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Pin | BH-4FDFA5 |
Early medieval | Cambridgeshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy pin head of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. Approximately half of the discoidal pin head remains, the rest having been lost in antiquity. A plain cross divides the upper surface into quarters, each of which is filled by a panel of chip-carved interlace decoration. Th... | |||||
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Stirrup | BH-278101 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount of Late Early-Medieval to Medieval date. The mount is sub-triangular, with outward bowing sides and a damaged apex loop. The decoration, executed in high relief, depicts a lion standing right, its left paw raised, its head and neck tilted backwards. The tail loo... | |||||
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Brooch | BH-E6A683 |
Early medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy disc brooch, dating from the early part of the Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) period. Just over half of the disc remains, the rest having been lost in antiquity. At the middle of the flat upper surface, there is an incomplete punched ring-and-dot mark, with two concentric... | |||||
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Hooked tag | BH-6D09D1 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy hooked tag of probable Late Early-Medieval date. The item consists of a sub-rectangular plate which narrows towards the bottom, where there is the remains of a rearward hook. There are two circular rivet holes, located a short distance below the horizontal top side, and the edges h... | |||||
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Strap end | BH-6BAE65 |
Early medieval | Northamptonshire |
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| A copper-alloy strap-end, probably dating from the Late Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The artefact comprises a sub-rectangular plate of flat section, the upper surface surface and sides embellished with moulded and incised decoration. At the top of the strap-end the sides angle upwards, tow... | |||||
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Pin | BH-EB4800 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy pin, probably dating from middle part of the Early-Medieval period, but possibly later. The flattened sub-globular head is decorated by a series of deep, 'V-shaped' grooves. The vertical grooves extend downwards from the central point of the top of the head. There are n... | |||||
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Coin | BH-E9F694 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| An Early-Medieval Merovingian silver denier produced in the Bourges region of Aquitaine, dating from c. 680-c. 740. Ref: Grierson and Blackburn 1986: pl. 28 nos. 585-7. Dimensions: 12.5mm diameter, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 1.22g. | |||||
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Chatelaine | BH-D822D5 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy chatelaine of possible Early-Medieval to Medieval date. The chatelaine has a perforated plate at either end, containing three and four holes, respectively. The area between these plates is sub-trapezoidal, with two bands of equal width defined by four ridges. Dimensions: 19mm long,... | |||||
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Pin | BH-D79520 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy pin of Middle Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. The head of the pin is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with truncated corners. Eight of the thirteen surfaces are ornamented with a punched ring-and-dot mark. A single collar separates the head from the circular-sectioned sha... | |||||
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Key (locking) | BH-591D83 |
Early medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy artefact, possibly representing the bow from an Early-Medieval key. The artefact takes the form of an openwork lozenge, the internal angles of which are linked by a cross. The crudely executed piece has arms of oval section and there is an ovoid knop on each point. Close examinatio... | |||||
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Coin | BH-C7AAB1 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| A silver penny of Cnut (1016-1035). Short cross type, minted 1029-1036. Moneyer: LEOFPOLD (Leofwold) ON LV (London). North no. 790 (1980: 129). Dimensions: Not recorded. | |||||
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Ear scoop | BH-B43425 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| An Early-Medieval copper-alloy ear-scoop. The exact means of construction of this piece is uncertain, but it would appear than the lower half of the shaft has been cast as a solid piece, while the upper portion has been formed by folding inwards the two sides of an integrally cast sheet. No such ... | |||||
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Strap end | BH-216341 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| An Early-Medieval copper-alloy strap-end. The artefact is sub-rectangular in plan, the slightly convex long sides gradually converging towards the base. At the top is the split attachment, with a central gap, into which the now-missing strap would have slotted and been held in place by the two (s... | |||||
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Strap end | BH-20FA85 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| An Early-Medieval copper-alloy strap-end. The artefact is roughly rectangular in plan, having slightly convex long sides. It is of stout construction and has been formed by joining together two plates of equal size, a central gap retained at the top to allow insertion of the now-missing strap. Th... | |||||
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Stirrup | BH-207577 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy stirrup terminal of probable 11th century date. The artefact is semi cylindrical for two thirds of its length. At the slightly narrower end, it bends upwards at approximately 30 degrees, the shorter projection being of rectangular section and also having a hollow underside. Both en... | |||||
