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  • Painted wall plaster from Roman villa bath house. © NMAG

    Roman Wall Plaster

    Painted wall plaster from the bath house wall of the Hunsbury Roman villa, with the rare depiction of a woman's face.

    Late Roman - 4th century CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Wooden wall clock from Rushden Alfred Street School © NMAG

    School Wall Clock

    Wall clock from Alfred Street School, stopped at 10.12am on the morning of a bombing raid which killed a number of children in the school.

    1940 Modern

  • Iron Age reaping hook - iron blade with bone handle © NMAG

    Iron Age Reaping Hook

    A well preserved reaping hook, on one hand an everyday farming implement, on the other a symbol of prehistoric farming.

    Iron Age 300-150 BCE Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Bronze, enamelled Roman vanity set hung from a chatelaine © NMAG

    Roman Chatelaine

    This astonishingly well preserved example of a chatelaine (collection of personal grooming objects), is a high-status object made to be seen as much as used.

    Roman - first century CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • 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