Record ID: NCL-B3AF61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy plate brooch of the later Roman period, c. AD 200-400. The brooch has a pointed oval plate, with an oval raised collar that is an empty setting for either a stone or glass, now missing. Wear and corrosion obscure the pattern decorated on the face of the brooch between the setting and outer edge. The reverse bears the remains of an incomplete lug to take a hinged pin (now missing) and the base of a catch plate for the pin.
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 21st May 2013
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Record ID: NCL-B5D408
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy seal box lid, possibly Roman in date. The lid is oval in shape with 2 circular attachments, one at each end, which are the hinge and catch parts. It is decorated on the top and plain on the interior side. The top surface is decorated and has some traces of blue and possibly white enamel remaining. There is a central circular boss which has a concave diamond inside. This is surrounded by 7 hollow circles which could have been filled with enamel. The catch is present on the back but the hinge end is broken where the actual box part would have been attatched. See South Shields c…
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
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Record ID: NCL-B65048
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast Cu alloy lozengiform openwork brooch from the 10th century. The brooch is lozengiform and has an equal armed cross set in the middle. The spaces between the arms are open and rounded to form circles. The pin is not present. Borre-style decoration dates this to the 10th century.
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: NCL-1B8013
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu Alloy headstud brooch. The needle is complete but the foot is broken off. The pin is hinged. The headloop is cast. At the top of the bow is the headstud, which is in this case a spherical knob, cast integrally with the brooch. There is some incised linear decoration on the crossbar.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-1BC775
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu Alloy headstud brooch. The catchplate is missing but it is otherwise complete. The pin is hinged and the crossbar is decorated with incised grooves, above which is a visually distince tube to take the hinge-pin. The headstud is on the top of the bow and is an annular bead.
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-1EE867
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy Roman headstud brooch with some silver gilding from the mid-first century. The foot and some of the catchplate are missing. The pin is hinged but has broken about half-way down before the point. The crossbar is cylindrical and is complete except for the decoration. On the end of the left side is a ring of twisted wire around the diameter which was gilded silver but this has mostly worn off. In the middle of this half of the crossbar is some ribbing where another ring of wire should be. The right side of the crossbar has the middle ring of of wire but not the end one. …
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-2F00C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy nummus of Constantius II, probably of Antioch mint. The pictures are clear but the inscriptions are only partially visible due to wear.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-2F3B81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy umbonate brooch with some red and yellow enamel remaining. The pin and most of the catchplate and hinge mechanism are missing. The brooch is cast integrally. There is a raised central circular boss, a circular tab at the tope which held the hinge mechanism and a triangular tab at the bottom which is the catchplate. The front of the hinge mechanism is decorated with two arches side by side filled with yellow enamel. The central boss is conical and is decorated by a rosette of cells in the centre surrounded by a ring. Red enamel is used in this part. The front of …
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-2FB0C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy headstud brooch from the Roman period. It is very worn and appears to have no decoration. The pin looks complete and is attached to the cross bar by a hinge mechanism. The catchplate is completely missing.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-300458
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy headstud brooch which has some remnants of silver gilding. It has an eight coil spring and the axis bar is present. The pin and the catchplate are both missing. The springcase is cylindrical and the basic brooch shape is t-shaped. The vertical part ends in a round globule which is hollow on the back.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-304536
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy stud. It looks to have been cast integrally with the shank still present. The plate is sub-rectangular with a very small fragment of red enamel remaining. The edges are slightly irregular, perhaps due to wear or corrosion. Down the middle is aconcave line. On each side of the line are 4 or 5 concave circles as decoration.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-306616
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Cu alloy object, almost triangular but it does not reach a point at the end. It is slightly curved and it is not clear (due to corrosion) whether it is complete or not. It could possibly be a tool miniature, for example an axe but there is no method of attachment visible.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-3113D8
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy harness pendant with some Cu alloy gilding. The harness is cast but is in 2 separate pieces. The frame has a suspension loop at the top which is complete but only 1/3 of the frame is present. It can generally be described as sub-circular or ovoid. Internally the shape of the frame seems to follow the shape of the fleur-de-lis leaving a 2mm gap. The second piece which is suspended from a perforated tab slotted into an groove in the frame.It is in the shape of a fleur-de-lis. It appears complete and has some gold gilt remaining.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-C26861
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular Cu alloy and enamel stud probably Roman, a parallel was found at South Shields Roman fort (Allason-Jones: 1984: 94) but could also date back to the Iron Age. It is a disc-headed stud with four sunken concentric circles which held enamel. Some of the enamel remains and is orange/red in colour. The shank is sqaure in section but only a very small part remains.
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-C2E0E5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy probable mount of probable medieval date, possibly a 'binding strip' In its present form it is S-shaped. It appears to be a mount with three symmetrical arms, one of which retains a circular tab with tapering knop. The tab has a circular perforation now filled in with corrosion but it is probable that it was hollow, which probably took a nail, pin, or rivet for attachment. The end of one arm has broken, leaving an open semi-circle of the terminal. The majority of the third arm is missing. It can be compared with binding strips illustrated in Goodall (2012, 139; fig.…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Friday 2nd September 2016
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Record ID: NCL-C38CC6
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A 1st to mid 2nd century AD highly tinned copper-alloy knobbed terret. In section the hoop is circular, it is almost black and is not complete. It has broken off so that less than a semi-circle remains and the bar is not present. At what would have been the top of the hoop is a globular knob with an incised line running around the circumfrence. Near to one end is a projecting disc set transverse to the hoop which the the hoop runs through.
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-C3CA84
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy medieval buckle cast integrally. It has a circular loop with a bar moulding on the straight edge. The loop is bent slightly out of shape and has a lobed knop at either end of the strap bar (Whitehead: 2003: 33-35). The plate has two holes, one for the pin and the other for a rivet. The pin is not present.
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-C5B843
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast Cu alloy trader token from 1667. This token is complete and in fairly good condition as the detail can be seen well. Obverse inscription- ROBERT GIBSON Obverse description- Coat of arms containing 6 possible animal heads above an upwards facing chevron with 3 of the same below. The obverse inscription refers to the trader whose token this was and the coat of arms would be his also. Reverse inscription- 1667 OF RIL Reverse description- In the centre are the words 'HIS HALF PENNY above 4 pellets in a flower shape. The reverse description qualifies the value of th…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-C785A5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast Cu Alloy strap fitting or mount of possible Medieval date. One face of the mount is plain (probably the back) whilst the other (the front) is decorated. It has been cast integrally and is not complete. In the centre of the mount (on the decorated side) is a square strip with a circle on either side. The square has diagonal incised lines as decoration which do not cover the entire square. Each circle has 2 rivet holes through the centre. One circle has 2 strips coming off in a v-shape which are broken off very quickly. The other circle also has 2 strips but these 2 make a…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NCL-2C3036
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cu alloy Roman bow brooch, possibly Colchester derivative. The pin, catchplate and spring are missing. The crossbar is quite short and has square ends. In the middle at the top there is an indentation. No decoration is visible but this could be due to wear. The bow is plain and tapers almost to a point. Just below the crossbar is a round hole, possibly a headstud was attached here but none remains.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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