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Bronze Age Beaker

HIghly decorated pottery vessel, known as a Beaker pot. Found as part of a male burial marked by a Bronze Age round barrow.

2050 - 1900 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

Bronze Age Flint Dagger

This flint dagger was found in a male burial in a barrow along with other grave goods. It had never been used so may have been an ornamental or ritual piece.

Early Bronze Age 3300 - 2100 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

Bronze Age Hoard

A collection of Bronze Age damaged or worn bronze objects including axe heads, sword framents and other bronze pieces found together buried in a hoard.

Bronze Age 3300 - 1200 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

Bronze Age Spoon

A rare Bronze Age Ceramic spoon found in a cremation burial found during excavations in Middleton Cheney.

Bronze Age 1970 - 1740 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

Early Bronze Age Ribbon

A short piece of decorated gold strip or ribbon dating to the Bronze Age.

Early Bronze Age Geologic to Prehistoric

Iron Age Axe Head

A socketed axe made by casting iron in a mould. It probably reflects the transition from bronze to iron metalworking in the early Iron Age.

Iron Age 800 - 43 CE Geologic to Prehistoric

Roman Horse and Rider Statuette

A bronze statuette of a horse and rider. This object is probably a votive or religious object left at the site of a Roman shrine.

200 - 399 CE Roman and Early Medieval

Irchester Bowls

A collection of bronze vessels, known as the Irchester bowls, found in 1874 at the site of Irchester Roman town, near Wellingborough.

Roman 350 - 399 CE Roman and Early Medieval

Madonna and Child Maquette

Maquette (preliminary model) for Madonna and Child statue at St Matthews Church, Northampton. It was commissioned from the now-famous sculptor Henry Moore.

1944- 5 Modern

Wakerley brooch

Excavated from a burial in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, this square headed brooch is unusual in being marked with a runic inscription on the back.

Saxon 500 - 700 CE Roman and Early Medieval