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-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-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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