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BODKIN
Unique ID: BH-750D54
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Silver bodkin. Distorted with some wear. The bodkin has a terminal scoop and pierced finial . Engraved with a (three-barred I) H on one side and S(three-barred I) or (three-barred I) S.
Late 16th/early 17th Century.
Weight: 7.04g
Length: 132.8mm
Class:
Ear scoop
Inscription:
I H
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Welwyn and Hatfield Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T106
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 132.8 mm
Width: 5.9 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 7.04 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th July 2007
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2008T106
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (District)
To be known as: Potters Bar
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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