Record ID: LEIC-D23E4E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy anthropomorphic mount, dating to c.AD 43 - 410. The mount is complete and is in the form of a female bust. The face is worn and no details remain. he hair is elaborately styled into a coiffure. It is uncertain whether or not this figure represents a deity.   Height: 27.9 mm Width: 14.2 mm Thickness: 13.4 mm Weight: 16.82 g
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-53D58D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible incomplete cast copper alloy harness mount of Roman date (c. AD 43-410). The mount is roughly pelta-shaped in plan and flat, with a narrow leg extending from below the wings which is circular in section and slightly raised from the pelta plane. If the object is a mount, it is missing a shank on the reverse for attachment; however, it is possible that this has broken off in antiquity and the surface has subsequently smoothed over the attachment area. The object has an irregular, light green patina. Length: 27.9 mm Width: 21.6 …
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-2B6ADC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy and lead-alloy anthropomorphic mount or escutcheon, dating to c.AD 43 - 410. The mount is in the form of a female bust, it is made of copper-alloy and is hollow to the rear, the bust has been filed with lead-alloy. The face is slightly worn, a pair of incised almond eyes, complete with pierced pupils remain, a nose projects slightly, the mouth is worn. No clothing is visible on the upper chest. The hair is elaborately styled into a coiffure. It is unsure whether or not this figure represents a deity.  Height: 48.4 mm Width:  38.2 mm Weight: 71.5…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-4DAD65
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy anthropomorphic mount, dating to AD 43 - 410. The mount is in the form of a human face. The object is sub-triangular in plan with rounded edges, it is convex at the front and concave at the rear. It is in the form of a three-dimensional human female head. The facial features are crude, consisting of a rectangular nose, lips and a pair of pointed oval eyes, inside are punched circular/annular iris'. The hair is moulded in a parted and braided coiffure style. The rear retains a fragment of square sectioned shank which terminates in an old break. Leng…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-FB514E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Cast coper-alloy possible mount resembling a stylised bird, possibly a duck or chicken, dating to AD 50 - 410. The bird is simply designed and consists of a pointed oval head, and triangular body behind, tapering to the tail. There are traces of iron corrosion beneath the 'tail' of the object. Possibly a zoomorphic terminal from a hair pin or mount of Roman date. The object is in fair condition, is 21mm long, 19mm wide, 8mm thick and weighs 7.68g. Justine Bayley National Finds Advisor comments on HESH-5C1BC1: This object is unlikely to be a pin-head as it is much larger th…
Created on: Sunday 21st June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
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Record ID: WMID-273AFD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper-alloy, openwork Roman mount of the 'trompetenmuster' style, dating to the late second or early third century (AD 150-300). The object comprises three conjoined double head trumpet shapes with a central circular piercing. The reverse is flat. The object has a mid-green coloured patina which has been abraded in places. Appels and Laycock (2007) illustrate mounts with similar trumpet motifs on pages 77-78. They explain that this design became popular towards the latter stages of the 2nd century AD. They suggest the non-Roman 'Celtic' design was popular in the Germ…
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A0870E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy mount or finial? 23mm long, 12mm wide and 14mm thick with a weight of 16.71grams. The obbject is circular in cross section and sub rectangular in form. It has a flat circular base below a short tapered neck. Above this the object is 'acorn' like with a rounded collar below a domed top. The object is a decoartive terminal or handle of some sort.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-BB4467
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount, 26mm in diameter, 9mm thick and weighing 5.45grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is openwork, consisting of a rounded frame which contains a central transverse bar. From the border two C shaped scolls extend, touching the central bar. The reverse has two circular sectioned rivets emerging from under the frame.
Created on: Friday 16th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: WAW-BC8FD3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (1st to 4th century) mount or unidentified object: The object is sub-circular, with a small portion of the edge missing. The outer face is decorated with three concentric rings, the outer two are shallow, the interior ring is wider and taller forming a central cell. Within the cell there is a moulded design which is unclear but there are traces of dark blue enamel. The reverse is undecorated and has no sign of attachment. The surface is abraded and has patches of a brown-green patina. The object measures 36.04mm in length, 30.89mm in width and weighs 8.8g The style of t…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Last updated: Friday 7th October 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6D1092
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy belt mount, 21mm in length, 20mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 5.24grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with a hollow underside. It is plain except for a double linear depression running across its surface, which forms a slightly rounded surface on eitehr side. There is a circular sectioned shaft emerging from the centre of its underside.The object is similar to LEIC-D77FF3.
