Record ID: NCL-5CB6A6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fastener, probably post-medieval in date. The hook piece of a fastener, possibly for clothing or a belt. It has been cast in one and appears complete but has some iron corrosion on the rounded end. The hook has a sub-square section and leads into a circular part of the object. This is hemi-spherical and hollow although it has been filled by ferrous corrosion and dirt. The upper face of this part is decorated by incised lines and two circular perforations. The back piece was cast integrally and has been bent back on itself across the back of the hemisphere.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2007
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2017
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Record ID: NCL-572F35
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl which has been cast, dating to the Medieval period. The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan. It is biconical with an equatorial ridge and a central perforation which is set transversely. Both faces are decorated with different patterns. One face is split into sections by lines running from the central perforation to the ridge. Inside each section is a raised dot. The other face is more worn and the decoration is not as clear. It consists of some dots and possible lines but that is all that can be seen.
Created on: Friday 16th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-088CA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy fragment from the end of an early Anglo-Saxon cruciform or small-long brooch. Crescentic shape with a small rectangular extension where the terminal was attached to the rest of the brooch. The crescent part is free from decoration but the rectangular part has two incised lines horizontally across it.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-0852B7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver coin from the reign of Henry II. It is a Tealby type penny. The coin is a hexagonal shape and has been broken although both pieces are present. It is very worn and no inscriptions are visible.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-07D7D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bow brooch terminal dating from the Roman period. The terminal from a Roman bow brooch, possibly an enamelled hinged T-shaped brooch with a toothed edge, similar ones can be seen on page 95 in Roman Brooches in Britain (Bayley and Butcher 2004). The terminal is sub-triangular in plan with the top end being broken from the rest of the brooch. Traces of the catchplate remain on the back but the brooch has broken before reaching the pin mechanism. The terminal is decorated on one face with a line of lozenges running down the length of the brooch. The triangular ce…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-078447
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron key which has been cast integrally. The key is solid throughout and appears complete. The bow is circular and leads to a square (in plan) section of the stem. This part of the stem is rectangular in section and is decorated by incised lines in the shape of an X across the surface of the stem. The stem then narrows to a more usual stem shape and is circular in section. The bit is square and has two equal clefts (or teeth), on the same side of the bit, which have now been filled in by corrosion.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-051332
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy seal matrix dating to the Medieval period. The matrix is a pointed oval shape and is complete as the attachment loop is still present on the back. The central picture is very clear but the inscription is not and so is hard to make out. The inscription reads +S'...TN/IVM...DIEM LOIMG(?) The central decoration consists of a figure of Mary holding the baby Jesus in the middle of 2 towers. These are either the gates to heaven or towers on a church or cathedral. Below the towers and underneath a pointed arch is kneeeling figure who is praying.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-9F2D94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Medieval date. It is a continental imitation of an Edwardian type penny, Mayhew no 24. It was produced in the name of John of Avesnes, Count of Hainaut (1208- 1304) and dates to just before 1300. It was minted at Valenciennes and has been double struck.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-9EEC14
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze toy cannon which probably dates to the Late Post Medieval period. The cannon is solid throughout and has a small circular drilled hole through its thickness, just before its terminal. At the terminal is a cylindrical knob. Below the hole are some moulded lines around the circumference of the cannon. There are two protruding cylindrical pieces at this place also. The toy ends in a flat edge.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-9EB6E2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy strapend of Medieval date. The strap end is a Thomas Type E and dates from 900-1100 AD. It is tongue shaped and has two circular perforations at the flat end, one in each corner. It is decorated with an Anglo Saxon style interweaving decoration in relief. Some of the decoration retains a shine which was probably achieved by polishing.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-9E64A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Edward I reign minted in Dublin.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-9E5143
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Medieval date, probably Edward I. It has been mistruck as on the back some of the quarters appear to contain more than 3 pellets. If not Edward I then it is one of the other Edwards.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-9DE7F5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle dating from the Medieval period. A complete copper alloy circular buckle. The pin is made from one strip of copper alloy which is hooked over the frame. The pin is sub-rectangular in section and has some incised lines as decoration near the hooked end . Similar examples can be seen on page 17 of Whitehead (Whitehead 2003).
Created on: Friday 26th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-0DDD62
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy possible gaming piece, posssibly from the Early Medieval period. A circular piece of copper alloy made from a piece of wire which has been curled around to form a spiral pattern.
Created on: Friday 19th January 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-BE84E5
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy key, probably of Roman date. The bow is circular, relatively large but of slim proportions. A short stem projects from one edge. At the end is a bit, rectangular in plan with a single square piece cut out. Length of bit 13.09mm.
Created on: Friday 22nd December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
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Record ID: NCL-BE4303
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver stater from the Early medieval period. A similar example can be seen in Abramson (P37, Type E205, Closter Barthe type) which is dated to c.AD710- 765.
Created on: Friday 22nd December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-BAA322
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token probably of Late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date.
Created on: Friday 22nd December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-6BE088
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pb weight, probably of Medieval date. The weight is in the shape of a narrow shield and has a suspension loop which is perpendicular to the weight. It appears complete but is quite worn. On one surface there are two incised marks, they could be accidental or decorative.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-6BCF75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver coin which has been cut in half. There is only detail visible on the obverse side. It is possibly a silver halfpenny. It has been cut diagonally across the kings face.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-6B74F2
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy possible wrist clasp of Hines form C1, from the Early Medieval period. It is very worn and broken, no attachment pieces can be seen. There is some decoration visible, in the form of curved ridges making up an epsilon shape (or m shape) with a central straight ridge, but it is not very clear due to the state of preservation.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
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