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Advent Finds 25: This medieval finger ring bears the names of the three Magi; Jasper, Melchior & Balthazar. These names are often found on medieval jewellery & were thought to protect against certain sicknesses. #AdventFinds #ChristmasDay #WeThreeKings https://t.co/CoiTwUhtVj
Advent Find 24: This hawking vervel is of the Vaughn family. The Herefordshire branch of the family lived at Hergest Court, allegedly the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes adventure The Hound of the Baskervilles. #AdventFinds https://t.co/ngrxNABxZ6
Advent Find 23: Small lead versions of teaching aids called hornbooks, like this are thought to be toys for children in poorer or less-educated families, or even hornbooks owned by dolls. Errors were common making them unfit for teaching. #AdventFinds https://t.co/gUd8Ucm5Oo
Advent Find 22: Trade tokens were issued cAD 1648–1673, when there was little low-denomination coinage issued by the Crown. This is a halfpenny token issued by John Preston, a grocer in Bradford, and is dated AD 1666. #AdventFinds #FindsFriday https://t.co/PA067lNeee
Advent Find 21: Enamelled mounts from Limoges, France are fairly common finds. This is from the terminal of an arm of a cross & depicts the Ox of St Luke. Other mounts would show the eagle of St John, lion of St Mark, and angel of St Matthew. #AdventFinds https://t.co/OqvfdKNaeG
Advent Find 20: This lid from a medieval pyx was used in Catholic masses as a container for the host. It was found with fragments of a copper-alloy crown. They were deposited together, perhaps after theft from a church or in the Reformation. #AdventFinds https://t.co/Grfx2gYvqQ
Advent Find 19: This medieval seal matrix is set with a reused Roman intaglio, dating from the 2nd to 3rd centuries AD. Ancient gems were commonly reused in personal seal matrices though it is unclear how they came to be so. #AdventFinds https://t.co/26TdwDRMtZ
Advent Find 18: Hanging-bowls like this are specialised luxury vessels common in the Early-Medieval period. They were highly valued objects, often included in furnished burials from 6th to 7th centuries. #AdventFinds https://t.co/jAhRxVboYF
Advent Find 17: The Bedale Hoard comprises silver ingots, neck & arm rings, a brooch, & parts of a decorated Anglo-Saxon sword. The large silver collar is unique in its design, and sheer flashiness, weighing just over 546 grams. #AdventFinds https://t.co/YQqZ8iyB6G
Advent Find 16: This 9th century lead weight is inset with a copper-alloy disc decorated with a bird head. Objects like this were used to weigh metals in trading by Vikings who valued precious metals by their bullion value. #AdventFinds https://t.co/k8ZV95zxCo
Advent Find 15: This shilling minted in York is 1 of 19 examples. They were struck in the early 7thC & were the first coins made in York. Their attribution to a York mint was uncertain, but recent finds have made this very likely. #AdventFinds #FindsFriday https://t.co/3IZWhpeVTP
Advent Find 14: This Roman hoard contains a copper-alloy arm-purse & four silver coins. Arm purses were a secure method of holding onto wages. The only way to spend the money was to remove the purse from the arm... or an arm from the body! #AdventFinds https://t.co/ZXSKPJSGOP
Advent Find 13: Dodecahedrons appear in the northern part of the Roman Empire, from Britain to Hungary, & span the whole of the Roman period. Findspots are diverse, including military camps, graves, & rivers. There function remains uncertain. #AdventFinds https://t.co/rIcBWmlqe2
Advent Find 12: Headstud brooches are common & long-lived type. New variations with have been found in Yorks & Lincs & were thought to be a northern phenomenon until one from the Isle of Wight changed our thinking. Only 11 examples are known. #AdventFinds https://t.co/L65SVgdDsc
Advent Find 11: This Roman military diploma is one of only a few known from Britain. They granted privileges, such as citizenship and right of legal marriage, to auxiliary soldiers who had completed their military service, usually 25 years. #AdventFinds https://t.co/XzoxT983HM
Advent Find 10: This Iron Age strap fitting decorated with three birds is nationally unique. Despite the richness of metal work in the East Riding of Yorkshire, animals are somewhat rare making this object especially interesting & important. #AdventFinds https://t.co/TWOxEBKn3i
Advent Find 9: When new, this late Iron Age beaded torc would have had a shining golden colour like those made of gold. Torcs had particular significance to Iron Age people and are thought to identify people of high rank. #AdventFinds https://t.co/UqNUlKca4T
Advent Find 8: This Iron Age object is unusual & unique amongst British finds. It is also a mystery as its purpose & function are uncertain. It also represents the first such example of a male with braided hair found in UK metalwork. #AdventFinds https://t.co/NRtFjSdwZ3
Advent Find 7: Socketed hammers are rare. Only c.35 are recorded on the PAS database, 4 found in North Yorkshire. The earliest bronze hammers were created in the Middle Bronze Age but hammer finds are more defined in Late Bronze Age hoards. #AdventFinds https://t.co/vUCRIy9QOA
Advent Find 6: This Bronze Age spearhead is rare with only 3 known. The raised bosses represent false rivets derived from rivets on the earliest spearheads which are effectively dagger blades attached to a long shaft rather than short handle. #AdventFinds https://t.co/HCJxlRJoyT
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