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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
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This findspot is known as 'Melton area', grid reference and parish protected.
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.
Record ID: LEIC-162FC7
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval ? blue glass bead, 10mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The object is intact and weighs 0.46grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LEIC-1768B3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval gold flattened bead or suspension loop from a pendant. The object consists of an incomplete sub rectangular gold sheet with applied wire decoration. An outside border is made from two twisted unbeaded wires and there is a pair of similar two-ply twisted wires arranged to form a plait-like motif across what may originally have been the centre of the bead or loop. Either side of the possible central plait are two joined spirals forming an S shape, again made of unbeaded applied gold wire; and to one side of one of the S-shapes is the possible traces of a further two-ply t…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 30th March 2017
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LEIC-70C974
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval glass bead, 18mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The bead is predominantly blue and is in fair condition with a weight of 2.01grams. The bead is circular in form and rectangular in section and has an off centre, sub circular hole, 5mm in diameter. The bead has trails of white glass running in circles around the outside of its flat surface. This is most obvious on its edge where it forms at least two strong white bands.
Created on: Friday 24th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-55E117Z
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? glass bead fragment, 12mm long, 8mm wide and 4mm thick. The bead is a pale blue colour and has a circular section with a series of ridges running along its surface radiating around the central hole.
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th May 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-784349
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy bell, 28mm in length, 26mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 7.41grams. The object is triangular in form and hexagonal in cross section and is incomplete. It is missing its apex, clapper and part of its lower edge. The object is formed of six triangular panels and those which are complete have a concave lower edge, forming points at each corner.
This type of bell is described as a 'Norse' bell because of their association with Scandinavian sites and date to the period 900-1100. Similar examples include NLM-0A3A38 LIN-C65B75.
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Created on: Thursday 14th July 2016
Last updated: Sunday 10th January 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-80F6E8
Object type: BOWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Repousse bowl possibly Saxon. 34mm high fragments of turned over rim with line of 6mm repousse circles in a band 17mm wide.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-1E63A8
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval gold A-bracteate, 34mm long, 28mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 3.59 grams.
The bracteate is incompletely preserved, the loop has been ripped off and about one third of the stamped outer zone on the upper right part is missing. The gold foil is heavily buckled with several tears. The lower right part has been folded which may have been intentional whilst the other damages appear to be post-depositional. The gold foil was surrounded with a beaded wire set along the edge. It is heavily abraded. Underneath the (missing) loop is a beaded gold wire attachment (but with…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-EDD980
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval gold A-bracteate pendant, 24mm in diameter, 1mm thick and weighing 2.48 grams. The pendant has a simple gold attachment loop and shows a male bust, left, with a possible drinking horn to mouth.
See full description by Dr Charlotte Behr, Roehampton University:
Description: The pendant is made of a disc of gold sheet that is scratched, torn and bent in several places. A simple gold strip serves as loop. The gold underneath the loop is far more reddish than the remainder of the pendant. The centre is decorated with the design of an male head with bust. In the tradition of…
Created on: Thursday 15th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Melton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LEIC-D6218C
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval gold bracteate fragment, 19mm long, 13mm wide and 0.5mm thick with a weight of 0.74grams. The object is sub-rectangular in form and cross section and represents a fraction of the edge of a bracteate pendant. This bracteate has no known English parallels but does have similarities to Scandinavian examples.
Charlotte Behr writes,
Description: Only a small, almost rectangular, fragment of the bracteate has been found that includes the outer edge of the gold foil between roughly '10.30 and 12.30' assuming that the projecting section of the gold foil was part of the…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-0F14B5
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo scandinavian) copper alloy bridle cheekpiece fragment, 44mm long, 21mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 14grams. The object resembles the shaft of a strap distributor or other harness fitting dating to the late early medieval period. It is sub rectangular in form and section and has one incomplete flaring sub triangular end and a raised circle in the centre of one surface. The other end appears to have also broken but is very worn.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd June 2009
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-76BB11
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy strap fitting, 49mm long and 22mm wide. It is in fair condition with a reddish patina and weighs 23.62grams. The object is formed of a short shaft with a different loop at each end, one loop is oval in form and circular in section and joins to a shaft about 12mm wide and 10mm long which has a rounded bulge on its upper side. At this central point, The shaft narrows and becomes rectangular in section and is roughly 8mm long and wide. The final loop has triangular protrusions on its three sides and is also rounded on its upper side.
