Record ID: LEIC-707935
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval fragment of a copper alloy girdle hanger.35mm long, 6mm wide and 7mm thick at the loop. It is in fair condition with a weight of 3.72grams. The object consists of a circular loop set into the top of a sub- rectangular shaft. This has a slightly rounded front which is decorated with five horizontal ridges which terminate with an incised border. Below this the object is a flat rectangular shaft whose surface is missing and which has snapped off. The break is fairly worn, suggesting it is not recent.
Created on: Friday 8th July 2011
Last updated: Friday 19th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-4BFB55
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger, 46mm long, 32mm wide and 2.5mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 15.03grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in section. It consists of a lower plate which is 10mm wide, has a slightly concave lower edge and has three further plates emerging from its upper edge. The two on each outer edge are c.34mm long they terminate with a diagonal edge with flared terminals, so that they appear to slope inwards. From the centre of this sloping edge emerges a thin curved 'bridging' plate which joins the central plate. …
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3F3E42
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger, 30mm long, 23mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 9.94grams. The object is rectangular in form and section and represents the lower portion of a girdle hanger. It consists of a straight rectangular shaped plate with three flat rectangular plates emerging from one side. The central one is wider and would have formed the main body of the hanger, but has snapped off just where the outer two terminate, giving the object a W shaped form. One face of the object is decorated near its outer edges and up both sides of the …
Created on: Friday 6th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3F8656
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger, 35mm wide, 24mm high and 4mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 6.59grams. The object is rectangular in form and section and in form with a horizontal shaft with three further shafts protruding at right angles from it, the central one being slightly larger and incomplete. The horizontal shaft is decorated with a row of stamped triangles, their bases running along the outer edge. Two rows appear on the central shaft, with the points of the triangles facing inwards.
Created on: Friday 6th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E6BEBB
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger fragment, dating to 450-650AD. The object has a rectangular form and cross section and consists of an outer frame, now damaged at one side, with a central vertical bar. All of this is decorated with a row of centrally placed incised motifs which have triangular forms and consist of three lines which are fanned out. The outer frame is joined to the inner bar in two places on each side. The lower join consists of a plain L shaped bar. The upper one is damaged but is a diagonally placed bar which appears to have the same decoration as the fram…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Normanton on Cliff', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-03B9C3
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger fragment, Length: 22 mm, width: 17 mm, thickness: 1 mm, weight: 4.52 grams. The object consists of part of the lower portion of a girdle hanger. It is U shaped in form and rectangular in cross section. The upright portion (left in photo) is the lower part of the central shaft with the right side of the base and most of the right (as shown) projection. The object is worn and is decorated on one face with two lines of decoration, forming a border, consisting of a row of incised dashes next to a row of sub circuar stamps.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Monday 7th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-FFBE99
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger, found in two pieces. Length: 64 mm, width: 39 mm, thickness: 4.0 mm, weight: 28.30 grams. Second fragment Length: 38 mm, width: 9 mm, thickness: 3 mm, weight: 5.79 grams. The object is rectangular in cross section and an inverted 'T' shaped form. It consists of a central long rectilinear shaft which terminates in a wide 'cross bar' with slightly elongated lower corners. From each outer upper edge a further short rectliniear shaft emerges, about one third of the objects total length. These terminate in a rounded comma like projection, which…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'melton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F7F24B
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger, 54mm in length, 6mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 5.51grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and represents just over half a complete hanger. It consists of an integral circular suspension loop which sits at the top of a decorated shaft. This consists of a rectangular shaped, semi-circular cross sectioned projection with a central incised band. Below this the shaft has a further two slightly projecting rectangular sections separated by plain flat areas. Below this the object is flat and begins to widen out and its lo…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-2B1A6C
Object type: GIRDLE HANGER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval copper alloy girdle hanger, probably dating to 450-700AD, Length: 32 mm. Width: 39 mm. Weight: 8.03 grams. The object has an inverted T shaped form and is rectangular in cross section. It is incomplete, missing the upper part of its central shaft. The object is decorated with rows of circular stamps. These form borders on the central shaft and rectangular base and a single central line along the side projections. These are curved, taper slightly in width in their centre and have set back semi-circular projections at their ends which, along with the curved profile, sugge…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.