Record ID: NMS-5E332E
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Middle Bronze Age socketed spear of Davis' (2012) Group 6 dating to the period c. 1550 - 1250 BC. The mouth of the socket is missing. It now commences in an old break just below the side loops. One loop is incomplete due to old damage; both are now filled with brown corrosion product. The socket tapers into the blade, creating a lozengiform mid-rib which extents beyond the socket. The tip of the blade is missing due to old breaks. The edges of the blade are broken and heavily abraded. The spear exhibits a heavily pitted dark green patina with smooth dark brown patches in…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-68D637
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester Derivative type, with a Polden Hill spring. The brooch is mostly complete except for the missing pin. There is a bilateral spring with six coils on an axis bar held between pierced plates 15 mm apart. The chord secured by a rear-facing hook at the head. There are short, undecorated wings on either side of a prominent, bulbous head. The full length of bow is decorated, with two linear mouldings at the centre and a row of bosses at either side. The bow tapers smoothly to a cross moulding and conical foot knob with an additi…
Created on: Friday 5th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-689198
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester Derivative type, with a Polden Hill spring. The brooch is badly corroded and broken into two pieces halfway down the bow. There is a bilateral spring with eight coils and axis bar held between two pierced plates 18 mm apart. The chord is secured by a rear-facing hook at the head. The wings are short and undecorated. Despite corrosion, there is a discernible ridge flanked by grooves decorating the upper bow. The bulbous head tapers smoothly to a knobbed foot. The bow has a straight profile and is of D-shape section. The ca…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-682E62
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a Polden Hill sping. The brooch is badly corroded with the pin and much of the catch plate missing. The bilateral spring and axis bar are secured between two pierced plates 23 mm apart. The chord secured by forward-facing hook at the head. There are short, undecorated wings on either side of a bulbous head. The long, narrow bow tapers to a knobbed foot. The bow has a gently curved profile and is of ovoid section shape. This object corresponds to a Colchester Derivative brooch, Polden Hill, Mackreth 2…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-67A10C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a Polden Hill spring. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin. There is a bilateral spring with six coils, and the axis bar is held between pierced plates 12 mm apart. The chord is secured by a rear-facing hook at the head. There are short, undecorated wings on either side of a bulbous head. The undecorated bow tapers smoothly to a rounded foot knob with a flat base, which is preceded by a step. The bow has a gently curved profile and is of D-shape section. The catch plate is solid. This ob…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-675E0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a Harlow spring (double-pierced lug). The lower bow, pin and portions of the badly corroded spring are missing. There are three coils on either side of the pin, and axis bar and chord are secured by means of a double-pierced lug at the centre. Short, plain wings are curved to seat the spring. A ridge at the head gives the impression of a short hook. The bow is of D-shape section. Length: 19 mm. Weight: 3 g. This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes …
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-674653
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a Harlow spring (double-pierced lug). Its pin and small portions of the badly corroded spring are missing. There are two coils on either side of the pin. The axis bar and chord are secured by means of a double-pierced lug at the centre. The curved wings are decorated with vertical ribs. A pseudo-hook caps the head of the brooch and extends down the face of the upper bow, creating a ridge. There are diagonal grooves on either side of the ridge which follow the tapering of the upper bow. There is a cir…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-634463
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a rearward-facing hook. Its pin, spring, and the bottom of its catch plate are missing. The curved wings are open at the back and decorated with a series of grooved vertical mouldings separated by concave dips in the wing. The bulbous head of brooch tapers to the foot. At the top of the inner bow is a cast decoration of three small spheres arranged in a triangle. The outer face of bow is decorated with a central linear moulding, itself grooved with horizontal lines. The bow has a gently curved profil…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-61810B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch. It is badly corroded and broken into two pieces at point where the upper bow meets the lower bow. Its spring and pin missing. The upper bow is square in shape with two cross mouldings at the top. Another wide, raised cross moulding spans the lower bow. The bow then tapers to a wide, rectangular foot knob preceded by a step. The catch plate is solid. This object corresponds to a Hod Hill brooch, Mackreth 2011, Type 4.x. Length 39 mm. Weight: 4 g. This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes …
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-61133C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman period brooch (mid 1st century BC to 1st century AD). It is in a poor state of preservation with spring, pin, catch plate (except base) and lower portion of the foot missing. The lower portion of the cylindrical spring casing is still attached to the head. The casing is also incomplete, leaving the full width of the original wings unknown. The brooch is P-shaped in profile with an upper bow separated from a foot by a circular integral plate. Though the upper face of the bow shows slight corrosion, a reeded decoration is still discernible down t…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-60D61D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman period brooch (mid 1st century BC to 1st century AD). Its pin, catch plate and the majority of its foot are missing. The spring mechanism badly corroded. Its coils are held in a cylindrical case open at the back and sealed at the ends with caps, 17 mm apart. There remains a section of a disc that was integrally cast in with the bow and foot, which now runs from just below the spring casing downwards behind the bow to just past its base. The outer face of bow is unadorned and D-shape in profile. This object corresponds to a rosette or 'thistle' …
