Record ID: SWYOR-A084CC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A two-piece lead cloth seal, dating from the later Post-Medieval period, about AD 1800 - 1950. It is constructed of two circular discs of lead joined together by a short, flat tab. The upper disc is in the form of a flat, circular ring and the lower disc has an integral, central rivet that passes through the upper ring before the two discs are squeezed together to form the seal. The outer face of the lower disc is marked with two lines of text, separated by a narrow horizontal line. The upper line of text appears to read IO[...] and the lower line 36[-]. The se…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A03A08
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, single loop D-shaped buckle dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1350 - 1400. It is of Meols type 4. It has  an expanded outer edge with a lip for the pin rest, and a recessed and off set bar. The pin is copper alloy wire and is complete. The buckle is 16.6mm long, 18.9mm wide and 4.5mm thick. It weighs 1.4g. 
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A01465
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy artefact, probably a strap end of the folded sheet type, dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1250 - 1400. It is constructed from a strip of sheet copper alloy, folded over roughly half way along its length. In the centre of one end of the strip is a circular, domed extension; the other end tapers to a blunt point. In the centre of the underside of the circular extension is an integral single, copper alloy rivet with a large flat head which passes through a perforation in the other end to hold the strap end closed. There is no decoration, but there are tra…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FEA38
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form B1 probably dating from the Early Medieval period, around AD 700 - 850. The whorl has two flat faces and a central hole. The sides are vertical. It is not decorated and has a light grey  patina.  It is 22.5mm in diameter and 14.8mm high. It weighs 47.9g. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 8.8mm. Walton Rogers form B1 whorls are known from AD 700 to about AD 1200 but the size of the hole suggests a date from AD 500-850, (Early t…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FC122
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Early Medieval date, about AD 850 - 1000. It is of Walton Rogers form A1. It has one flat face and one domed. It is 25.4mm in diameter and 6.9mm high. It weighs 29.4g. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 9.1mm. Spindle whorls of this type are illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. Form A1 whorls are thought to date from AD 500 - 1000, but the size of the central hole suggests a late Saxon date.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F84FC
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and probably unfinished, cast lead pointed oval seal matrix dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1200 - 1400. It is a pointed oval shape in plan (vesica shaped) with a short rectangular projection at one end. It appears to have been mis-cast as there is a strengthening rib on the reverse but no suspension loop or handle. The matrix face is uneven but does not appear to have been cut with any design or inscription. It is 37.2mm long, 20.9mm wide and 6mm thick. It weighs 19.6g.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-101A17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bow and fantail brooch; a variety of Trumpet brooch despite not having a trumpet head, of Roman date,  about AD 50 - 125. It can be classified as Mackreth TR 4.1b1 or 4.1bx depending on the style of the missing lower bow. Only the head aand upper bow survive. The wings are complete with a tubular casing behind holding the copper alloy axis bar for the copper alloy hinged pin. The pin is incomplete and housed within a cut notch. From the top / head a small integral head loop extends. The wings are not decorated except for a ridge at each end. The upper bow is…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0FEB22
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete hooked tag of Post-Medieval date from around AD 1500 - 1650.  The clasp has been moulded in one piece with moulded relief and is openwork. There is a concave circle in the centre of the plate which has corroded through leaving an irregular hole. The plate is surrounded by swags or scrolls which look like branches with some projecting stubs. The attachment loop is rectangular and the hook and lower edge is missing.  It is 13mm long, 15.1mm wide and 2mm thick. It weighs 0.9g. The hook is similar to KENT-FE0B98 and KENT-B2D503 which cite Read…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0F993E
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy uniface coin weight dating from AD 1464 - 1600, for the gold Quarter ryal, which was issued between 1464 and 1470, during the first reign of Edward IV (AD 1461 - 1470). It is sub-circular in plan. The front face of the weight shows a ship containing a partial figure (crowned king) standing with a sword in his right hand and a quartered shield on his left arm. On the hull of the ship is a flower / rose. The reverse of the weight is plain and slightly scratched. The weight has a mid green patina  As the same die was used for both the ryal and its fractions (…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0F42A8
