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  • 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

  • Bronze Age pottery vessel or Beaker © NMAG

    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

  • Roman coin hoard buried in Wootton Fields, Northampton. © NMAG

    Wootton Coin Hoard

    Containing over 1900 coins this Roman hoard was found in Wootton Fields. They were buried during the later Roman period in a black pot.

    Roman 325 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Large pottery jug made in village of Potterspury, Northamptonshire © NMAG

    Potterspury Ware Jug

    Potterspury ware jug found in the remains of a kiln excavated in the village of Potterspury.

    Medieval 1250-1600 Medieval to Tudor

  • Roman pottery tile marked with maker's name © NMAG

    Roman Grafitti Tile

    Marked with the personal name of its maker, this tile is evidence of Roman industry in Northamptonshire as well as local literacy.

    Roman 200 - 300 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Bronze Age ceramic spoon © NMAG

    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

  • Medieval encaustic floor tiles depicting crests of the Woodville family and the House of York © NMAG

    Woodville Tiles

    Medieval floor tiles decorated with the crests of the the Woodvilles and House of York. Laid as part of the floor at the Hermitage in Grafton Regis.

    Medieval 1464 - 1499 Medieval to Tudor