Record ID: LEIC-6A7382
Object type: WHETSTONE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated stone whetstone, 38mm long, 18mm wide and 3 to 7mm wide. The object has a grey patina and weighs 8.60grams. It is rectangular in form and section and has a centrally placed circular suspension hole, 5mm in diameter. The object tapers sharply through prolonged use and has probably snapped during use because it became too thin.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-6AF8C4
Object type: WHETSTONE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Undated stone whetstone, 93mm long, 30mm wide and 25mm wide. The stone has a grey patina and weighs over 65 grams. It is rectangular in form and square in section and has an uneven surface, which appears to have been formed from use in particular areas.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-9EA974
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval whetstone, 49mm long and 15mm wide. The object is made from a metamorphic rock and has a sub rectangular form with rounded edges, worn down from use. It has a 10mm hole in the centre of one end. It matches one in Allan 1984, 31 and 295.
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6CEBF8
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated decorative whetsone, 97mm long, 30mm wide, 15mm thick and weighing 82.31grams. The object is rectangular in form and cross section, with rounded edges and has a distinct green/black marbled surface. It has been heavily worn along its centre on both sides.
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-7F2742
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three undated stone whetstones, all are incomplete - missing their ends, have a rectangular section and rectangular form and show signs of heavy use. 1 56mm long, 11mm thick and 20mm wide, weight 32.07grams. 2 90mm long, 17mm thick and 33mm wide weight 117grams 3 90mm long, 20mm thick and 27mm wide, weight 99.3grams.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-C06446
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman stone tessera. Rectangular in form and cross section. The left hand one measures 30mm in length, 30mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 33.28grams. The right hand one measures 30mm in length, 28mm wide and 15mm thick with a weight of 34.59grams.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-85F874
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval stone spindle whorl, 31-37mm in diameter and 10mm thick. the object is in fair condition with a greyish patina and a weight of 13.20grams. The object has a rectangular setion and a central hole, 8mm in diameter. It is decorated on both sides with incised lines, One side has a zig zag effect whilst the other has random crosses and lines.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-D67747
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? spindle whorl, 55-58mm in diameter and 26mm thick. The weight is made from some sort of chalk or soft limestone and has a chalky white patina. The object has a rough surface, tapering sides giving it a slight D shaped cross section and a central hole, 10mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-6A06C1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval? stone spindle whorl, 36mm in diameter and 24mm thick. The object has a creamish patina and is circular in form and oval in cross section. It has a central hole, 10mm in diameter and has rounded edges. It is decorated with a series of inscribed ring and dot marks, 5mm in diameter, running in two lines around its centre.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-7151B8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval? stone spindle whorl fragment, 27mm in diameter long and 21mm wide and weighs 9.52 grams.. The object is circular in form (incomplete) and sub circular in cross section. It has a pale yellow/grey patina and is probably made from sand or lime stone. What remains of the central hole is 10mm wide. Its form is an elongated version of Walton Rogers form B, though it is slightly narrower on one edge than the other so could fit form A2. It is most similar to eg.2545, fig.9.3 p.284 in Evans D.H. and Loveluck, C. 'life and economy at Early Medieval Flixborough'
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2005
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-1E04E3
Object type: RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman? Shale? ring measuring 4mm thick, 20mm in diameter and has a weight of 2.69 grams. The object is in fair condition with slight scratching and a dark grey patina. The ring has a semi-circular section and has no visible decoration.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-D83266
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age/early Roman flat quern fragment, 146mm long, 97mm wide and 28mm thick. The quern has a grey/brown patina and is made from a volcanic honeycomb rock. The fragment has an even thickness and appears to be part of the base stone. It has clear grooves worn into one surface.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E81E20
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age beehive quern, 155mm high and 270mm in diameter at its base. The object represents the upper part of a Hunsbury type beehive quern. It has roughly carved tapering sides with a sub rectangular hole in its side to take a handle and a hole in its base for the grain to pass through. It is probably made from Derbyshire millstone grit and was found in garden in Brixworth, Northants. The object was in-situ when the house was purchased so its original location is unknown.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th October 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-F96693
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron age? possible saddle quern grinder c.200mm long, 160mm wide and 68mm thick. (not weighed). The object is circular in form and eliptical in section with one slightly concave surface and one quite rounded. It is formed of millstone grit and has signs of wear on the rounder surface.
Created on: Thursday 16th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-332113
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Neolithic Stone axe head, 90mm in length and 41mm wide. The axe has a large chip with a rough surface, so it could represent an unfinished object. It is possibly a langdale type.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-21F8B2
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Stone perforated object, perhaps aloom weight of probably prehistoric date, the object is incomplete and measures 122mm by 57mm with a thickness of 44mm. The object is has a brown patina and weighs 447grams. It appears to have been formed from a naturally sub rectangular or triangular pebble and has a ground circular hole in its centre which has an hour glass profile.
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-AEE484
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Mesolithic pebble hammer or mace head, 80mm x 100mm. This is a natural pebble which has had a circular hole bored through it using an abrasive.
Created on: Wednesday 31st March 2004
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-F1FE95
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval stone mortar, 200mm high and 350mm in diameter. The object represents just over half of a circular carved stone mortar with 60mm wide sides. It has two protruding pouring spouts carved into its upper surface.
Created on: Monday 7th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-582294
Object type: KNAPPING STONE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
quartzite pebble, 40mm in diamater, This small circular pebble has crushed edges suggesting it has been used as a knapping stone.
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-DBED11
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neoloithic? stone hammer or wedge, 147mm long, 57mm wide and 51mm thick. The object is an orangey brown colour and is roughly rectangular in section, with rounded edges. It tapers to a point on two sides, down to 47mm wide and 22mm thick, which forms a wedge shape. This end has some damage and is missing its original edge. The wide end is also missing part of its surface, but overall has a lighter colour and is worn. The object could be an unfinished hammer (missing the hole for the shaft) or it could be a wedge for separating trees into planks which has lost its sharp edge.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.