Record ID: LEIC-45A00F
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman, iron fragments, possibly casting waste and waste meterial? The large piece is an irregular shaped lump, with no signs of working. 72mm long, 47mm wide and 29mm thhick with a weight of 185grams. The smaller piece has a rectangular section and form with a flat surface with slightly curved edges, creating a hollow underside. 53mm long, 34mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 40.97grams. The objects were found in the same place as a probable Roman knife LEIC-452D16 and a Roman nail LEIC-4576AD, which could imply waste material gathered for recycling.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-4576AD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron nail mm 76long, 26mm wide (at the head) and 10mm thick with a weight of 34.52 grams. The nail has a rectangular cross sectioned incomplete shaft 10 x 10mm at the top and tapers in width. It has a rectangular shaped, domed head 26 x26mm.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-452D16
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron knife blade ? 153mm long, 39mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 111 grams. The blade is in two pieces and has a rectangular cross sectioned tang c.30mm long, which has a sub spherical terminal. The blade has a straight back and is wide, c.40mm, and rounded where it joins the tang, tapering to a point. The shape suggests it could be Roman in date and it was found in the same area as a Roman nail, LEIC-4576AD cf. Manning 1985, plate 55 or pl 5 (thanks to Ed Wood for the parallel).
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-890423
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval iron hammer head, 89mm long, 28mm wide and 28mm thick. It is rectangular in form with a central hole for attachment to a handle. In profile it tapers to a point at one end.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-673084
Object type: AXE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron axe head, 245mm long, 96mm wide, 59mm thick and weighing 1.5kg. The axe has a triangular shaft fixing? from which emerges a flared triangular blade. There is a parallell for this form in Manning ?? which is a roman carpenters axe and therefore quite a rare find.
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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