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
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Record ID: LEIC-5C01ED
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount or buckle fragment? 35mm long, 14mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 4.73g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It has one curved long edge and a rounded, flattish terminal at each end, one appears complete but the other has an obvious break. In its centre the object has a curved outer edge and has a slightly rounded upper surface which appears plain. The object may be a mount of some sort or an irregularly damaged buckle frame?
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-5A57F9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy mount, 43mm long, 34mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 15.86g. The object is rectangular in forma nd cross section and is openwork. At its centre is a gilded cherub with three irregular holes at each side. Above and below it are double swags which extend over a solid vertical frame. It terminates with a point at its base. The whole object has swirling decoration with patches of gilding and the reverse houses two fixing prongs, one at the top and one at the bottom. The mode of decoration suggests a 17th C. date onwards and its form suggests a leath…
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-4814F7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy dog-headed mount, 33mm in length, 15mm wide, with a weight of 12.92g. The object consists of a 3-dimensional dog's head which has a barrel shaped snout with projecting tongue, a slightly wider head with incisions representing eyes and triangular ears emerging from the top. Behind it has a sub rectangular shaped and cross sectioned neck which flattens and then divides, projecting at a diagonal. At this point it has snapped but appears to be forming an inner circular/semi-circular void with a frame around?
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8D921D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy mount, 49mm in diameter, 3mm thick with a weight of 36.13g. The object is circular in form and has a slightly domed cross section. It is decorated with the royal coat of arms surmounted by a crown and flanked by the lion and the unicorn. It has fields of blue and red enamel and has patches of gilding surviving all over its surface. The object is probably part of an officials regalia and is probably Georgian in date.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8CC78D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two undated identical copper alloy mounts 1) 54mm long, 23mm wide and 1mm thick 2) 67mm in length, 22mm wide, 1mm thick with a combined weight of 11.32g. The objects are rectangular in form and cross section and consist of plain tapering shafts which have broken off. Each one has a terminal with a central rounded recess, flanked by linear projection in each corner. This turns outwards and back on itself, touching the side of the object and then kicking outwards, with the longer one terminating in spirals. Below this each object is decorated with an incised chevron, whose apex runs …
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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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
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Record ID: LEIC-E8E1AE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Leicester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy horse brass depicting St Martin's Cathedral, Leicester. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section with a flat solid border. Inside this is an openwork area with a depiction of the cathedral, sitting behind a cobbled surface in front, in the centre. The border is inscribed with the Latin motif CAPUT ECCLESIAE CATHEDRALIS S. MARTINI LEGECESTRENSIS and is enclosed by a solid incised border top and bottom. The object has a sub rectangular projection across its upper surface, with a slightly projecting terminal at each side, for suspensio…
Created on: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A8BA81
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount, 10mm in length, 6mm wide, mm thick with a weight of 1.30g. The object consists of a flat oval plate with a raised lip on each side. One surface has what appears to be deliberate scratching on one surface. The purpose of these objects is currently unknown, but it is very similar to another from this site - LEIC-E75A75 and three have also been recorded at the Roman temple site at Bosworth, Leics. ( LEIC-F0418E, LEIC-F00557 and LEIC-340BFE) which suggests they have a ritual purpose.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-A9ED3D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount, possibly a strap fitting, 31mm long, 33mm high, 25mm wide (at loop) and 4mm thick (at projection) with a weight of 23.90g. The object consists of a circular cross sectioned D shaped loop which has a sub rectangular projection along its flat edge. This plate when viewed from the back has a wider lower portion and the loop merges into this. Above the loop is a slight horizontal step and the remainder of the plate forms the body of a horse. This is facing right, when viewed from the front and is in slight relief. Its legs in the act of galloping are deliberat…
Created on: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

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-C9F590
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy belt mount, 52mm in length, 23mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 10.31grams. The mount is oval in form and sub rectangular in cross section. It consists of a slightly convex oval plate which has a faint foliate pattern all over it. It has a small sub circular fixing loop at one edge and a D cross sectioned attachment loop at the other. The reverse side has traces of possible iron or leather still attached to it.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-C672A0
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval copper alloy book or casket mount, 52mm in length, 17mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 8.31grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and consists of a linear band with a series of three raised rectangles, each with incised cross hatching and separated by a plain recessed rectangle.At one end there is a circular projection with a central hole, slightly domed upper surface and a triangular terminal. At the other end is a rectangular shaped projection with a triangular cross section. This has a two curved recesses cut out of its outer, thin edge. …
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-4A31EA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval silver mount/tag 19mm long 16mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 3.69g. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is formed of two parts, a sub circular section formed of four converging hollow 'petals' with a raised border which form a scalloped edge. There is a scroll motif at each side and above this the object is incomplete and consists of a sub rectangular raised area which is cross hatched and sitting below an incomplete suspension loop. The reverse has clear casting lines with short transverse ones coming off them, creat…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-93E8AA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated but possibly Medieval copper alloy mount 22mm in diameter, 8mm thick and weighing 8.92g. The object is circular in form and sub triangular in cross section. It consits of two parts, one is a solid dome with a rounded upper edge and the other is a flat plate which is attached by a hidden mechanism. The object may be a two part belt mount perhaps?
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-546CDC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval copper alloy mount? 49mm in length, 48mm wide and 5mm thick with a weight of 39.63g. The object consists of a rectangular (rhomboid) plate which is attached to a hollow circular cross sectioned shaft, 9 mm in diameter. The surface of the mount is decorated with an embossed S shaped motif, possibly a swan or griffin? in an incised border. The plate has a small sub rectangular cut out on its upper edge nearest the shaft. The shaft also appears to be incomplete at both ends, making a function harder to determine.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-3E4CC8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount, 46 mm long, 17 mm wide and 4 mm thick with a weight of 4.51g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and appears complete. It has a sub triangular terminal which sits above a rounded section with a circular hole in its centre. Behind this it is slightly waisted and then has a long plain rectangular shaft with a slightly rounded upper surface and lipped short ends. The object terminates with two rounded flat lobes projecting at angles. The object is probably a book mount or similar.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-BEFD68
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy mount. 26mm in length, 20mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 9.85grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is decorated on one side with a raised 'swirl' with a triangular cross section which fills the rounded edge of the object and sits above a rounded straight edge. Its reverse has a single centrally placed circular sectioned prong.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-BEAD98
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy gilded mount or fragment, 24mm in length, 23mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 3.52grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular cross section. It has an irregular 'scalloped' edge which echoes the form of its foliate decoration. This includes what appears to be a central ridge with a branches emerging out to each side, which then split into more smaller ones. It has an oval hole at each side of the main 'branch' in its upper half and when viewed from the reverse there are two now filled, similar smaller holes below. The object is very wo…
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-BE88D4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy mount or terminal. 26mm in length and 24mm wide with a weight of 3.52grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has an upper part formed of two circular plates, the smaller on top of the larger. Below this the object has tapering sides which then merge into three sub triangular shaped, rectangular cross sectioned 'legs' the object is undecorated but is of a good quality copper alloy. It may be a terminal for a hollow handle or similar?
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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