Record ID: SWYOR-B36BA1
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable dagger quillon or guard of probable late Medieval or Early Post Medieval date. The object has a oval sectioned body with iron running through it. Two arms project from one end; they are circular in section and terminate in a spherical knop. The arms of dagger quillons frequently curve towards the blade, the this example seems to be an unusual example having straight arms which are strongly angled towards the blade. This give the quillon a forked appearance. The metal has a patchy mid green patina. No parallels for this design of dagger have been found, but it i…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B33F86
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy penannular brooch dating from the Roman period, about AD 50 - 300. It is a Fowler type A3. The frame is plain with a narrow circular section (2.3mm diameter in section) and expands slightly from the centre to the terminals. The terminals are rounded knops with moulded collars where they join the frame. The separately cast pin is formed from a single thick strip of tapering copper alloy with a simple wrap around hinge. Most of the pin is missing. Compare YORYM-298357 and NCL-BBB6E2. The brooch measures 24.23mm in diameter, 2.55mm in thickness and weighs 2.56g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-B304E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy brooch of late Iron Age or Roman date; a penannular brooch of Fowler's type D. The plain frame is circular in section and the terminals are simply bent backwards on themselves with no further decoration. The pin is a strip of copper alloy which is looped round the frame. Most of the pin is missing. Compare NARC-B1CF06 and NMS-823171 and see "The Origins and Development of the Penannular Brooch in Europe" by Fowler, in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, 1960 for dating. The brooch measures 32.75mm in diameter, 1.95mm in thickness and weighs 3.26g. The frame is c…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-B2DA31
Object type: CHAIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four piece of copper alloy chain. The longest has seven links, one has five links, one has three links and there is also a single link. The links are alternate wide bands, like short tubes, and thin oval loops. The wide links on the longest length are decorated with incised lines in pairs at each end of the link. The five link chain has a single groove in the centre of each wide link. The chain of three links has two groves equally spaced on each wide link. The single link is not decorated. The chain can be compared to SF-B2F492 and BH-268446. Published examples of Roman chains in Rom…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B27556
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One arm from a pair of copper alloy tweezers of probable Roman date. They are made from thick sheet metal bent into a circular loop with two arms, only one of which survives. There is no decoration on the arm, which flares from 3.3mm wide at the loop, to 8.6mm wide at the end which is probably an ancient break. The arm is cracked and bent. Geake (Finds Recording Guide, page 74) notes that tweezers of this style date from the Roman to Medieval periods. This pair is more likely to be Roman as it is from a site that produces mainly Roman finds.The metal has a smooth dark patina.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B188A3
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of copper alloy tweezers of probable Roman date. They are made from thick sheet metal bent into a circular loop with two arms. The ends of the arms bend inwards by just less than 90 degrees. There is no decoration on the arms, which are straight and of uniform width, but there are faint longitudinal lines on the arms and transverse lines on the loop. Geake (Finds Recording Guide, page 74) notes that tweezers of this style date from the Roman to Medieval periods. This pair is more likely to be Roman as it is from a site that produces mainly Roman finds. They have a smooth dark g…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B13E05
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable dress fastener in the form of a wire pin fashioned in a D shape with the terminal projecting at the bottom of the loop. The terminal is in the form of a thin acorn and is semicircular in section. The rest of the object is circular in section, made of thick wire. The opposite end tapers to a sharp point. This object was probably used as a dress fastener similar to a cloak fastener or hooked tag. The acorn motif suggests a Medieval date, but no parallel has been found. The D shape appears to be intentional rather than as a result of damage. The object has a patch…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B0A615
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from AD 75 - 175. There is a tubular housing behind the head for the copper alloy axis bar and hinged pin which is missing. There is a short vertical wire projection from the top of the head, possibly the remains of a head loop. The trumpet mouth is decorated with a band of triple moulding, the centre row of which is beaded. A ridge runs along the centre of the upper bow. There is a triple collar above and below the acanthus button, again, with the centre band beaded. The button has five petals above and below, and does not continue roun…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-B07D38
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Brooch of Aucissa type dating from AD 25- 75. The head and the foot are missing, as is the pin. The bow has a distinctive P shaped profile and is simple, decorated only with a ridge along the centre and a wide transverse raised bar across the base of the bow. The brooch has a patchy green patina. 49.21mm in length, 5.48mm in width, 1.95mm thick and weighs 2.38g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B05916
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from AD 75 - 175. On the reverse of the plain trumpet head is a perforated lug which holds the hollow copper alloy axis bar and the spring of six coils and the internal chord. Only a short length of pin survives. The upper bow is decorated with two incised lines along the centre. There is a triple collar above and below the acanthus button which is worn but which continues right round the bow. The lower bow is plain until the triple collar above the foot and much of the catchplate survives. The brooch has a dark green patina. 45.61mm in …
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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