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper dating from the Mesolithic or Early Bronze Age (10,000 - 4000 BC or 2400 - 1000 BC). It is formed on a patinated and worn primary flake of mottled grey flint. The dorsal face has some cortex and invasive removals and the distal end and sides have invasive, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch.It is 24.7mm long, 18.9mm wide and 8.8mm thick. It weighs 5g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EF0D1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy bar mount, dating from AD 1350 -1400. The copper alloy mount has an oval shaped plan with an integral sub-oval knop at either end. Each knop has a rivet hole with the remains of a copper alloy rivet visible in one of these. Part of the copper alloy rove also survives. The mount is decorated with four parallel, transverse grooves on the body and these are cross-hatched.  The body and knops are domed in profile and hollow on the reverse. The surface of the mount has a dark grey patina. It is 16.6mm long, 10.6mm wide and 3.2mm th…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EC9BD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified, copper alloy artefact of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1700. It is a strip of sheet copper alloy, which is broken at both ends. The long edges are gently curved so the strip is wider in the middle. There is a near right angle bend near each end. These are probably original, because the decoration on the centre of the strip stops short of the bends. The decoration is a pair of simple wide longitudinal grooves. The strip is 13.5mm long, 6mm wide and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 0.4g. It has a bright bluish green patina and is smooth and glossy.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E661D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy Early Medieval brooch; a cruciform brooch of Martin group 1, dating from AD 420 - 475. It has a full-round waisted top knob, a narrow head-plate with chamfered sides and behind it, a single loop to support the spring mechanism. The spring was made of iron and only corrosion survives. The bow has a trapezoid cross-section and a transverse double groove at each end. Most of the lower bow is missing. A short length of semicircular cross-section survives, with the catchplate behind. The catch curls to the left as viewed from behind, head uppermost. Th…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0DFE3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn copper alloy Roman brooch; a headstud brooch dating from AD 75 - 200. It fits into Mackreth's (2011) headstud group 3c. The brooch had a sprung pin which is missing. This was supported in an integral loop on the back of the wings, and the brooch has an incomplete forward hook to hold down the missing external chord. The wings are rectangular and the front face is decorated with vertical grooves and ridges decorated with oblique incised lines giving a rope effect. The upper bow is rectangular in cross-section, thicker than it is wide. There is a…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0DA898
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch, a Colchester derivative hinged type dating from AD 43 - 120. The hinged pin is missing, and the tubular housing is incomplete. The surface is worn and corroded obscuring any decoration on the wings. The bow has a central ridge and tapers to a point but the foot is missing. It is 36.5mm long, 24.5mm wide and 12.9mm thick. It weighs 8.6g.  It is probably Mackreth (2011) CD H 4.c group, page 86.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0D4A4C
Object type: CROSS PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast copper alloy cross pendant, probably dating from the Modern period, about AD 1850 - 1980. It is cross shaped, with an second shorter cross bar at the top, and a wider area at the base, which is incomplete. The metal is thin and the front is moulded but grainy, making the decoration difficult to interpret. There is a central cross and a ring of pellets. It is possible that a separate Christ figurine was once attached here. The top bears a square panel, with a row of pellets on each side of it. It may contain lettering. There is an incomplete square panel at each…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0D0C6E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver hammered coin; A voided long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216 - 1272), Class 3, dating to about AD 1248 - 1250. Unknown mint, moneyer is Nicole. North number 986-988. It is 17.8mm long, 9.4mm wide and 0.5mm thick. It weighs 0.7g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C7DF9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken copper-alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date, about AD 750 - 950. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, probably Type 1 with a Trewhiddle style design and a zoomorphic terminal. The strap end is sub-ovate with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end. The attachment end is missing. The central design appears to be curvilinear interlace with traces of niello, but it is corroded making it difficult to decipher. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a forward facing animal head with moulded features including curved ears (that look like horns), oval eyes, an…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C5981
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch, a headstud type dating from AD 75 - 200. Only the head of the brooch survives and it is very corroded. It has plain wings with a tubular housing behind for the axis bar. The hinged pin is missing. There is a very worn integral headstud on the top of the bow. The lower bow is broken, so only two recessed cells for enamel survive. They appear to contain red and blue enamel.  It is 16.6mm long, 11.9mm wide and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 3g. This brooch appears to fit into Mackreth's (2011) headstud group 4.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C127AE
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead spindle whorl dating from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period, about AD 1450 - 1550. It is bi-convex in shape and of Walton Rogers form C2. Both faces are decorated in moulded relief and have a series of zigzag lines interspersed with raised dots. The lines form asymmetrical four-pointed stars with a pellet between each point. On one face the moulded decoration is more pronounced. It has a medial circumferential thickened rim and a central moulded aperture with a diameter of 10.1mm.  The whorl has a sand-co…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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