Record ID: LEIC-8DC4E1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age copper alloy tongue-shaped chape, 39mm in length, 16mm wide, 6mm thick with a weight of 8.71g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and represents the lower part of a scabbard chape. It has a rounded , swollen lower edge and its only decoration is a central linear ridge running up each face and terminating in a horizontal projection running along its base. Its upper edge is very damaged and in places it is very thin. The object belongs to the Wilburton phase (1150-800BC) and similar scabbard chapes can be seen in Savory 1980, page 185, figure 37, nu…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-FD8A32
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to middle Bronze age flint barbed and tanged arrow head, c. 21mm long and wide. The flint is triangular in form and sub rectangular in cross section. It has a pale brown colour and both barbs and tang appear to be intact, though it appears to be missing its tip. The surface has shallow invasive re-touch over its entire surface.
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-47D0C2
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age? gold bead or bracelet fragment, 11mm long, 4mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 0.25g. The object is rectangular in form and sub circular in cross section. It consists of a rectangular fragment of worked sheet which has been folded up to make a bead? It has one clear complete plain edge then the body has a series of parallel indented lines about 0.5mm apart, running across its body to an incomplete edge. These appear to be the impressions of incised decoration, forming a ridged surface on what is now the inside. The two almost joining edges appear to be one straight, pro…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Higham on the Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-90F47D
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze age copper alloy tanged chisel, 39mm long, 13mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 2.46g. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a narrow 'tang' which gradually widens and then flares outward to form a slightly rounded flat blade. The object is similar to IOW-C695CB SUR-6751DB SOM-589161 NMS-5EB338
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-54F15A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric copper alloy object fragment? 15mm in length, 13mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 3.07grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular (rhomboid) in cross section, with each face having a rounded central ridge. The object has a tri-lobed form with three incomplete shafts, one of which is slightly longer, all are broken off. The patina suggests a great age, but function is uncertain. It was found in the same location as two prehistoric metal fragments, (see LEIC-544574 and LEIC-542023) suggesting it may be this old and could have been gathered for re-w…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-542023
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy axe blade fragment, 27mm in length, 14mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 3.14g. The object is sub triangular in form and cross section and consists of a corner of a blade of a probable socketed axe. It has a slightly curved and damaged blade, 1mm thick at its tip. The fragment then widens out and is solid, but in a very damaged state. It was found in the same location as other prehistoric metal fragments (see LEIC-544574 and LEIC-54F15A) suggesting it may have been gathered for re-working?
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-F05700
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age copper alloy axe fragment, 1500-1150 BC. Length: 39 mm, width: 49 mm, thickness: 14 mm, weight: 84 g. Fragment of a probably palstave axe, consisting of the rounded, splayed blade and part of the solid rectangular shaped and cross sectioned body (29mm wide) which is decorated with a rounded ridge running down its centre towards the blade.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Saturday 15th February 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-171B50
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age? gold linear sheet, possibly a bracelet fragment? 27mm long, 13mm wide 8mm thick and weighing 8.40g. The object is now sub rectangular in form and oval in cross section, it is a sheet that has been rolled around itself at least four times and appears to be incomplete. At the visible end it is 14mm wide and very thin less than 0.25mm thick. It is decorated with a series of seven raised rectangular cross sectioned ridges set within a plain flat border visible on one edge, 2mm wide. The sheet narrows and has probably been trimmed, as where it folds under itself it is 12mm w…
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-02A485
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric or Roman? copper alloy casting sprue, 17mm long, 16mm wide and weighing 4.71g. The object has a flat urregular circular terminal 17mmx14mm which has a rough upper surface. Below this is a rectangular shaped and sub rectangular cross sectioned projection which tapers in width at its base, terminating in a point. The object is similar in form to LEIC-E3FCA7 and LVPL-F0EBE9 and WILT-EE8A7B, all undated, but it bears a resemblance to both Bronze age and Roman examples recorded here.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-F317D2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe collar fragment, 22mm in length, 20mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 6.08grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and has a curved profile. Its complete edge has a rounded D shaped cross sectioned collar on the outer surface, 2mm thhick and wide. Below this is a narrow linear depression. There is a second rounded collar 4mm wide, 11mm in from the first. To the left of the object (as shown) is a distinct casting seam running the length of the fragment.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-7D0832
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to early Bronze age flint thumb nail scraper, 30mm long, 25mm wide and 10mm thick with a weight of 8.16g.. The object is oval in form and semi-circular in cross section. It has a clear bulb of percussion on its ventral surface struck from a flat platform. Its dorsal surface has invasive semi-abrupt scaled re-touch over most of its surface, becoming abrupt and stepped at the distal end.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7CE26E
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age axe fragment, 41mm long, 33mm wide and 9mm thick with a weight of 44.21g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and consists of the curved splayed blade of an axe with a rectangular portion of its body still in tact. The object has a triangular shaped profile and is solid. Its form suggests it is a fragment of an early Bronze Age flat axe or a mid Bronze Age palstave.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-13A0FE
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy arrowhead 18mm long, 13mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 1.12g. The object is sub triangular in form and ovoid in cross section. It is an almost complete barbed and tanged arrowhead, missing part of one tang. It appears to have been roughly cast and has a slightly bevelled edge on one face, suggesting one piece mould? Similar to WILT-807272 WMID-CE6A76 SF6680. .
