Record ID: SWYOR-A26E91
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast lead unidentified artefact, possibly a weight or a lead adhesive to anchor a fixing into stone. It is probably of post-Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1900. It is in the form of a blunt cone, with one flat and one rounded face. In the centre of the flat face is a loop or staple of fine copper alloy wire, perhaps a suspension loop or anchoring. There is also a short stub of thicker gauge copper alloy wire protruding from the side, though the function of this second wire, which appears to have no connection to the loop, is uncertain. The object is 17.7mm long and 17mm in d…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A25CC1
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast lead artefact, possibly a steelyard weight of Roman date, AD 43 - 410. It is in the form of a truncated cone, rounded at one end and with a hollow depression in the base. Two stubs of ferrous wire project from the base, possibly the remains of an iron loop. These two sections of wire are also visible in the rounded upper surface, perhaps suggesting a second loop. The weight has a light cream patina. It is 23.5mm high and 17.3mm in diameter at the base. It weighs 32.62gm. These weights are discussed in Geake, H., 2000 ,Finds Recording Guide. (Unpublished).
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A0680A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead token of post-Medieval date, about AD 1500 - 1800. It is flat and rectangular in plan. The upper side is impressed with a design consisting of crossed keys within a circle. The keys have triangular bows and between the outward pointing bits is a smaller design that appears to be a long cross. The token has a light cream patina. It is 14.9mm long, 12.2mm wide and 2.1mm thick. It weighs 2.32gm. Two other tokens of this design are recorded on the database: see records LANCUM-B729A4 and LANCUM-B70695. Interestingly, these are from the same parish as this example. The design is s…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A02582
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead artefact, probably a standing weight of post-Medieval date, AD 1500 - 1800. It is in the form of a hexagonal cone with a blunt, rounded apex and a flat base with a small, circular depression in the centre. Two opposing faces are stamped, just above the base, with small figures giving a possible date of 1608. One stamp is the opposite way up to the other. Higher up the dated faces is a further impressed design, of either a heart or a spade symbol or a leaf. This symbol is also marked on two other faces. It too appears both ways up. The remaining two faces are plain. The artefac…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A0022E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of Medieval date, about AD 1300 - 1500. It is shield shaped, with rounded corners. The upper surface is slightly convex and the underside concave. The upper surface is decorated with a single, narrow groove mirroring the shape of the weight, forming a narrow border, within which are traces of a fleur-de-lys design in low relief. There is also a deep, U shaped groove in the centre of the upper edge, resulting in the weight becoming heart shaped. Unusually for a weight it has been penetrated,almost in the centre, by a ferrous rivet, or length of thick wire, suggesting…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FCD1F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy Early Medieval spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers form A1, dating from about AD 850 - 1000. It has a slightly curved lower surface, a flat upper face, and vertical sides. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 9.5mm. The surface is worn, but there may be traces of incuse decoration on the curved face. The whorl has a light cream patina. It is 29.3mm in diameter and 7.8mm thick. It weighs 38.94gm. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25.
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FABEF
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly miscast or damaged Early Medieval lead spindle whorl, probably of Walton Rogers form A1, dating from about AD 500 - 900. It has a rounded lower surface and a flat upper face, but the damage makes the original shape hard to identify with certainty. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 8.5mm. There is no decoration. The whorl is 33.1mm in diameter and 7.2mm thick. It weighs 29.28gm. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. Form A1 was used from AD 500 - 1100, but the…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F9BFB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy Early Medieval to Medieval spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers type B1, dating from about AD 900 - 1200. It is of rectangular section, with flat upper and lower surfaces and vertical sides. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 10.9mm. There is no decoration. There is some slight damage in the form of a small edge chip. The whorl has a mid-grey crazed patina. It is 34mm in diameter and 6.2mm thick. It weighs 28.77gm. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25.
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F5BD1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy Early Medieval to Medieval spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers form B2, dating from about AD 900 - 1200. It is of rectangular section, with flat upper and lower surfaces and curved sides. One face is concave. There is a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 10.3mm. There is no decoration. The whorl has a patchy, dark cream patina. It is 30.9mm in diameter and 6mm thick. It weighs 23.58gm. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25.
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F485C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead Early Medieval or Medieval spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form B2, dating from about AD 900 - 1300. It is of sub-rectangular cross-section, having flat upper and lower surfaces and slightly curved sides. There is a central, circular perforation with an internal diameter of 10.8mm. The whorl is thicker at one side than at the other, one face being sloping. The whorl has a mid-grey patina. It is 27.9mm in diameter and 9.5mm thick. It weighs 35.45gm. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. …
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F1D1C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead Early Medieval spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers type B3, dating from about AD 850 - 1300. It has flat faces and carinated sides, but is rather uneven and lopsided. There is a circular perforation of internal diameter 9.7mm which is slightly off- centre. There is no decoration. The whorl has a light grey patina. It is 29.2mm in diameter and 11mm thick. It weighs 40.09gm. This type of spindle whorl is illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25.
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-9EED0E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A misshapen or damaged cast lead artefact, probably a miscast or damaged spindle whorl of Early Medieval to post-Medieval date. It appears to be Walton Rogers Form A1, suggesting a date of about AD 500 - 850 (owing to the fairly small central aperture). However, traces of cast decoration on the curved face may suggest a later date, up to AD 1600. The whole whorl is rough, pitted and the edges are damaged and partially missing. One face is flat and one is convex. There is a perforation, somewhat off-centre which is also misshapen. This has a maximum diameter of 8mm. Traces of a design, …
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2018
Last updated: Sunday 27th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-7B49C2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead probable token, probably of late Medieval or early Post- Medieval date, AD 1400 - 1700. Both sides carry a moulded shield in high relief surrounded by a deep shield-shaped groove and a border of small, curved ridges. The design on the two shields is different, but both are in relief. On one side the design has two elements: lombardic letter E with a central cross bar (or perhaps an annular buckle), and a lombardic letter H with a pellet at the right end of each serif. On one side it consists of a large annulet with a central punched dot, above a smaller, unidentifiable ele…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-7B263A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A discoidal, lead bale seal of Post- Medieval date, about AD 1750 - 1900. It is a Baltic States seal for a bale of flax, cross on shield type. One side carries a design of a quartered shield with nine pellets in each of the upper quarters. The reverse carries the lettering I G / 12 K. Small sections of the edge have been chipped away and are missing. There are traces of the sideways hole through the seal to attach it with wire. The seal is 20.4mm in diameter and 3.2mm thick.It weighs 6.96 gm. Similar seals are recorded on the database: see for example references WAW-C4A56C, NMS-C80…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-52A481
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl dating from the Medieval or early post-Medieval period, AD 1100 - 1600. It is bi-convex, with a prominent median ridge and a circular central perforation of 9.4mm diameter. Walton Rogers Form C2. Both faces are decorated with a moulded pattern in relief consisting of raised radial lines and pellets. It is 32.20 in diameter and 10.9 thick. It weighs 45.69 grams. The Finds Recording Guide (Geake, 2001, unpublished, page 64) notes that decorated whorls are very difficult to date having been found in Medieval contexts but also in the vicinity of Roman buildin…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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