The Durham River Wear Assemblage totals some 14,500 ordinary and extraordinary objects. These typically small metal objects, which transcend the late- and post-medieval periods, are challenging the way in which we understand Durham's past. The assemblage features many different artefact types and includes such objects as: Fixtures and Fittings β window cames, spikes, brackets, mounts, hinges & hooks, floor tiles; Medical β syringes, ear wax scoops & pins; Writing & Reading β bone stylus, seal matrix & printing blocks; Leisure β lead toys, buzz discs, lead dice & miniature vessels; Tools β needles, thimbles, spindle whorls, metal & leather working tools & ingots; Trade β lead cloth seals, bag seals, tokens, lead tokens, coin weights, pan weights, other weights, scales, coins & jetton; Religious Objects β pilgrim souvenirs, secular bells & crucifix; & Dress Accessories β buckles, clasps, pins, beads, strap ends, buttons, chains, pendants, finger rings, lace chapes, decorative mounts etc.