Record ID: LEIC-FD2E86
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy mount, dating to c. 200 BC - AD 100. The main body of the mount is pelta shaped with two intgral leaf-shaped projections below, one of these is incomplete. The front of the mount is decorated with five recessed cells filled with red enamel. On each leaf is a single circular cell. On the pelta are three semi-circular cells, one towards the top of the mount and one at each side. The mount is further decorated with incised lines. The rear of the mount is undecorated. Length: 27.5 mm Width: 29.4 mm Thickness: 3.7 mm Weight: 6.9 Similar examples …
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-594DE6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy mount or, dating to c.200 BC - AD 100. The object is in the form of a triskele, only one arm is complete. The object is flat at the front and concave at the rear, giving it a D-shaped cross section. Each of the arms appear to have the same decoration consisting of a raised coiled ridge. In the centre remains a fragment of cylindrical rivet which would have secured the object. The rear is domed at each arm and undecorated. Length: 24.11 mm Width: 25.65 mm Thickness: 9.11 mm Weight: 13.83 g
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-38C922
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy mount in the form of a duck, probably dating from c.100 BC - AD 100. The object is solid with an integral rivet to the underside. The body is tear-drop shaped with a D-shaped cross-section (being flat to the underside). From the rounded end, the neck which is oval in cross-section, extends vertically into a rounded head and forwards at an angle into a triangular shaped beak. The main body is decorated with two pairs of chevrons, one set meet at the rear of the neck, the second pair begin 1/3 of the way down the body and meet slightly above the …
Created on: Monday 24th August 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-549B43
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy mount. The object is oval in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of two circular framed recesses which just butt up against one another in the centre of the object. The reverse of these is flat with a hole in the centre? These two circles are joined above and below by two U shaped, circular cross sectioned shafts. The object is probably a sliding harness mount or a componenet of a large mount. No info referring to its completeness has been recorded.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-6C8413
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy decorative mount, c.45mm long and 35mm wide with a thickness of 2-3mm. The object is in good condition and weighs 17.82grams. The object is semi-circular in form with a triangular projection at one side and has a flat rectangular section. It is incomplete, with the now 'flat' edge to the right (as shown in the photo) being very irregular for most of its length, but with a definate flat edge on its upper quarter. The other curved edge has a border formed of an incised inner line with transverse incised short lines running to the edge. This border widens as it move…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-8640D7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age? copper alloy mount, possibly a dress fastener?, The object is in fair condition and weighs 8.62grams. It is 29mm long, 12mm wide and 8mm thick. The object consists of a circular sectioned shaft which is bent at one end and joins a flat circular plate at the other. The plate is decorated with an incised circle. Below the plate, towards the outer edge, are the remains of an incomplete staple shaped loop attachment. The object is probably a Dress fastener which is missing a component.
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-93E041
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy mount, 31mm long, 29mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 8.05grams. It is sub circular in form and has a central triangular void, two sides of which are bowed, the straight side sits directly below a transverse incised line which divides the object into two halves. Above this line are two incised triangles, one each side of the void, the tips of which touch a circular fixing hole, one incomplete, with chamferred edges. In the centre of the two holes there is a vertical incised line which terminates in a further triangular motif, wh…
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-4215F5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy and enamel object, 29mm long, 28mm wide and 12mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 9.27 grams. The object is T shaped and consists of a rectangular sectioned bar with two ovoid protrusions on its outer side and two circular terminals at each end. These are all decorated with a single circular dot of enamel or glass? infill in their centres. The bar is attached to a circular sectioned 'handle' which splits into two sections, each one joining the object under the inside of the circular terminals, forming a V shaped void. The object is probably a …
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-71E2B1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy vessel handle fragment, 27mm long and 14mm and 4mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 4.57grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and section and consists of two semi-circular sectioned arms which merge together and then begin to seperate again. At this point the object has a solid 'plate' between the two arms and it turns C. 45 degrees. It has a semi-circular edge which contains a circular fixing hole. It is vaguely similar to WMID-189215 and SF-2374. The object is probably a type described as 'Mirror types' by Corcorhan as they resemble …
Created on: Monday 19th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-B8DAE5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy and enamel harness mount fragment, 83mm long, 48mm wide and 3-5mm thick. The object is in poor condition but does have patches of original surface intact and weighs 47.20grams. The object consists of three irregular but joining pieces and one small piece which does not appear to join onto the others. The object has patches of decoration consisting of sub triangular hollows to take enamel, plain polished? bronze areas with an incised border and borders consisting of a row of raised short lines. The object probably represents the central part of a harness fitting s…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th July 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-57D914
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy ox? head mount, 24mm long, 23mm wide and 21mm deep. The object si in fair condition and weighs 13.12grams. It consists of a three dimensional animal head with triangular ears or horns (one damaged), protruding sub rectangular snout and recessed circular eyes. The back of its neck forms aridge which appears to be decorated with incised lines, representing hair? The figure is placed in the centre of what was a plate formed of three circular loops, only one is present now.
