Record ID: LEIC-85DFA5
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy toy cannon, 44mm in length, 15mm wide and 9mm thick with a weight of 11.49grams. The object is a typical cannon, circular in cross section and rectangular in form with tapering barrel. It has two circular cross sectioned projections which would have supported the cannon. One has part of a supporting framework still attached, consisting of a flat sheet with two circular loops attached, one holding the cannon.. LANCUM-B5FE32 notes ' Many of these cannons were fired and are often found with exploded barrels from mis-fires. There are good parallels on t…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-855E70
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy belt mount, 25mm in length, 18mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 2.07grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It consists of a flat rhombus shaped plate which has a raised border with projecting knops at each corner. It has a central raised flower motif formed of a central circler with radiating petal motifs. Its underside has a circular cross sectioned. just above central fixing prong. It is similar to NMS 5B56E4 and WMID B0896E.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8460A3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Post Medieval copper alloy buckle, 22mm in length, 22mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 2.73grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and D shaped in cross section. It has two oval loops, one with a slightly pointed centre, a rounded upper surface and it pin bar has iron staining.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-844703
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Post Medieval copper alloy buckle, 27mm in length, 21mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 3.47grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and D shaped in cross section. It is formed of two oval loops with one rounded surface and is covered in iron staining around the pin bar and the rest.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 17th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-83F666
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Medieval to early Post Medieval lead alloy button, 24mm in diameter, 9mm thick with a weight of 13.09grams. The button is circular in form and slight D shaped cross section. It had a flat underside with a clear casting seam containing an integral circular fixing loop (now damaged). Its surface has a raised border of small domed circles and inside this is a flower like motif formed of a central knop and six radiating 'petals' in between these are six domed circle in pellet motifs.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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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
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Record ID: LEIC-829C63
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mm in diameter, 15mm thick, with a weight of 64.50g. The object is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section. The whorl is plain apart from a slight raised border at its widest point and has a central circular hole 10mm in diameter. The whorl fits Walton Rogers form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-CB0B85
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Sestertius of Domitian (AD 81-96) probably dating to the period AD 92 to 94 (COS XVI?) (Reece Period 4). Reverse type IOVI [VICTORI S C] Jupiter seated left, holding Victory and sceptre. RIC II.1, p. 321, cf. no. 751.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-C89908
Object type: MUSKET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy trigger guard, 65mm in length, 17mm wide and 19mm thick with a weight of 15.36g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and consists of a flat plate with a flat triangular projection at one end. This is decorated with an incised line across the shaft and then two lines curving outwards from the transverse line and into the sides of the triangle. At the the other end the object has a rounded terminal and from just in front of this is a curving sub rectangular transverse projection. This is the broken base of a trigger guard and behind it in…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-C87AA3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead alloy object probably a weight, 72mm in length, 42mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 217g. The object has an elongated oval form and a semi-circular cross section. It would have been made by creating a simple casting well as is most probably a quickly manufactured weight. It is similar to one found nearby Found clos eto a similar shaped weight LEIC-85C092
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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