Record ID: LEIC-D23993
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post Medieval iron adze, 70mm long, 30mm wide and 25mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 199grams. The object consists of a rectangular head which has a hole through its centre. It has a blade which emerges from one side and tapers outwards, thining to form a wide blade. The object is difficult to date, but its good preservation could suggest its towards the more recent date.
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Saturday 12th September 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-FFB304
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval iron adze? Length: 109 mm, width: 43 mm, thickness: 15 mm, weight: 161grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and consists of a flat ended blade like section, which tapers in width from 43 to 21mm, where it forms a rectangular cross sectioned shaft. This has one face which is rounded to accomodate a circular hole through its centre. Its possibly an adze or a wide bladed chisel? The objects function is unknown but it was found as part of an assemblage including a possible hammer head LEIC-FF95BA, a bill? LEIC-FFA643 and a possible blade? LEIC-FF8999…
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-916183
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age copper alloy palstave adze, 140mm long, 23mm wide and 17mm thick with a weight of 159grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and is intact, with slight damage to its butt end and some of its surface. The butt end is rectangular in form and triangular in cross section, with each face having a rectangular shaped recess with a raised border to contain the handle. The blade, which has an elongated triangular cross section, tapers in width from the point it joins the butt. Overall it is 20mm wide and rectangular in form, then flares out to form a curved cut…
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-58C955
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze age copper alloy Palstave Adze, 121mm long, 22mm wide and 14mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 88grams. The object is rectangular in form and triangular in cross section, with a slightly curved blade. Its butt end is triangular shaped in cross section and houses two rectangular recessess either side of a central panel with a raised border to contain a handle. The object is slightly damaged around its edges and has small patches of original surface remaining. The object is similar to WAW-FLB395
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-57BE78
Object type: AESTEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval gold terminal mount in the form of an animal's head. The mount is hollow (now filled with mud), and has been constructed from a sheet of gold that has been shaped into a three-dimensional horse-like head, beneath which is a plain gold sheet back-plate probably attached by soldering. A single strand of beaded wire runs around the base of the artefact, masking the join between the head and the back-plate. Overall the mount is sub-rectangular in form and cross-section. The head is bulbous in the centre and tapers towards the blunt snout at one end, and the open socket at t…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LEIC-462AA4
Object type: AMMUNITION
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
30 x musket balls of varying sizes, ranging from 28mm dia - 7mm dia. Two of 15mm dia mare extremely uniform in shape m- very round and smooth. The rest differ widely in shape and size, and show small imperfections.
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-82B296
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy ampulla, 33mm long, 36mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 26.31grams. The object consists of the lower half of a bag shaped ampulla which appears to be plain on one side and on the other has a crowned W, for Walsingham.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-250230
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy ampulla, 46mm long, 30mm wide and 9mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 31.50 grams. The object is a simple bag shape with a shell pattern on one face. It has no suspension loops present, but has traces of one on one side.
Created on: Friday 12th December 2008
Last updated: Sunday 24th October 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-25B878
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy ampulla fragment, 47mm long, 33mm wide and 5mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs 18.99 grams. The ampulla is shell shaped with decoration of indented lines on one side and has one integral suspension loop present.
Created on: Friday 12th December 2008
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-F70E84
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla, 51mm long, 31mm wide and 9mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 60.80grams. It is a bag shaped ampulla with a circular body and a small lug at each side of the neck, one of which is still intact. The ampulla is decorated on one side, with a six petalled flower motif.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st August 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-F780F6
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy Ampulla, 55mm long, 27mm wide and 11mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 46.87grams. It is bag shaped with a sub rectangular form and has the remains of two lugs positioned about halfway down. The surface has unusual decoration, one one side it has curved bands with upright linears seperating fluer like motifs, possibly representing a crown? The other side is more worn but its lower half has joined raised rectangles, in a sub triangular form, perhaps representing a net?
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-F84EE2
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla, 49mm long, 27mm wide and 11mm thick. The object is in good condition and weighs 68.72grams. The object is in the form of a sub rectangular bag with a rounded lower half. There are no traces of any suspension lugs and it appears to have had a hole punched through it near its neck. It has no visible decoration.
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-9820D4
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy ampulla fragment, 33mm long, 20mm wide and 10mm thick. The object is in good condition with a grey patina and weighs 10.76grams. The object consists of the lower half of a bagged shaped ampulla which has been cleanly cut in half. The object is decorated on one side with a relief scallop shell pattern.
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2008
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edwinstowe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-347FA1
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead pilgrims ampulla, measuring 33mm long, 28mm wide, 12mm thick, and weighs 28.36 grams. Object is rounded with the upper part of flask bent back and damaged. Rear face is decorated with narrow ridges in a shell design, and the front face has a petal like border, within which is a crowned motif with fine incised lines surrounding. Object in in fair condition, but incomplete, missing its handle.
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-1ADD95
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy pilgrims ampulla, 38mm long, 28mm wide and 4mm thick. The object in in fair condition and weighs 18.02 grams. The object consists of the lower half of a bag shaped ampulla, it is very worn but one side has pleats? and the other appears to have been decorated with IHS, perhaps in a circular border.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-7FA112
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy bag shaped ampulla, 31mm long, 30mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 23.44grams. The object is sub circular in form and rectangular in section. It consists of the lower part of an ampulla and is decorated with a series of vertical ridges on each side.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-E95527
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla fragment, 32mm long, 26mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 16.56g. The object consists of the lower half of a bag-shaped ampulla. It is decorated on one side with a saltire in a shield and on the other side a four petalled motif.
Created on: Friday 19th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 8th April 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-663202
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy bag shaped pilgrims ampulla, 45mm long, 28mm wide and 9mm thick. The object is complete and in good condition with a weight of 33.74grams. The ampulla is bag shaped with arectangular upper hald and a rounded lower. It has damged suspensionlugs at each side, where it becomes rectangular in from. It is decorated on one side with an open four petalled flower motif and a design resembling a palm frond on the other.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quorndon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-667383
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead pilgrims ampulla, 58mm long, 368mm wide and 13mm thick. The object is complete and in good condition with a weight of 136grams. The ampulla is bag shaped with no signs of side lugs. It is decorated on one side with a very faint three or four petalled flower motif and on the other with a crown with a large central fleur. The crown suggests a link to the Virgin Mary and probably Walsingham.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodhouse', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-6686D7
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead pilgrims ampulla, 52mm long, 31mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is complete and in good condition with a weight of 32.14grams. The ampulla is bag shaped with protrusions suggesting side lugs. It is decorated on one side with a very faint four petalled flower motif and on the other with what apears to be a bundle of three ears of corn?
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2010
Last updated: Saturday 27th March 2021
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