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-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-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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Record ID: LEIC-C85908
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead alloy and iron object, 26mm in length, 14mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 4.56g. The object has an openwork spherical form consisting of four rope like shafts, two are positioned very close together, which converge at its apex. a short shaft projects into the centre of the sphere and has a collar and pointed terminal. Each shaft is decorated with transverse linear depressions and the whole thing sits on a rounded collar. Below that is a circular cross sectioned iron shaft with a diagonal point. This suggests that the object may have been designed to be pushe…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-C65207
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 27mm in diameter, 15mm wide with a weight of 42.19grams. The object is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section with a central hole, 9mm in diameter. The whorl has some damage or is mis-cast on one face and is decorated on both sides with a raised design of chevrons, some which overlap and are interspersed with raised dots. The form matches Walton Rogers form C, which she dates to the Medieval period..
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-C62834
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla fragment, 40mm in length, 26mm wide and 8mm thick with a weight of 19.97grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and consists of one half of the object. It has a rounded lower edge and one curved side. The upper edge and other side is damaged. One side is decorated with tapering linear depressions, forming a scallop shell design. The other has an incomplete raised border of two concentric circles. The inner one is divided into quadrants with two raised lines and each quadrant contains a raised cross motif. On the complete side near…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-04A817
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead spindle whorl, 20mm thick and 33mm in diameter with a weight of 53.00grams. '. The object is circular in form and trapezoidal in cross section with an irregular form and central hole 8mm in diameter. The whorl conforms to Walton Rogers form A2., which she dates to 700-1100AD.
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st January 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-F1E8D9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy token, 1707 - 1800? Thickness: 1 mm, diameter: 15 mm, weight: 1.23 g. The token is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is decorated on one face with the combined coats of arms of England and Scotland in a shield with a crown above. This is flanked by a I and a 1/2. The combined coat of arms suggest a post Act of Union, 1707 date.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-F1C61A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval or early post Medieval lead alloy button, 1400-1700. diameter: 27 mm, thickness 19mm, weight: 25.57 g. The button is circular in form with a D shaped cross section. Its domed upper surface is decorated with a voided raised cross and a central semi-spherical boss. Each quarter has two raised arches. It has traces of iron loop in the centre of its underside. The button is similar BUC-415532 but without lead loop. The lack of parallels for an iron loop would suggest this is a repair.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-2CB870
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 1100-1500. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a series of raised lines and dots on both surfaces, as well as a distinct collar around the central circular hole, on both faces. Thickness: 11 mm, diameter: 32 mm, interior diameter: 9 mm, weight: 46.86 g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-047422
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 23mm in diameter, 11mm thick with a weight of 23.54grams. The object has a D shaped cross section, with a narrow flat lower surface and is circular in form with a central hole, 7mm in diameter. It has no decoration. This form fits Walton Rogers class A2, which she dates to 700-1100AD
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-2FFA04
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy pendant, 45mm long, 37mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 46.05grams. The pendant in intact and has a sub circular form and a rectangular cross section. It has an integral projecting suspension loop and is decorated on both sides. One side shows a saint with halo picked out by three projections emerging from the stylised head at three cardinal points. The figure is dressed in loose robes with a line of zig zag incised decoration running down the centre, suggesting a bordered cloak? and circular depressions forming a line down the back ot the costume. It is kneel…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-E42484
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 17mm high, 29mm in diameter and weighing 69.96grams. The object has a trapezoidal form and a circular cross section. It has a 10mm diameter central hole and a flat upper and lower surface. The sloping edges of the whorl are decorated with a series of raised lines with some projections (see second image). Although the decoration has the appearance of a runic inscription, with at least one of the motifs forming an obvious letter, the image has been shown to Professor John Hines and he has confirmed that it does not form a coherent inscription. T…
Created on: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-7EB1A3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval? lead alloy token, 20mm in diameter and 2 mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 4.73grams. The object has an uneven raised border and is decorated with raised lines which may be badly executed letters one side appears to show a W whilst the other could be a B?
Created on: Wednesday 24th April 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-1AD9D8
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla fragment, 38mm long, 29mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 18.25grams. The object consists of the lower section of a bag shaped ampulla. It is decorated on each side, one resembling a shell with raised lines running down its length. The other side has a raised grid pattern across it.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-F08BA1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla, 55mm long, 32mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 49.65grams. It is a bag shaped ampulla with a sub rectangular upper half with small triangular shaped suspension loops at each side, below which it becomes circular in form. This lower part is decorated with a raised scallop shell motif on one side and on the other a raised outline of a crescent motif. The object is damaged with a tear running along its middle at an angle which has taken off the second side suspension loop.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 30th October 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-81D4D4
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy button, 27mm long, 23mm wide and 15mm thick. The button is in good condition with a grey patina and weighs 15.60grams The button is oval in form and sub-triangular in section. It has a domed upper surface which is decorated with raised lines radiating towards its centre. its reverse has an integral rectangular loop.
Created on: Monday 11th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2021
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