Record ID: LEIC-6D1092
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy belt mount, 21mm in length, 20mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 5.24grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with a hollow underside. It is plain except for a double linear depression running across its surface, which forms a slightly rounded surface on eitehr side. There is a circular sectioned shaft emerging from the centre of its underside.The object is similar to LEIC-D77FF3.
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-708B1E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy handle, 29mm long, 28mm in diameter and weighing 31.91grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It consists of a rectangular cross sectioned shaft, now 6x9mm, which sits on the back of a circular handle with a rectangular cross section. This has concave sides creating a slight collar at the base and a more tapering wider collar at the front/top (now damaged) . Inside this flared collar the upper surface is slightly concave and in its centre sits a tapering circular cross-sectioned projection which has a rounded tip and emerges just high…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-49CA91
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mounts. The first is a 'hedgehog' shaped one 14mm long, 11mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 1.66grams. This is largely circular in form and semi-circular in cross section. It has a cross hatched surface and a slight rectangular projection at one side, representing a head. The underside is hollow and has a centrally placed circular sectioned shaft with a sub-rectangular terminal. The second is a domed mount, 20mm long, 11mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 1.29grams. This is circular in form and semi-circular in cross section. It is decorated w…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-461C06
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy mount, Length 24mm, width 17mm, thickness 2mm, with a weight of 2.95grams. The objcet is sub rectangular in form and section and has two main components. The first is a, now incomplete, circular plate which has a raised border and is divided into five cells by the insertion of a central rectangle (with central raised pellet) with curved sides which reach to the outside border. Below this the object is trapezoidal and is divided into three cells by four raised lines running to a horizontal raised line on its base, which has a slightly crimped appearance. There is…
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-8C66B5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post medieval copper alloy mount, 26 mm long, 35mmm in diameter and with a weight of 24.18grams. The object consists of a sub-circular head with six petal like rounded projections, seperated by a incised straight line running to the centre and a slightly concave upper surface. It has a rectangular sectioned taprering shaft emerging from the centre of its flat underside.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-8B7586
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle/belt mount, 25mm long, 20mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 7.9grams. The object is rectangular in form and sub rectangular in cross section, having slightly relief decoration. This takes the form of a lion? standing with tail raised over its body and facing left with head turned to look out. Its head is the most prominent part and has round hollow eyes. The rectangular plate has a small rectangular recess in the centre of its left side (as viewed). Each corner has a circular hole, but three are now filled. The reverse of the mount is hollow in place…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-211A58
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval to post medieval copper alloy mount, 42mm long, 11mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 26.41grams. The object is circular in cross section and is C shaped. It has an animal head terminal. This consists on an elongated sub rectangular snout which terminates in a rounded tip. This flat area has two rounded eye like projections about three quarters up its upper surface and behind these are two small rounded ears emerging from the top. There are traces of tinning or silvering on this, especially around the eyes. A raised double collar joins this terminal to the main body …
Created on: Thursday 28th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-E39EF3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy flared terminal, 38mm long, 28mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 44.52 grams. The object is T shaped and is rectangular in cross section. It consists of a rectangular cross sectioned shaft whose upper edge turns up at a diagonal and tapers to a rounded point. Below this and sitting under the projection is a triangular shaped, rectangular sectioned, bifurcated projection. The base of the object has two circular projections which appear to be fixing rivets?
Created on: Monday 25th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-7F556A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy belt mount, 26mm long, 18mm wide, amd 2mm thick, with a weight of 3.01grams. The object is incomplete, missing one end, but consists of what would have been a lozenge shaped openwork mount with a rectangular cross section with bevelled upper edges. This terminates at one end with a trefoil shaped projection containing a circular fixing hole filled with an iron rivet.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6ECE1A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post medieval? copper alloy mount, 37mm long, 14mm wide and 2mm thick and weighing 3.44grams. The object is incomplete and represents part of a mount that may have once fixed a hook or loop onto a belt or harness. It has an oval form with a slightly rounded upper surface and a pointed terminal at one end. The other end has snapped off and is rectangular. There are two small circular fixing holes in the centre of the object, one positioned above the other.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-EB099B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount, 25mm long, 11mm wide, and 7mm thick, and weighing 1.5grams. The object is triangular in form and circular in cross section. It is hollow and has damaged edges and is in fairly poor condition. It appears to be formed from a folded sheet and it terminates at its apex in a probable cast? loop. This has a rectangular cross section and a sub circular form with a crescent shaped recess. This appears to be a damaged suspension loop? The object has a small patch of gilding remaining.