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-614C82
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman period brooch (mid 1st century BC to 1st century AD). It is badly corroded and the upper portion of the pin, left side of the spring and upper right portion of the disc are missing. The pin appears to be sprung with the mechanism housed in a closed cylindrical casing with a slot for the pin. A large, diamond-shaped disc extends from just below the spring casing, behind the bow to the top of the fan tail foot. It is curved in section and may have been fitted with a repoussé sheet. The bow takes the form of an abstracted lion, with hind legs lea…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-619D4F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Roman period brooch with catch plate and pin intact, though the latter is poorly corroded and is set in an upward-bent position. A cylindrical cross bar holds the hinged pin. This bar narrows to a constricted head with a horizontal cross moulding before expanding to another horizontal cross-moulding at the top of the bow. The bow tapers to the foot, with a central arris that extends the length of the bow. The bow is of D-shape section. A step precedes a hemispherical foot knob. This object corresponds to a Hod Hill brooch, Mackreth 2011, Type 10.d. Length: 58 …
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-66F3DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a Harlow spring (double-pierced lug). Its pin and portions of the badly corroded spring are missing. There are three coils on either side of the pin, and the axis bar and chord are secured by means of a double-pierced lug at the centre. The wings are plain and curved to seat the spring. A ridge at the head gives the impression of a short hook. A narrow groove runs down the length of the bow, which tapers evenly to a curved foot. The bow has a slightly curved profile and is of D-shape section. The cat…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-672541
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman period brooch of the Colchester derivative type, with a Harlow spring (double-pierced lug). It is badly corroded with the pin and most of the spring missing. The double-pierced lug is intact with small sections of the axis bar and chord corroded to one side of the lug. A narrow ridge at the head gives the impression of a short hook. The wings are plain, but the face of bow is decorated with a central groove running entire length. The bow is straight in profile and is of ovoid section shape. The catch plate is solid. This object corresponds to a Colchest…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-604EB0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch, with most part missing except the wings, upper bow and narrow projection at its base from whence the fantail foot would have extended. Two pierced plates cap the wings at the top, which suggests brooch once had a Polden Hill spring system. The upper bow has a flared shape with knobs sweeping out to both sides before curving back to the narrow projection. The outer face of the bow is covered in a series of geometric designs. These have been badly preserved, but a narrow rope-like pattern is discernible running down the central length of the bow a…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-54A062
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman period brooch (early to mid 1st century AD). It is corroded but mostly complete, except for the bottom section of pin and most of catch plate. There is a 6-coil spring and the chord is attached to the head of the brooch with a forward-facing hook. Each of the short wings is decorated with a series of vertical mouldings. The bow smoothly tapers to the foot, and its outer face is unadorned. The bow profile has a shallow curve after a sharp bend at the head. The bow is of ovoid section shape. This object corresponds to a Colchester brooch, Mackret…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-676703
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Bronze Age knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, Sutton type B, dating circa 2150 -1500 BC. The arrowhead is triangular in plan, with one face being slightly concave, and the other gently convex. It is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch. The complete barbs have rounded ends and the tang is square. The flint is dark grey in colour and there is no patina. One side is marginally flatter in profile than the other, with a small raised central portion remaining unflaked. Dimensions: length: 31.54mm; width: 23.35mm; thickness: 5.14mm; weight…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-5FAA61
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy button of probable Post-Medieval or possible Modern dating (c. AD. 1600 - 1900). The button is discoid, and has a concave back. The front of the button has a raised outer rim which has moulded filigree style decoration. Inside this is a second rim with the same filigree style moulding, surrounding a moulded floral motif formed of pellets and radiating lines which bisect the inner filigree rim. In the centre of the object is a sub-rectangular hole, presumably where the shank would have protruded from the reverse. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd January 2021
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Record ID: WMID-628A80
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy awl, possibly Bronze Age - Medieval in date, 2000 B.C. - AD.1100. The object is a single cast chisel with a flat terminal that widens towards the middle of the piece before tapering down to a point. The wider end terminates in a worn break, and is slightly bent inwards. The point is likely the tang of the object to be inserted into a wooden handle, and is roughly square in section. There is a slightly thicker collar below the tang. The object is undecorated, is mid to dark green in colour and has an uneven patina. Abrasion, caused by movement within the plou…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd January 2021
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