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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

  • Broken Roman chalk spindle whorl marked with name © NMAG

    Roman Spindle Whorl

    Marked with the name of the Roman woman who used it, spindle whorls were used to spin wool into yarn to make clothes.

    Roman 43 - 410 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Face of Silver-Gilt seal matrix (rhs) alongside mould of seal when pressed into wax © NMAG

    Medieval Seal Matrix

    A medieval silver-gilt seal matrix. Used to create wax impressions on documents, this is a rare example in the name of a medieval woman.

    Medieval 1200 - 1350 Medieval to Tudor

  • 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

  • Roman stone tile with inscribed symbols © NMAG

    Inscribed Roman Tile with Magical Symbols

    An inscribed stone tile found at Towcester dates to the Roman period. The symbols are not Latin or Greek but may be magical symbols.

    Roman 43 - 410 CE Roman and Early Medieval