Record ID: DUR-E573C1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Early Medieval weight, late 9th- 10th century in date. Hiberno-Norse/ Viking in style. It is circular in plan and has been cast. It has decoration on the upper face which has been cast integrally with the weight. It consists of a triskele motif which is concave. Within the arms of the triskele are small crescents. Around the edge is a single grooved line. The upper face was possibly silvered orginally and traces of this now remain. There is the remains of a possible casting sprue on one edge, a small circular protrusion. The weight has a mainly dark green pati…
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-E2AAA4
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy Early Medieval harness link, consisting of a small central dome with two arms, each terminating in a circular loop with three projecting knops. The central domed section has a projecting knop at the top and bottom. The surface is corroded and uneven with a base red-brown colour and patches of green. These harness links are well known from Britain and Scandinavia although their precise function is uncertain. A very similar item, although with four arms in a cross shape has been recorded on the database already and can be seen at LVPL-876B97.
Created on: Tuesday 8th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-651576
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of Roman pottery- body sherd, it has an orange fabric with an orange glaze on the outer face, similar to Samian. The outer surface is decorated with grooved lines, seemingly in a concentric circle pattern. A comment from a member of the public highlighted that this is a fragment of Samian mortarium as the 3rd photograph shows a well worn surface with grit and the circles patten is the base. 'It could very well have been manufactured at Colchester during the 2nd century. It is very limited with distribution in eastern England.' Reference no. 3010.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-635EB1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Two fragments of Roman pottery, one grey ware piece and one Samian piece. Reference no. 1809.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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