Record ID: BM-133A42
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Two Iron Age, Iron and copper alloy hemispherical vessels, probably cauldrons. Recovered (on the advice of English Heritage) during an archaeological evaluation undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology Ltd. Description - At least two vessels of very similar form but of different sizes. In addition, running beneath the larger bowl is a large iron object with a rounded terminal. Both vessels appear to have been hemispherical in shape and comprised a solid iron hoop at the top of the rim to which are attached two iron suspension rings, one on either side. The rim is supported by a thick iron…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-19F3C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age North Eastern silver unit fragment of Vepo Corf, 13mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick and weighing 0.48 grams. The style of the coin is somewhere between Hobbs fig.3308 and 3316.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-C74962
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman copper alloy Colchester type bow brooch, 65mm long, 21mm wide and weighing 12.20 grams. The brooch is plain with short open wings containing a spring of seven coils. The curved bow is sub circular in section and tapers to a point and has a raised tapering area protruding from the spring and down the centre of the upper part of the bow. Traces of a catchplate 16mm long are just visible and the upper part of the pin survives.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-64A6A3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age copper alloy and enamel platform-decorated terret ring. The object is in a fair condition with a green patina. It is 36mm long, 35mm wide, 14mm thick and weighs 15.7grams. The object is semi circular, forming about half a complete terret and is decorated. It begins with an incomplete rectangular shaped bar, 10mm thick and 12mm long, which has a sub rectangular section. This sits next to a raised collar which sits about 2mm proud of the surface. on the other side of the collar the terret begins to change shape, it curves round, forming an incomplete loop, it is oval in s…
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-6666E5
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy linch pin head. It is 20mm long and 15mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 15.55g. The object is cylindrical and has a straight outer section at each end C.5mm wide, which contains a semi-circular recessed centre, C.7mm wide and 10mm in diameter. At each end there is a protrusion, one is rectangular and is 5mm wide and protrudes 2mm, it has possible tooling marks around its base? at the other end is a shallow raised circle with a hollow centre.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E515F7
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age copper alloy toggle fastener, 29.5mm long, 18mm wide and 12mm in diameter at terminals. The object is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 16.67 grams. The object has two identical terminals formed of a circle with semi-spherical edges that sits on top of a narrow raised collar. In the centre of the circle is a circular depression surrounding a spherical dome. The main body of the toggle tapers in underneath the terminals and then bulges out again so it in its centre it has the same circumference as the terminals. On one side it is decorated with a circular depres…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-7216F5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
british Iron age silver uniface unit, North eastern Boar/Horse type BM
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-65EB74
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Iron age gold stater of Avn Cost; North eastern BM3258/VA910.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-5CBB30
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age copper alloy belt fitting, 18.8mm in diameter and 7.8mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 3.61 grams. The object is circular and has a sub triangular section with a rectangular sectioned protruding lip at each side. These types of objects are thought to be associated with sword belts of the late Iron age, see IOW-C4B3D2.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-5E26B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron age/early Roman copper alloy le Tene III brooch, 51mm long, 26mm wide and 5mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 7.82grams. The object is missing its spring and pin. It has a sub circular section and is curved. Its lower edge flattens out into an incomplete catchplate, which has a triangular form and part of a circular hole visible near its broken edge. The upper part of the brooch narrows and it has snapped just where it begins to curl back on itself to form the spring. The brooch matches example 12 in Fig.149 in Hattatt's ancient brooches.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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