Record ID: SWYOR-85D813
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete set of Roman copper-alloy dividers dating from AD 43 - 410. The dividers have two nearly intact arms with just the end points missing. The top half of the arms are rectangular and flat. They step narrower about half way down, and the lower ars are D shaped in cross-section. The decoration is restricted to two incised chevrons above, and two below a pair of incised transverse lines just above the reduction in width. The lower section one arm is quite corroded and the original pointed ends are missing. AT the pivit point, both arms have a rounded terminal throu…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Sunday 26th November 2023
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Record ID: DUR-83CC6C
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper-alloy dividers, likely of Roman date (AD 43–410). The dividers have one nearly intact arm that is broken at the lower section before it would have come to a point. A dome-shaped boss that forms the end of the spindle is threaded through the near complete arm and the partial remains of the second arm. The dome is decorated with an incised radial design, but the attached spindle is broken and is missing the opposing terminal. The broken spindle has two protruding stubs, which would have formed the hole that a wedge was placed in to keep the arms in place (a com…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2020
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Record ID: BERK-8A377C
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A pair of complete cast copper alloy dividers of probable late Roman or early Saxon date. The dividers take the form of two long, straight arms that taper to a point; the arms are in the closed position. The arms are held at the top by an iron spindle (indicated by iron corrosion), forming a hinge. The ends of the spindle have added copper alloy mounts, one in the form of an eagle's head and the other a rounded bulb forming the back of the hinged spindle on the other side of the arms. The eagle's head is attached to a circular sectioned rod through which is a slot with the rema…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyford', grid reference and parish protected.