Record ID: LEIC-93294B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy steelyard weight of probable Roman date, 45mm in diameter and 40mm high with a weight of 319grams. The object is circular in cross section and ovoid in form. It has a circular cross sectioned iron rod running through its centre, which would have formed a suspension loop at the top.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7BDFDB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman(?) lead alloy steel yard weight, Width: 50 mm, diameter: 46 mm, weight: 407 grams. The object is sub spherical in form and cross section, having a wider 'waisted' area. It has an incomplete iron loop emerging from its upper surface (as shown), At the opposing end is a patch of iron staining.
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-AC0FE9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead alloy weight, 25mm in length, 19mm in diameter, with a weight of 37.46g. The object has a bi-conical form and a circular cross section with a central hole, c. 7mm in diameter. The only possible decoration is a raised collar/ridge running across its centre.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-93684D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy shield shaped weight, 42mm long, 33mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 110.02g. The object is sub triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a scutiform shape with a sub oval raised area on its upper surface. It is very worn and roughly cast.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-DD6F59
Object type: WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated copper alloy casting waste or artefact fragment? Length: 19 mm, width: 20 mm, thickness: 11 mm, weight: 7.11 grams. The object is circular with one -convex and one conical side secttion. Its convex section has holes suggesting it is metalworking waste, whilst the conical section could be an object fragment with suggestion of a rim? The object makes up part of an interesting pscatter of Prehistoric and Roman objects so may be of some value.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-C11002
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman body sherd of a Samian ware bowl, The sherd is quite worn and weighs 1.26grams. The decoration shows a foliate pattern and part of a linear border.
Created on: Monday 18th October 2010
Last updated: Sunday 18th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-B129E3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age copper alloy escutcheon plate, probably from a cauldron? Length 50mm, width 31mm thickness 1.5mm, weight 42.31grams. The object would have been used to secure a handle to a vessel, proabblay a cauldron. It is rectangular in form and D shaped in cross -section. It has a central curved section, 22mm deep, which has a raised lip, 5mm high, rising up at each edge and a rounded, raised 'ridge' running down its centre. The object then flattens out at each end, forming a rectangular plate with a central, circular hole, used to attach the object, and the handle, to a vessel. si…
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-6CEB3F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy vessel leg, 52mm in length, 21mm wide, 20mm thick at the rectangular terminal, tapering to a circular cross section with a minimum diameter of 17mm and with a weight of 50.73grams. The leg has a globular terminal at the base of its circular cross sectioned shaft.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-AB2A08
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or later copper alloy object, 30mm in length, 22mm wide, 4mm thick, with a weight of 62g. The object consists of a fragmentary rounded rim/lip which has a sub rectangular form and sub semi-circular cross section. It has an incised line just below its flat upper edge, then it has a convex profile which is flanked by a second incised border. Below this the object is concave and is very small, but has a rounded collar at the the lower edge where it has broken. The object is reminiscent of a Medieval or post Medieval candle holder, but given its find spot in the centre of a …
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-224E74
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post Medieval silver hawking vervel, 12mm long, 9mm wide and 9mm deep. The object is in fair condition with a weight of 1.24 grams and is of Lewis and Richardson type C.ii. It consists of a ring of d-shaped cross-section, 3mm wide, which is inscribed JOHN CUTS. Attached to the loop is a shield-shaped plate with a crest showing a collared greyhound, erased. Discussion: Vervels were used to attach a hawk or falcon's leather jesses to a leash, which, held in the hand, enabled the bird to be trained in short distance flight. The leash could also be used to fix the bird t…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-1BDF5C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated gold band, 25mm in length and 14mm wide, 1mm thick with a weight of 2.47grams. The object consists of a flat rectangular cross sectioned band of gold forming a loop. It is crumpled and has with no trace of decoration. It has been submitted as Treasure but cannot be dated.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-54F15A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric copper alloy object fragment? 15mm in length, 13mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 3.07grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular (rhomboid) in cross section, with each face having a rounded central ridge. The object has a tri-lobed form with three incomplete shafts, one of which is slightly longer, all are broken off. The patina suggests a great age, but function is uncertain. It was found in the same location as two prehistoric metal fragments, (see LEIC-544574 and LEIC-542023) suggesting it may be this old and could have been gathered for re-w…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-E76E7A
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or early post Roman copper alloy tweezers, Length: 60 mm, width: 6 mm, thickness: 1 mm, weight: 5.15 g. The object is formed of a single rectangular shaped and cross sectioned strip. It has been folded on itself,in its centre, forming a rounded opening (to house a suspension loop) Each side tapers outwards slightly in width and terminates with a flat inward turned edge. There is no obvious decoration and the terminals are still sharp and useable. The object is similar to Crummy p. 59, e.g. 1982, which she dates as later Roman, but possibly early post Roman.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-54A328
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper-alloy, Roman to Early Medieval pair of tweezers c.AD 43 - 850. 18mm in length, 12mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 2.45grams. The object is triangular in form and rectangular in cross section. At its upper end it is 2mm wide and at its base is 12mm wide. It has an incised border running down each side and along the bottom. Inside this is a row of incised dots running two thirds down its length. At this point there is a semi-circular raised area running across the objects width within the border and this is plain. The object terminates in an incomplete s…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9DDBB4
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy toy Petronel, 91mm long, 23mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 23.25grams. The object is sub- rectangular in form and section and consists of a long hexagonal sectioned barrel which has double incised bands down its length. This attaches to a tapering breech which holds a large circular ring enclosing a hole on one side (for adding powder?) with a rectangular loop/trigger guard below. The object has a triangular shaped stock and is decorated all over its surface with incised circles.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-544574
Object type: TORC
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy beaded Torc fragment? 20mm in length, 12mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 3.5g. The object is rectangular in form with a V shaped cross section. The upper surface is formed of two sub spherical projections which are separated by a rectangular shaped recess. The objects underside has a V shaped recess. The fragment is very small and badly damaged but its possibly part of a two part beaded Torc, similar examples include LANCUM-C65AB5 NCL-79F3C6 and NLM-145AA3 It was found in the same location as other prehistoric metal fragments (see LEIC-542023 …
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D5ECCB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy token halfpenny, 14mm in diameter and with a weight of 0.57grams. Issued by James Jarman? of Ramsey, 1663.
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdonshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-D61244
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy token halfpenny, 19mm in diameter and with a weight of 0.85grams. Issued by Thomas Heyricke of Market Harborough, 1668, Cf. Norweb 2877.
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdonshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9073B3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly medieval lead alloy token, diameter: 25 mm, weight: 5.14g. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is decorated on both faces with a group of raised pellets and lines on one face and a triangular motif, a mitre? flanked with three pellets on the other. The token is possibly a 'Boy Bishop' type dating to the late medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-74D669
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy token, Thickness: 2 mm, diameter: 20 mm, weight: 4.75 g. The token is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is decorated on one face with a raised six pointed star and on the other a possible cross motif. There is a hole near one edge which is probably damage.
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knapwell', grid reference and parish protected.