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-708B1E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy handle, 29mm long, 28mm in diameter and weighing 31.91grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of a rectangular cross sectioned shaft, now 6x9mm, which sits on the back of a circular handle with a rectangular cross section. This has concave sides creating a slight collar at the base and a more tapering wider collar at the front/top (now damaged) . Inside this flared collar the upper surface is slightly concave and in its centre sits a tapering circular cross-sectioned projection which has a rounded tip and emerges just high…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-461C06
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy mount, Length 24mm, width 17mm, thickness 2mm, with a weight of 2.95grams. The objcet is sub rectangular in form and section and has two main components. The first is a, now incomplete, circular plate which has a raised border and is divided into five cells by the insertion of a central rectangle (with central raised pellet) with curved sides which reach to the outside border. Below this the object is trapezoidal and is divided into three cells by four raised lines running to a horizontal raised line on its base, which has a slightly crimped appearance. There is…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-E4A235
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Post Medieval? copper alloy mount, 25mm in diameter, 4mm thick and weighing 9.58grams. The object is circular in form with a slightly domed cross section. It has a central raised knop with a central circular depression, which may hint at a function. It is decorated with three concentric bands, two of which are filled with a rope like relief moulding flanking a raised plain band. The reverse is flat and plain.
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-345D6A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy mount, 28mm long, 20mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 5.45grams. The object is oval in form and has an obtuse triangular cross section with a hollow underside. The wider part forms the rounded chin of a male? face with the upper flatter area forming the hair. The face is flat and is represented with incised oval eyes with round inserts for pupils, formed of another metal, being brown on an otherwise green object. Between these is a hint of a large triangular nose and no sign of a mouth. The hair is marked by a linear depression running across the object, above…
Created on: Tuesday 18th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 21st August 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-9EC4E6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or later copper alloy fragment of a mount/handle. The object is circular in cross section and rectangular in form with a domed upper surface. It terminates with a large spherical knop, which is partly detached. Its base has a projecting lip which is only evident on one side and appears complete. Its inside is filled with iron suggesting that it fitted onto a shank. It may have been a furniture fitting (handle or knob). Length: 18.5mm, width: 13mm, weight: 14.66gr.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9DB992
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval copper alloy discoidal object, probably a belt mount. The object is circular, with a raised rim and one raised concentric circle on the obverse, and a rivet hole at the centre. The reverse is flat with a spike on each side (cfr NARC-AAE9F6, LEIC-578615). Length: 24mm, width: 2.5mm, diameter: 24mm, weight: 7.84gr.
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-3685EF
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy belt fitting. The object has an elongated 'kite' shaped form with rounded long edges converging into points. This has a domed upper surface and a concave underside. From the centre of the underside projects a circular sectioned prong, which terminates in an oval shaped flat plate. Length: 28.5mm, width: 10mm, thickness: 10mm, weight: 4.25gr.
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-340BFE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy unidentified object. The object oval in shape with a rectangular cross section. The upper surface has a raised rim, with the resulting recess possibly working as a bezel to house glass or a gem? However, no evidence of a loop is visible, so the object may be identified as a game piece? This object is similar to BOS5837 (LEIC-F00557) and BOS1720 (LEIC-F0418E). Length: 15mm, width: 13.5, thickness: 1mm, weight: 2.38gr.
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-332273
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Roman copper alloy vulvate mount, dating from c. AD 150-300. The object has a sub rectangular shape and two small flat rivets in the surface, one of which is very worn. The inner surface is very corroded and it has a brownish patina. Length: 22.5mm, width: 14mm, thickness: 2mm, weight: 1.92gr. A similar one can be seen on the database under DOR-195BD9
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 7th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E4E945
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or Roman copper alloy bulls head mount, 71mm high, 58mm wide and 7mm thick (17mm at horns) with a weight of 75.86 grams. The object is incomplete, missing its right edge as viewed. It is rectangular in form and cross section and consists of a bulls head in a rectangular frame and with a circular suspension loop and rivet above. It has a stylised face with a rectangular elongated snout, which merges into the base of the frame, and slight ovoid projections for eyes, with protruding, curved horns which extend 10mm from its surface. To the left it is framed with an openwork folia…
Created on: Thursday 9th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bosworth', grid reference and parish protected.