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-757948
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount,15mm long, 13mm wide, 5mm thick with a weight of 3.14grams The mount is sub rectangular in form and D shaped in cross section. It has a zoomorphic animal head form, with a projecting sub rectangular snout flanked by eyes and a cross hatched head with slightly projecting rounded ears at each side. There is a single rivet centrally placed and the underside is hollow. They bear a resemblance to bar-mounts with cross-hatched domed centres, of the type found in contexts of c. 1350-c. 1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, nos. 1160-1162) so may also be of this a…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-754EC8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post medieval copper alloy object, 40mm long, 15mm wide, 10mm thick (at projections) with a weight of 7.71grams. The object is incomplete and is formed of four sections rivetted together. The largest component is a rectangular plate with three sides folded over to form a lip. The fourth side may be incomplete and is concave and bent slightly. The outer surface of this plate is decorated with a series of incised X shaped motifs separated by transverse incised lines. The underside has several pieces of metal rivetted to it. The lowest is a rectangular? strip, rivetted at bo…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-E2775B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval 'shield' shaped harness mount, 18mm long, 15mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 3.73grams. The object is scutiform with a rectangular cross section. It has a solid raised border and is decorated with three raised diagonal stripes (aligned bendy- top left to bottom right) and three corresponding rectangular recesses which would have held enamel. Its reverse holds a centrally placed circular section tapering fixing bar and is otherwise plain. The object is a type which was used to decorated harness components.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-7D27F4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post medieval? copper alloy terminal or foot? 19mm long and 15mm in diameter with a weight of 8.87 grams. The object is sub triangular in form and circular in cross section. It is hollow and has a flat circular base. The sides taper in width slightly before forming a cylindrical tube which has broken ends. There is no decoration visible.
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-509B67
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post medieval copper alloy belt mount, 26mm long, 22mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 3.55grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a slight triangular indentation in the centre of each face which suggests a foliate form, possibly an ivy leaf? The majority of this surface is tinned but is otherwise plain.The reverse holds two thin, circular sectioned attachment prongs, one positioned at the apex and the other opposite it in the centre of the flat edge.
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-50164D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medeival? to modern copper alloy object, possibly a mount or ferrule, 58mm long, 35mm wide and 34mm thick witha weight of over 70grams (approp. scales not avail.). The object is sub rectangular in form, with a flat upper edge tapering to a domed terminal and has a D shaped cross section. It has an overlapping edge visible running down one side of its flat surface and it is of irregular thickness. Approx 8mm from the edge, centrally placed on the flat face, is a recessed circular hole c.10mm in diameter, presumably for securing the object. The object is plain with a good surface. …
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-11829B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy limoges casket mount, 60mm long, 23mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 13.17 grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with a projecting sub-spherical head. The head is very plain with just a hint of eyes and mouth around a simple ridged nose. The neck and part of the face have heavy patches of gilding. The bodyhas rounded 'shoulder' either side of teh head and teh rest is rectangular. It is decorated with linear enamel cells, two on each side which run its length and appear to be filled with blue and red enamel. In between these are two short…
Created on: Saturday 9th January 2016
Last updated: Saturday 6th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6F9076
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy belt mount. 26mm long, 8mm wide and 11mm thick with a weight of 4.11 grams. The object is sub rectangular in form, with an urn like shape and rectangular in cross section. It has a flat short end from which curved, expanding sides emerge. These bulge out before retracting and it terminates with a far end formed of two rounded projections sitting either side of a curved edge. It is decorated with incised lines radiating from its centre, creating a foliate motif and its reverse has two rectangular cross-sectioned attachment prongs which are folded over.
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-6F58E7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval copper alloy object, 27mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighing 5.26grams. The object is a flat circular plate which has incised decoration on one surface. This consists of a five pointed star with a central raised circle. Each arm of the star contains a raised solid triangle with its base butting up against the central circle. Each of these have two circular depressions near their base. The five fields outside the star motif are filled with a raised semi circle, with two parallel lines running diagonally across it, butting up to the stars arm at one side and a…
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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