Record ID: LEIC-E24808
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval iron horseshoe, 125mm long, 104mm wide and 9mm deep. The object is in a poor condition with a lot of corrosion but it is intact. It weighs 278 grams and is crescentic in form, with a wide central section which tapers to a point. It has at least four nails still attached to it. These are square in form and 10mm wide.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-736ECA
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to post medieval iron horseshoe, 103mm in length, 30mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 174grams. The object is U shaped with a rectangular cross section. It is formed of a wide flat sheet with a V shaped central hole. It is incomplete missing one end, but the intact end is sub triangular in form and along its outer curved side are the traces of four rectangular nail holes. The object dates to 1250-1600. It is of Clark Type 4 (Clark, 2004, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment).
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-452D16
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron knife blade ? 153mm long, 39mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 111 grams. The blade is in two pieces and has a rectangular cross sectioned tang c.30mm long, which has a sub spherical terminal. The blade has a straight back and is wide, c.40mm, and rounded where it joins the tang, tapering to a point. The shape suggests it could be Roman in date and it was found in the same area as a Roman nail, LEIC-4576AD cf. Manning 1985, plate 55 or pl 5 (thanks to Ed Wood for the parallel).
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-4576AD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron nail mm 76long, 26mm wide (at the head) and 10mm thick with a weight of 34.52 grams. The nail has a rectangular cross sectioned incomplete shaft 10 x 10mm at the top and tapers in width. It has a rectangular shaped, domed head 26 x26mm.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-45A00F
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman, iron fragments, possibly casting waste and waste meterial? The large piece is an irregular shaped lump, with no signs of working. 72mm long, 47mm wide and 29mm thhick with a weight of 185grams. The smaller piece has a rectangular section and form with a flat surface with slightly curved edges, creating a hollow underside. 53mm long, 34mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 40.97grams. The objects were found in the same place as a probable Roman knife LEIC-452D16 and a Roman nail LEIC-4576AD, which could imply waste material gathered for recycling.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
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