm. The Romans did have curse tablets which consisted of writing a curse on a small piece of lead sheet and then rolling it up before offering it to the gods, many have been found in the spring at Bath. As stray finds, out of context (and still rolled up) it is difficult to say whether these are Roman curse tablets or just pieces of…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2011
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Record ID: DUR-3B9605
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Modern collar badge c.AD1900-1920. It appears incomplete, or possibly mis-cast. It has a semi-circular lower section, with the rounded end at the base. At the top is a trefoil motif, with hollows in each foil on the front. Reviewing this record in September 2021, Peter Hart suggests this could possibly be a collar badge of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion, the lower section of the badge representing the distinctive Light Infantry bugle horn.Citing Colin Churchill, Hart further notes of the Durham Light Infantry's 6th Battalion that "During their short exi…
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-E3D5D1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight from the Medieval- Post Medieval periods. It is tear-drop shaped and the extended end has a circular cross section. There are some scratches on the surface, probably plough damage. It weighed more than 200g and so my scales could not weigh it. Generic weights such as this are difficult to date precisely when found as stray finds.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th June 2010
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Record ID: DUR-E25EA6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token from the Post Medieval period. It is incomplete having broken and almost a third is missing. The front face has a figure on horseback in relief. The reverse is decorated with scratched criss-cross lines and punched dots.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 8th June 2010
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Record ID: DUR-609103
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval sack seal. It is circular in plan with raised designs on both faces and a raised border. One face has the letters 'SVR' but the rest is missing, this may be the name of the manufacturer or supplier. The other face has a wiggly line. There are two holes running through the seal, these would have allowed the seal to be fastened to the sack.
Created on: Monday 14th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 14th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darlington Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5BA403
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead blobs, circular in plan and domed. Possibly waste fragments, of unknown date. The more circular one weighs 7.1g and has a diameter of 14.57mm The more uneven one weighs 5.3g and has a diameter of 14.33mm.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5BAD54
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a lead token, probably Post Medieval in date. It would have been circular in plan but has broken in half. It is very worn so no detail is visible.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5BBF17
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead token. Circular in plan with a raise design on the front in the form of a cross with an annulet in each quarter.
Created on: Tuesday 20th July 2010
Last updated: Monday 2nd August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-12F121
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
5 lead Post Medieval musket balls. They are various sizes and date from c.1650- 1850.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-1339A6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Medieval spindle whorl. It is circular in plan and biconical. It has a central sub-circular hole which is now filled with mud. There is some decoration in relief on both faces with dots and lines visible but no clear pattern.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-134594
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Medieval-Post Medieval spindle whorl. It is circular in plan and biconical with a central circular hole. It has some decoration in relief but due to wear this is now not clear.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-1352B7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead piece, probably Medieval- Post Medieval in date. It is sub-oval in plan and slightly domed. There are no markings on it.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-1359B5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, Medieval- Post Medieval in date. It is circular in plan and domed. There are no markings on it.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-136594
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two pieces of folded lead sheet, probably Post Medieval in date. They are irregular, bent and folded. They appears to be pieces of waste, possibly meant to be metled down and re-used. The longer piece weighs 26.2g and measures 37mm by 10mm The shorter piece weighs 26.4g and measures 30mm by 32mm
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-137525
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable Post Medieval weight. It is oval in plan with rounded ends. It has a design in relief on the front in the form of a lozenge with a loop at the top and some detail inside (now unclear due to wear). It is plain on the reverse although has some marks, possibly from the plough. It is slightly bent, again possibly from the plough.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-1397D7
Object type: FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorative lead mount from the Post Medieva period. It is in the shape of a scallop, and is domed, being hollow on the reverse. The top and bottom edges are broken and it is missing the method of attachment. This type of ornament could have been found on furniture or garden ornaments.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: DUR-144816
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead fragment, possibly a waste piece, Medieval- Post Medieval in date. It is irregular in plan with one rounded end and one thin, off-centre pointed end. It varies in thickness and width. On one face is has an incised design in the form of three horizontal lines joined by a central vertical line.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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