Created on: Monday 25th October 2010
Last updated: Sunday 11th October 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-7C9E65
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount in the form of a styalised boar's(?) head, possibly Iron Age. Viewed from the front the mount has two large forward-facing ears, two simple 'dot' eyes, an elongated upturned snout and a simple horizontal slit for a mouth. The rear ventral surface has a transverse groove and half of a round hole remaining where the back of the 'neck' has broken off. This suggests that the object may have been mounted onto a rim or similar, possibly on a vessel? The object is 22mm long, 13mm wide, 15mm thick and weighs 6.0g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-2898F8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or Roman copper alloy mount, 22mm long, 12mm wide and 2.5mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 3.01grams. It consists of a sub triangular, trilobed plate with one flat edge . This has a circle of red enamel, 7mm in diameter,  in its centre. It has slightly rounded edges and its underside holds a sub rectangular fixing tang, about 4mm in length, but incomplete.
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
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Record ID: LEIC-1037D7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age or Roman copper alloy and enamel mount or fitting, 18mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 1.44 grams. The object is circular and domed it has a rectangular shaped protrusion C.5mm wide emerging from one side, this has broken off. The domed area is decorated with a central raised circular boss which is flanked by four oval shaped motifs which appear to have contained enamel. This decoration is contained in a raised circular border. The object may be part of a fitting and appears to be of Iron age or Roman date.
Created on: Wednesday 19th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-ADB531
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age or early Roman copper alloy button, 22mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a greenish brown patina and weighs 6.06grams. It is circular in form and flat, its surface has three circular depressions, 6mm in diameter, arranged in a triangular formation. These depressions probably held enamel. Inside each depression is a further circular depression, 2mm in diameter. The reverse is plain except for a sub circular protrusion c.6mm in diameter which may be the base of a shaft.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-6DDFE5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or Roman copper alloy mount, 30mm long and 18mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 4.76 grams. The object consists of a circular plate, 18mm in diameter, which sits on the narrow end of a triangular shaped protrusion. This is incomplete and appears to have been hollow, perhaps suggesting it is a strap end of some sort? The circular area is decorated with a raised outer border which contains a smaller raised border, 8mm in diameter. This in turn contains a raised circle 2mm in diameter. This would have contained enamel, but no traces of it rema…
Created on: Friday 26th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-C59515
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
possible Iron Age copper alloy mount, 32mm in diameter and 3mm thick. The object is a circular loop and has a semi-circular section. It has two sub rectangular decorations which protrude from the object, giving them a thickness of 5mm. These motifs have an incised line running at right angles across the object and on either side the protrusion has rounded surfaces. The object has no obvious fixings or other decoration and may have been part of a harness fitting?
Created on: Monday 6th March 2006
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-C1F241
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Irona Age or Roman copper alloy mount or amulet, 22mm long, 13mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The object is in a fair condition with a green patina and weighs 4.46grams. The object appears whole and is sub rectangular in form, with a rounded upper surface and an almost flat lower surface which has pointed terminals. It is decorated with a raised border which follws the form of the object and is intersected with a series of short incised lines. Within this there is a linear depression surrounding a raised lentoid area. In the centre of this is a circular depression which is filled with enamel…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-70F735
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or Roman? copper alloy mount, 13mm in diameter and 14mm long. The object is in good condition with a dark green patina and weighs 5.70 grams. The mount consists of a dome, 5mm deep, which is decorated with 'cup and ring' marks (which consist of an incised circle around a raised circle which in turn surrounds a hole). The dome has a raised tapering border 2mm thick which is decorated with vertical incised lines at close intervals which appear to form a gripping surface? The base of the object has a short shaft, 5mm long and 4mm in diameter, emerging from its centre. It is not c…
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-097CA3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age or Roman copper alloy mount, 35mm long, 28mm wide and 9mm thick. It consists of a small cirular protrusion which is sub spherical in section. This is decorated in teh form of a human head with small round eyes, a triangular noes and traces of a mouth. This sits above a large sub-circular form which is slightly domed with a flat reverse. This has two small spherical protrusions forming stylised breasts. The object is probably a mount from a vessel and its form suggest that the head would have sat above the rim of the vessel.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
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