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PADLOCK
Unique ID: LEIC-CE40BE
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval copper alloy barrel padlock, 42mm long, 33mm wide and 14mm thick with a weight of 21.26grams. The object is zoomorphic representing a horse and is broadly rectangular in form and circular in cross section. It has a stocky cylindrical body with short circular sectioned legs positioned in each corner. It has decoration on its body representing a saddle, formed of a raised oval motif, with two raised 'straps' running down the horses sides. It has a circular sectioned neck with a stylised triangular head. The head has triangular ears protruding from each upper corner and its neck is incised with with parallel lines representing a mane.There is a circular depression in the centre of teh face, which may have held the padlocks bar in place. It has a rectangular hole in its front, under the head, which has two short triangular projections in the centre of its upper and lower sides. It has a rectangular recess in its rear which contains two D shaped holes arranged back to back, forming a straight transverse bar.
The object is very similar to SF-67C2E5Z which is adted to the 13th - 15th Centuries. For a more complete example see LANCUM-CB2F97 which has the locking device.
Class:
zoomorphic
Sub class: Lewis Form V
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 33 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight: 21.26 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Peckleton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK4602
Four figure Latitude: 52.61383367
Four figure longitude: -1.3220578
1:25K map: SK4602
1:10K map: SK40SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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