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Stirrup | BH-204430 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy stirrup mount, probably dating from around the 11th century. The piece takes the form of a half cylinder, the underside open, the upper surface decorated with the remains of an outward-facing zoomorphic head. The object measures 13.1mm long, 10.9mm wide, 6.9mm high and ... | |||||
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Pin | BH-202AA4 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy pin of Middle Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. The head is roughly ovoid, with a small, flat area at the top. A punched ring-and-dot mark occupies this flattened area and there are also three horizontal bands of such marks below. A single collar separates the head fro... | |||||
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Strap end | BH-B55F03 |
Early medieval | East Riding Of Yorkshire |
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| A copper-alloy strap-end, probably dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The body of the strap-end consists of a cast sphere with a knob projecting downwards from its base, and four other such knobs, equally spaced, forming a horizontal band around its centre. The damaged attachment... | |||||
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Stirrup | BH-62B074 |
Early medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The mount takes the form of a cross, the base of which flares towards an angled flange. The three uppermost arms are of semicircular section, of roughly equal length and have squared ends. The flaring bottom a... | |||||
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Stirrup | BH-623277 |
Early medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The mount is sub-pentagonal in plan and decorated with a symmetrical zoomorphic design. On either side of the mount, extending from the apex, is a downward-facing animal head. The deeply curved snout protrudes... | |||||
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Brooch | BH-617A21 |
Early medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy small-long brooch of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. The brooch has a square head-plate, the upper surface of which is decorated with a border of punched ring marks. The short, arched bow springs from the centre of the head plate's bottom side; it is of triangular section, with ... | |||||
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Coin | BH-4FDFD5 |
Early medieval | Cambridgeshire |
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| A silver penny of Harold I (1035-1040), Jewel cross type. Moneyer: DVRSTAN (Thurstan/Thorsteinn) ON STANF (Stamford). Ref.: North no. 802 (1980: 131). Dimensions: 17.3mm diameter, 0.5mm thick. Weight: 1.05g. | |||||
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Coin | BH-D12597 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066); Bust Facing/Small Cross type, minted 1062-1065. Reverse legend: GODPINE (Godwine) ON HVNT (Huntingdon). Ref.: North no. 830* (1980: 142). Dimensions: 17.3mm diameter, 0.89mm thick. Weight: 1g. | |||||
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Mount | BH-51EA06 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. The head of the mount is sub-circular and of flat section. The upper surface is decorated with a 'chip carved' design which retains much of its original gilding. At the centre of this design there is a triple-stranded, interlaced quatrefo... | |||||
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Mount | BH-506F42 |
Early medieval | Buckinghamshire |
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| A copper-alloy mount of Early-Medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) date. The mount is roughly square, with a frame around a central panel decorated with a 'chip-carved' design in which a combination of V-shaped grooves and ridges defines a zoomorphic pattern. At the base of this panel is the head frame o... | |||||
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Coin | BH-3E6308 |
Early medieval | Oxfordshire |
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| A silver penny of Ecgberht of Wessex (802-339); Portrait/Dorob C, North no. 573*, minted 828-839. Moneyer: SPEFHEVRD (Swefheard, Canterbury). Dimensions: 20.7mm diameter, 0.5mm thick. Weight: 1.3g. | |||||
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Vessel | BH-C6A524 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| An incomplete copper-alloy artefact of Early-Medieval date. The artefact consists of a solid, roughly 'D-shaped' fitting. At its centre is a 'V-shaped' moulding which is flanked on either side by a groove and a parallel ridge with ropework incisions. The 'V' extends upwards into a projecting 'arm... | |||||
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Coin | BH-703394 |
Early medieval | Bedfordshire |
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| A cut silver halfpenny of Cnut (1016-1035); Short-cross type, minted 1029-1036; North no. 791 (1980: 129). Dimensions: 18.4mm diameter, 0.7mm thick; weight: 0.51g. | |||||
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Coin | BH-5D6E02 |
Early medieval | Suffolk |
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| A silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066); 'Pointed Helmet' type, minted 1050-1053. Ref.: North 1980: p. 141, no. 825. Moneyer: OSFERD ON LINCOLL (Asfrithr at Lincoln). Dimensions: 19.6mm diameter, 0.4mm thick; weight: 1.23g. | |||||
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Mount | BH-9F4C58 |
Early medieval | Hertfordshire |
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| A copper-alloy mount, probably dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The mount has been bent, probably deliberately, into a (truncated) 'U shape'. The intact terminal takes the form of a heavily stylised, forward facing zoomorphic head, executed in low relief. A pair of triangles re... | |||||

