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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch with runic name inscribed on rear. © NMAG

    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

  • Anglo-Saxon pottery vessel excavated from cemetery at Overstone Leys. © NMAG

    Anglo-Saxon Pot

    One of the objects buried with an Anglo-Saxon male in the later 6th century, this beautifully decorated pottery vessel is stamped with triangular indentations.

    Anglo-Saxon 550 - 599 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Medieval Jewish tombstone fragment with Hebrew inscription © NMAG

    Jewish Tombstone

    This Jewish tombstone fragment is one of two surviving medieval inscriptions in England; indicating a thriving medieval Jewish community living in Northampton at the time.

    Medieval 1259 - 1290 Medieval to Tudor