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2006
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-D5F7B1
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) harness fitting, 50mm long and 28mm wide. The object is either a cheek piece or a strap junction, unfortunately the diagnostic part is missing. The object has a green/red patina and consists of a diamond shaped loop which has a triangular section and has sub rectangular protrusions at each angle. From this emerges a shaft with the same triangular section. After 10mm the shaft becomes a flattened circle C12mm in diameter. On the other side of this the shaft widens considerably into a more substantial triangular form which has faint traces of incised …
Created on: Monday 14th June 2004
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-6FDCC5
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Scandinavian cheekpiece from a bridle. Made from copper alloy, it is 29 mm long and 15 mm wide. At one end the cheekpiece has the remains of a rectangular loop 15 mm wide, which is triangular in cross-section. There is then a short solid D-sectioned arm, 8.5 mm wide and 4 mm thick, which runs down to an integrally moulded three-dimensional animal head. This has long rounded ears, circular depressions for eyes and a slit for a mouth. Below, the cheekpiece has broken at the circular aperture which would have held one end of the bit. The object has a dark brown patina and a rough s…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-46C372
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Scandinavian Copper alloy harness fitting, 47mm long and 35mm wide. This object is roughly rectangular, with one edge slightly wider and it has a cut out in the centre. It is incomplete with traces of breakage on its lower edge. The object is decorated with lines, some curved and some straight. The design also creates bulges on the outer surface. It is difficult to make out the design, but the object as a whole is very similar to a Scandinavian cheek piece on display at the British Museums treasure exhibition.
Created on: Monday 8th December 2003
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-069A75
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) bridle bit fragment 43mm long, 24mm wide, 4mm thick and weighing 15.84g.
The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section. It has a flat curved section which terminates in a sub rectangular beasts stylised head (pointing right) which has a long snout, pointed brow with slightly raised round eye below and rounded protruding muzzle at its terminal. Behind this and continuing around the objectg is an incised linear border along both edges and on the neck are incised transverse lines. Below this is a 'trefoil' shaped projection, whose edges …
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-B2CB72
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy harness strap distributor, 47mm long, 17mm wide, 9mm thick and weighing 10.80grams. The object is rectangular in form and largely semi-circular in cross section. It is incomplete, missing part of one terminal. It consists of a lozenge shaped terminal with a circular hole which sits on a wider, semi-circular cross sectioned shaft. At the far end is an incomplete terminal, missing its outer portion. Wear confirms this was lost in antiquity, the terminals loop has been thinned by constant use which probably caused the break and loss of the terminal.. The shaft…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-AD2EF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? copper alloy brooch fragment, 32mm long, 15mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brownish patina and weighs 13.10grams. It is sub rectangular in form and section and is broken at both ends. It appears to form an animal head like those which appear on early Medieval brooches. It has a rounded upper edge with a flat top and a triangular sectioned 'snout' which terminates with a flat edge.
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'nr Melton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LEIC-679795
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy cruciform brooch fragment, 50mm long, 44mm wide and 10mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition with a brownish patina and weighs 19.54g. The object has been well made but is suffering from various forms of corrosion.
It consists of a central headplate which has a large central panel, with a thin recessed panel at each side. Attached to this are three integrally cast half-round knobs; each is identical, with a base and waist below the hemispherical dome. They are distinctly rounded, not elongated as many knobs are.
A short stub of the bow is present, …
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.
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