Record ID: LEIC-6CB16A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy gilded mount, c. 28mm long and 32mm wide. The object is in poor condition with an irregular edge and is sub triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It appears to be incomplete probably broken across its narrower straight edge. From there the objects sides widen outwards and terminate in a curved outer edge, giving it an axe shape. It is decorated all over with style II interlace, formed of three bands and heavily knotted. It has patches of a solid gilded border along two edges. Its reverse houses three short, circular cross sectioned prongs …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-705DCA
Object type: COMB
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy comb, 107 mm long, 22 mm wide and 1 mm thick with a weight of 10.05g. The object is sub-rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of a solid sub rectangular plate with a curved/bowed upper surface and rounded ends. One end is intact and has a small circular hole, 2 mm in diameter, centrally placed. The other end is damaged but appears to only be missing a small area and part of a second circular hole may be visible at the centre of the break. The object is decorated on this upper edge on both sides with a solid double incised b…
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton Cheney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-5B21C6
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy dress hook, 22mm long, 15mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 0.91g. The object is incomplete, missing its curved hook. The object is shield shaped and has a small circular hole in each upper corner, on the objects flat edge. It has been roughly decorated with incised overlapped /radiating lines.
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-47DF7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 22mm in length, 9mm wide, 7mm thick with a weight of 3.15g. The object is sub rectangular in form and U shaped in cross section. It is very worn but is probably a zoomorphic terminal. It is mostly formed of an oval shaped plate with a hollow underside and slightly rounded upper surface, representing a head. It then has a semi-circular projection on its underside, corresponding to a rounded projection at its end, representing a snout.
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9E82B3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy strap end, 30mm long, 9mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 3.20g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It consists of a flat triangular shaped plate which has a flat upper edge with a large, centrally placed, circular hole just below. Halfway down this plate there is a step across the object at an angle, suggesting this is an old break and would have formed a second triangular plate to hold the belt/strap. The rest of the object has a semi-circular cross section and a sub triangular shape forming an animal head…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8F12A6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval or Medieval copper alloy strap end, 28mm in length, 10mm wide, 5mm thick with a weight of 3.67g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It is formed of two plates joined at one end. It is largely rectangular in form with tapering sides, but the short joined end has a concave semi-circular form, which appears complete, but may be a worn break and once extended out into a full circle? The object is decorated on one face with a double incised border. The area inside is very worn, but may be an interlace creature inside or at least it has traces o…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8EA027
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup terminal, 42mm in length, 10mm wide, 9mm thick with a weight of 7.59g. The object has a sub rectangular form and a u-shaped cross section, with a hollow underside. The object is very worn, but for about half of its length it is shallow and slightly rounded, it then gradually widens out and forms a prominent rounded projection about two thirds down its length. This represents the top of a beasts head and from here it turns downwards before raising slightly again and terminating in a rounded end projection. This forms th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8D6488
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy small long brooch, 33mm in length, 27mm wide, 10mm thick with a weight of 7.73g. The brooch is incomplete, missing its foot and consists of a head plate with three integral semi-circular knops, with a double collar. This has very crisp decoration in the form of two vertical rows of incised dots flanking a central saltaire. The rounded, arched bow also has the same incised border down each edge. The reverse of the head plate has two semi-circular shaped projections, housing an intact iron spring.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-8D0E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Viking) St Edmund memorial silver penny, incomplete, 895-910AD.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8C9C88
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? copper alloy mount, 33mm in length, 27mm wide, 13mm thick with a weight of 14.54g. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of a domed, hollow openwork body decorated with a raised triskele motif, formed of three interlaced triangles with a central triangular void. This has four circular holes inside, one central and one inside each 'arm'. The surface is quire corroded so it is hard to see if there is any further decoration. Each of its three corners has a semi-circular shaped foot projecting from the main body and each has a li…
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-7A6A7C
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 39mm long, 24mm wide and 10mm thick (including the lip) with a weigh of 19.04g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section. It has an upper surface formed of a central rounded projection, flanked by a dip and then a rounded terminal. Below the central projection is a circular fixing hole. Each side has two rounded recesses flanking two small rounded projections and the base is flat with a sub rectangular lip projecting from its reverse which has a, now filled, circular attachment hole. The decoration i…
Created on: Monday 17th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-FA18C6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 20mm in diameter, 8mm thick, with a weight of 13.62g. The whorl is circular in form with a D shaped cross section. It is plain and has a central circular hole 7mm in diameter. The form matches Walton Rogers form A2 which she dates to 700-1100AD.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F9FD59
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 21mm in diameter, 12mm thick, with a weight of 23.23g. The whorl is circular in form with a D shaped cross section. It is plain and ha s a central circular hole, 8mm in diameter. The form matches Walton Rogers form A2 which she dates to 700-1100AD.
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-82FC12
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy stirrup strap mount, 43mm in length, 34mm wide and 9mm thick with a weight of 25.87g. The mount is sub rectangular in form and cross section and is complete. It has a flat base and sides which begin to curve inwards to its triangular apex. at the point they begin to curve there is a small sub rectangular projection and above this three sub triangular ones which stop just below the apex. These form the outline of downwards facing beasts with gaping mouths, rounded head and large eyes. The rest of the object is decorated with, now w…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-8274B7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 24mm in diameter, 10mm thick, with a weight of 22.94g. The object is circular in form and semi-circular in cross section. The whorl is plain and has a central circular hole 9 mm in diameter. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form A2 which she dates to 700-1100AD.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-82256F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 16mm in diameter, 11mm thick, with a weight of 39.79grams. The object is circular in form and semi-circular in cross section. It has a central circular hole 8mm in diameter. The object fits Walton Rogers Form A2 which she dates to 700-100AD.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-364A4E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval gilded copper alloy mount, 26mm in length, 16mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 3.22g. The object is incomplete and is rectangular and flat. It is decorated with a plain raised border, c.1mm wide, and inside this is a narrow depression and a further raised border, c.0.5mm wide. The main field is filled with double-strand plaited interlace forming an entwined beast. At the complete end are two diverging raised lines emerging from the body, suggesting an open mouth (or possibly forked tail), sitting over or perhaps biting a loop of interlace. It is difficult to be …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-362A76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch headplate, 31mm in length, 22mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 4.87grams. The object is well worn and is rectangular in form and cross section. It consists of a plain rectangular head plate which has three integral semi-circular knops, one at each edge. The fourth edge houses a raised portion of rectangular shaped and cross sectioned bow. The knops have a semi-circular raised collar where they join the plate, then a concave depression before terminating in a semi-sphere. The reverse of the brooch has a centrally placed semi-circul…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-33DBDC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Viking-age) copper alloy trefoil brooch, 46mm in length, 27mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 11.18g. The brooch is incomplete, missing most of one arm. The surviving arms are sub- rectangular, with a rounded tip. The front is slightly convex and the reverse is flat and undecorated. The front has been decorated with a plain raised outer border, then a double-strand interlace design running around the edge of the brooch and underneath three sub triangular motifs, each one sitting in the curve formed where the arms join and running to the object's edge. These surr…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-917DEC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy Borre style buckle, 30mm long, 23mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 3.35g. The object consists of an oval loop with a circular cross section. This has an elongated triangular pin rest in the form of an animal head. This has a pointed snout, rounded head with rounded upwards pointing ears which merge into the buckle loop and flank a triangular recess designed to house the pin, now missing. At the opposite side there are two short sub rectangular cross sectioned shafts, c. 6mm apart which project outwards c 5mm. These have now incomplete looped ter…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.