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-E7112F
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to late Bronze Age blade fragment, 87mm long, 27mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 55.95g. The object is rectangular in form and pointed oval in cross section. It is incomplete on all sides but has a visible bevel c.2mm away from the present edge along one long edge (far right as shown) The cross section has a wide central section 6mm thick and then it gently thins down to c. 2mm at the present edges.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-5D796B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy disc- headed pin, Length: 27 mm, diameter: 11 mm, weight: 2.13 grams. The pin is incomplete, missing its lower shaft. This is circular in cross section and widens as it reaches the head from 2mm to 3.5 mm in diameter. The head is 3 mm deep and 11 mm in diameter. It is circular in form and triangular in cross section, emerging from the shaft and widening to form a disc with a concave upper surface which contains a central circular depression. There is no decoration. Pins of this type are hard to date as they are not often discovered within hoards. The…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-5BE6A3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age copper alloy flat axe, Length: 94 mm, width: 43 mm, thickness: 11 mm, weight: 164 g. The axe is complete but is pitted with corrosion and has a rectangular form and cross section. It has a very square butt end with tapering sides and it has largely parrallel, slightly flanged edges which only taper outwards slightly before becoming the curved edge to the blade. this tapers gently in width and has a rounded edge with slightly projecting sides. There is no sign of any decoration. Its form is consistent with the Arreton developed flat axehead type, of Early to Middle Bronze…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-2D8733
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid Bronze age to Iron age unidentified copper alloy object, 38mm long, 16mm in diameter and weighing 16.69grams. The object has a circular cross section and is sub rectangular in form. Two thirds of the present object has a hollow circular form, akin to a 'pipe bowl'. This is decorated with closely placed parallel incised lines around two thirds of its surface. At the base of the decoration there is a slight rounded collar and beyond this the object narrows and forms a solid tapering 'point', missing its terminal (3mm in diameter at the present base). Similar objects have been r…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E0EF32
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age copper alloy spearhead fragment of Davis Group 13. The fragment is sub rectangular in form, with a central circular cross sectioned, tapering shaft, flanked by incomplete blade projections. At one end there is a circular hollow forming the base of the shaft and the other (upper) edge there is a circular cross sectioned, solid centre with triangular cross sectioned projections. The fragment forms the lower part of the blade, where it joins its shaft and is in a very poor condition. Length: 42 mm, width: 20 mm, thickness: 11 mm, weight: 15.14 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-DCAD2D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy side looped spearhead, dating to 1500-1150 BC. Length: 104 mm, width: 19 mm at widest point of the blade, thickness: 14 mm at widest, weight: 31.58 grams. The object consists of three fragments which were found on separate occasions. These fragments have sustained damage during deposition and the object is missing its tip and part of the base of its shaft. It has an incomplete oval blade with a pronounced solid mid rib which tapers into the surface of the shaft. Below this point the object has two intact side loops with a semi-circular form and a sub-circular c…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-8ECBE3
Object type: PLANO CONVEX KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age flint plano convex knife fragment dating to 2350-801BC. 22mm in length, 21mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 1.55grams. The object is sub circular in form and slightly semi-circular in cross section and is incomplete, missing its lower (as shown) edge. It is heavily worked all over, with sub paralllel, low angled re touch and is re-corticating.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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