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Record ID: LEIC-21F8B2
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone perforated object, perhaps aloom weight of probably prehistoric date, the object is incomplete and measures 122mm by 57mm with a thickness of 44mm. The object is has a brown patina and weighs 447grams. It appears to have been formed from a naturally sub rectangular or triangular pebble and has a ground circular hole in its centre which has an hour glass profile.
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-FCC9B7
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Neolithic polished stone axe, consisting of about two-thirds of a whole axe, but missing its blade end, suggesting it was broken while in use. The axe is probably of Langdale (or Charnwood?) slate and has a pale green/grey colouring with a diagonal white stripe near the rounded butt. It has irregular faceted edges with one surface having a flattened irregular shaped area.
The fragment is 85mm long, 44mm wide and 26mm thick. It is in good condition and weighs 114g.
Created on: Saturday 21st August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-1E04E3
Object type: RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman? Shale? ring measuring 4mm thick, 20mm in diameter and has a weight of 2.69 grams. The object is in fair condition with slight scratching and a dark grey patina. The ring has a semi-circular section and has no visible decoration.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-0534E7
Object type: CHOPPER
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Paleolithic quartzite chopper, 72mm long, 46mm wide and 40mm thick. The object is in fair condition with an orange patina. The stone has two clear removals forming a pointed surface and giving a clear cutting edge.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2008
Last updated: Sunday 9th January 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-04E282
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze age Cannel Coal conical button, 17mm in diameter and 7mm deep. The object is in good condition with a dark grey/black patina and weighs 0.96 grams. The button is roughly circular in form and triangular in section. It has a single incised line running across its underside and on either side of this is a hole drilled at an angle so that it meets in the centre, This is known as a V void? The surface of the button has some crazing but is in generally good condition.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-6A7382
Object type: WHETSTONE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated stone whetstone, 38mm long, 18mm wide and 3 to 7mm wide. The object has a grey patina and weighs 8.60grams. It is rectangular in form and section and has a centrally placed circular suspension hole, 5mm in diameter. The object tapers sharply through prolonged use and has probably snapped during use because it became too thin.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-6AF8C4
Object type: WHETSTONE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated stone whetstone, 93mm long, 30mm wide and 25mm wide. The stone has a grey patina and weighs over 65 grams. It is rectangular in form and square in section and has an uneven surface, which appears to have been formed from use in particular areas.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-DABC06
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic stone axe, 68mm long, 40mm wide and 20mm thick. The axe is in a fair condition with a dark grey patina and weighs 55.61grams. It is chipped in several places and is missing most of its blade on one side. Where it is chipped it is a pinkish colour. The blade is quite flat and the axe tapers in width from the baldes edge, terminating in a rounded tip C.10mm wide.
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-04D9F0
Object type: BUST
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Saxon ? stone carved head, C. 50mm high and 30mm wide. The head is very worn but clearly shows a helmeted male. There is a raised ridge running from back from his face and a clear line indicating the edge of the helmet. He has slightly raised rounded eyes with a long narrow nose in between. Below his nose he has a thick and long 'handlebar' moustache which covers his mouth leaving only a rounded chin exposed. There is a ridge running down each side of his face which has incised lines behind, these either represent his hair or possible cheekpieces?
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-85F874
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval stone spindle whorl, 31-37mm in diameter and 10mm thick. the object is in fair condition with a greyish patina and a weight of 13.20grams. The object has a rectangular setion and a central hole, 8mm in diameter. It is decorated on both sides with incised lines, One side has a zig zag effect whilst the other has random crosses and lines.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-5768D6
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished stone axe, 200mm long and 62mm wide. The axe is made from Charnwood Tuff and is unfinished. The axe has chip marks over its surface but the tip of the axe has been mostly finsished though, having a highly polished surface. The tip appears to been damaged in the ground, having an uneven edge.
Created on: Monday 13th September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-5A9AB1
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic polished hand axe, 80mm long, 45mm wide and 20mm thick. The axe is a grey/green fine stone, which is probably from Langdale and it weighs 104 grams. The object represents the central part of a partly polished axe, each end is missing. The edges have been very neatly flattened into tapering facets and the axe shows scars possibly caused by re-shaping in antiquity.
Created on: Monday 13th September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-9EA974
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval whetstone, 49mm long and 15mm wide. The object is made from a metamorphic rock and has a sub rectangular form with rounded edges, worn down from use. It has a 10mm hole in the centre of one end. It matches one in Allan 1984, 31 and 295.
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-582294
Object type: KNAPPING STONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
quartzite pebble, 40mm in diamater, This small circular pebble has crushed edges suggesting it has been used as a knapping stone.
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-D83266
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age/early Roman flat quern fragment, 146mm long, 97mm wide and 28mm thick. The quern has a grey/brown patina and is made from a volcanic honeycomb rock. The fragment has an even thickness and appears to be part of the base stone. It has clear grooves worn into one surface.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-D67747
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? spindle whorl, 55-58mm in diameter and 26mm thick. The weight is made from some sort of chalk or soft limestone and has a chalky white patina. The object has a rough surface, tapering sides giving it a slight D shaped cross section and a central hole, 10mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6A06C1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval? stone spindle whorl, 36mm in diameter and 24mm thick. The object has a creamish patina and is circular in form and oval in cross section. It has a central hole, 10mm in diameter and has rounded edges. It is decorated with a series of inscribed ring and dot marks, 5mm in diameter, running in two lines around its centre.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-BD2210
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Neolithic stone axe, 110mm long and 55mm wide. The axe is in fair condition with patches of damage and has a grey/brown patina. The axe has faceted sides c. 10mm wide at each side. The blade has been damaged and most is missing. The surface is very finely polished and its narrow end, which has some damage, is polished to a fine point. The axe is made of Volcanic Tuff, probably from Charnwood in Leicestershire or Langdale in Cumbria.
Created on: Friday 24th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 1st March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-7151B8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? stone spindle whorl fragment, 27mm in diameter long and 21mm wide and weighs 9.52 grams..
The object is circular in form (incomplete) and sub circular in cross section. It has a pale yellow/grey patina and is probably made from sand or lime stone. What remains of the central hole is 10mm wide. Its form is an elongated version of Walton Rogers form B, though it is slightly narrower on one edge than the other so could fit form A2. It is most similar to eg.2545, fig.9.3 p.284 in Evans D.H. and Loveluck, C. 'life and economy at Early Medieval Flixborough'
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2005
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-F1FE95
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval stone mortar, 200mm high and 350mm in diameter. The object represents just over half of a circular carved stone mortar with 60mm wide sides. It has two protruding pouring spouts carved into its upper surface.
Created on: Monday 7th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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